Announcement 2023-23

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) announces recent disciplinary sanctions involving attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, enrolled actuaries, enrolled retirement plan agents, appraisers, and unenrolled/ unlicensed return preparers (individuals who are not enrolled to practice and are not licensed as attorneys or certified public accountants). Licensed or enrolled practitioners are subject to the regulations governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which are set out in Title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, Subtitle A, Part 10, and which are released as Treasury Department Circular No. 230. The regulations prescribe the duties and restrictions relating to such practice and prescribe the disciplinary sanctions for violating the regulations. Unenrolled/ unlicensed return preparers are subject to Revenue Procedure 81-38 and superseding guidance in Revenue Procedure 2014-42, which govern a preparer’s eligibility to represent taxpayers before the IRS in examinations of tax returns the preparer both prepared for the taxpayer and signed as the preparer. Additionally, unenrolled/unlicensed return preparers who voluntarily participate in the Annual Filing Season Program under Revenue Procedure 2014-42 agree to be subject to the duties and restrictions in Circular 230, including the restrictions on incompetent or disreputable conduct.

The disciplinary sanctions to be imposed for violation of the applicable standards are:

Disbarred from practice before the IRS —An individual who is disbarred is not eligible to practice before the IRS as defined at 31 C.F.R. § 10.2(a)(4) for a minimum period of five (5) years.

Suspended from practice before the IRS —An individual who is suspended is not eligible to practice before the IRS as defined at 31 C.F.R. § 10.2(a)(4) during the term of the suspension.

Censured in practice before the IRS —Censure is a public reprimand. Unlike disbarment or suspension, censure does not affect an individual’s eligibility to practice before the IRS, but OPR may subject the individual’s future practice rights to conditions designed to promote high standards of conduct.

Monetary penalty —A monetary penalty may be imposed on an individual who engages in conduct subject to sanction, or on an employer, firm, or entity if the individual was acting on its behalf and it knew, or reasonably should have known, of the individual’s conduct.

Disqualification of appraiser —An appraiser who is disqualified is barred from presenting evidence or testimony in any administrative proceeding before the Department of the Treasury or the IRS.

Ineligible for limited practice —An unenrolled/unlicensed return preparer who fails to comply with the requirements in Revenue Procedure 81-38 or to comply with Circular 230 as required by Revenue Procedure 2014-42 may be determined ineligible to engage in limited practice as a representative of any taxpayer.

Under the regulations, individuals subject to Circular 230 may not assist, or accept assistance from, individuals who are suspended or disbarred with respect to matters constituting practice ( i.e ., representation) before the IRS, and they may not aid or abet suspended or disbarred individuals to practice before the IRS.

Disciplinary sanctions are described in these terms:

Disbarred by decision, Suspended by decision, Censured by decision, Monetary penalty imposed by decision, and Disqualified after hearing —An administrative law judge (ALJ) issued a decision imposing one of these sanctions after the ALJ either (1) granted the government’s summary judgment motion or (2) conducted an evidentiary hearing upon OPR’s complaint alleging violation of the regulations. After 30 days from the

issuance of the decision, in the absence of an appeal, the ALJ’s decision becomes the final agency decision.

Disbarred by default decision, Suspended by default decision, Censured by default decision, Monetary penalty imposed by default decision, and Disqualified by default decision An ALJ, after finding that no answer to OPR’s complaint was filed, granted OPR’s motion for a default judgment and issued a decision imposing one of these sanctions.

Disbarment by decision on appeal, Suspended by decision on appeal, Censured by decision on appeal, Monetary penalty imposed by decision on appeal, and Disqualified by decision on appeal —The decision of the ALJ was appealed to the agency appeal authority, acting as the delegate of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the appeal authority issued a decision imposing one of these sanctions.

Disbarred by consent, Suspended by consent, Censured by consent, Monetary penalty imposed by consent, and Disqualified by consent —In lieu of a disciplinary proceeding being instituted or continued, an individual offered a consent to one of these sanctions and OPR accepted the offer. Typically, an offer of consent will provide for: suspension for an indefinite term; conditions that the individual must observe during the suspension; and the individual’s opportunity, after a stated number of months, to file with OPR a petition for reinstatement affirming compliance with the terms of the consent and affirming current fitness and eligibility to practice ( i.e ., an active professional license or active enrollment status, with no intervening violations of the regulations).

Suspended indefinitely by decision in expedited proceeding, Suspended indef- initely by default decision in expedited proceeding, Suspended by consent in expedited proceeding —OPR instituted an expedited proceeding for suspension (based on certain limited grounds, including loss of a professional license for cause, and criminal convictions).

Determined ineligible for lim- ited practice —There has been a final

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determination that an unenrolled/unlicensed return preparer is not eligible for limited representation of any taxpayer because the preparer violated standards of conduct or failed to comply with any of the requirements to act as a representative.

A practitioner who has been disbarred or suspended under 31 C.F.R. § 10.60, or suspended under § 10.82, or a disqualified appraiser may petition for reinstatement before the IRS after the expiration of 5 years following such disbarment, suspension, or disqualification (or immediately following the expiration of the suspension or disqualification period if shorter than 5 years). Reinstatement will not be granted unless the IRS is satisfied that the petitioner is not likely to engage thereafter in conduct contrary to Circular 230, and that granting such reinstatement would not be contrary to the public interest.

Reinstatement decisions are published at the individual’s request, and described in these terms:

Reinstated to practice before the IRS —The individual’s petition for reinstatement has been granted. The agent, and eligible to practice before the IRS, or in the case of an appraiser, the individual is no longer disqualified.

Reinstated to engage in limited prac- tice before the IRS —The individual’s petition for reinstatement has been granted. The individual is an unenrolled/unlicensed return preparer and eligible to engage in limited practice before the IRS, subject to requirements the IRS has prescribed for limited practice by tax return preparers.

OPR has authority to disclose the grounds for disciplinary sanctions in these situations: (1) an ALJ or the Secretary’s delegate on appeal has issued a final

decision; (2) the individual has settled a disciplinary case by signing OPR’s “consent to sanction” agreement admitting to one or more violations of the regulations and consenting to the disclosure of the admitted violations (for example, failure to file Federal income tax returns, lack of due diligence, conflict of interest, etc.); (3) OPR has issued a decision in an expedited proceeding for indefinite suspension; or (4) OPR has made a final determination (including any decision on appeal) that an unenrolled/unlicensed return preparer is ineligible to represent any taxpayer before the IRS.

Announcements of disciplinary sanctions appear in the Internal Revenue Bulletin at the earliest practicable date. The sanctions announced below are alphabetized first by state and second by the last names of the sanctioned individuals.

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Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Revising Consolidated Return Regulations to Reflect Statutory Changes, Modernize Language, and Enhance Clarity

REG-134420-10

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; withdrawal of notices of proposed rulemaking; partial withdrawal of notices of proposed rulemaking; and proposed withdrawal of temporary regulations.

SUMMARY: This document contains proposed amendments to regulations applicable to affiliated groups of corporations that file consolidated Federal income tax returns. The proposed regulations would modify those regulations to reflect statutory changes, update language to remove antiquated or regressive terminology, and enhance clarity. Additionally, this document partially or completely withdraws certain notices of proposed rulemaking and proposes to withdraw certain temporary regulations. The proposed regulations would affect corporations filing consolidated returns.

DATES: As of August 7, 2023, the notices of proposed rulemaking published on November 14, 2001 (66 FR 57021), March 12, 2002 (67 FR 11070), May 31, 2002 (67 FR 38039), May 31, 2002 (67 FR 38040), March 14, 2003 (68 FR 12324), May 7, 2003 (68 FR 24404), March 18, 2004 (69 FR 12811), August 18, 2004 (69 FR 51209), August 26, 2004 (69 FR 52462), April 10, 2007 (72 FR 17814), and June 23, 2010 (75 FR 35710) are withdrawn. As of August 7, 2023, the notices of proposed rulemaking published on December 30, 1992 (57 FR 6225101), March 18, 2004 (69 FR 12281), and June 11, 2015 (80 FR 33211) are partially withdrawn (see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific details).

Written or electronic comments as well as requests for a public hearing must be received by November 6, 2023. Requests for a public hearing must be submitted as prescribed in the “ Comments and Requests for a Public Hearing ” section.

ADDRESSES: Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit public comments electronically. Submit electronic submissions via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov (indicate IRS and REG-134420-10). Once submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the IRS will publish for public availability any comment submitted to its public docket.

