[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 125 (Thursday, June 27, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 33335-33365]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15824]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
26 CFR Parts 1 and 602

[TD 8678]
RIN 1545-AU36


Regulations Under Section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986; Limitations on Net Operating Loss Carryforwards and Certain 
Built-in Losses and Credits Following an Ownership Change of a 
Consolidated Group

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Temporary regulations.

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SUMMARY: This document contains temporary regulations regarding the 
operation of sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
(relating to limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and 
certain built-in losses and credits following an ownership change) with 
respect to consolidated groups. The regulations include rules for 
determining whether a loss group or a loss subgroup has an ownership 
change, for computing a consolidated section 382 limitation or subgroup 
section 382 limitation, and for applying sections 382 and 383 to 
corporations that join or leave a group. The rules are necessary to 
provide guidance to such groups on the use of certain of their tax 
attributes. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the 
text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed 
rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section of this issue 
of the Federal Register.

DATES: These regulations are effective June 27, 1996.
    For dates of application and special transition rules, see 
Effective Dates under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David B. Friedel at (202) 622-7550 
(not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The collection of information contained in the temporary 
regulations has been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management 
and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3507) under the control number 1545-1218. The collection requires a 
response from certain consolidated groups. The IRS requires the 
information described in Sec. 1.1502-95T(e) to assure that a section 
382 limitation is properly determined in cases of corporations that 
cease to be members of a group. Responses to this collection of 
information are required to obtain a benefit (relating to the section 
382 limition applicable to the departing member(s)).
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid control number.
    For further information concerning this collection of information, 
and where to submit comments on the collection of information and the 
accuracy of the estimated burden, and suggestions for reducing this 
burden, please refer to the preamble to the cross-referencing notice of 
proposed rulemaking published in the Proposed Rules section of this 
issue of the Federal Register.
    Books or records relating to a collection of information must be 
retained as long as their contents may become material in the 
administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 
tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Background and Explanation of Provisions

    On February 4, 1991, the IRS and Treasury issued three notices of 
proposed rulemaking, CO-132-87 (56 FR 4194), CO-077-90 (56 FR 4183), 
and CO-078-90 (56 FR 4228), setting forth rules regarding the 
application of sections 382 and 383 by consolidated groups and by 
controlled groups, and regarding the use of built-in deductions and net 
operating losses and capital losses, including the carryover and 
carryback of separate return limitation year (SRLY) losses of members 
of consolidated groups. The preambles to the three proposed regulations 
explain their rules in detail. The IRS and Treasury also published 
Notice 91-27 (1991-2 C.B. 629) to advise of intended modifications to 
the proposed regulations.
    For reasons explained in the preamble to TD 8677 (published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register), the IRS and Treasury 
are issuing temporary amendments concerning the use of built-in 
deductions and net operating losses and capital losses of members of 
consolidated groups. Some of the rules in those temporary amendments 
are closely related to rules regarding the application of section 382 
to members of consolidated groups (for example, rules relating to 
built-in deductions and subgroups). Because of the close relationship, 
and in order to give consolidated groups immediate guidance on the 
application of sections 382 and 383, the IRS and Treasury are issuing 
these temporary amendments. The temporary amendments are substantially 
identical to the rules proposed on January 29, 1991.
    These temporary amendments do not address the comments on the 
proposed amendments. Many of these comments are still under 
consideration.
    As a companion to this Treasury decision, the IRS and Treasury are 
also issuing temporary regulations relating to the application of 
sections 382 and 383 by members of controlled groups. See TD 8679 
published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.

Effective Dates

    The temporary regulations are generally effective for testing dates 
that occur on or after January 1, 1997. Transition rules contained in 
the proposed amendments are retained and made applicable to testing 
dates before January 1, 1997.

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Special Analysis

    It has been determined that this Treasury decision is not a 
significant regulatory action as defined in EO 12866. Therefore, a 
regulatory assessment is not required. It is hereby certified that 
these regulations do not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. This certification is based on 
the fact that these regulations will primarily affect affiliated groups 
of corporations that have elected to file consolidated returns, which 
tend to be larger businesses. Therefore, a Regulatory Flexibility 
Analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) is 
not required. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, 
the notice of proposed rulemaking preceding these regulations were sent 
to the Small Business Administration for comment on their impact on 
small business.

