Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income; Hearing

Résumé

This document provides a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations relating to the foreign tax credit and relating to foreign- derived intangible income, including guidance on the disallowance of a credit or deduction for foreign income taxes with respect to dividends eligible for a dividends-received deduction; the allocation and apportionment of interest expense, foreign income tax expense, and certain deductions of life insurance companies; the definition of a foreign income tax and a tax in lieu of an income tax; transition rules relating to the impact on loss accounts of net operating loss carrybacks allowed by reason of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act; the definition of foreign branch category and financial services income; the time at which foreign taxes accrue and can be claimed as a credit; and clarification on the rules relating to foreign-derived intangible income.