Send paper submissions to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-134420-10), Room 5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the proposed regulations, William W. Burhop at (202) 317-5363 or Kelton P. Frye at (202) 3175135 (not toll-free numbers); concerning the submission of comments and/ or requests for a public hearing, Vivian Hayes by email at publichearings@irs. gov or by phone at (202) 317-5306 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) contains proposed regulations under sections 1502, 1503, 1552, and 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (Code). These proposed regulations primarily would revise the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1) under section 1502 (consolidated return regulations). Section 1502 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary’s delegate (Secretary) to prescribe consolidated return regulations for an affiliated group of corporations that join in filing (or that are required to join in filing) a consolidated return (consolidated group) to clearly reflect the Federal income tax

liability of the consolidated group and to prevent avoidance of such tax liability. See §1.1502-1(h) (defining the term “consolidated group”). For purposes of carrying out those objectives, section 1502 also permits the Secretary to prescribe rules that may be different from the provisions of chapter 1 of the Code (chapter 1) that would apply if the corporations composing the consolidated group filed separate returns. Terms used in the consolidated return regulations generally are defined in §1.1502-1.

The proposed regulations also would revise or propose to remove other regulations under the Code. These regulations are set forth in (i) the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 1), (ii) the Temporary Income Tax Regulations under the Revenue Act of 1978 (26 CFR part 5), (iii) the Regulations on Procedure and Administration (26 CFR part 301), and (iv) the OMB Control Numbers under the Paperwork Reduction Act Regulations (26 CFR part 602).

Explanation of Provisions

I. Overview

In this NPRM, the Treasury Department and the IRS have proposed revisions to the consolidated return regulations to (i) eliminate obsolete or otherwise outdated provisions, (ii) modernize the language and improve the clarity of the regulations, and (iii) facilitate taxpayer compliance. As an initial matter, the proposed regulations would update the consolidated return regulations to reflect statutory changes made by legislation enacted during the last 50-plus years and remove consolidated return regulations that have no practical applicability to taxpayers. The proposed regulations also would revise the consolidated return regulations to eliminate obsolete or otherwise incorrect terms and cross-references. Lastly, the proposed regulations generally would remove transition rules for transactions occurring in or before 2009 because the taxable years affected by such transition rules generally are closed and the rules have no practical applicability to taxpayers.

The proposed regulations also would update the consolidated return regulations and the regulations under section

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1563 to eliminate antiquated or regressive terminology. For example, the proposed regulations would replace all gender-specific pronouns and other identifiers in the consolidated return regulations with gender-neutral pronouns and identifiers. The proposed regulations also would revise the consolidated regulations to identify (i) American Samoa, (ii) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, (iii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, (iv) Guam, and (v) the U.S. Virgin Islands as “territories” of the United States rather than “possessions.” Each of those jurisdictions has its own government and its own tax system. These revisions are consistent with, and in furtherance of, the Treasury Department’s Equity Action Plan, as well as Executive Order 13985 of January 20, 2021, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, 86 FR 7009 (January 25, 2021). The proposed regulations also withdraw or partially withdraw numerous NPRMs. These NPRMs include: (i) NPRMs that are incorporated, in revised form, into these proposed regulations or that were incorporated into final regulations in revised form; (ii) a NPRM that became obsolete when proposed regulations provided in a subsequent, discrete NPRM were adopted as final regulations; and (iii) NPRMs that cross-referenced temporary regulations (the text of which served as the text for those proposals) that were removed, have expired, or otherwise have become obsolete. Additionally, the proposed regulations propose to withdraw temporary regulations that (i) no longer have practical applicability to taxpayers, or (ii) would be replaced by final regulations proposed by this document.

With regard to each provision of the consolidated return regulations that these proposed regulations would remove, the Treasury Department and the IRS generally have proposed to reserve the affected provision. This approach is intended solely to avoid cascading changes to cross-references throughout the consolidated return regulations, thereby preserving historical citations and reducing potential confusion for taxpayers. Accordingly, the reserving of those provisions does not indicate in any

manner that the Treasury Department and the IRS are studying, or intend to study, any of the one or more topics addressed by the reserved provision.

Lastly, the proposed regulations would remove numerous provisions that cross-reference prior-law editions of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Following adoption of the proposed regulations as final regulations, taxpayers may consult the CFR for a particular year to determine the rules applicable to that year.

The Treasury Department and the IRS request comments on whether any aspect of the proposed regulations would effectuate a substantive revision of the consolidated return regulations, as opposed to a mere update or similar modification. Additionally, comments are requested on whether any provision proposed to be removed or revised by this document should be retained in its form as of August 4, 2023. Lastly, the Treasury Department and the IRS request comments identifying any other provision of the consolidated return regulations that should be revised consistent with the scope of the proposed regulations, such as additional provisions of the consolidated return regulations that are obsolete or otherwise outdated.

II. Summary of Proposed Changes

A. Removal of regulations that implement repealed statutory provisions

The proposed regulations would remove provisions of the consolidated return regulations that have been rendered obsolete by enacted legislation.

1. Section 1.1502-1 (definitions)

Sections 1.1502-1(f)(2) and (3) currently reference section 1562 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (1954 Code), which allowed controlled groups of corporations (as defined in section 1563(a) of the 1954 Code) to elect multiple surtax exemptions. Section 1562 of the 1954 Code was repealed by section 401(a)(2) of the Tax Reform Act of 1969, Public Law 91-172, 83 Stat. 487 (December 30, 1969). The proposed regulations would remove from §1.1502-1(f) (2) and (3) all references to section 1562 of the 1954 Code.

2. Section 1.1502-11 (consolidated taxable income)

The proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-11(a)(6), which provides that consolidated taxable income for a consolidated return year is determined by taking into account any “consolidated section 922 deduction.” Section 922 of the 1954 Code (providing a deduction for Western Hemisphere trade corporations) was repealed for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1979, by section 1052(b) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, Public Law 94-455, 90 Stat. 1520 (October 4, 1976). In 1984, a subsequent section 922 (relating to foreign sales corporations) was added to the 1954 Code by section 801(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, Public Law 98-369, 98 Stat. 494 (July 18, 1984), which defined the term “FSC” for purposes of statutory provisions regarding the taxation of foreign sales corporations. This subsequent section 922 of the 1954 Code was redesignated as section 922 of the Code (by section 2(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514, 100 Stat. 2085 (October 22, 1986)) before its repeal by section 2 of the FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000, Public Law 106-519, 114 Stat. 2423 (November 15, 2000). This repeal applies to transactions after September 30, 2000. See section 5(a) of the FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000.

The proposed regulations also would revise §1.1502-11 to make other minor updates. Specifically, the proposed regulations would remove references to rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 1977, because those rules no longer have practical applicability to taxpayers. In addition, the proposed regulations would remove references to prior law regulations proposed to be withdrawn by this document.

3. Section 1.1502-12 (separate taxable income)

The proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-12(m), which provides that no deduction under now-repealed section 922 of the 1954 Code is taken into account in determining taxable income

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of separate corporations (that is, separate taxable income). See part II.A.2 of this Explanation of Provisions (describing the repeal of section 922 of the 1954 Code). The proposed regulations also would revise §1.1502-12(n) to remove references to section 244 of the Code, which related to a special dividends-received deduction (DRD) for dividends received on certain preferred stock, and former section 247 of the Code, which related to a special DRD for dividends paid on certain preferred stock of public utilities. Sections 244 and 247 of the Code were repealed by section 221(a) (41)(A) of Division A of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, Public Law 113295, 128 Stat. 4010 (December 19, 2014). Although section 13821(b)(1) of Public Law 115-97, 131 Stat. 2054 (December 22, 2017), commonly referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” (TCJA), added a new section 247 to the Code, that statutory provision allows deductions for certain contributions to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts and therefore is not applicable with regard to DRDs.

4. Section 1.1502-13 (intercompany transactions)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-13(c)(5) to remove a reference to section 595 of the Code, which provided nonrecognition treatment for foreclosure on property that secured the payment of indebtedness. Section 595 of the Code was repealed by section 1616(b)(8) of the Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996, Public Law 104-188, 110 Stat. 1755 (August 20, 1996).

5. Section 1.1502-24 (consolidated charitable contributions deduction)

Section 1.1502-24(a) sets forth a rule to determine the amount of the consolidated charitable contributions deduction for a consolidated group. The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-24(c) to remove the reference to section 242 of the 1954 Code, which allowed for a deduction for partially tax-exempt interest for C corporations. Section 242 of the 1954 Code was repealed by section 1901(a)(33) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976.

6. Section 1.1502-26 (consolidated dividends received deduction)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-26 by removing paragraphs (a)(2) through (6) of that section, which provide rules to calculate a consolidated DRD by taking into account thrift institution members of the group (including such members that compute a deduction based on the “percentage of taxable income method” under section 593(b)(2) of the Code). Section 1616(a) of the Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996 added section 593(f) to the Code. Section 593(f) provides that sections 593(a) through (d) of the Code do not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

7. Section 1.1502-27 (consolidated section 247 deduction) and related provisions

As discussed in part II.A.3 of this Explanation of Provisions, (i) section 247 of the Code was repealed by section 221(a)(41)(A) of Division A of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014; and (ii) section 13821(b)(1) of the TCJA added to the Code a new section 247, which allows deductions for certain contributions to Alaska Native Settlement Trusts. Accordingly, the proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-27, which provides rules under the version of section 247 of the Code repealed by the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. The proposed regulations also would (i) remove §1.1502-11(a)(8), which solely provides a reference to a consolidated section 247 deduction computed under §1.1502-27, and (ii) revise §§1.1502-24(c) and 1.150243(b)(2)(iii), to remove a cross-reference to §1.1502-27 in each respective section.