Drafting Information

    The principal author of the temporary regulations is David B. 
Friedel of the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate), IRS. 
Other personnel from the IRS and Treasury participated in their 
development.

List of Subjects

26 CFR Part 1

    Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

26 CFR Part 602

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations

    Accordingly, 26 CFR parts 1 and 602 are amended as follows:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

    Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 is amended by adding 
entries in numerical order to read as follows:

    Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
    Section 1.1502-91T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-92T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-93T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-94T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-95T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-96T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-98T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502.
    Section 1.1502-99T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 382(m) and 26 
U.S.C. 1502. * * *

    Par. 2. Sections 1.1502-90T through 1.1502-99T are added to read as 
follows:


Sec. 1.1502-90T  Table of contents (temporary).

    The following table contains the major headings in Secs. 1.1502-91T 
through 1.1502-99T.

    Sec. 1.1502-91T  Application of section 382 with respect to a 
consolidated group (temporary).

(a) Determination and effect of an ownership change.
(1) In general.
(2) Special rule for post-change year that includes the change date.
(3) Cross reference.
(b) Definitions and nomenclature.
(c) Loss group.
(1) Defined.
(2) Coordination with rule that ends separate tracking.
(3) Example.
(d) Loss subgroup.
(1) Net operating loss carryovers.
(2) Net unrealized built-in loss.
(3) Loss subgroup parent.
(4) Principal purpose of avoiding a limitation.
(5) Special rules.
(6) Examples.
(e) Pre-change consolidated attribute.
(1) Defined.
(2) Example.
(f) Pre-change subgroup attribute.
(1) Defined.
(2) Example.
(g) Net unrealized built-in gain and loss.
(1) In general.
(2) Members included.
(i) Consolidated group.
(ii) Loss subgroup.
(3) Acquisitions of built-in gain or loss assets.
(4) Indirect ownership.
(h) Recognized built-in gain or loss.
(1) In general. [Reserved]
(2) Disposition of stock or an intercompany obligation of a member.
(3) Deferred gain or loss.
(4) Exchanged basis property.
(i) [Reserved]
(j) Predecessor and successor corporations.

    Sec. 1.1502-92T  Ownership change of a loss group or a loss 
subgroup (temporary).

(a) Scope.
(b) Determination of an ownership change.
(1) Parent change method.
(i) Loss group.
(ii) Loss subgroup.
(2) Examples.
(3) Special adjustments.
(i) Common parent succeeded by a new common parent.
(ii) Newly created loss subgroup parent.
(iii) Examples.
(4) End of separate tracking of certain losses.
(c) Supplemental rules for determining ownership change.
(1) Scope.
(2) Cause for applying supplemental rule.
(3) Operating rules.
(4) Supplemental ownership change rules.
(i) Additional testing dates for the common parent (or loss subgroup 
parent).
(ii) Treatment of subsidiary stock as stock of the common parent (or 
loss subgroup parent).
(iii) 5-percent shareholder of the common parent (or loss subgroup 
parent).
(5) Examples.
(d) Testing period following ownership change under this section.
(e) Information statements.
(1) Common parent of a loss group.
(2) Abbreviated statement with respect to loss subgroups.

    Sec. 1.1502-93T  Consolidated section 382 limitation (or 
subgroup section 382 limitation) (temporary).

(a) Determination of the consolidated section 382 limitation (or 
subgroup section 382 limitation).
(1) In general.
(2) Coordination with apportionment rule.
(b) Value of the loss group (or loss subgroup).
(1) Stock value immediately before ownership change.
(2) Adjustment to value.
(3) Examples.
(c) Recognized built-in gain of a loss group or loss subgroup.
(d) Continuity of business.
(1) In general.
(2) Example.
(e) Limitations of losses under other rules.

    Sec. 1.1502-94T  Coordination with section 382 and the 
regulations thereunder when a corporation becomes a member of a 
consolidated group (temporary).

(a) Scope.
(1) In general.
(2) Successor corporation as new loss member.
(3) Coordination in the case of a loss subgroup.
(4) End of separate tracking of certain losses.
(5) Cross-reference.
(b) Application of section 382 to a new loss member.
(1) In general.
(2) Adjustment to value.
(3) Pre-change separate attribute defined.
(4) Examples.
(c) Built-in gains and losses.
(d) Information statements.

    Sec. 1.1502-95T  Rules on ceasing to be a member of a 
consolidated group (or loss subgroup) (temporary).

