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[S. 1937 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1937

 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curtail the use of tax 
                   shelters, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 24, 2003

Mr. Baucus (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. 
Graham of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 
                and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to curtail the use of tax 
                   shelters, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; ETC.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Shelter 
Transparency and Enforcement Act''.
    (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other 
provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
    (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.
          TITLE I--PROVISIONS DESIGNED TO CURTAIL TAX SHELTERS

Sec. 101. Clarification of economic substance doctrine.
Sec. 102. Penalty for failing to disclose reportable transaction.
Sec. 103. Accuracy-related penalty for listed transactions and other 
                            reportable transactions having a 
                            significant tax avoidance purpose.
Sec. 104. Penalty for understatements attributable to transactions 
                            lacking economic substance, etc.
Sec. 105. Modifications of substantial understatement penalty for 
                            nonreportable transactions.
Sec. 106. Tax shelter exception to confidentiality privileges relating 
                            to taxpayer communications.
Sec. 107. Disclosure of reportable transactions.
Sec. 108. Modifications to penalty for failure to register tax 
                            shelters.
Sec. 109. Modification of penalty for failure to maintain lists of 
                            investors.
Sec. 110. Modification of actions to enjoin certain conduct related to 
                            tax shelters and reportable transactions.
Sec. 111. Understatement of taxpayer's liability by income tax return 
                            preparer.
Sec. 112. Penalty on failure to report interests in foreign financial 
                            accounts.
Sec. 113. Frivolous tax submissions.
Sec. 114. Regulation of individuals practicing before the Department of 
                            Treasury.
Sec. 115. Penalty on promoters of tax shelters.
Sec. 116. Statute of limitations for taxable years for which required 
                            listed transactions not reported.
Sec. 117. Denial of deduction for interest on underpayments 
                            attributable to nondisclosed reportable and 
                            noneconomic substance transactions.
Sec. 118. Authorization of appropriations for tax law enforcement.
            TITLE II--OTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROVISIONS

Sec. 201. Affirmation of consolidated return regulation authority.
Sec. 202. Signing of corporate tax returns by chief executive officer.
Sec. 203. Denial of deduction for certain fines, penalties, and other 
                            amounts.
Sec. 204. Disallowance of deduction for punitive damages.
Sec. 205. Increase in criminal monetary penalty limitation for the 
                            underpayment or overpayment of tax due to 
                            fraud.
            TITLE III--ENRON-RELATED TAX SHELTER PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Limitation on transfer or importation of built-in losses.
Sec. 302. No reduction of basis under section 734 in stock held by 
                            partnership in corporate partner.
Sec. 303. Repeal of special rules for FASITs.
Sec. 304. Expanded disallowance of deduction for interest on 
                            convertible debt.
Sec. 305. Expanded authority to disallow tax benefits under section 
                            269.
Sec. 306. Modification of interaction between subpart F and passive 
                            foreign investment company rules.

          TITLE I--PROVISIONS DESIGNED TO CURTAIL TAX SHELTERS

SEC. 101. CLARIFICATION OF ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE DOCTRINE.

    (a) In General.--Section 7701 is amended by redesignating 
subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) 
the following new subsection:
    ``(n) Clarification of Economic Substance Doctrine; etc.--
            ``(1) General rules.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In any case in which a court 
                determines that the economic substance doctrine is 
                relevant for purposes of this title to a transaction 
                (or series of transactions), such transaction (or 
                series of transactions) shall have economic substance 
                only if the requirements of this paragraph are met.
                    ``(B) Definition of economic substance.--For 
                purposes of subparagraph (A)--
                            ``(i) In general.--A transaction has 
                        economic substance only if--
                                    ``(I) the transaction changes in a 
                                meaningful way (apart from Federal tax 
                                effects) the taxpayer's economic 
                                position, and
                                    ``(II) the taxpayer has a 
                                substantial nontax purpose for entering 
                                into such transaction and the 
                                transaction is a reasonable means of 
                                accomplishing such purpose.
                        In applying subclause (II), a purpose of 
                        achieving a financial accounting benefit shall 
                        not be taken into account in determining 
                        whether a transaction has a substantial nontax 
                        purpose if the origin of such financial 
                        accounting benefit is a reduction of income 
                        tax.
                            ``(ii) Special rule where taxpayer relies 
                        on profit potential.--A transaction shall not 
                        be treated as having economic substance by 
                        reason of having a potential for profit 
                        unless--
                                    ``(I) the present value of the 
                                reasonably expected pre-tax profit from 
                                the transaction is substantial in 
                                relation to the present value of the 
                                expected net tax benefits that would be 
                                allowed if the transaction were 
                                respected, and
                                    ``(II) the reasonably expected pre-
                                tax profit from the transaction exceeds 
                                a risk-free rate of return.
                    ``(C) Treatment of fees and foreign taxes.--Fees 
                and other transaction expenses and foreign taxes shall 
                be taken into account as expenses in determining pre-
                tax profit under subparagraph (B)(ii).
            ``(2) Special rules for transactions with tax-indifferent 
        parties.--
                    ``(A) Special rules for financing transactions.--
                The form of a transaction which is in substance the 
                borrowing of money or the acquisition of financial 
                capital directly or indirectly from a tax-indifferent 
                party shall not be respected if the present value of 
                the deductions to be claimed with respect to the 
                transaction is substantially in excess of the present 
                value of the anticipated economic returns of the person 
                lending the money or providing the financial capital. A 
                public offering shall be treated as a borrowing, or an 
                acquisition of financial capital, from a tax-
                indifferent party if it is reasonably expected that at 
                least 50 percent of the offering will be placed with 
tax-indifferent parties.
                    ``(B) Artificial income shifting and basis 
                adjustments.--The form of a transaction with a tax-
                indifferent party shall not be respected if--
                            ``(i) it results in an allocation of income 
                        or gain to the tax-indifferent party in excess 
                        of such party's economic income or gain, or
                            ``(ii) it results in a basis adjustment or 
                        shifting of basis on account of overstating the 
                        income or gain of the tax-indifferent party.
            ``(3) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this 
        subsection--
                    ``(A) Economic substance doctrine.--The term 
                `economic substance doctrine' means the common law 
                doctrine under which tax benefits under subtitle A with 
                respect to a transaction are not allowable if the 
                transaction does not have economic substance or lacks a 
                business purpose.
                    ``(B) Tax-indifferent party.--The term `tax-
                indifferent party' means any person or entity not 
                subject to tax imposed by subtitle A. A person shall be 
                treated as a tax-indifferent party with respect to a 
                transaction if the items taken into account with 
                respect to the transaction have no substantial impact 
                on such person's liability under subtitle A.
                    ``(C) Exception for personal transactions of 
                individuals.--In the case of an individual, this 
                subsection shall apply only to transactions entered 
                into in connection with a trade or business or an 
                activity engaged in for the production of income.
                    ``(D) Treatment of lessors.--In applying paragraph 
                (1)(B)(ii) to the lessor of tangible property subject 
                to a lease--
                            ``(i) the expected net tax benefits with 
                        respect to the leased property shall not 
                        include the benefits of--
                                    ``(I) depreciation,
                                    ``(II) any tax credit, or
                                    ``(III) any other deduction as 
                                provided in guidance by the Secretary, 
                                and
                            ``(ii) subclause (II) of paragraph 
                        (1)(B)(ii) shall be disregarded in determining 
                        whether any of such benefits are allowable.
            ``(4) Other common law doctrines not affected.--Except as 
        specifically provided in this subsection, the provisions of 
        this subsection shall not be construed as altering or 
        supplanting any other rule of law, and the requirements of this 
        subsection shall be construed as being in addition to any such 
        other rule of law.
            ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
        regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
        purposes of this subsection. Such regulations may include 
        exemptions from the application of this subsection.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to transactions entered into after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 102. PENALTY FOR FAILING TO DISCLOSE REPORTABLE TRANSACTION.

    (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 (relating to 
assessable penalties) is amended by inserting after section 6707 the 
following new section:

``SEC. 6707A. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO INCLUDE REPORTABLE TRANSACTION 
              INFORMATION WITH RETURN OR STATEMENT.