8. Section 1.1502-42 (consolidated returns including thrift institutions) and related provisions

The proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-42, which provides rules for members of a consolidated group that are thrift institutions (that is, any member that is described in section 593(a) of the Code). Section 1.1502-42 became obsolete as a result of the enactment of section 593(f) of the Code by

section 1616(a) of the Small Business Jobs Protection Act of 1996, which provides that sections 593(a) through (d) of the Code do not apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995. The proposed regulations also would remove §1.1502-12(q), which provides solely that a thrift institution’s deduction under section 593(b)(2) of the Code is determined under §1.1502-42.

9. Section 5.1502-45 (at-risk limitation temporary regulations)

The Treasury Department and the IRS published §5.1502-45 as temporary regulations relating to the application of the at-risk limitations under section 465 of the 1954 Code to corporations that join with their subsidiaries in filing a consolidated return. See TD 7685, published in the Federal Register (45 FR 16484) on March 14, 1980 (at-risk limitation temporary regulations). Prior to the publication of §5.1502-45, the Treasury Department determined that consolidated groups were actively considering transactions or plans to avoid the at-risk limitations. See preamble to the at-risk limitation temporary regulations, 45 FR 16484. Under the temporary regulations, if a parent meets the stock ownership test for a personal holding company, a subsidiary’s loss from an activity to which section 465 of the Code (as redesignated by section 2(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986) applies will be allowed as a deduction on a consolidated return only to the extent that the parent is at risk in the activity of a subsidiary, under the principles of section 465 of the Code, as of the close of the subsidiary’s taxable year. See id .

Section 5.1502-45(a)(4) refers to section 465(c)(3)(D) of the 1954 Code, which was repealed by section 503(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The Treasury Department and the IRS understand that no proposed regulations ever were published with regard to §5.1502-45. Therefore, in addition to addressing the reference to repealed section 465(c)(3)(D) of the 1954 Code, this document proposes the entire text of §5.1502-45 as proposed §1.1502-45 and proposes to withdraw §5.1502-45. The Treasury Department and the IRS request comments on proposed §1.1502-45.

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B. Updates to reflect amended statutory provisions

The proposed regulations would remove or revise regulations under section 1502 and other provisions of the Code that implement statutory provisions that have been substantially revised since those regulations were promulgated.

1. Section 1.167(c)-1 (limitations on methods of computing depreciation under section 167(b)(2), (3), and (4))

Section 1.167(c)-1(a)(5) provides a reference to certain provisions of the consolidated return regulations that address depreciation of property received by a member of an affiliated group from another member of the group during a consolidated return period. To implement amendments made by the TCJA to section 168(k) of the Code, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published final regulations under §1.1502-68 that provide guidance regarding the additional first-year depreciation deduction under section 168(k). See TD 9916, published in the Federal Register (85 FR 71734) on November 10, 2020. See also sections 12001(b)(13), 13201, and 13204 of the TCJA. Accordingly, the proposed regulations would revise §1.167(c)-1(a)(5) to include a reference to §1.1502-68.

2. Section 1.1502-1(g) (definition of “consolidated return change of ownership”)

The proposed regulations would remove paragraph (g) of §1.1502-1, which provides rules to determine the occurrence of a consolidated return change of ownership (CRCO). The CRCO rules generally paralleled the ownership change rules of section 382 of the 1954 Code, as that section existed prior to enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See preamble to the NPRM published in the Federal Register (56 FR 4228, 4232) on February 4, 1991. Following the complete revision of section 382 of the 1954 Code by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Treasury Department and the IRS determined that the policies underlying the CRCO rules were

subsumed by the single-entity approach to the application of section 382 of the Code to consolidated groups. See section 621(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. See also 56 FR at 4232. Accordingly, the Treasury Department and the IRS replaced the CRCO rules with the consolidated section 382 rules set forth in §§1.1502-90 through 1.1502-99. See TD 8679, published in the Federal Register (61 FR 33313) on June 27, 1996.

3. Section 1.1502-3 (consolidated tax credits)

The proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-3(e), which applies only to a CRCO that occurred during a consolidated return year for which the due date of the Federal income tax return (without extensions) is on or before March 13, 1998. See §1.1502-3(e)(3).

4. Section 1.1502-5 (consolidated estimated tax)

The Treasury Department and the IRS published proposed regulations in the Federal Register (57 FR 62251) on December 30, 1992, regarding the computation of the former alternative minimum tax (Former AMT) by consolidated groups and the allocation of related items (consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations). The proposed regulations would incorporate in revised form part of the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations that proposed to amend the consolidated estimated tax provisions in §1.1502-5. The Treasury Department and the IRS received no comments on §1.1502-5 as proposed in the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations.

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-5 to reflect the amendments to section 6655, which provides penalties for corporations failing to pay estimated income tax, made by section 10301(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, Public Law 100-203, 101 Stat. 1330 (December 22, 1987). The proposed regulations also would remove references to section 6154 of the Code, which provided special rules for installment payments of estimated tax by corporations prior to the repeal of section 6154 of the Code

by section 10301(b)(1) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987, and would add a reference to section 59A, which was added to section 6655(g)(1) by section 14401(d)(4)(A) of the TCJA.

The consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations provided guidance on consolidated estimated taxes under the Former AMT in section 55 of the Code and the environmental tax under former section 59A of the Code. The Former AMT was made inapplicable to corporations by section 12001(a) of the TCJA, and former section 59A of the Code was repealed by section 221(a)(12)(A), Division A, of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. Current section 59A of the Code (as added by section 14401(a) of the TCJA) imposes the base erosion and anti-abuse tax, commonly referred to as the “BEAT.”

As a result of those amendments to the Code, the proposed regulations would make the following revisions to §1.1502-5. First, the proposed regulations would not incorporate provisions from the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations that addressed these issues. However, section 10101 of Public Law 117-169, 136 Stat. 1818 (August 16, 2022), commonly referred to as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, amended section 55 of the Code to impose a new corporate alternative minimum tax based on adjusted financial statement income. This new corporate alternative minimum tax is commonly referred to as the corporate alternative minimum tax, or CAMT. Therefore, the proposed regulations would modify the definition of the term “tax” in §1.15025(b)(5) to add a reference to section 55(a). In addition, the proposed regulations would add a reference to section 59A (that is, the BEAT). The Treasury Department and the IRS are actively working on guidance to implement the CAMT, including guidance on the application of the CAMT to consolidated groups. Accordingly, issues regarding the substantive operation of the CAMT will be addressed in that guidance. However, these proposed regulations would provide guidance regarding the computation of consolidated estimated taxes to take into account the CAMT liability of the consolidated group.

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5. Section 1.1502-9 (consolidated overall foreign losses, separate limitation losses, and overall domestic losses)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-9 to account for changes made by final foreign tax credit regulations (TD 9882) published in the Federal Register (84 FR 69022) on December 17, 2019. The final foreign tax credit regulations provide guidance relating to the determination of the foreign tax credit under the Code, implementing statutory changes made by the TCJA. In particular, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-9 to remove references to the fair market value method option for interest expense apportionment, which was repealed by section 14502 of the TCJA. Relatedly, the proposed regulations would (1) update citations set forth in §§1.1502-9(a) and 1.1502-9(c)(2)(ii) and (iii), and (2) add a reference to §1.86113. In addition, the proposed regulations would update an internal cross-reference in §1.1502-9(b)(1).

6. Section 1.1502-12(g) (deductions under section 167 of the 1954 Code) and related provisions

Section 1.1502-12(g) was added to the consolidated return regulations by final regulations (TD 7246) published in the Federal Register (38 FR 758) on January 4, 1973. Section 1.1502-12(g) provides that, in the computation of the deduction under section 167 of the 1954 Code, property does not lose its character as new property as a result of a transfer from one member to another member during a consolidated return year if certain conditions are satisfied. Since the date of those final regulations, extensive changes to the depreciation rules of the Code have made §1.1502-12(g) obsolete. See, for example, section 201 of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, Public Law 97-34, 95 Stat. 172 (August 13, 1981) (enacting section 168 of the 1954 Code, which provided the accelerated cost recovery system); section 201(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (amending section 168 of the Code, as redesignated by section 2(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, to replace generally the accelerated cost recovery system with the modified accelerated cost recovery system).