(a) In general.
(1) Consolidated group.
(2) Election by common parent.
(3) Coordination with Secs. 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-93T.
(b) Separate application of section 382 when a member leaves a 
consolidated group.
(1) In general.
(2) Effect of a prior ownership change of the group.
(3) Application in the case of a loss subgroup.
(4) Examples.
(c) Apportionment of a consolidated section 382 limitation.
(1) In general.
(2) Amount of apportionment.
(3) Effect of apportionment on the consolidated section 382 
limitation.
(4) Effect on corporations to which the consolidated section 382 
limitation is apportioned.

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(5) Deemed apportionment when loss group terminates.
(6) Appropriate adjustments when former member leaves during the 
year.
(7) Examples.
(d) Rules pertaining to ceasing to be a member of a loss subgroup.
(1) In general.
(2) Examples.
(e) Filing the election to apportion.
(1) Form of the election to apportion.
(2) Signing of the election.
(3) Filing of the election.
(4) Revocation of election.

    Sec. 1.1502-96T  Miscellaneous rules (temporary).

(a) End of separate tracking of losses.
(1) Application.
(2) Effect of end of separate tracking.
(3) Continuing effect of end of separate tracking.
(4) Special rule for testing period.
(5) Limits on effects of end of separate tracking.
(b) Ownership change of subsidiary.
(1) Ownership change of a subsidiary because of options or plan or 
arrangement.
(2) Effect of the ownership change.
(i) In general.
(ii) Pre-change losses.
(3) Coordination with Secs. 1.1502-91T, 1.1502-92T, and 1.1502-94T.
(4) Example.
(c) Continuing effect of an ownership change.

    Sec. 1.1502-97T  Special rules under section 382 for members 
under the jurisdiction of a court in a title 11 or similar case 
(temporary). [Reserved]
    Sec. 1.1502-98T  Coordination with section 383 (temporary).
    Sec. 1.1502-99T  Effective dates (temporary).

(a) Effective date.
(b) Testing period may include a period beginning before January 1, 
1997.
(c) Transition rules.
(1) Methods permitted.
(i) In general.
(ii) Adjustments to offset excess limitation.
(iii) Coordination with effective date.
(2) Permitted methods.
(d) Amended returns.
(e) Section 383.


Sec. 1.1502-91T  Application of section 382 with respect to a 
consolidated group (temporary).

    (a) Determination and effect of an ownership change--(1) In 
general. This section and Secs. 1.1502-92T and 1.1502-93T set forth the 
rules for determining an ownership change under section 382 for members 
of consolidated groups and the section 382 limitations with respect to 
attributes described in paragraphs (e) and (f) of this section. These 
rules generally provide that an ownership change and the section 382 
limitation are determined with respect to these attributes for the 
group (or loss subgroup) on a single entity basis and not for its 
members separately. Following an ownership change of a loss group (or a 
loss subgroup) under Sec. 1.1502-92T, the amount of consolidated 
taxable income for any post-change year which may be offset by pre-
change consolidated attributes (or pre-change subgroup attributes) 
shall not exceed the consolidated section 382 limitation (or subgroup 
section 382 limitation) for such year as determined under Sec. 1.1502-
93T.
    (2) Special rule for post-change year that includes the change 
date. If the post-change year includes the change date, section 
382(b)(3)(A) is applied so that the consolidated section 382 limitation 
(or subgroup section 382 limitation) does not apply to the portion of 
consolidated taxable income that is allocable to the period in the year 
on or before the change date. See generally Sec. 1.382-6 (relating to 
the allocation of income and loss). The allocation of consolidated 
taxable income for the post-change year that includes the change date 
must be made before taking into account any consolidated net operating 
loss deduction (as defined in Sec. 1.1502-21T(a)).
    (3) Cross reference. See Secs. 1.1502-94T and 1.1502-95T for rules 
that apply section 382 to a corporation that becomes or ceases to be a 
member of a group or loss subgroup.
    (b) Definitions and nomenclature. For purposes of this section and 
Secs. 1.1502-92T through 1.1502-99T, unless otherwise stated:
    (1) The definitions and nomenclature contained in section 382 and 
the regulations thereunder (including the nomenclature and assumptions 
relating to the examples in Sec. 1.382-2T(b)) and this section and 
Secs. 1.1502-92T through 1.1502-99T apply; and
    (2) In all examples, all groups file consolidated returns, all 
corporations file their income tax returns on a calendar year basis, 
the only 5-percent shareholder of a corporation is a public group, the 
facts set forth the only owner shifts during the testing period, and 
each asset of a corporation has a value equal to its adjusted basis.
    (c) Loss group--(1) Defined. A loss group is a consolidated group 
that:
    (i) Is entitled to use a net operating loss carryover to the 
taxable year that did not arise (and is not treated under Sec. 1.1502-
21T(c) as arising) in a SRLY;
    (ii) Has a consolidated net operating loss for the taxable year in 
which a testing date of the common parent occurs (determined by 
treating the common parent as a loss corporation); or
    (iii) Has a net unrealized built-in loss (determined under 
paragraph (g) of this section by treating the date on which the 
determination is made as though it were a change date).
    (2) Coordination with rule that ends separate tracking. A 
consolidated group may be a loss group because a member's losses that 
arose in (or are treated as arising in) a SRLY are treated as described 
in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section. See Sec. 1.1502-96T(a).
    (3) Example. The following example illustrates the principles of 
this paragraph (c).