    ``(a) Imposition of Penalty.--Any person who fails to include on 
any return or statement any information with respect to a reportable 
transaction which is required under section 6011 to be included with 
such return or statement shall pay a penalty in the amount determined 
under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Amount of Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), the amount of the penalty under subsection (a) shall be 
        $50,000.
            ``(2) Listed transaction.--The amount of the penalty under 
        subsection (a) with respect to a listed transaction shall be 
        $100,000.
            ``(3) Increase in penalty for large entities and high net 
        worth individuals.--
                    ``(A) In general.--In the case of a failure under 
                subsection (a) by--
                            ``(i) a large entity, or
                            ``(ii) a high net worth individual,
                the penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be twice 
                the amount determined without regard to this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Large entity.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (A), the term `large entity' means, with respect to any 
                taxable year, a person (other than a natural person) 
                with gross receipts in excess of $10,000,000 for the 
                taxable year in which the reportable transaction occurs 
                or the preceding taxable year. Rules similar to the 
                rules of paragraph (2) and subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
                (D) of paragraph (3) of section 448(c) shall apply for 
                purposes of this subparagraph.
                    ``(C) High net worth individual.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `high net worth individual' 
                means, with respect to a reportable transaction, a 
                natural person whose net worth exceeds $2,000,000 
                immediately before the transaction.
    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Reportable transaction.--The term `reportable 
        transaction' means any transaction with respect to which 
        information is required to be included with a return or 
        statement because, as determined under regulations prescribed 
        under section 6011, such transaction is of a type which the 
        Secretary determines as having a potential for tax avoidance or 
        evasion.
            ``(2) Listed transaction.--Except as provided in 
        regulations, the term `listed transaction' means a reportable 
        transaction which is the same as, or substantially similar to, 
        a transaction specifically identified by the Secretary as a tax 
        avoidance transaction for purposes of section 6011.
    ``(d) Authority To Rescind Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Commissioner of Internal Revenue may 
        rescind all or any portion of any penalty imposed by this 
        section with respect to any violation if--
                    ``(A) the violation is with respect to a reportable 
                transaction other than a listed transaction,
                    ``(B) the person on whom the penalty is imposed has 
                a history of complying with the requirements of this 
                title,
                    ``(C) it is shown that the violation is due to an 
                unintentional mistake of fact;
                    ``(D) imposing the penalty would be against equity 
                and good conscience, and
                    ``(E) rescinding the penalty would promote 
                compliance with the requirements of this title and 
                effective tax administration.
            ``(2) Discretion.--The exercise of authority under 
        paragraph (1) shall be at the sole discretion of the 
        Commissioner and may be delegated only to the head of the 
        Office of Tax Shelter Analysis. The Commissioner, in the 
        Commissioner's sole discretion, may establish a procedure to 
        determine if a penalty should be referred to the Commissioner 
        or the head of such Office for a determination under paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(3) No appeal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, any determination under this subsection may not be 
        reviewed in any administrative or judicial proceeding.
            ``(4) Records.--If a penalty is rescinded under paragraph 
        (1), the Commissioner shall place in the file in the Office of 
        the Commissioner the opinion of the Commissioner or the head of 
        the Office of Tax Shelter Analysis with respect to the 
        determination, including--
                    ``(A) the facts and circumstances of the 
                transaction,
                    ``(B) the reasons for the rescission, and
                    ``(C) the amount of the penalty rescinded.
            ``(5) Report.--The Commissioner shall each year report to 
        the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Finance of the Senate--
                    ``(A) a summary of the total number and aggregate 
                amount of penalties imposed, and rescinded, under this 
                section, and
                    ``(B) a description of each penalty rescinded under 
                this subsection and the reasons therefor.
    ``(e) Penalty Reported to SEC.--In the case of a person--
            ``(1) which is required to file periodic reports under 
        section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or 
        is required to be consolidated with another person for purposes 
        of such reports, and
            ``(2) which--
                    ``(A) is required to pay a penalty under this 
                section with respect to a listed transaction,
                    ``(B) is required to pay a penalty under section 
                6662A with respect to any reportable transaction at a 
                rate prescribed under section 6662A(c), or
                    ``(C) is required to pay a penalty under section 
                6662B with respect to any noneconomic substance 
                transaction,
the requirement to pay such penalty shall be disclosed in such reports 
filed by such person for such periods as the Secretary shall specify. 
Failure to make a disclosure in accordance with the preceding sentence 
shall be treated as a failure to which the penalty under subsection 
(b)(2) applies.
    ``(f) Coordination With Other Penalties.--The penalty imposed by 
this section is in addition to any penalty imposed under this title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of 
subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 6707 the following:

                              ``Sec. 6707A. Penalty for failure to 
                                        include reportable transaction 
                                        information with return or 
                                        statement.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to returns and statements the due date for which is after the 
date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 103. ACCURACY-RELATED PENALTY FOR LISTED TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER 
              REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS HAVING A SIGNIFICANT TAX 
              AVOIDANCE PURPOSE.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 68 is amended by inserting 
after section 6662 the following new section:

``SEC. 6662A. IMPOSITION OF ACCURACY-RELATED PENALTY ON UNDERSTATEMENTS 
              WITH RESPECT TO REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.

    ``(a) Imposition of Penalty.--If a taxpayer has a reportable 
transaction understatement for any taxable year, there shall be added 
to the tax an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount of such 
understatement.
    ``(b) Reportable Transaction Understatement.--For purposes of this 
section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `reportable transaction 
        understatement' means the sum of--
                    ``(A) the product of--
                            ``(i) the amount of the increase (if any) 
                        in taxable income which results from a 
                        difference between the proper tax treatment of 
                        an item to which this section applies and the 
                        taxpayer's treatment of such item (as shown on 
                        the taxpayer's return of tax), and
                            ``(ii) the highest rate of tax imposed by 
                        section 1 (section 11 in the case of a taxpayer 
                        which is a corporation), and
                    ``(B) the amount of the decrease (if any) in the 
                aggregate amount of credits determined under subtitle A 
                which results from a difference between the taxpayer's 
                treatment of an item to which this section applies (as 
                shown on the taxpayer's return of tax) and the proper 
                tax treatment of such item.
        For purposes of subparagraph (A), any reduction of the excess 
        of deductions allowed for the taxable year over gross income 
        for such year, and any reduction in the amount of capital 
        losses which would (without regard to section 1211) be allowed 
        for such year, shall be treated as an increase in taxable 
        income.
            ``(2) Items to which section applies.--This section shall 
        apply to any item which is attributable to--
                    ``(A) any listed transaction, and
                    ``(B) any reportable transaction (other than a 
                listed transaction) if a significant purpose of such 
                transaction is the avoidance or evasion of Federal 
                income tax.
    ``(c) Higher Penalty for Nondisclosed Listed and Other Avoidance 
Transactions.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall be applied by 
        substituting `30 percent' for `20 percent' with respect to the 
        portion of any reportable transaction understatement with 
        respect to which the requirement of section 6664(d)(2)(A) is 
        not met.
            ``(2) Rules applicable to assertion and compromise of 
        penalty.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Only upon the approval by the 
                Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service or the 
                Chief Counsel's delegate at the national office of the 
                Internal Revenue Service may a penalty to which 
                paragraph (1) applies be included in a 1st letter of 
                proposed deficiency which allows the taxpayer an 
                opportunity for administrative review in the Internal 
                Revenue Service Office of Appeals. If such a letter is 
                provided to the taxpayer, only the Commissioner of 
                Internal Revenue may compromise all or any portion of 
                such penalty.
                    ``(B) Applicable rules.--The rules of paragraphs 
                (2), (3), (4), and (5) of section 6707A(d) shall apply 
                for purposes of subparagraph (A).
    ``(d) Definitions of Reportable and Listed Transactions.--For 
purposes of this section, the terms `reportable transaction' and 
`listed transaction' have the respective meanings given to such terms 
by section 6707A(c).
    ``(e) Special Rules.--
            ``(1) Coordination with penalties, etc., on other 
        understatements.--In the case of an understatement (as defined 
        in section 6662(d)(2))--
                    ``(A) the amount of such understatement (determined 
                without regard to this paragraph) shall be increased by 
                the aggregate amount of reportable transaction 
                understatements and noneconomic substance transaction 
                understatements for purposes of determining whether 
                such understatement is a substantial understatement 
                under section 6662(d)(1), and
                    ``(B) the addition to tax under section 6662(a) 
                shall apply only to the excess of the amount of the 
                substantial understatement (if any) after the 
                application of subparagraph (A) over the aggregate 
                amount of reportable transaction understatements and 
                noneconomic substance transaction understatements.
            ``(2) Coordination with other penalties.--
                    ``(A) Application of fraud penalty.--References to 
                an underpayment in section 6663 shall be treated as 
                including references to a reportable transaction 
                understatement and a noneconomic substance transaction 
                understatement.
                    ``(B) No double penalty.--This section shall not 
                apply to any portion of an understatement on which a 
                penalty is imposed under section 6662B or 6663.
            ``(3) Special rule for amended returns.--Except as provided 
        in regulations, in no event shall any tax treatment included 
        with an amendment or supplement to a return of tax be taken 
        into account in determining the amount of any reportable 
        transaction understatement or noneconomic substance transaction 
        understatement if the amendment or supplement is filed after 
        the earlier of the date the taxpayer is first contacted by the 
        Secretary regarding the examination of the return or such other 
        date as is specified by the Secretary.
                    ``(4) Noneconomic substance transaction 
                understatement.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
                term `noneconomic substance transaction understatement' 
                has the meaning given such term by section 6662B(c).
                    ``(5) Cross reference.--