As a result of the obsolescence of §1.1502-12(g) due to the above-described enacted legislation, the proposed regulations would remove that provision. Relatedly, the proposed regulations would revise §§1.57-1(b)(4)(ii) and 1.167(c)-1(a) (5) to remove cross-references to §1.150212(g). The proposed regulations also would remove the second sentence of §1.1502-17(a), which refers the reader to §1.1502-12(g) for the treatment of depreciable property after a transfer within the group.

7. Section 1.1502-24 (consolidated charitable contributions deduction)

As noted in part II.A.5 of this Explanation of Provisions, §1.1502-24(a) sets forth a rule to determine the amount of the consolidated charitable contributions deduction for a group. Section 1.1502-24(a)(2) includes a reference to “five percent” of the adjusted consolidated taxable income of a group, which is based on section 170(b)(2) of the 1954 Code, as that section existed prior to enactment of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981. Section 263(a) of the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 amended section 170(b) (2) of the 1954 Code to increase the deduction limitation for corporations from 5 percent of the taxpayer’s total income for a taxable year to 10 percent of that income.

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-24(a)(2) to replace the reference to “five percent” with a reference to the “percentage limitation on the total charitable contribution deduction provided in section 170(b)(2)(A).” The Treasury Department and the IRS have proposed this revision, as opposed to a reference to “10 percent” (as currently set forth in section 170(b)(2)(A) of the Code), to reduce the need to provide future statutory updates to §1.1502-24. See paragraph 9 of the Proposed Amendments to the Regulations, set forth in the NPRM (REG101652-10) published in the Federal Register (80 FR 33211) on June 11, 2015.

8. Section 1.1502-26 (consolidated dividends received deduction)

Section 1.1502-26 provides rules for determining the consolidated DRD for the

taxable year of a group. On several occasions since the publication of the original version of §1.1502-26 in 1966, Congress has enacted legislation that amended the corporate DRD sections of the 1954 Code and the Code – most recently by section 13002 of the TCJA. To update §1.150226 to reflect the corporate DRD provisions of the Code, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-26(a) to replace the reference to the 85-percent DRD (reflecting the rate set forth in section 246(b)(1) of the 1954 Code, prior to the enactment of section 611(a)(3) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986) with a reference to the limitation on the aggregate amount of dividends-received deductions described in section 246(b) of the Code. In addition, the proposed regulations would strike the reference to section 244 of the Code in §1.1502-26(a), and the reference to section 247 of the Code in §1.1502-26(b), both of which were repealed by section 221(a)(41)(A) of Division A of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. The proposed regulations also would revise the examples in §1.1502-26(c) to reflect the updates made to §1.1502-26.

9. Section 1.1502-34 (special aggregate stock ownership rules)

Section 1.1502-34 provides that, for purposes of §§1.1502-1 through 1.150280, in determining the stock ownership of a member of a group in another corporation (issuing corporation) for purposes of determining the application of now-repealed section 333(b) of the 1954 Code, section 165(g)(3)(A) of the Code, section 332(b)(1) of the Code, section 351(a) of the Code, section 732(f) of the Code, or section 904(f) of the Code, in a consolidated return year, there is included stock owned by all other members of the group in the issuing corporation. Section 1.1502-34 also provides that the special rule for minority shareholders in now-repealed section 337(d) of the 1954 Code does not apply with respect to amounts received by applicable member shareholders in a liquidation of the issuing member.

Numerous statutory amendments have impacted the provisions described in §1.1502-34. First, section 333 of the 1954 Code was repealed by section 631(e)(3) of

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the Tax Reform Act of 1986. In addition, section 631(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 struck section 337 of the 1954 Code and replaced that provision with section 337 of the Code, which sets forth a subsection (d) that provides the Secretary with authority to prescribe regulations that are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of General Utilities repeal. Lastly, section 337(c) of the Code was amended by section 10223(a) of title X of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 to clarify that, for purposes of section 337 of the Code, “the determination of whether any corporation is an 80-percent distributee shall be made without regard to any consolidated return regulation.”

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-34 to reflect those statutory amendments. Specifically, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-34 to remove references to sections 333 and 337(d) of the 1954 Code. To reduce the need for future updates, the proposed regulations also would replace the reference to “§§1.1502-1 through 1.1502-80” with a reference to “the consolidated return regulations,” as defined in proposed §1.15021(g). See part II.D.1 of this Explanation of Provisions.

10. Section 1.1502-79(d) (carryover and carryback of consolidated unused foreign tax)

Section 1.1502-79(d) provides rules addressing the apportionment of carryover and carryback of consolidated unused foreign tax to separate return years. The proposed regulations would update §1.1502-79 to reflect changes to the foreign tax credit rules enacted since the regulation was issued as part of the 1966 final consolidated return regulations (TD 6894), published in the Federal Register (31 FR 11794) on September 8, 1966.

Specifically, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-79(d) to remove references to the per-country foreign tax credit limitation that was repealed by section 1031(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, update citations from section 904(d) to section 904(c) to reflect amendments to the 1954 Code made by section 1031(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, and update a cross-reference from §1.1502-4(e) to

§1.1502-4(d) to reflect the revision of §1.1502-4 made by final regulations (TD 9922) published in the Federal Register (85 FR 71998) on November 12, 2020.

11. Section 1.1552-1 (earnings and profits of members of consolidated groups)

Section 1.1552-1 requires generally that, for purposes of determining the earnings and profits of each member of an affiliated group that is required to be included in a consolidated return for the group filed for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1953, and ending after August 16, 1954, the tax liability of the group is allocated among the members of the group in accordance with certain elected methods under §1.1552-1(c). See §1.1552-1(a). Currently, §1.1552-1(a)(2) (ii)( i ) contains references to a corporate surtax exemption.

However, section 301(a) of the Revenue Act of 1978, Public Law 95-600, 92 Stat. 2763 (November 6, 1978), struck section 11 of the 1954 Code and replaced that section with a new section 11 of the 1954 Code, which set forth a corporate income tax rather than a corporate surtax. Accordingly, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1552-1(a)(2)(ii)( i ) to remove the reference to the repealed corporate surtax.

12. Section 1.1563-1 (controlled group of corporations and component members)

Section 1563(a) and 1.1563-1 define the term “controlled group of corporations” for purposes of sections 1561 through 1563 of the Code as including a “parent-subsidiary controlled group.” Section 1563(a)(1) defines a parent-subsidiary controlled group. In this regard, section 1563(d)(1) provides rules for determining stock ownership for purposes of determining whether a corporation is a member of a parent-subsidiary controlled group of corporations within the meaning of section 1563(a)(1). Section 1.15631(a)(2) incorporates these rules in defining a parent-subsidiary controlled group.

Prior to amendment by the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988, Public Law 100-647, 102 Stat. 3342 (November 10, 1988), section 1563(d) (1) of the Code provided that for purposes

of determining whether a corporation is a member of a parent-subsidiary controlled group of corporations, stock owned by a corporation means (A) stock owned directly by such corporation, and (B) stock owned with the application of section 1563(e)(1), which provides constructive ownership rules related to options to acquire stock. Similarly, §1.1563-1(a)(2) (i)(A) and (B) provide that ownership of stock for purposes of determining a parent-subsidiary controlled group takes into account stock owned “(directly and with the application of §1.1563-3(b)(1), relating to options).”

Section 1018(s)(3)(A) of the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 amended section 1563(d) (1)(B) to expand the application of the constructive ownership rules of section 1563(e) for purposes of section 1563(d) (1) to include the constructive ownership rules of section 1563(e)(2) relating to attribution from partnerships and section 1563(e)(3) relating to attribution from estates or trusts. Accordingly, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1563-1(a)(2)(i)(A) and (B) to include references to the constructive stock ownership rules in §1.1563-3(b)(2) that attribute ownership of stock directly or indirectly owned by or for a partnership and the constructive stock ownership rules in §1.1563-3(b)(3) that attribute ownership of stock directly or indirectly owned by or for an estate or trust, to conform with the statutory amendment to section 1563(d)(1)(B).

C. Removal of non-applicable consolidated return regulations; revisions to remove obsolete or outdated references or terms

The proposed regulations would remove numerous Treasury regulations that are obsolete because they no longer are applicable under their stated effective or applicability dates. In addition, the proposed regulations would revise numerous Treasury regulations that contain references or terms that have no practical applicability to taxpayers because they are, for example, obsoleted or otherwise outdated. Further, the proposed regulations would replace all gender-specific pronouns and other identifiers in the consolidated return

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regulations with gender-neutral pronouns and identifiers.