    Example. Loss group. (a) L and L1 file separate returns and each 
has a net operating loss carryover arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 2. A owns 40 shares and L owns 60 shares of the 100 
outstanding shares of L1 stock. At the close of Year 1, L buys the 
40 shares of L1 stock from A. For Year 2, L and L1 file a 
consolidated return. The following is a graphic illustration of 
these facts:

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    (b) L and L1 become a loss group at the beginning of Year 2 
because the group is entitled to use the Year 1 net operating loss 
carryover of L, the common parent, which did not arise (and is not 
treated under Sec. 1.1502-21T(c) as arising) in a SRLY. See 
Sec. 1.1502-94T for rules relating to the application of section 382 
with respect to L1's net operating loss carryover from Year 1 which 
did arise in a SRLY.

    (d) Loss subgroup--(1) Net operating loss carryovers. Two or more 
corporations that become members of a consolidated group (the current 
group) compose a loss subgroup if:
    (i) They were affiliated with each other in another group (the 
former group), whether or not the group was a consolidated group;
    (ii) They bear the relationship described in section 1504(a)(1) to 
each other through a loss subgroup parent immediately after they become 
members of the current group; and
    (iii) At least one of the members carries over a net operating loss 
that did not arise (and is not treated under Sec. 1.1502-21T(c) as 
arising) in a SRLY with respect to the former group.
    (2) Net unrealized built-in loss. Two or more corporations that 
become members of a consolidated group compose a loss subgroup if they:
    (i) Have been continuously affiliated with each other for the 5 
consecutive year period ending immediately before they become members 
of the group;
    (ii) Bear the relationship described in section 1504(a)(1) to each 
other through a loss subgroup parent immediately after they become 
members of the current group; and
    (iii) Have a net unrealized built-in loss (determined under 
paragraph (g) of this section on the day they become members of the 
group by treating that day as though it were a change date).
    (3) Loss subgroup parent. A loss subgroup parent is the corporation 
that bears the same relationship to the other members of the loss 
subgroup as a common parent bears to the members of a group.
    (4) Principal purpose of avoiding a limitation. The corporations 
described in paragraph (d)(1) or (2) of this section do not compose a 
loss subgroup if any one of them is formed, acquired, or availed of 
with a principal purpose of avoiding the application of, or increasing 
any limitation under, section 382. Instead, Sec. 1.1502-94T applies 
with respect to the attributes of each such corporation. This paragraph 
(d)(4) does not apply solely because, in connection with becoming 
members of the group, the members of a group (or loss subgroup) are 
rearranged to bear a relationship to the other members described in 
section 1504(a)(1).

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    (5) Special rules. See Sec. 1.1502-95T(d) for rules concerning when 
a corporation ceases to be a member of a loss subgroup. See also 
Sec. 1.1502-96T(a) for a special rule regarding the end of separate 
tracking of SRLY losses of a member that has an ownership change or 
that has been a member of a group for at least 5 consecutive years.
    (6) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (d).