                                ``For reporting of section 6662A(c) 
penalty to the Securities and Exchange Commission, see section 
6707A(e).''.
    (b) Determination of Other Understatements.--Subparagraph (A) of 
section 6662(d)(2) is amended by adding at the end the following flush 
sentence:
                ``The excess under the preceding sentence shall be 
                determined without regard to items to which section 
                6662A applies and without regard to items with respect 
                to which a penalty is imposed by section 6662B.''.
    (c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6664 is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Reasonable Cause Exception for Reportable Transaction 
Understatements.--
            ``(1) In general.--No penalty shall be imposed under 
        section 6662A with respect to any portion of a reportable 
        transaction understatement if it is shown that there was a 
        reasonable cause for such portion and that the taxpayer acted 
        in good faith with respect to such portion.
            ``(2) Special rules.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        reportable transaction understatement unless--
                    ``(A) the relevant facts affecting the tax 
                treatment of the item are adequately disclosed in 
                accordance with the regulations prescribed under 
                section 6011,
                    ``(B) there is or was substantial authority for 
                such treatment, and
                    ``(C) the taxpayer reasonably believed that such 
                treatment was more likely than not the proper 
                treatment.
        A taxpayer failing to adequately disclose in accordance with 
        section 6011 shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
        subparagraph (A) if the penalty for such failure was rescinded 
        under section 6707A(d).
            ``(3) Rules relating to reasonable belief.--For purposes of 
        paragraph (2)(C)--
                    ``(A) In general.--A taxpayer shall be treated as 
                having a reasonable belief with respect to the tax 
                treatment of an item only if such belief--
                            ``(i) is based on the facts and law that 
                        exist at the time the return of tax which 
                        includes such tax treatment is filed, and
                            ``(ii) relates solely to the taxpayer's 
                        chances of success on the merits of such 
                        treatment and does not take into account the 
                        possibility that a return will not be audited, 
                        such treatment will not be raised on audit, or 
                        such treatment will be resolved through 
                        settlement if it is raised.
                    ``(B) Certain opinions may not be relied upon.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An opinion of a tax 
                        advisor may not be relied upon to establish the 
                        reasonable belief of a taxpayer if--
                                    ``(I) the tax advisor is described 
                                in clause (ii), or
                                    ``(II) the opinion is described in 
                                clause (iii).
                            ``(ii) Disqualified tax advisors.--A tax 
                        advisor is described in this clause if the tax 
                        advisor--
                                    ``(I) is a material advisor (within 
                                the meaning of section 6111(b)(1)) who 
                                participates in the organization, 
                                management, promotion, or sale of the 
                                transaction or who is related (within 
                                the meaning of section 267(b) or 
                                707(b)(1)) to any person who so 
                                participates,
                                    ``(II) is compensated directly or 
                                indirectly by a material advisor with 
                                respect to the transaction,
                                    ``(III) has a fee arrangement with 
                                respect to the transaction which is 
                                contingent on all or part of the 
                                intended tax benefits from the 
                                transaction being sustained, or
                                    ``(IV) as determined under 
                                regulations prescribed by the 
                                Secretary, has a disqualifying 
                                financial interest with respect to the 
                                transaction.
                            ``(iii) Disqualified opinions.--For 
                        purposes of clause (i), an opinion is 
                        disqualified if the opinion--
                                    ``(I) is based on unreasonable 
                                factual or legal assumptions (including 
                                assumptions as to future events),
                                    ``(II) unreasonably relies on 
                                representations, statements, findings, 
                                or agreements of the taxpayer or any 
                                other person,
                                    ``(III) does not identify and 
                                consider all relevant facts, or
                                    ``(IV) fails to meet any other 
                                requirement as the Secretary may 
                                prescribe.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--The heading for subsection (c) 
        of section 6664 is amended by inserting ``for Underpayments'' 
        after ``Exception''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 461(i)(3) is amended by 
        striking ``section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
        1274(b)(3)(C)''.
            (2) Paragraph (3) of section 1274(b) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(as defined in section 
                6662(d)(2)(C)(iii))'' in subparagraph (B)(i), and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subparagraph:
                    ``(C) Tax shelter.--For purposes of subparagraph 
                (B), the term `tax shelter' means--
                            ``(i) a partnership or other entity,
                            ``(ii) any investment plan or arrangement, 
                        or
                            ``(iii) any other plan or arrangement,
                if a significant purpose of such partnership, entity, 
                plan, or arrangement is the avoidance or evasion of 
                Federal income tax.''.
            (3) Section 6662(d)(2) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
        (C) and (D).
            (4) Section 6664(c)(1) is amended by striking ``this part'' 
        and inserting ``section 6662 or 6663''.
            (5) Subsection (b) of section 7525 is amended by striking 
        ``section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
        1274(b)(3)(C)''.
            (6)(A) The heading for section 6662 is amended to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 6662. IMPOSITION OF ACCURACY-RELATED PENALTY ON 
              UNDERPAYMENTS.''.

            (B) The table of sections for part II of subchapter A of 
        chapter 68 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
        6662 and inserting the following new items:

                              ``Sec. 6662. Imposition of accuracy-
                                        related penalty on 
                                        underpayments.
                              ``Sec. 6662A. Imposition of accuracy-
                                        related penalty on 
                                        understatements with respect to 
                                        reportable transactions.''.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 104. PENALTY FOR UNDERSTATEMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TRANSACTIONS 
              LACKING ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE, ETC.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 68 is amended by inserting 
after section 6662A the following new section:

``SEC. 6662B. PENALTY FOR UNDERSTATEMENTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO TRANSACTIONS 
              LACKING ECONOMIC SUBSTANCE, ETC.

    ``(a) Imposition of Penalty.--If a taxpayer has an noneconomic 
substance transaction understatement for any taxable year, there shall 
be added to the tax an amount equal to 40 percent of the amount of such 
understatement.
    ``(b) Reduction of Penalty for Disclosed Transactions.--Subsection 
(a) shall be applied by substituting `20 percent' for `40 percent' with 
respect to the portion of any noneconomic substance transaction 
understatement with respect to which the relevant facts affecting the 
tax treatment of the item are adequately disclosed in the return or a 
statement attached to the return.
    ``(c) Noneconomic Substance Transaction Understatement.--For 
purposes of this section--
            ``(1) In general.--The term `noneconomic substance 
        transaction understatement' means any amount which would be an 
        understatement under section 6662A(b)(1) if section 6662A were 
        applied by taking into account items attributable to 
        noneconomic substance transactions rather than items to which 
        section 6662A would apply without regard to this paragraph.
            ``(2) Noneconomic substance transaction.--The term 
        `noneconomic substance transaction' means any transaction if--
                    ``(A) there is a lack of economic substance (within 
                the meaning of section 7701(n)(1)) for the transaction 
                giving rise to the claimed benefit or the transaction 
                was not respected under section 7701(n)(2), or
                    ``(B) the transaction fails to meet the 
                requirements of any similar rule of law.
    ``(d) Rules Applicable to Compromise of Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--If the 1st letter of proposed deficiency 
        which allows the taxpayer an opportunity for administrative 
        review in the Internal Revenue Service Office of Appeals has 
        been sent with respect to a penalty to which this section 
        applies, only the Commissioner of Internal Revenue may 
        compromise all or any portion of such penalty.
            ``(2) Applicable rules.--The rules of paragraphs (2), (3), 
        (4), and (5) of section 6707A(d) shall apply for purposes of 
        paragraph (1).
    ``(e) Coordination With Other Penalties.--Except as otherwise 
provided in this part, the penalty imposed by this section shall be in 
addition to any other penalty imposed by this title.
    ``(f) Cross References.--