1. The “Cap A” consolidated return regulations

Certain consolidated return regulations are designated with an “A” in the citation (for example, §1.1502-9A). These regulations (Cap A regulations) generally are applicable only to taxable years ending in 1999 or earlier. The Cap A regulations provide rules regarding overall foreign loss recapture (§1.15029A), built-in deductions (§1.150215A), consolidated net operating losses (§1.1502-21A), consolidated capital gain or loss (§§1.1502-22A and 1.1502-41A), consolidated net “section 1231” gain or loss (§1.1502-23A), the agent for the group (§1.1502-77A), separate return years (§1.1502-79A), and the application of section 382 of the Code (§§1.150290A through 1.1502-99A). The Cap A regulations have been superseded, in their entirety, by §§1.15029, 1.1502-15, 1.1502-21 through 1.150223, 1.1502-77, 1.1502-79, and 1.1502-90 through 1.1502-99. Therefore, with one exception, the proposed regulations would remove the Cap A regulations.

The proposed regulations would not remove §1.1502-77A because that section has continuing applicability with regard to IRS examination and audit functions. Specifically, the IRS examination function has ongoing audits in which the years at issue are subject to the agent for the group rules in §1.1502-77A. Because those rules address threshold issues including which entity may act on behalf of the group, and thus the validity of any filing by the group, §1.1502-77A continues to have practical applicability for taxpayers.

The proposed regulations also would make conforming revisions to the consolidated return regulations due to the near-total removal of the Cap A regulations. For example, the proposed regulations would revise §§1.1502-11, 1.1502-43, and 1.1502-44 to remove all cross-references to the Cap A regulations. The proposed regulations also would revise §1.382-8 (relating to controlled groups) to remove §1.382-8(i), which provides references to the Cap A regulations.

2. Section 1.1502-13 (intercompany transactions)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-13 to remove outdated transition rules and references. Specifically, the proposed regulations would (i) revise §1.1502-13(a)(3)(i) to remove a transition rule for consolidated return years beginning on or after November 7, 2001; (ii) revise §1.1502-13(f)(5)(ii)(B)( 2 ) to remove cross-references to obsolete temporary regulations that affected certain liquidations where the original Federal income tax return for the year of liquidation was filed on or before November 3, 2009; and (iii) revise §1.1502-13(f)(6) (v) to remove references to transactions occurring before July 12, 1995.

3. Section 1.1502-17 (methods of accounting)

Section 1.1502-17 provides generally that the method of accounting to be used by each member of the group must be determined in accordance with the provisions of section 446 of the Code as if such member filed a separate return. See §1.1502-17(a). Section 1.1502-17(e) refers taxpayers to §1.1502-17 (as contained in the 26 CFR part 1 edition revised as of April 1, 1995) for changes in method of accounting effective for years beginning before July 12, 1995. The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-17(e) to strike that language because it has no practical applicability to taxpayers.

4. Section 1.1502-18 (inventory adjustment)

Section 1.1502-18 provides that, if a member of a group filing a consolidated return for the taxable year (i) was a member of the group for its immediately preceding taxable year, and (ii) filed a separate return for that preceding year, then the intercompany profit amount of that corporation for that separate return year (that is, the initial inventory amount) is added to the income of that corporation for the consolidated return year or years in which the goods to which the initial inventory amount is attributable are disposed of outside the group or that corporation becomes a non-member. See

§1.1502-18(b). Section 1.1502-18(a) provides that, for purposes of §1.150218 and subject to certain exceptions, the term “intercompany profit amount” for a taxable year means an amount equal to the profits of a corporation arising in transactions with other members of the group with respect to goods that are, at the close of such corporation’s taxable year, included in the inventories of any member of the group. See §1.1502-18(a).

However, paragraphs (a) through (f) of §1.1502-18 do not apply for taxable years beginning on or after July 12, 1995. See §1.1502-18(g). Therefore, the special rules set forth in §1.1502-18 have no practical applicability to taxpayers.

As a result, the proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-18 and make conforming revisions to other Treasury regulations. With regard to such conforming revisions, the proposed regulations would remove §1.279-6(d)(4), which provides that members of an affiliated group that file a consolidated return must not apply the provisions of §1.1502-18 dealing with inventory adjustments in determining earnings and profits for purposes of §1.279-6. The proposed regulations also would remove §1.1502-12(e), which requires that, in computing the separate taxable income of a member, inventory adjustments must be made as provided in §1.1502-18.

5. Section 1.1502-21 (net operating losses)

Section 1.1502-21(b)(3)(i) and (ii) provide rules for consolidated groups to make irrevocable elections to relinquish certain carryback periods with regard to consolidated net operating losses. Elections under each of §1.1502-21(b)(3)(i) and (ii) must be made through statements filed pursuant to rules set forth in those provisions. Each provision provides that, if the consolidated return year in which the loss arises begins before January 1, 2003, the statement making the election must be signed by the common parent. The proposed regulations would revise §1.150221(b)(3)(i) and (b)(3)(ii)(B) to remove those special instructions regarding elections for pre-2003 taxable years because those special rules no longer have practical applicability to taxpayers.

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The proposed regulations also would remove §1.1502-21(d), which provides coordination rules for CRCOs that occurred before January 1, 1997. See part II.B.2 of this Explanation of Provisions (describing the replacement of the CRCO rules with the consolidated section 382 rules set forth in §§1.1502-90 through 1.1502-99).

6. Section 1.1502-22 (consolidated capital gain and loss)

Section 1.1502-22 provides generally that determinations under section 1222 (including capital gain and loss) with respect to members during consolidated return years are not made separately; rather, consolidated amounts are determined for the group as a whole. See §1.1502-22(a). The proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-22(d), which provides coordination rules for CRCOs that occurred before January 1, 1997. See part II.B.2 of this Explanation of Provisions.

7. Section 1.1502-24 (consolidated charitable contributions deduction)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-24(c) to remove the reference to §1.1502-25, which provided rules for groups to compute a “consolidated section 922 deduction.” See part II.A.2 of this Explanation of Provisions (describing the repeal of section 922 of the 1954 Code by the Tax Reform Act of 1976). Section 1.1502-25 was removed by final regulations (TD 8474) published in the Federal Register (58 FR 25556) on April 27, 1993, which removed final and temporary regulations relating primarily to provisions of prior law in accordance with the Regulatory Burden Reduction Initiative of the Treasury Department and the IRS.

8. Section 1.1502-75 (filing of consolidated returns)

Section 1.1502-75(h)(2) provides that, if a group wishes to file a consolidated return for a taxable year, then a Form 1122, Authorization and Consent of Subsidiary Corporation To Be Included in a Consolidated Income Tax Return, must be executed by each subsidiary. Section 1.1502-75(h)(2) also provides that, (i) for

taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002, the group must attach either executed Forms 1122 or unsigned copies of the completed Forms 1122 to the consolidated return; but (ii) for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2003, the executed Forms 1122 must be attached to the consolidated return for the taxable year. This transition rule for taxable years beginning before January 1, 2003, no longer has practical applicability to taxpayers. Therefore, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-75(h)(2) to provide simply that the group must attach either executed Forms 1122 or unsigned copies of the completed Forms 1122 to the consolidated return.

9. Section 1.1502-76 (taxable year of members of group)

Section 1.1502-76 sets forth rules for the taxable year of members of a group. The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-76(b)(1)(ii)(A)( 2 ) and (b)(2) (v) to remove references to transactions occurring before November 10, 1999, because those references have no practical applicability to taxpayers.

10. Section 1.1502-80 (applicability of other provisions of law)

Section 1.1502-80 provides generally that (i) the Code, or other law, is applicable to the group to the extent the consolidated return regulations do not exclude its application; and (ii) to the extent not excluded, other rules operate in addition to, and may be modified by, the regulations. See §1.1502-80(a)(1). Section 1.1502-80(c)(2) provides a cross-reference to §1.1502-36 for additional rules relating to worthlessness of subsidiary stock on or after September 17, 2008. The proposed regulations would remove the reference to that date because it no longer has practical applicability to taxpayers.

Section 1.1502-80 also sets forth a special rule that provides that section 357(c) of the Code does not apply to any transaction to which §1.1502-13 and other specified sections of the consolidated return regulations apply. See §1.1502-80(d).

A concern arose in response to this rule that, because §1.1502-80(d) provides that section 357(c) of the Code does not apply to

certain intragroup section 351 exchanges, no liabilities can technically be excluded under section 357(c)(3). See preamble to proposed regulations (REG-13751901) published in the Federal Register (66 FR 57021, 57022) on November 14, 2001 (proposed consolidated section 357(c) regulations). Therefore, in such an intragroup section 351 exchange, the transferor’s basis in the stock of the transferee received in the transfer first would be reduced by liabilities assumed by the transferee, including those liabilities described in section 357(c)(3) of the Code that would not have reduced basis had section 357(c) applied. See id. Then, the transferor’s basis in the stock of the transferee would be reduced a second time under the principles of §1.1502-32 at the time the liability does in fact give rise to a deduction on the part of the transferee and is taken into account on the consolidated return. See id . This result ultimately could cause the transferor to recognize an amount of gain on the sale of the stock of the transferee that does not clearly reflect income. See id .