    Example 1. Loss subgroup. (a) P owns all the L stock and L owns 
all the L1 stock. The P group has a consolidated net operating loss 
arising in Year 1 that is carried to Year 2. On May 2, Year 2, P 
sells all the stock of L to A, and L and L1 thereafter file 
consolidated returns. A portion of the Year 1 consolidated net 
operating loss is apportioned under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b) to each of L 
and L1, which they carry over to Year 2. The following is a graphic 
illustration of these facts:

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    (b) (1) L and L1 compose a loss subgroup within the meaning of 
paragraph (d)(1) of this section because--
    (i) They were affiliated with each other in the P group (the 
former group);
    (ii) They bear a relationship described in section 1504(a)(1) to 
each other through a loss subgroup parent (L) immediately after they 
became members of the L group; and
    (iii) At least one of the members (here, both L and L1) carries 
over a net operating loss to the L group (the current group) that 
did not arise in a SRLY with respect to the P group.
    (2) Under paragraph (d)(3) of this section, L is the loss 
subgroup parent of the L loss subgroup.
    Example 2. Loss subgroup--section 1504(a)(1) relationship. (a) P 
owns all the stock of L and L1. L owns all the stock of L2. L1 and 
L2 own 40 percent and 60 percent of the stock of L3, respectively. 
The P group has a consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 
that is carried over to Year 2. On May 22, Year 2, P sells all the 
stock of L and L1 to P1, the common parent of another consolidated 
group. The Year 1 consolidated net operating loss is apportioned 
under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b), and each of L, L1, L2, and L3 carries over 
a portion of such loss to the first consolidated return year of the 
P1 group ending after the acquisition. The following is a graphic 
illustration of these facts:


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    (b) L and L2 compose a loss subgroup within the meaning of 
paragraph (d)(1) of this section. Neither L1 nor L3 is included in a 
loss subgroup because neither bears a relationship described in 
section 1504(a)(1) through a loss subgroup parent to any other 
member of the former group immediately after becoming members of the 
P1 group.
    Example 3. Loss subgroup--section 1504(a)(1) relationship. The 
facts are the same as in Example 2, except that the stock of L1 is 
transferred to L in connection with the sale of the L stock to P1. 
L, L1, L2, and L3 compose a loss subgroup within the meaning of 
paragraph (d)(1) of this section because--
    (1) They were affiliated with each other in the P group (the 
former group);
    (2) They bear a relationship described in section 1504(a)(1) to 
each other through a loss subgroup parent (L) immediately after they 
become members of the P1 group; and
    (3) At least one of the members (here, each of L, L1, L2, and 
L3) carries over to the P1 group (the current group) a net operating 
loss that did not arise in a SRLY with respect to the P group (the 
former group).

    (e) Pre-change consolidated attribute--(1) Defined. A pre-change 
consolidated attribute of a loss group is--
    (i) Any loss described in paragraph (c)(1) (i) or (ii) of this 
section (relating to the definition of loss group) that is allocable to 
the period ending on or before the change date; and
    (ii) Any recognized built-in loss of the loss group.
    (2) Example. The following example illustrates the principle of 
this paragraph (e).

    Example. Pre-change consolidated attribute. (a) The L group has 
a consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 2. The L loss group has an ownership change at the 
beginning of Year 2.
    (b) The net operating loss carryover of the L loss group from 
Year 1 is a pre-change consolidated attribute because the L group 
was entitled to use the loss in Year 2, the loss did not arise in a 
SRLY with respect to the L group, and therefore the loss was 
described in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section. Under paragraph 
(a) of this section, the amount of consolidated taxable income of 
the L group for Year 2 that may be offset by this loss carryover may 
not exceed the consolidated section 382 limitation of the L group 
for that year. See Sec. 1.1502-93T for rules relating to the 
computation of the consolidated section 382 limitation.

    (f) Pre-change subgroup attribute--(1) Defined. A pre-change 
subgroup attribute of a loss subgroup is--

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    (i) Any net operating loss carryover described in paragraph 
(d)(1)(iii) of this section (relating to the definition of loss 
subgroup); and
    (ii) Any recognized built-in loss of the loss subgroup.
    (2) Example. The following example illustrates the principle of 
this paragraph (f).