                                ``(1) For coordination of penalty with 
understatements under section 6662 and other special rules, see section 
6662A(e).
                                ``(2) For reporting of penalty imposed 
under this section to the Securities and Exchange Commission, see 
section 6707A(e).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part II of 
subchapter A of chapter 68 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 6662A the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 6662B. Penalty for understatements 
                                        attributable to transactions 
                                        lacking economic substance, 
                                        etc.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to transactions entered into after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 105. MODIFICATIONS OF SUBSTANTIAL UNDERSTATEMENT PENALTY FOR 
              NONREPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) Substantial Understatement of Corporations.--Section 
6662(d)(1)(B) (relating to special rule for corporations) is amended to 
read as follows:
                    ``(B) Special rule for corporations.--In the case 
                of a corporation other than an S corporation or a 
                personal holding company (as defined in section 542), 
                there is a substantial understatement of income tax for 
                any taxable year if the amount of the understatement 
                for the taxable year exceeds the lesser of--
                            ``(i) 10 percent of the tax required to be 
                        shown on the return for the taxable year (or, 
                        if greater, $10,000), or
                            ``(ii) $10,000,000.''.
    (b) Reduction for Understatement of Taxpayer Due to Position of 
Taxpayer or Disclosed Item.--
            (1) In general.--Section 6662(d)(2)(B)(i) (relating to 
        substantial authority) is amended to read as follows:
                            ``(i) the tax treatment of any item by the 
                        taxpayer if the taxpayer had reasonable belief 
                        that the tax treatment was more likely than not 
                        the proper treatment, or''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 6662(d) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(3) Secretarial list.--For purposes of this subsection, 
        section 6664(d)(2), and section 6694(a)(1), the Secretary may 
        prescribe a list of positions for which the Secretary believes 
        there is not substantial authority or there is no reasonable 
        belief that the tax treatment is more likely than not the 
        proper tax treatment. Such list (and any revisions thereof) 
        shall be published in the Federal Register or the Internal 
        Revenue Bulletin.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.

SEC. 106. TAX SHELTER EXCEPTION TO CONFIDENTIALITY PRIVILEGES RELATING 
              TO TAXPAYER COMMUNICATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7525(b) (relating to section not to apply 
to communications regarding corporate tax shelters) is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(b) Section Not To Apply to Communications Regarding Tax 
Shelters.--The privilege under subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
written communication which is--
            ``(1) between a federally authorized tax practitioner and--
                    ``(A) any person,
                    ``(B) any director, officer, employee, agent, or 
                representative of the person, or
                    ``(C) any other person holding a capital or profits 
                interest in the person, and
            ``(2) in connection with the promotion of the direct or 
        indirect participation of the person in any tax shelter (as 
        defined in section 1274(b)(3)(C)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to communications made on or after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 107. DISCLOSURE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6111 (relating to registration of tax 
shelters) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6111. DISCLOSURE OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--Each material advisor with respect to any 
reportable transaction shall make a return (in such form as the 
Secretary may prescribe) setting forth--
            ``(1) information identifying and describing the 
        transaction,
            ``(2) information describing any potential tax benefits 
        expected to result from the transaction, and
            ``(3) such other information as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.
Such return shall be filed not later than the date specified by the 
Secretary.
    ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
            ``(1) Material advisor.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The term `material advisor' 
                means any person--
                            ``(i) who provides any material aid, 
                        assistance, or advice with respect to 
                        organizing, managing, promoting, selling, 
                        implementing, or carrying out any reportable 
                        transaction, and
                            ``(ii) who directly or indirectly derives 
                        gross income in excess of the threshold amount 
                        for such aid, assistance, or advice.
                    ``(B) Threshold amount.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the threshold amount is--
                            ``(i) $50,000 in the case of a reportable 
                        transaction substantially all of the tax 
                        benefits from which are provided to natural 
                        persons, and
                            ``(ii) $250,000 in any other case.
            ``(2) Reportable transaction.--The term `reportable 
        transaction' has the meaning given to such term by section 
        6707A(c).
    ``(c) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe regulations which 
provide--
            ``(1) that only 1 person shall be required to meet the 
        requirements of subsection (a) in cases in which 2 or more 
        persons would otherwise be required to meet such requirements,
            ``(2) exemptions from the requirements of this section, and
            ``(3) such rules as may be necessary or appropriate to 
        carry out the purposes of this section.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The item relating to section 6111 in the table of 
        sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended to read as 
        follows:

                              ``Sec. 6111. Disclosure of reportable 
                                        transactions.''.
            (2)(A) So much of section 6112 as precedes subsection (c) 
        thereof is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6112. MATERIAL ADVISORS OF REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS MUST KEEP 
              LISTS OF ADVISEES.

    ``(a) In General.--Each material advisor (as defined in section 
6111) with respect to any reportable transaction (as defined in section 
6707A(c)) shall maintain, in such manner as the Secretary may by 
regulations prescribe, a list--
            ``(1) identifying each person with respect to whom such 
        advisor acted as such a material advisor with respect to such 
        transaction, and
            ``(2) containing such other information as the Secretary 
        may by regulations require.
This section shall apply without regard to whether a material advisor 
is required to file a return under section 6111 with respect to such 
transaction.''.
            (B) Section 6112 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) 
        as subsection (b).
            (C) Section 6112(b), as redesignated by subparagraph (B), 
        is amended--
                    (i) by inserting ``written'' before ``request'' in 
                paragraph (1)(A), and
                    (ii) by striking ``shall prescribe'' in paragraph 
                (2) and inserting ``may prescribe''.
            (D) The item relating to section 6112 in the table of 
        sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is amended to read as 
        follows:

                              ``Sec. 6112. Material advisors of 
                                        reportable transactions must 
                                        keep lists of advisees.''.
            (3)(A) The heading for section 6708 is amended to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 6708. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LISTS OF ADVISEES WITH RESPECT TO 
              REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.''.

            (B) The item relating to section 6708 in the table of 
        sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended to 
        read as follows:

                              ``Sec. 6708. Failure to maintain lists of 
                                        advisees with respect to 
                                        reportable transactions.''.
    (c) Required Disclosure Not Subject to Claim of Confidentiality.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 6112(b)(1), as redesignated by subsection 
(b)(2)(B), is amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
sentence:
        ``For purposes of this section, the identity of any person on 
        such list shall not be privileged.''.
    (d) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall apply to transactions 
        with respect to which material aid, assistance, or advice 
        referred to in section 6111(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue 
        Code of 1986 (as added by this section) is provided after the 
        date of the enactment of this Act.
            (2) No claim of confidentiality against disclosure.--The 
        amendment made by subsection (c) shall take effect as if 
        included in the amendments made by section 142 of the Deficit 
        Reduction Act of 1984.

SEC. 108. MODIFICATIONS TO PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO REGISTER TAX 
              SHELTERS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6707 (relating to failure to furnish 
information regarding tax shelters) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6707. FAILURE TO FURNISH INFORMATION REGARDING REPORTABLE 
              TRANSACTIONS.