The Treasury Department and the IRS published the proposed consolidated section 357(c) regulations to eliminate potential duplicative stock basis reductions arising from such transactions. Specifically, those proposed regulations were published to clarify that, in certain transfers described in section 351 of the Code between members of a consolidated group, a transferee’s assumption of liabilities described in section 357(c)(3)(A) of the Code, other than those also described in section 357(c)(3)(B) of the Code, will not reduce the transferor’s basis in the transferee’s stock received in the exchange. See Explanation of Provisions to the proposed consolidated section 357(c) regulations, 66 FR 57021. However, upon reflection, the proposed rule is unnecessary because §§1.1502-32 and 1.1502-80 prevent any duplicative stock basis reduction. See §1.1502-32(a) (2) (providing that a member’s basis in its subsidiary’s stock “must not be adjusted under this section and other rules of law in a manner that has the effect of duplicating an adjustment.”); §1.1502-80(a) (2) (“Nothing in these regulations shall be interpreted or applied to require an adjustment, inclusion, or other item to the extent

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it would have the effect of duplicating any other adjustment, inclusion, or other item required under the Code or other rule of law, including other provisions of these regulations.”). Accordingly, this document withdraws those proposed regulations.

11. Section 1.1502-81T (Alaska Native Corporations)

In 1984, Congress enacted legislation to revise the affiliation requirements under section 1504(a) of the 1954 Code to incorporate an 80-percent equity ownership test. See section 60(a) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. However, the applicability of these statutory amendments was delayed until 1992 with respect to the affiliation of a corporation with an Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Public Law 92-203, 85 Stat. 688 (December 18, 1971). See section 60(b)(5) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984. Moreover, section 1804(e)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 struck section 60(b)(5) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 and replaced that provision with a provision that, for any taxable year beginning after 1984 and before 1992, relaxed the requirements for affiliation with an ANC or with a wholly owned ANC subsidiary. Accordingly, until 1992, the pre1984 affiliation requirements contained in section 1504(a) of the 1954 Code governed affiliation with an ANC or with a wholly owned ANC subsidiary, without regard to escrow arrangements, redemption rights, or similar provisions.

The Treasury Department and the IRS published temporary regulations to implement those statutory provisions (ANC temporary regulations). See TD 8130, published in the Federal Register (52 FR 8447) on March 18, 1987. Specifically, §1.1502-81T makes clear that the statutory ANC affiliation rules resulted in no tax saving, tax benefit, or tax loss to any person, other than the use of the losses and credits of an ANC and its wholly owned subsidiaries. See preamble to the ANC temporary regulations (52 FR 8447).

In particular, the ANC temporary regulations provided that, except as approved by the Secretary, no positive adjustment under §1.1502-32(b)(1) would be made with respect to the basis of stock of a

corporation that is affiliated with an ANC through application of the ANC affiliation rules. Id. In general, such approval by the Secretary took into account the economic effect of the investment by the ANC in the corporation with which it is so affiliated. Id. The proposed regulations propose to withdraw §1.1502-81T because those special affiliation rules no longer have practical applicability to taxpayers.

12. Section 1.1502-99 (effective/ applicability dates regarding consolidated return regulations addressing sections 382 and 383 of the Code)

The application of sections 382 and 383 of the Code in a consolidated return is addressed in §§1.1502-90 through 1.1502-99. In particular, §1.1502-99 provides effective and applicability dates and transition rules for §§1.1502-90 through 1.1502-99. The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-99 to remove transition rules for testing periods that include June 25, 1999. Those transition rules have no practical applicability to taxpayers because taxable years subject to those transition rules generally are closed.

13. Section 1.1552-1 (earnings and profits)

Section 1.1552-1(a)(1)(ii) provides that the taxable income of a member is the separate taxable income determined under §1.1502-12, adjusted for certain items taken into account in the computation of consolidated taxable income. One item, set forth in §1.1552-1(a)(1)(ii)(B), is the “member’s capital gain net income (net capital gain for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1977) (determined without regard to any net capital loss carryover attributable to such member).” The proposed regulations would revise §1.15521(a)(1)(ii)(B) to remove the reference to net capital gain for taxable years beginning before January 1, 1977, because the reference to that date has no practical applicability to taxpayers.

14. Sections 1.1503-2 (dual consolidated loss) and 1.1503(d)-8 (effective dates)

Section 1.1503-2 provides rules to address dual consolidated losses incurred in

taxable years beginning on or after October 1, 1992, and before April 18, 2007 (or January 1, 2007, in limited instances). See §1.1503-2(h) (providing October 1, 1992, applicability date) §1.1503(d)-8 (providing April 18, 2007, and January 1, 2007, applicability dates). Dual consolidated losses incurred on or after April 18, 2007, or January 1, 2007, are subject to the rules set forth in §§1.1503(d)-1 through 1.1503(d)7. See §1.1503(d)-8. Therefore, the proposed regulations would remove §1.1503-2 because that section has no practical applicability to taxpayers. For the same reason, the proposed regulations also would make conforming changes to the effective date provisions set forth in §1.1503(d)-8 to reflect the removal of §1.1503-2.

15. Removal of obsolete or gendered terminology

The proposed regulations would make nonsubstantive changes to the consolidated return regulations to removed obsolete or gendered terminology the proposed regulations would replace all gender-specific pronouns and other identifiers in the consolidated return regulations with gender-neutral pronouns and identifiers. See part I of this Explanation of Provisions. The proposed regulations would replace the term “possession” with the defined term “U.S. territory” in §§1.1502-4(d) (1) and 1.1503(d)-1(b)(7). See proposed §1.1502-1(l). The proposed regulations also would replace all gender-specific pronouns and other identifiers in the consolidated return regulations and the regulations under section 1563 of the Code with gender-neutral pronouns and identifiers.

D. Changes to Improve Clarity

The proposed regulations would make various revisions to the consolidated return regulations that are intended to increase their clarity and usability. These proposed revisions are limited to creating defined terms, updating cross-references, correcting numbering, and other minor, non-substantive edits.

1. Section 1.1502-1 (definitions)

Currently, the regulations under section 1502 of the Code reference the term

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“consolidated return regulations” in several provisions, although that term is not defined in those regulations. In addition, certain provisions in the regulations published under section 1502 of the Code refer to multiple sections of the regulations. At the time of publication, those provisions were intended to refer to all regulations under section 1502. However, due to the publication of additional regulations under section 1502 of the Code, those references are no longer accurate. To avoid taxpayer confusion, the proposed regulations would add a defined term “consolidated return regulations” to §1.1502-1 that would not need to be updated to account for future additions to the regulations under section 1502 of the Code. See proposed §1.1502-1(g).

2. Section 1.1502-13(f)(7) (examples regarding intercompany transactions with respect to stock of members)

As part of final regulations (TD 9475) addressing corporate reorganizations and distributions under sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 354(b)(1)(B) of the Code, published in the Federal Register (74 FR 67053) on December 18, 2009, the Treasury Department and the IRS inserted a new Example 4 into the intercompany transaction examples set forth in §1.1502-13(f) (7). However, those final regulations did not update internal cross-references to certain existing examples in §1.150213(f)(7), which were redesignated as a result of new Example 4 . Accordingly, the proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-13(f)(7) to update those internal cross-references. More generally, the proposed regulations would add paragraph designations to undesignated examples throughout §1.1502-13.

3. Section 1.1502-32(b)(4) and (5) (waiver of loss carryovers from separate return limitation years and examples)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-32(b)(4) to remove paragraphs that cross-reference provisions of the loss disallowance regulations under §1.150220 that were removed by final regulations (TD 9424) published in the Federal Register (73 FR 53934) on September 17, 2008 (final unified loss regulations).

Section 1.1502-20 provided loss-disallowance rules with regard to the disposition or deconsolidation of subsidiary stock. As provided in the preamble to the final unified loss regulations, the Treasury Department and the IRS do not expect that §1.1502-20 would affect any transactions occurring on or after September 17, 2008 (the applicability date of those final regulations). See 73 FR 53944. The proposed regulations would replace the removed paragraphs with cross-references to provisions set forth in §1.1502-32(b)(4), as contained in 26 CFR part 1, revised as of April 1, 2005.

Additionally, the proposed regulations would correct an error in Example 6 of §1.1502-32(b)(5)(ii), which (1) addressed an intercompany reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Code (and in section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code), and (2) treats a receipt of $10 of boot as a dividend under section 356(a)(2) of the Code. This treatment of intercompany boot conflicts with §1.1502-13(f)(3)(ii), which expressly provides that nonqualifying property (that is, money or other property) received as part of such intercompany reorganization (that is, a transaction to which section 354 of the Code would apply but for the fact that nonqualifying property is received) is treated as received by the member shareholder in a separate transaction occurring immediately after the transaction.

4. Section 1.1502-47 (consolidated returns by life-nonlife groups)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-47(b), (h), and (j) to correct certain typographical errors and update certain cross-references.