    Example. Pre-change subgroup attribute. (a) P is the common 
parent of a consolidated group. P owns all the stock of L, and L 
owns all the stock of L1. L2 is not a member of an affiliated group, 
and has a net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried over 
to Year 2. On December 11, Year 2, L1 acquires all the stock of L2, 
causing an ownership change of L2. During Year 2, the P group has a 
consolidated net operating loss that is carried over to Year 3. On 
November 2, Year 3, M acquires all the L stock from P. M, L, L1, and 
L2 thereafter file consolidated returns. All of the P group Year 2 
consolidated net operating loss is apportioned under Sec. 1.1502-
21T(b) to L and L2, which they carry over to the M group.
    (b)(1) L, L1, and L2 compose a loss subgroup because--
    (i) They were affiliated with each other in the P group (the 
former group);
    (ii) They bore a relationship described in section 1504(a)(1) to 
each other through a loss subgroup parent (L) immediately after they 
became members of the L group; and
    (iii) At least one of the members (here, both L and L2) carries 
over a net operating loss to the M group (the current group) that is 
described in paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section.
    (2) For this purpose, L2's loss from Year 1 that was a SRLY loss 
with respect to the P group (the former group) is treated as 
described in paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section because of the 
application of the principles of Sec. 1.1502-96T(a). See paragraph 
(d)(5) of this section. M's acquisition results in an ownership 
change of L, and therefore the L loss subgroup under Sec. 1.1502-
92T(a)(2). See Sec. 1.1502-93T for rules governing the computation 
of the subgroup section 382 limitation.
    (c) In the M group, L2's Year 1 loss continues to be subject to 
a section 382 limitation resulting from the ownership change that 
occurred on December 11, Year 2. See Sec. 1.1502-96T(c).

    (g) Net unrealized built-in gain and loss--(1) In general. The 
determination whether a consolidated group (or loss subgroup) has a net 
unrealized built-in gain or loss under section 382(h)(3) is based on 
the aggregate amount of the separately computed net unrealized built-in 
gains or losses of each member that is included in the group (or loss 
subgroup) under paragraph (g)(2) of this section, including items of 
built-in income and deduction described in section 382(h)(6). Thus, for 
example, amounts deferred under section 267, or under Sec. 1.1502-13 
(other than amounts deferred with respect to the stock of a member (or 
an intercompany obligation) included in the group (or loss subgroup) 
under paragraph (g)(2) of this section) are built-in items. The 
threshold requirement under section 382(h)(3)(B) applies on an 
aggregate basis and not on a member-by-member basis. The separately 
computed amount of a member included in a group or loss subgroup does 
not include any unrealized built-in gain or loss on stock (including 
stock described in section 1504(a)(4) and Sec. 1.382-2T(f)(18)(ii) and 
(iii)) of another member included in the group or loss subgroup (or on 
an intercompany obligation). However, a member of a group or loss 
subgroup includes in its separately computed amount the unrealized 
built-in gain or loss on stock of another member (or on an intercompany 
obligation) not included in the group or loss subgroup. If a member is 
not included in a group (or loss subgroup) under paragraph (g)(2) of 
this section, the determination of whether the member has a net 
unrealized built-in gain or loss under section 382(h)(3) is made on a 
separate entity basis. See Sec. 1.1502-94(c) (relating to built-in gain 
or loss of a new loss member) and Sec. 1.1502-96(a) (relating to the 
end of separate tracking of certain losses).
    (2) Members included--(i) Consolidated group. The members included 
in the determination whether a consolidated group has a net unrealized 
built-in gain or loss are all members of the group on the day that the 
determination is made other than--
    (A) A new loss member with a net unrealized built-in loss described 
in Sec. 1.1502-94T(a)(1)(ii); and
    (B) Members included in a loss subgroup described in Sec. 1.1502-
91T(d)(2).
    (ii) Loss subgroup. The members included in the determination 
whether a loss subgroup has a net unrealized built-in gain or loss are 
those members described in paragraphs (d)(2)(i) and (ii) of this 
section.
    (3) Acquisitions of built-in gain or loss assets. A member of a 
consolidated group (or loss subgroup) may not, in determining its 
separately computed net unrealized built-in gain or loss, include any 
gain or loss with respect to assets acquired with a principal purpose 
to affect the amount of its net unrealized built-in gain or loss. A 
group (or loss subgroup) may not, in determining its net unrealized 
built-in gain or loss, include any gain or loss of a member acquired 
with a principal purpose to affect the amount of its net unrealized 
built-in gain or loss.
    (4) Indirect ownership. A member's separately computed net 
unrealized built-in gain or loss is adjusted to the extent necessary to 
prevent any duplication of unrealized gain or loss attributable to the 
member's indirect ownership interest in another member through a 
nonmember if the member has a 5-percent or greater ownership interest 
in the nonmember.
    (h) Recognized built-in gain or loss--(1) In general. [Reserved]
    (2) Disposition of stock or an intercompany obligation of a member. 
Gain or loss recognized by a member on the disposition of stock 
(including stock described in section 1504(a)(4) and Sec. 1.382-
2T(f)(18)(ii) and (iii)) of another member or an intercompany 
obligation is treated as a recognized built-in gain or loss under 
section 382(h)(2) (unless disallowed under Sec. 1.1502-20 or 
otherwise), even though gain or loss on such stock or obligation was 
not included in the determination of a net unrealized built-in gain or 
loss under paragraph (g)(1) of this section.
    (3) Deferred gain or loss. Gain or loss that is deferred under 
provisions such as section 267 and Sec. 1.1502-13 is treated as 
recognized built-in gain or loss only to the extent taken into account 
by the group during the recognition period.
    (4) Exchanged basis property. If the adjusted basis of any asset is 
determined, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by reference 
to the adjusted basis of another asset held by the member at the 
beginning of the recognition period, the asset is treated, with 
appropriate adjustments, as held by the member at the beginning of the 
recognition period.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (j) Predecessor and successor corporations. A reference in this 
section and Secs. 1.1502-92T through 1.1502-99T to a corporation, 
member, common parent, loss subgroup parent, or subsidiary includes, as 
the context may require, a reference to a predecessor or successor 
corporation. For example, the determination whether a successor 
satisfies the continuous affiliation requirement of paragraph (d)(2)(i) 
of this section is made by reference to its predecessor.