    ``(a) In General.--If a person who is required to file a return 
under section 6111(a) with respect to any reportable transaction--
            ``(1) fails to file such return on or before the date 
        prescribed therefor, or
            ``(2) files false or incomplete information with the 
        Secretary with respect to such transaction,
such person shall pay a penalty with respect to such return in the 
amount determined under subsection (b).
    ``(b) Amount of Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        penalty imposed under subsection (a) with respect to any 
        failure shall be $50,000.
            ``(2) Listed transactions.--The penalty imposed under 
        subsection (a) with respect to any listed transaction shall be 
        an amount equal to the greater of--
                    ``(A) $200,000, or
                    ``(B) 50 percent of the gross income derived by 
                such person with respect to aid, assistance, or advice 
                which is provided with respect to the listed 
                transaction before the date the return including the 
                transaction is filed under section 6111.
        Subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' 
        for `50 percent' in the case of an intentional failure or act 
        described in subsection (a).
    ``(c) Certain Rules To Apply.--The provisions of section 6707A(d) 
shall apply to any penalty imposed under this section.
    ``(d) Reportable and Listed Transactions.--The terms `reportable 
transaction' and `listed transaction' have the respective meanings 
given to such terms by section 6707A(c).''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 6707 in the 
table of sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
by striking ``tax shelters'' and inserting ``reportable transactions''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to returns the due date for which is after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 109. MODIFICATION OF PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LISTS OF 
              INVESTORS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 6708 is amended to read 
as follows:
    ``(a) Imposition of Penalty.--
            ``(1) In general.--If any person who is required to 
        maintain a list under section 6112(a) fails to make such list 
        available upon written request to the Secretary in accordance 
        with section 6112(b)(1)(A) within 20 business days after the 
        date of the Secretary's request, such person shall pay a 
        penalty of $10,000 for each day of such failure after such 20th 
        day.
            ``(2) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be 
        imposed by paragraph (1) with respect to the failure on any day 
        if such failure is due to reasonable cause.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to requests made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 110. MODIFICATION OF ACTIONS TO ENJOIN CERTAIN CONDUCT RELATED TO 
              TAX SHELTERS AND REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 7408 (relating to action to enjoin 
promoters of abusive tax shelters, etc.) is amended by redesignating 
subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by striking subsections (a) and 
(b) and inserting the following new subsections:
    ``(a) Authority To Seek Injunction.--A civil action in the name of 
the United States to enjoin any person from further engaging in 
specified conduct may be commenced at the request of the Secretary. Any 
action under this section shall be brought in the district court of the 
United States for the district in which such person resides, has his 
principal place of business, or has engaged in specified conduct. The 
court may exercise its jurisdiction over such action (as provided in 
section 7402(a)) separate and apart from any other action brought by 
the United States against such person.
    ``(b) Adjudication and Decree.--In any action under subsection (a), 
if the court finds--
            ``(1) that the person has engaged in any specified conduct, 
        and
            ``(2) that injunctive relief is appropriate to prevent 
        recurrence of such conduct,
the court may enjoin such person from engaging in such conduct or in 
any other activity subject to penalty under this title.
    ``(c) Specified Conduct.--For purposes of this section, the term 
`specified conduct' means any action, or failure to take action, 
subject to penalty under section 6700, 6701, 6707, or 6708.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) The heading for section 7408 is amended to read as 
        follows:

``SEC. 7408. ACTIONS TO ENJOIN SPECIFIED CONDUCT RELATED TO TAX 
              SHELTERS AND REPORTABLE TRANSACTIONS.''.

            (2) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 67 is 
        amended by striking the item relating to section 7408 and 
        inserting the following new item:

        ``Sec. 7408. Actions to enjoin specified conduct related to tax 
                            shelters and reportable transactions.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take 
effect on the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 111. UNDERSTATEMENT OF TAXPAYER'S LIABILITY BY INCOME TAX RETURN 
              PREPARER.

    (a) Standards Conformed to Taxpayer Standards.--Section 6694(a) 
(relating to understatements due to unrealistic positions) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``realistic possibility of being sustained 
        on its merits'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``reasonable 
        belief that the tax treatment in such position was more likely 
        than not the proper treatment'',
            (2) by striking ``or was frivolous'' in paragraph (3) and 
        inserting ``or there was no reasonable basis for the tax 
        treatment of such position'', and
            (3) by striking ``Unrealistic'' in the heading and 
        inserting ``Improper''.
    (b) Amount of Penalty.--Section 6694 is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$250'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
        ``$1,000'', and
            (2) by striking ``$1,000'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
        ``$5,000''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to documents prepared after the date of the enactment of this 
Act.

SEC. 112. PENALTY ON FAILURE TO REPORT INTERESTS IN FOREIGN FINANCIAL 
              ACCOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 5321(a)(5) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Foreign financial agency transaction violation.--
                    ``(A) Penalty authorized.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury may impose a civil money penalty on any person 
                who violates, or causes any violation of, any provision 
                of section 5314.
                    ``(B) Amount of penalty.--
                            ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in 
                        subparagraph (C), the amount of any civil 
                        penalty imposed under subparagraph (A) shall 
                        not exceed $5,000.
                            ``(ii) Reasonable cause exception.--No 
                        penalty shall be imposed under subparagraph (A) 
                        with respect to any violation if--
                                    ``(I) such violation was due to 
                                reasonable cause, and
                                    ``(II) the amount of the 
                                transaction or the balance in the 
                                account at the time of the transaction 
                                was properly reported.
                    ``(C) Willful violations.--In the case of any 
                person willfully violating, or willfully causing any 
                violation of, any provision of section 5314--
                            ``(i) the maximum penalty under 
                        subparagraph (B)(i) shall be increased to the 
                        greater of--
                                    ``(I) $25,000, or
                                    ``(II) the amount (not exceeding 
                                $100,000) determined under subparagraph 
                                (D), and
                            ``(ii) subparagraph (B)(ii) shall not 
                        apply.
                    ``(D) Amount.--The amount determined under this 
                subparagraph is--
                            ``(i) in the case of a violation involving 
                        a transaction, the amount of the transaction, 
                        or
                            ``(ii) in the case of a violation involving 
                        a failure to report the existence of an account 
                        or any identifying information required to be 
                        provided with respect to an account, the 
                        balance in the account at the time of the 
                        violation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to violations occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 113. FRIVOLOUS TAX SUBMISSIONS.

    (a) Civil Penalties.--Section 6702 is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 6702. FRIVOLOUS TAX SUBMISSIONS.

    ``(a) Civil Penalty for Frivolous Tax Returns.--A person shall pay 
a penalty of $5,000 if--
            ``(1) such person files what purports to be a return of a 
        tax imposed by this title but which--
                    ``(A) does not contain information on which the 
                substantial correctness of the self-assessment may be 
                judged, or
                    ``(B) contains information that on its face 
                indicates that the self-assessment is substantially 
                incorrect; and
            ``(2) the conduct referred to in paragraph (1)--
                    ``(A) is based on a position which the Secretary 
                has identified as frivolous under subsection (c), or
                    ``(B) reflects a desire to delay or impede the 
                administration of Federal tax laws.
    ``(b) Civil Penalty for Specified Frivolous Submissions.--
            ``(1) Imposition of penalty.--Except as provided in 
        paragraph (3), any person who submits a specified frivolous 
        submission shall pay a penalty of $5,000.
            ``(2) Specified frivolous submission.--For purposes of this 
        section--
                    ``(A) Specified frivolous submission.--The term 
                `specified frivolous submission' means a specified 
                submission if any portion of such submission--
                            ``(i) is based on a position which the 
                        Secretary has identified as frivolous under 
                        subsection (c), or
                            ``(ii) reflects a desire to delay or impede 
                        the administration of Federal tax laws.
                    ``(B) Specified submission.--The term `specified 
                submission' means--
                            ``(i) a request for a hearing under--
                                    ``(I) section 6320 (relating to 
                                notice and opportunity for hearing upon 
                                filing of notice of lien), or
                                    ``(II) section 6330 (relating to 
                                notice and opportunity for hearing 
                                before levy), and
                            ``(ii) an application under--
                                    ``(I) section 6159 (relating to 
                                agreements for payment of tax liability 
                                in installments),
                                    ``(II) section 7122 (relating to 
                                compromises), or
                                    ``(III) section 7811 (relating to 
                                taxpayer assistance orders).
            ``(3) Opportunity to withdraw submission.--If the Secretary 
        provides a person with notice that a submission is a specified 
        frivolous submission and such person withdraws such submission 
        within 30 days after such notice, the penalty imposed under 
        paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to such submission.
    ``(c) Listing of Frivolous Positions.--The Secretary shall 
prescribe (and periodically revise) a list of positions which the 
Secretary has identified as being frivolous for purposes of this 
subsection. The Secretary shall not include in such list any position 
that the Secretary determines meets the requirement of section 
6662(d)(2)(B)(ii)(II).
    ``(d) Reduction of Penalty.--The Secretary may reduce the amount of 
any penalty imposed under this section if the Secretary determines that 
such reduction would promote compliance with and administration of the 
Federal tax laws.
    ``(e) Penalties in Addition to Other Penalties.--The penalties 
imposed by this section shall be in addition to any other penalty 
provided by law.''.
    (b) Treatment of Frivolous Requests for Hearings Before Levy.--
            (1) Frivolous requests disregarded.--Section 6330 (relating 
        to notice and opportunity for hearing before levy) is amended 
        by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Frivolous Requests for Hearing, etc.--Notwithstanding any 
other provision of this section, if the Secretary determines that any 
portion of a request for a hearing under this section or section 6320 
meets the requirement of clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A), 
then the Secretary may treat such portion as if it were never submitted 
and such portion shall not be subject to any further administrative or 
judicial review.''.
            (2) Preclusion from raising frivolous issues at hearing.--
        Section 6330(c)(4) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``(A)'' and inserting ``(A)(i)'';
                    (B) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(ii)'';
                    (C) by striking the period at the end of the first 
                sentence and inserting ``; or''; and
                    (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so 
                redesignated) the following:
                    ``(B) the issue meets the requirement of clause (i) 
                or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A).''.
            (3) Statement of grounds.--Section 6330(b)(1) is amended by 
        striking ``under subsection (a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``in 
        writing under subsection (a)(3)(B) and states the grounds for 
        the requested hearing''.
    (c) Treatment of Frivolous Requests for Hearings Upon Filing of 
Notice of Lien.--Section 6320 is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``under subsection 
        (a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``in writing under subsection 
        (a)(3)(B) and states the grounds for the requested hearing'', 
        and
            (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``and (e)'' and 
        inserting ``(e), and (g)''.
    (d) Treatment of Frivolous Applications for Offers-in-Compromise 
and Installment Agreements.--Section 7122 is amended by adding at the 
end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Frivolous Submissions, etc.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of this section, if the Secretary determines that any portion 
of an application for an offer-in-compromise or installment agreement 
submitted under this section or section 6159 meets the requirement of 
clause (i) or (ii) of section 6702(b)(2)(A), then the Secretary may 
treat such portion as if it were never submitted and such portion shall 
not be subject to any further administrative or judicial review.''.
    (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I of 
subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 6702 and inserting the following new item:

                              ``Sec. 6702. Frivolous tax 
                                        submissions.''.
    (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to submissions made and issues raised after the date on which the 
Secretary first prescribes a list under section 6702(c) of the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection (a).

SEC. 114. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUALS PRACTICING BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF 
              TREASURY.

    (a) Censure; Imposition of Penalty.--
            (1) In general.--Section 330(b) of title 31, United States 
        Code, is amended--
                    (A) by inserting ``, or censure,'' after 
                ``Department'', and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new flush 
                sentence:
``The Secretary may impose a monetary penalty on any representative 
described in the preceding sentence. If the representative was acting 
on behalf of an employer or any firm or other entity in connection with 
the conduct giving rise to such penalty, the Secretary may impose a 
monetary penalty on such employer, firm, or entity if it knew, or 
reasonably should have known, of such conduct. Such penalty shall not 
exceed the gross income derived (or to be derived) from the conduct 
giving rise to the penalty and may be in addition to, or in lieu of, 
any suspension, disbarment, or censure of the representative.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply to actions taken after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act.
    (b) Tax Shelter Opinions, etc.--Section 330 of such title 31 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(d) Nothing in this section or in any other provision of law 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Secretary of the 
Treasury to impose standards applicable to the rendering of written 
advice with respect to any entity, transaction plan or arrangement, or 
other plan or arrangement, which is of a type which the Secretary 
determines as having a potential for tax avoidance or evasion.''.

SEC. 115. PENALTY ON PROMOTERS OF TAX SHELTERS.

    (a) Penalty on Promoting Abusive Tax Shelters.--Section 6700(a) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
``Notwithstanding the first sentence, if an activity with respect to 
which a penalty imposed under this subsection involves a statement 
described in paragraph (2)(A), the amount of the penalty shall be equal 
to 50 percent of the gross income derived (or to be derived) from such 
activity by the person on which the penalty is imposed.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to activities after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 116. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR TAXABLE YEARS FOR WHICH REQUIRED 
              LISTED TRANSACTIONS NOT REPORTED.

    (a) In General.--Section 6501(c) (relating to exceptions) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(10) Listed transactions.--If a taxpayer fails to include 
        on any return or statement for any taxable year any information 
        with respect to a listed transaction (as defined in section 
        6707A(c)(2)) which is required under section 6011 to be 
        included with such return or statement, the time for assessment 
        of any tax imposed by this title with respect to such 
        transaction shall not expire before the date which is 1 year 
        after the earlier of--
                    ``(A) the date on which the Secretary is furnished 
                the information so required; or
                    ``(B) the date that a material advisor (as defined 
                in section 6111) meets the requirements of section 6112 
                with respect to a request by the Secretary under 
                section 6112(b) relating to such transaction with 
                respect to such taxpayer.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years with respect to which the period for assessing a 
deficiency did not expire before the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 117. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS 
              ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONDISCLOSED REPORTABLE AND NONECONOMIC 
              SUBSTANCE TRANSACTIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 163 (relating to deduction for interest) 
is amended by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (n) and by 
inserting after subsection (l) the following new subsection:
    ``(m) Interest on Unpaid Taxes Attributable to Nondisclosed 
Reportable Transactions and Noneconomic Substance Transactions.--No 
deduction shall be allowed under this chapter for any interest paid or 
accrued under section 6601 on any underpayment of tax which is 
attributable to--
            ``(1) the portion of any reportable transaction 
        understatement (as defined in section 6662A(b)) with respect to 
        which the requirement of section 6664(d)(2)(A) is not met, or
            ``(2) any noneconomic substance transaction understatement 
        (as defined in section 6662B(c)).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to transactions in taxable years beginning after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.

SEC. 118. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TAX LAW ENFORCEMENT.

    There is authorized to be appropriated $300,000,000 for each fiscal 
year beginning after September 30, 2003, for the purpose of carrying 
out tax law enforcement to combat tax avoidance transactions and other 
tax shelters, including the use of offshore financial accounts to 
conceal taxable income.

            TITLE II--OTHER CORPORATE GOVERNANCE PROVISIONS

SEC. 201. AFFIRMATION OF CONSOLIDATED RETURN REGULATION AUTHORITY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1502 (relating to consolidated return 
regulations) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ``In prescribing such regulations, the Secretary may 
prescribe rules applicable to corporations filing consolidated returns 
under section 1501 that are different from other provisions of this 
title that would apply if such corporations filed separate returns.''.
    (b) Result Not Overturned.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be construed by treating Treasury 
regulation Sec. 1.1502-20(c)(1)(iii) (as in effect on January 1, 2001) 
as being inapplicable to the type of factual situation in 255 F.3d 1357 
(Fed. Cir. 2001).
    (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall apply to 
taxable years beginning before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 202. SIGNING OF CORPORATE TAX RETURNS BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

    (a) In General.--Section 6062 (relating to signing of corporation 
returns) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following 
new sentences: ``The return of a corporation with respect to income 
shall also include a declaration signed by the chief executive officer 
of such corporation (or other such officer of the corporation as the 
Secretary may designate if the corporation does not have a chief 
executive officer), under penalties of perjury, that the chief 
executive officer ensures that such return complies with this title and 
that the chief executive officer was provided reasonable assurance of 
the accuracy of all material aspects of such return. The preceding 
sentence shall not apply to any return of a regulated investment 
company (within the meaning of section 851).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to returns filed after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 203. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN FINES, PENALTIES, AND OTHER 
              AMOUNTS.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 162 (relating to trade 
or business expenses) is amended to read as follows:
    ``(f) Fines, Penalties, and Other Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
        deduction otherwise allowable shall be allowed under this 
        chapter for any amount paid or incurred (whether by suit, 
        agreement, or otherwise) to, or at the direction of, a 
        government or entity described in paragraph (4) in relation to 
        the violation of any law or the investigation or inquiry by 
        such government or entity into the potential violation of any 
        law.
            ``(2) Exception for amounts constituting restitution.--
        Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any amount which the taxpayer 
        establishes constitutes restitution for damage or harm caused 
        by the violation of any law or the potential violation of any 
        law. This paragraph shall not apply to any amount paid or 
        incurred as reimbursement to the government or entity for the 
        costs of any investigation or litigation.
            ``(3) Exception for amounts paid or incurred as the result 
        of certain court orders.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
        amount paid or incurred by order of a court in a suit in which 
        no government or entity described in paragraph (4) is a party.
            ``(4) Certain nongovernmental regulatory entities.--An 
        entity is described in this paragraph if it is--
                    ``(A) a nongovernmental entity which exercises 
                self-regulatory powers (including imposing sanctions) 
                in connection with a qualified board or exchange (as 
                defined in section 1256(g)(7)), or
                    ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, a 
                nongovernmental entity which exercises self-regulatory 
                powers (including imposing sanctions) as part of 
                performing an essential governmental function.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to amounts paid or incurred after April 27, 2003, except that such 
amendment shall not apply to amounts paid or incurred under any binding 
order or agreement entered into on or before April 27, 2003. Such 
exception shall not apply to an order or agreement requiring court 
approval unless the approval was obtained on or before April 27, 2003.