5. Section 1.1502-75 (filing of consolidated returns)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-75(c)(1) to set forth the current procedures for a group to request to discontinue filing consolidated returns. The proposed regulations would remove §1.1502-75(d)(5), which applies to consolidated return years in which an existing consolidated group obtains a new common parent solely by reason of the enactment of section 833 of the Code as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

This provision no longer has practical applicability to taxpayers. In addition, the proposed regulations would update §1.1502-75(h)(1) to reflect final regulations (TD 9715) that revise rules regarding agency for consolidated groups under §1.1502-77, which were published in the Federal Register (80 FR 17314) on April 1, 2015. The proposed regulations also would update §1.1502-75(h)(1) to reflect the elimination of the district director positions by the Commissioner pursuant to section 1001 of the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, Public Law 105-206, 112 Stat. 685 (July 22, 1998).

6. Section 1.1502-76 (taxable year of members of group)

The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-76(a) to set forth the current procedures for taxpayers requesting consent of the Commissioner if at least one member of the group is on a 52-53-week taxable year and all members of the group have taxable years ending within the same 7-day period. The proposed regulations also would revise several examples in §§1.1502-76(c)(3) and 1.1502-77(g) to reflect changes to the due date for Federal corporate income tax returns set forth in section 6072(a) of the Code, as made by section 2006(a)(2) of the Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015, Public Law 114-41, 129 Stat. 443 (July 31, 2015).

7. Section 1.1502-79 (separate return years)

Section 1.1502-79(e)(2) provides a rule to determine the portion of the consolidated excess charitable contributions attributable to a member of a consolidated group. The proposed regulations would make non-substantive changes to enhance the clarity of that provision. In particular, the proposed regulations would separate the current one-sentence rule into three sentences, the first of which provides that the portion of the consolidated excess charitable contributions for any year attributable to a member is an amount equal to the consolidated excess contributions multiplied by a fraction. The second and third sentences set forth

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the numerator and denominator of that fraction, respectively.

8. Section 1.1502-100 (corporations exempt from tax)

Section 1.1502-100 provides rules to compute the tax liability for a consolidated return year of a group of exempt corporations that files or is required to file a consolidated return for the taxable year. The proposed regulations would revise §1.1502-100(a)(2) to replace the reference to “§§1.1502-1 through 1.150280” with a reference to “the consolidated return regulations” ( see the discussion in parts II.B.9 and II.D.1 of this Explanation of Provisions.) The proposed regulations also would revise §1.1502-100(d) to reflect the changes proposed by this document to §1.1502-12.

9. Removal of cross-references to priorlaw versions of the CFR

In general, the proposed regulations would revise numerous provisions in the consolidated return regulations to remove cross-references to prior-law versions of the CFR. However, the proposed regulations would retain cross-references in the consolidated return regulations to prior-law CFRs with continuing relevance. In particular, the proposed regulations would retain cross-references relating to intercompany transactions and certain separate return limitation year issues.

E. Provisions Affected by Legislation That the Proposed Regulations Do Not Change

The proposed regulations would not modify certain provisions in the consolidated return regulations that have been affected by subsequent legislation. Principally, aside from the nonsubstantive change discussed in part II.B.3 of this Explanation of Provisions, the proposed regulations would not revise §1.1502-3 (relating to consolidated credits). Section 1.1502-3 provides rules for the former investment tax credit that existed prior to its replacement by the general business credit in section 211 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. The proposed regulations also would not revise §1.1502-79(c), which

provides rules for the carryover and carryback of unused investment credits to separate return years. Because of extensive changes to the relevant statutory provisions, substantive revisions of §§1.1502-3 and 1.1502-79(c) are beyond the scope of these proposed regulations. However, the Treasury Department and the IRS are considering updating §§1.1502-3 and 1.1502-79(c) to reflect current law, and the Treasury Department and the IRS request comments on potential revisions to these regulatory provisions.

F. Withdrawal of proposed regulations; proposed withdrawal of temporary regulations

1. Notices of Proposed Rulemaking Incorporated into the Proposed Regulations or into Final Regulations

This document withdraws the portions of two NPRMs that, in revised form, (i) have been incorporated into final regulations, or (ii) are incorporated into these proposed regulations in revised form.

a. Consolidated former alternative minimum tax proposed regulations

As discussed in part II.B.4 of this Explanation of Provisions, the Treasury Department and the IRS published the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations on December 30, 1992, regarding the computation of the Former AMT by consolidated groups and the allocation of related items. This document withdraws proposed amendments to §1.1502-2, regarding the computation of a consolidated group’s tax liability, set forth in the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations. These proposed amendments were incorporated, in revised form, into the base erosion and anti-abuse tax final regulations (TD 9885), published in the Federal Register (84 FR 66968) on December 6, 2019 (BEAT final regulations). However, the proposed amendments to §1.1502-2 set forth in the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations were not withdrawn by the BEAT final regulations. Accordingly, this document withdraws the revisions to §1.1502-2 proposed by the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations.

The consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations also would provide rules under §1.1552-1(h) governing the allocation of the environmental tax imposed by section 59A of the Code (as in effect at the time) to members for purposes of computing earnings and profits. Section 59A of the Code was repealed by section 221(a)(12)(A), Division A, of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014. As a result, this document withdraws proposed §1.1552-1(h), as contained in the consolidated Former AMT proposed regulations.

b. Proposed regulations regarding absorption of members’ losses and to eliminate circular basis adjustments

The Treasury Department and the IRS published a NPRM (REG-101652-10) in the Federal Register (80 FR 33211) on June 11, 2015 (circular basis proposed regulations). The circular basis proposed regulations would provide guidance regarding the absorption of members’ losses in a consolidated return year, and provide guidance to eliminate circular adjustments to the basis of a group member. These circular basis proposed regulations would have (i) revised §§1.1502-11(a) and 1.1502-24 to remove references to repealed statutes or obsolete regulations, and (ii) removed §§1.1502-21A, 1.150222A, and 1.1502-23A. Because this document would (i) make the same revisions to §§1.1502-11(a) and 1.1502-24, and (ii) remove §§1.1502-21A, 1.1502-22A, and 1.1502-23A, this document withdraws the proposed revisions to §§1.1502-11(a), and 1.1502-24 set forth in the circular basis proposed regulations.

2. NPRM that became obsolete as a result of incorporation of subsequent NPRM into final regulations

On March 18, 2004, the Treasury Department and the IRS published in the Federal Register (69 FR 12811) a NPRM (REG-153172-03) under §1.1502-80(c) (proposed loss limitation rules). The proposed loss limitation rules set forth guidance regarding (i) the deductibility of losses recognized on dispositions of subsidiary stock by members of a consolidated group, (ii) the consequences of treating

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subsidiary stock as worthless, and (iii) when stock of a member of a consolidated group may be treated as worthless. The proposed loss limitation rules cross-referenced temporary regulations (TD 9118) published in the Federal Register (69 FR 12799) on the same day, the text of which served as the text for those proposals.

On July 18, 2007, the Treasury Department and the IRS published in the Federal Register (72 FR 39313) final regulations (TD 9341), which finalized a version of §1.1502-80(c) that had been proposed by an NPRM (REG-157711-02) published in the Federal Register (72 FR 2964) on January 23, 2007. Those final regulations removed §1.1502-80T(c) but did not withdraw the proposed loss limitation rules. Accordingly, this document withdraws the proposed loss limitation rules.

3. NPRMs that cross-reference temporary regulations that have been removed, have expired, or otherwise have become obsolete

a. NPRMs under §1.1502-20

FR 38040) on May 31, 2002, which clarified and revised aspects of the March 12 unified loss proposed regulations and cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 8998) published in the Federal Register (67 FR 37998) on the same day. (3) An NPRM (REG-152524-02) pub lished in the Federal Register (68 FR 24404) on May 7, 2003, which cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 9057) published in the Federal Register (68 FR 24351) on the same day. (4) An NPRM (REG-135898-04) pub lished in the Federal Register (69 FR 52462) on August 26, 2004, which cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 9154) published in the Federal Register (69 FR 52419) on the same day.

b. NPRMs under §1.1502-21

and after March 7, 2002, and on or before March 11, 2006 (including corresponding basis adjustments), and cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 9048) published in the Federal Register (68 FR 12287) on the same day. (3) An NPRM (REG-151605-09) pub lished in the Federal Register (75 FR 35710) on June 23, 2010, which addressed elections by consolidated groups to elect to extend a net operating loss carryback period arising in a single taxable year ending after December 31, 2007, and beginning before January 1, 2010, and cross-referenced the text of now-expired temporary regulations (TD 9490) published in the Federal Register (75 FR 35643) on the same day.

c. NPRMs under §1.1502-32

The Treasury Department and the IRS published five NPRMs under §1.1502-32 that cross-referenced temporary regulations under §1.1502-32T published in the Federal Register on the same day, the text of which served as the text for those proposals. Each of these temporary regulations under §1.1502-32T has expired or have been removed. However, the Treasury Department and the IRS have not yet withdrawn the corresponding five NPRMs under §1.1502-32.

