Withholding of Tax on Certain U.S. Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons and Revision of Information Reporting and Backup Withholding Regulations

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In this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations (TD 9658) that provide revise certain provisions of the final regulations regarding withholding of tax on certain U.S. source income paid to foreign persons, information reporting and backup withholding with respect to payments made to certain U.S. persons, portfolio interest treatment for nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations, and requirements for certain claims for refund or credit of income tax made by foreign persons. The text of the temporary regulations published in the Federal Register also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. This document also provides notice of public hearing on these proposed regulations.