SEC. 204. DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

    (a) Disallowance of Deduction.--
            (1) In general.--Section 162(g) (relating to treble damage 
        payments under the antitrust laws) is amended by adding at the 
        end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Punitive damages.--No deduction shall be allowed 
        under this chapter for any amount paid or incurred for punitive 
        damages in connection with any judgment in, or settlement of, 
        any action. This paragraph shall not apply to punitive damages 
        described in section 104(c).''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--
                    (A) Section 162(g) is amended--
                            (i) by striking ``If'' and inserting:
            ``(1) Treble damages.--If'', and
                            (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
                        (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
                    (B) The heading for section 162(g) is amended by 
                inserting ``or Punitive Damages'' after ``Laws''.
    (b) Inclusion in Income of Punitive Damages Paid by Insurer or 
Otherwise.--
            (1) In general.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 
        (relating to items specifically included in gross income) is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 91. PUNITIVE DAMAGES COMPENSATED BY INSURANCE OR OTHERWISE.

    ``Gross income shall include any amount paid to or on behalf of a 
taxpayer as insurance or otherwise by reason of the taxpayer's 
liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages.''.
            (2) Reporting requirements.--Section 6041 (relating to 
        information at source) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new subsection:
    ``(f) Section To Apply to Punitive Damages Compensation.--This 
section shall apply to payments by a person to or on behalf of another 
person as insurance or otherwise by reason of the other person's 
liability (or agreement) to pay punitive damages.''.
            (3) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for part 
        II of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new item:

``Sec. 91. Punitive damages compensated by insurance or otherwise.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to damages paid or incurred on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.

SEC. 205. INCREASE IN CRIMINAL MONETARY PENALTY LIMITATION FOR THE 
              UNDERPAYMENT OR OVERPAYMENT OF TAX DUE TO FRAUD.

    (a) In General.--Section 7206 (relating to fraud and false 
statements) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``Any person who--'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--Any person who--'', and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(b) Increase in Monetary Limitation for Underpayment or 
Overpayment of Tax Due to Fraud.--If any portion of any underpayment 
(as defined in section 6664(a)) or overpayment (as defined in section 
6401(a)) of tax required to be shown on a return is attributable to 
fraudulent action described in subsection (a), the applicable dollar 
amount under subsection (a) shall in no event be less than an amount 
equal to such portion. A rule similar to the rule under section 6663(b) 
shall apply for purposes of determining the portion so attributable.''.
    (b) Increase in Penalties.--
            (1) Attempt to evade or defeat tax.--Section 7201 is 
        amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
                ``$250,000'',
                    (B) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting 
                ``$1,000,000'', and
                    (C) by striking ``5 years'' and inserting ``10 
                years''.
            (2) Willful failure to file return, supply information, or 
        pay tax.--Section 7203 is amended--
                    (A) in the first sentence--
                            (i) by striking ``misdemeanor'' and 
                        inserting ``felony'', and
                            (ii) by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
                        ``10 years'', and
                    (B) by striking the third sentence.
            (3) Fraud and false statements.--Section 7206(a) (as 
        redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
                ``$250,000'',
                    (B) by striking ``$500,000'' and inserting 
                ``$1,000,000'', and
                    (C) by striking ``3 years'' and inserting ``5 
                years''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to underpayments and overpayments attributable to actions 
occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

            TITLE III--ENRON-RELATED TAX SHELTER PROVISIONS

SEC. 301. LIMITATION ON TRANSFER OR IMPORTATION OF BUILT-IN LOSSES.

    (a) In General.--Section 362 (relating to basis to corporations) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(e) Limitations on Built-in Losses.--
            ``(1) Limitation on importation of built-in losses.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If in any transaction described 
                in subsection (a) or (b) there would (but for this 
                subsection) be an importation of a net built-in loss, 
                the basis of each property described in subparagraph 
                (B) which is acquired in such transaction shall 
                (notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b)) be its fair 
                market value immediately after such transaction.
                    ``(B) Property described.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), property is described in this 
                subparagraph if--
                            ``(i) gain or loss with respect to such 
                        property is not subject to tax under this 
                        subtitle in the hands of the transferor 
                        immediately before the transfer, and
                            ``(ii) gain or loss with respect to such 
                        property is subject to such tax in the hands of 
                        the transferee immediately after such transfer.
                In any case in which the transferor is a partnership, 
                the preceding sentence shall be applied by treating 
                each partner in such partnership as holding such 
                partner's proportionate share of the property of such 
                partnership.
                    ``(C) Importation of net built-in loss.--For 
                purposes of subparagraph (A), there is an importation 
                of a net built-in loss in a transaction if the 
                transferee's aggregate adjusted bases of property 
                described in subparagraph (B) which is transferred in 
                such transaction would (but for this paragraph) exceed 
                the fair market value of such property immediately 
                after such transaction.''.
            ``(2) Limitation on transfer of built-in losses in section 
        351 transactions.--
                    ``(A) In general.--If--
                            ``(i) property is transferred by a 
                        transferor in any transaction which is 
                        described in subsection (a) and which is not 
                        described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
                        and
                            ``(ii) the transferee's aggregate adjusted 
                        bases of such property so transferred would 
                        (but for this paragraph) exceed the fair market 
                        value of such property immediately after such 
                        transaction,
                then, notwithstanding subsection (a), the transferee's 
                aggregate adjusted bases of the property so transferred 
                shall not exceed the fair market value of such property 
                immediately after such transaction.
                    ``(B) Allocation of basis reduction.--The aggregate 
                reduction in basis by reason of subparagraph (A) shall 
                be allocated among the property so transferred in 
                proportion to their respective built-in losses 
                immediately before the transaction.
                    ``(C) Exception for transfers within affiliated 
                group.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
                transaction if the transferor owns stock in the 
                transferee meeting the requirements of section 
                1504(a)(2). In the case of property to which 
                subparagraph (A) does not apply by reason of the 
                preceding sentence, the transferor's basis in the stock 
                received for such property shall not exceed its fair 
                market value immediately after the transfer.''.
    (b) Comparable Treatment Where Liquidation.--Paragraph (1) of 
section 334(b) (relating to liquidation of subsidiary) is amended to 
read as follows:
            ``(1) In general.--If property is received by a corporate 
        distributee in a distribution in a complete liquidation to 
        which section 332 applies (or in a transfer described in 
        section 337(b)(1)), the basis of such property in the hands of 
        such distributee shall be the same as it would be in the hands 
        of the transferor; except that the basis of such property in 
        the hands of such distributee shall be the fair market value of 
        the property at the time of the distribution--
                    ``(A) in any case in which gain or loss is 
                recognized by the liquidating corporation with respect 
                to such property, or
                    ``(B) in any case in which the liquidating 
                corporation is a foreign corporation, the corporate 
                distributee is a domestic corporation, and the 
                corporate distributee's aggregate adjusted bases of 
                property described in section 362(e)(1)(B) which is 
                distributed in such liquidation would (but for this 
                subparagraph) exceed the fair market value of such 
                property immediately after such liquidation.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to transactions after February 13, 2003.

SEC. 302. NO REDUCTION OF BASIS UNDER SECTION 734 IN STOCK HELD BY 
              PARTNERSHIP IN CORPORATE PARTNER.

    (a) In General.--Section 755 is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsection:
    ``(c) No Allocation of Basis Decrease to Stock of Corporate 
Partner.--In making an allocation under subsection (a) of any decrease 
in the adjusted basis of partnership property under section 734(b)--
            ``(1) no allocation may be made to stock in a corporation 
        (or any person which is related (within the meaning of section 
        267(b) or 707(b)(1)) to such corporation) which is a partner in 
        the partnership, and
            ``(2) any amount not allocable to stock by reason of 
        paragraph (1) shall be allocated under subsection (a) to other 
        partnership property in such manner as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.
Gain shall be recognized to the partnership to the extent that the 
amount required to be allocated under paragraph (2) to other 
partnership property exceeds the aggregate adjusted basis of such other 
property immediately before the allocation required by paragraph 
(2).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to distributions after February 13, 2003.