Accordingly, this document withdraws the five NPRMs under §1.1502-32, which consist of the following: (1) An NPRM (REG-129274-04) pub lished in the Federal Register (69 FR 51208) on August 18, 2004, which addressed elections for consolidated groups to waive the carryback of certain losses arising in 2001 or 2002 and cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 9155) published in the Federal Register (69 FR 51175) on the same day. (2) An NPRM (REG-156420-06) pub lished in the Federal Register (72 FR 17814) on April 10, 2007 (proposed anti-avoidance and anti-loss reimportation regulations), which proposed an anti-avoidance rule and revised an anti-loss reimportation rule, and cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 9322)

The Treasury Department and the IRS published four NPRMs under §1.1502-20, which cross-referenced temporary regulations under §1.1502-20T published in the Federal Register on the same day, the text of which served as the text for those proposals. On September 17, 2008, the Treasury Department and the IRS published final regulations (TD 9424) in the Federal Register (73 FR 53934) that included the final unified loss rule under §1.1502-36. As a result of these final regulations, the Treasury Department and the IRS removed §§1.1502-20 and 1.1502-20T. However, the four NPRMs under §1.1502-20 were not withdrawn by those final regulations.

Accordingly, this document withdraws the four NPRMs under §1.1502-20, which consist of the following: (1) An NPRM (REG-102740-02) pub lished in the Federal Register (67 FR 11070) on March 12, 2002, which cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 8984) published in the Federal Register (67 FR 11034) on the same day (March 12 unified loss proposed regulations). (2) An NPRM (REG-102305-02) pub lished in the Federal Register (67

The Treasury Department and the IRS published three NPRMs under §1.150221, which cross-referenced temporary regulations under §1.1502-21T published in the Federal Register on the same day, the text of which served as the text for those proposals. These NPRMs also contained proposed regulations under §1.1502-32 ( see part II.F.3.c of this Explanation of Provisions).

Each of these temporary regulations under §1.1502-21T has expired or has been removed. However, the Treasury Department and the IRS have not yet withdrawn the three NPRMs under §1.1502-21.

Accordingly, this document withdraws three NPRMs under §1.1502-21, which consist of the following: (1) An NPRM (REG-122564-02) pub lished in the Federal Register (67 FR 38039) on May 31, 2002, which addressed elections for consolidated groups to waive the carryback of certain losses arising in 2001 or 2002 and cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 8997) published in the Federal Register (67 FR 38000) on the same day. (2) An NPRM (REG-131478-02) pub lished in the Federal Register (68 FR 12324) on March 14, 2003, which addressed losses treated as expired under §1.1502-35T(f)(1) on

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published in the Federal Register (72 FR 17804) on the same day. The proposed anti-avoidance and antiloss importation regulations also contained proposed regulations under §1.1502-35 ( see part II.F.3.d of this Explanation of Provisions). (3) Each NPRM described in part II.F.3.b

of this Explanation of Provisions.

d. NPRM under §1.1502-35

for, or impose an economic impact on, small entities.

Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Code, the proposed regulations have been submitted to the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small business.

IV. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits and take certain other actions before issuing a final rule that includes any Federal mandate that may result in expenditures in any one year by a State, local, or tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100 million in 1995 dollars, updated annually for inflation. In 2022, that threshold is approximately $190 million. The proposed regulations do not propose any rule that would include any Federal mandate that may result in expenditures by State, local, or tribal governments, or by the private sector in excess of that threshold.

V. Executive Order 13132: Federalism

Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) prohibits an agency from publishing any rule that has federalism implications if the rule either imposes substantial, direct compliance costs on State and local governments, and is not required by statute, or preempts State law, unless the agency meets the consultation and funding requirements of section 6 of the Executive order. The proposed regulations do not propose rules that would have federalism implications, impose substantial direct compliance costs on State and local governments, or preempt State law within the meaning of the Executive order.

Comments and Requests for a Public Hearing

Before these proposed regulations are adopted as final regulations, consideration will be given to any comments that are submitted timely to the IRS as prescribed in this preamble under the “ADDRESSES” heading. The Treasury Department and

The Treasury Department and the IRS published two NPRMs under §1.1502-35, which cross-referenced temporary regulations under §1.1502-35T published in the Federal Register on the same day, the text of which served as the text for those proposals. The temporary regulations under §1.1502-35T have expired or have been removed. However, the Treasury Department and the IRS have not yet withdrawn the corresponding two NPRMs under §1.1502-35.

Accordingly, this document withdraws the two NPRMs under §1.1502-35, which consist of the following: (1) An NPRM (REG 153172-03) published

in the Federal Register (69 FR 12811) on March 18, 2004, which proposed guidance regarding worthless subsidiary stock, and cross-referenced the text of temporary regulations (TD 9118) published in the Federal Register (69 FR 12799) on the same day. (2) The proposed anti-avoidance and

anti-loss reimportation regulations, described in part II.F.3.c of this Explanation of Provisions.

Proposed Applicability Date

Pursuant to section 1503(a) of the Code, these proposed regulations would apply to consolidated return years for which the due date of the return (without regard to extensions) is after the date of publication of the Treasury decision adopting these rules as final regulations in the Federal Register .

Special Analyses

I. Regulatory Planning and Review

Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to assess costs and benefits

of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public health and safety effects, distributive impacts, and equity). Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility.

Pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement, Review of Treasury Regulations under Executive Order 12866 (June 9, 2023), tax regulatory actions issued by the IRS are not subject to the requirements of section 6 of Executive Order 12866, as amended. Therefore, a regulatory impact assessment is not required.

II. Paperwork Reduction Act

These regulations update the regulations under section 1502 of the Code (that is, the consolidated return regulations) by revising and removing outdated and obsolete provisions, such as cross-references to temporary regulations, regulations, and statutes that have been repealed, removed, expired, renumbered, or otherwise have become obsolete. Therefore, the proposed regulations would not impose additional reporting burden beyond what is otherwise required by existing statutes, regulations, and forms. The total burden associated with the proposed regulations, if finalized in their current form, would be $0.

III. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The proposed regulations would not impose a collection of information on small entities. Further, pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6), it is hereby certified that the proposed regulations would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This certification is based on the fact that the proposed regulations would apply only to corporations that file consolidated Federal income tax returns, and that such corporations tend to be larger businesses. Therefore, the proposed regulations would not create additional obligations

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Par. 4. Section 1.279-6 is amended by:

1. Removing the text “and” from the end of paragraph (d)(1).

2. Adding the text “and” to the end of paragraph (d)(2).

3. Removing the text “, and” from the end of paragraph (d)(3) and adding the text “.” in its place.

4. Removing paragraph (d)(4).

§1.382-8 [Amended]

Par. 5. Section 1.382-8 is amended by removing and reserving paragraph (i).

Par. 6. Section 1.1502-0 is revised to read as follows:

§1.1502-0 Effective/Applicability dates.

(a) In general. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, the consolidated return regulations (as defined in §1.1502-1(g)) are applicable to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1965.

(b) Exceptions. The applicability date described in paragraph (a) of this section does not apply to any provision of the consolidated return regulations with an applicability or effective date different than the date provided by paragraph (a) of this section.

Par. 7. Section 1.1502-1 is amended by:

1. Adding introductory text.

2. Removing the text “,” from the end of paragraph (f)(2)(iii) and adding the text “.” in its place.

3. Removing the undesignated paragraph after paragraph (f)(2)(iii).

4. Removing the text “and for which section 1562 was not effective” from the last sentence of paragraph (f)(3).

5. Revising paragraph (g).

6. Redesignating paragraph (l) as paragraph (m).

7. Adding a new paragraph (l). The revision and addition read as follows:

the IRS request comments on all aspects of the proposed regulations, including comments on any consolidated return rules not addressed in these proposed regulations that require revision or removal as a result of amendments to the Code or regulations made after such rules were promulgated. All commenters are strongly encouraged to submit comments electronically. The Treasury Department and the IRS will publish for public availability any comment submitted electronically or on paper to its public docket on https://www.regulations.gov.

A public hearing will be scheduled if requested in writing by any person who timely submits electronic or written comments. Requests for a public hearing are encouraged to be made electronically. If a public hearing is scheduled, a notice of the date and time for the public hearing will be published in the Federal Register . Announcement 2023-16, 2023-20 IRB 854, provides that, following the end of the national emergency concerning the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the IRS no longer will conduct public hearings on notices of proposed rulemaking solely by telephone for proposed regulations published in the Federal Register after May 11, 2023. A telephonic option will remain available for those who prefer to attend or testify at a public hearing by telephone. Any telephonic hearing will be made accessible to people with disabilities.

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