SEC. 303. REPEAL OF SPECIAL RULES FOR FASITS.

    (a) In General.--Part V of subchapter M of chapter 1 (relating to 
financial asset securitization investment trusts) is hereby repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--
            (1) Paragraph (6) of section 56(g) is amended by striking 
        ``REMIC, or FASIT'' and inserting ``or REMIC''.
            (2) Clause (ii) of section 382(l)(4)(B) is amended by 
        striking ``a REMIC to which part IV of subchapter M applies, or 
        a FASIT to which part V of subchapter M applies,'' and 
        inserting ``or a REMIC to which part IV of subchapter M 
        applies,''.
            (3) Paragraph (1) of section 582(c) is amended by striking 
        ``, and any regular interest in a FASIT,''.
            (4) Subparagraph (E) of section 856(c)(5) is amended by 
        striking the last sentence.
            (5)(A) Section 860G(a)(1) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new sentence: ``An interest shall not fail to 
        qualify as a regular interest solely because the specified 
        principal amount of the regular interest (or the amount of 
        interest accrued on the regular interest) can be reduced as a 
        result of the nonoccurrence of 1 or more contingent payments 
        with respect to any reverse mortgage loan held by the REMIC if, 
        on the startup day for the REMIC, the sponsor reasonably 
        believes that all principal and interest due under the regular 
        interest will be paid at or prior to the liquidation of the 
        REMIC.''.
            (B) The last sentence of section 860G(a)(3) is amended by 
        inserting ``, and any reverse mortgage loan (and each balance 
        increase on such loan meeting the requirements of subparagraph 
        (A)(iii)) shall be treated as an obligation secured by an 
        interest in real property'' before the period at the end.
            (6) Paragraph (3) of section 860G(a) is amended by adding 
        ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking ``, and'' 
        at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting a period, and by 
        striking subparagraph (D).
            (7) Section 860G(a)(3), as amended by paragraph (6), is 
        amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
        purposes of subparagraph (A), if more than 50 percent of the 
        obligations transferred to, or purchased by, the REMIC are 
        originated by the United States or any State (or any political 
        subdivision, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or 
        any State) and are principally secured by an interest in real 
        property, then each obligation transferred to, or purchased by, 
        the REMIC shall be treated as secured by an interest in real 
        property.''.
            (8)(A) Section 860G(a)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``or'' 
        at the end of clause (i), by inserting ``or'' at the end of 
        clause (ii), and by inserting after clause (ii) the following 
        new clause:
                            ``(iii) represents an increase in the 
                        principal amount under the original terms of an 
                        obligation described in clause (i) or (ii) if 
                        such increase--
                                    ``(I) is attributable to an advance 
                                made to the obligor pursuant to the 
                                original terms of the obligation,
                                    ``(II) occurs after the startup 
                                day, and
                                    ``(III) is purchased by the REMIC 
                                pursuant to a fixed price contract in 
                                effect on the startup day.''.
            (B) Section 860G(a)(7)(B) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(B) Qualified reserve fund.--For purposes of 
                subparagraph (A), the term `qualified reserve fund' 
                means any reasonably required reserve to--
                            ``(i) provide for full payment of expenses 
                        of the REMIC or amounts due on regular 
                        interests in the event of defaults on qualified 
                        mortgages or lower than expected returns on 
                        cash flow investments, or
                            ``(ii) provide a source of funds for the 
                        purchase of obligations described in clause 
                        (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A).
                The aggregate fair market value of the assets held in 
                any such reserve shall not exceed 50 percent of the 
                aggregate fair market value of all of the assets of the 
                REMIC on the startup day, and the amount of any such 
                reserve shall be promptly and appropriately reduced to 
                the extent the amount held in such reserve is no longer 
                reasonably required for purposes specified in clause 
                (i) or (ii) of paragraph (3)(A).''.
            (9) Subparagraph (C) of section 1202(e)(4) is amended by 
        striking ``REMIC, or FASIT'' and inserting ``or REMIC''.
            (10) Section 1272(a)(6)(B) is amended by adding at the end 
        the following new flush sentence:
                ``For purposes of clause (iii), the Secretary shall 
                prescribe regulations permitting the use of a current 
                prepayment assumption, determined as of the close of 
                the accrual period (or such other time as the Secretary 
                may prescribe during the taxable year in which the 
                accrual period ends).''.
            (11) Subparagraph (C) of section 7701(a)(19) is amended by 
        adding ``and'' at the end of clause (ix), by striking ``, and'' 
        at the end of clause (x) and inserting a period, and by 
        striking clause (xi).
            (12) The table of parts for subchapter M of chapter 1 is 
        amended by striking the item relating to part V.
    (c) Effective Date.--
            (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        amendments made by this section shall take effect on February 
        14, 2003.
            (2) Exception for existing fasits.--
                    (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
                any FASIT in existence on the date of the enactment of 
                this Act to the extent that regular interests issued by 
                the FASIT before such date continue to remain 
                outstanding in accordance with the original terms of 
                issuance.
                    (B) Transfer of additional assets not permitted.--
                Except as provided in regulations prescribed by the 
                Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate, 
                subparagraph (A) shall cease to apply as of the 
                earliest date after the date of the enactment of this 
                Act that any property is transferred to the FASIT.

SEC. 304. EXPANDED DISALLOWANCE OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON 
              CONVERTIBLE DEBT.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 163(l) is amended by 
striking ``or a related party'' and inserting ``or equity held by the 
issuer (or any related party) in any other person''.
    (b) Capitalization Allowed With Respect to Equity of Persons Other 
Than Issuer and Related Parties.--Section 163(l) is amended by 
redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6) and by 
inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Capitalization allowed with respect to equity of 
        persons other than issuer and related parties.--If the 
        disqualified debt instrument of a corporation is payable in 
        equity held by the issuer (or any related party) in any other 
        person (other than a related party), the basis of such equity 
        shall be increased by the amount not allowed as a deduction by 
        reason of paragraph (1) with respect to the instrument.''.
    (c) Exception for Certain Instruments Issued by Dealers in 
Securities.--Section 163(l), as amended by subsection (b), is amended 
by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (6) and (7) and 
by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
            ``(5) Exception for certain instruments issued by dealers 
        in securities.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
        `disqualified debt instrument' does not include indebtedness 
        issued by a dealer in securities (or a related party) which is 
        payable in, or by reference to, equity (other than equity of 
        the issuer or a related party) held by such dealer in its 
        capacity as a dealer in securities. For purposes of this 
        paragraph, the term `dealer in securities' has the meaning 
        given such term by section 475.''.
    (d) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (3) of section 163(l) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``or a related party'' in the material 
        preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting ``or any other 
        person'', and
            (2) by striking ``or interest'' each place it appears.
    (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to debt instruments issued after February 13, 2003.

SEC. 305. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO DISALLOW TAX BENEFITS UNDER SECTION 
              269.

    (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 269 (relating to 
acquisitions made to evade or avoid income tax) is amended to read as 
follows:
    ``(a) In General.--If--
            ``(1)(A) any person or persons acquire, directly or 
        indirectly, control of a corporation, or
            ``(B) any corporation acquires, directly or indirectly, 
        property of another corporation and the basis of such property, 
        in the hands of the acquiring corporation, is determined by 
        reference to the basis in the hands of the transferor 
        corporation, and
            ``(2) the principal purpose for which such acquisition was 
        made is evasion or avoidance of Federal income tax,
then the Secretary may disallow such deduction, credit, or other 
allowance. For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), control means the 
ownership of stock possessing at least 50 percent of the total combined 
voting power of all classes of stock entitled to vote or at least 50 
percent of the total value of all shares of all classes of stock of the 
corporation.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to stock and property acquired after February 13, 2003.

SEC. 306. MODIFICATION OF INTERACTION BETWEEN SUBPART F AND PASSIVE 
              FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY RULES.

    (a) Limitation on Exception From PFIC Rules for United States 
Shareholders of Controlled Foreign Corporations.--Paragraph (2) of 
section 1297(e) (relating to passive foreign investment company) is 
amended by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
                ``Such term shall not include any period if the earning 
                of subpart F income by such corporation during such 
                period would result in only a remote likelihood of an 
                inclusion in gross income under section 
                951(a)(1)(A)(i).''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years of controlled foreign corporations beginning after 
February 13, 2003, and to taxable years of United States shareholders 
with or within which such taxable years of controlled foreign 
corporations end.
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