Sec. 1.1502-92T  Ownership change of a loss group or a loss subgroup 
(temporary).

    (a) Scope. This section provides rules for determining if there is 
an ownership change for purposes of section 382 with respect to a loss 
group or a loss subgroup. See Sec. 1.1502-94T for special rules for 
determining if there is an ownership change with respect to a new loss 
member and Sec. 1.1502-96T(b) for special rules for determining if 
there is an ownership change of a subsidiary.
    (b) Determination of an ownership change--(1) Parent change 
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Loss group. A loss group has an ownership change if the loss group's 
common parent has an ownership change under section 382 and the 
regulations thereunder. Solely for purposes of determining whether the 
common parent has an ownership change--
    (A) The losses described in Sec. 1.1502-91T(c) are treated as net 
operating losses (or a net unrealized built-in loss) of the common 
parent; and
    (B) The common parent determines the earliest day that its testing 
period can begin by reference to only the attributes that make the 
group a loss group under Sec. 1.1502-91T(c).
    (ii) Loss subgroup. A loss subgroup has an ownership change if the 
loss subgroup parent has an ownership change under section 382 and the 
regulations thereunder. The principles of Sec. 1.1502-95T(b) (relating 
to ceasing to be a member of a consolidated group) apply in determining 
whether the loss subgroup parent has an ownership change. Solely for 
purposes of determining whether the loss subgroup parent has an 
ownership change--
    (A) The losses described in Sec. 1.1502-91T(d) are treated as net 
operating losses (or a net unrealized built-in loss) of the loss 
subgroup parent;
    (B) The day that the members of the loss subgroup become members of 
the group (or a loss subgroup) is treated as a testing date within the 
meaning of Sec. 1.382-2(a)(4); and
    (C) The loss subgroup parent determines the earliest day that its 
testing period can begin under Sec. 1.382-2T(d)(3) by reference to only 
the attributes that make the members a loss subgroup under Sec. 1.1502-
91T(d).
    (2) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (b).

    Example 1. Loss group--ownership change of the common parent. 
(a) A owns all the L stock. L owns 80 percent and B owns 20 percent 
of the L1 stock. For Year 1, the L group has a consolidated net 
operating loss that resulted from the operations of L1 and that is 
carried over to Year 2. The value of the L stock is $1000. The total 
value of the L1 stock is $600 and the value of the L1 stock held by 
B is $120. The L group is a loss group under Sec. 1.1502-91T(c)(1) 
because it is entitled to use its net operating loss carryover from 
Year 1. On August 15, Year 2, A sells 51 percent of the L stock to 
C. The following is a graphic illustration of these facts:

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    (b) Under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, section 382 and 
the regulations thereunder are applied to L to determine whether it 
(and therefore the L loss group) has an ownership change with 
respect to its net operating loss carryover from Year 1 attributable 
to L1 on August 15, Year 2. The sale of the L stock to C causes an 
ownership change of L under Sec. 1.382-2T and of the L loss group 
under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section. The amount of 
consolidated taxable income of the L loss group for any post-change 
taxable year that may be offset by its pre-change consolidated 
attributes (that is, the net operating loss carryover from Year 1 
attributable to L1) may not exceed the consolidated section 382 
limitation for the L loss group for the taxable year.
    Example 2. Loss group--owner shifts of subsidiaries disregarded. 
(a) The facts are the same as in Example 1, except that on August 
15, Year 2, A sells only 49 percent of the L stock to C and, on 
December 12, Year 3, in an unrelated transaction, B sells the 20 
percent of the L1 stock to D. A's sale of the L stock to C does not 
cause an ownership change of L under Sec. 1.382-2T nor of the L loss 
group under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section. The following is a 
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    (b) B's subsequent sale of L1 stock is not taken into account 
for purposes of determining whether the L loss group has an 
ownership change under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, and, 
accordingly, there is no ownership change of the L loss group. See 
paragraph (c) of this section, however, for a supplemental ownership 
change method that would apply to cause an ownership change if the 
purchases by C and D were pursuant to a plan or arrangement.
    Example 3. Loss subgroup--ownership change of loss subgroup 
parent controls. (a) P owns all the L stock. L owns 80 percent and A 
owns 20 percent of the L1 stock. The P group has a consolidated net 
operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried over to Year 2. On 
September 9, Year 2, P sells 51 percent of the L stock to B, and L1 
is apportioned a portion of the Year 1 consolidated net operating 
loss under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b), which it carries over to its next 
taxable year. L and L1 file a consolidated return for their first 
taxable year ending after the sale to B. The following is a graphic 
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    (b) Under Sec. 1.1502-91T(d)(1), L and L1 compose a loss 
subgroup on September 9, Year 2, the day that they become members of 
the L group. Under paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, section 382 
and the regulations thereunder are applied to L to determine whether 
it (and therefore the L loss subgroup) has an ownership change with 
respect to the portion of the Year 1 consolidated net operating loss 
that is apportioned to L1 on September 9, Year 2. L has an ownership 
change resulting from P's sale of 51 percent of the L stock to A. 
Therefore, the L loss subgroup has an ownership change with respect 
to that loss.
    Example 4. Loss group and loss subgroup--contemporaneous 
ownership changes. (a) A owns all the stock of corporation M, M owns 
35 percent and B owns 65 percent of the L stock, and L owns all the 
L1 stock. The L group has a consolidated net operating loss arising 
in Year 1 that is carried over to Year 2. On May 19, Year 2, B sells 
45 percent of the L stock to M for cash. M, L, and L1 thereafter 
file consolidated returns. L and L1 are each apportioned a portion 
of the Year 1 consolidated net operating loss, which they carry over 
to the M group's Year 2 and Year 3 consolidated return years. The M 
group has a consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 2 that 
is carried over to Year 3. On June 9, Year 3, A sells 70 percent of 
the M stock to C. The following is a graphic illustration of these 
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    (b) Under Sec. 1.1502-91T(d)(1), L and L1 compose a loss 
subgroup on May 19, Year 2, the day they become members of the M 
group. Under paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section, section 382 and 
the regulations thereunder are applied to L to determine whether L 
(and therefore the L loss subgroup) has an ownership change with 
respect to the loss carryovers from Year 1 on May 19, Year 2, a 
testing date because of B's sale of L stock to M. The sale of L 
stock to M results in only a 45 percentage point increase in A's 
ownership of L stock. Thus, there is no ownership change of L (or 
the L loss subgroup) with respect to those loss carryovers under 
paragraph (b)(1)(ii) of this section on that day.
    (c) June 9, Year 3, is also a testing date with respect to the L 
loss subgroup because of A's sale of M stock to C. The sale results 
in a 56 percentage point increase in C's ownership of L stock, and L 
has an ownership change. Therefore, the L loss subgroup has an 
ownership change on that day with respect to the loss carryovers 
from Year 1.
    (d) Paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section requires that section 
382 and the regulations thereunder be applied to M to determine 
whether M (and therefore the M loss group) has an ownership change 
with respect to the net operating loss carryover from Year 2 on June 
9, Year 3, a testing date because of A's sale of M stock to C. The 
sale results in a 70 percentage point increase in C's ownership of M 
stock, and M has an ownership change. Therefore, the M loss group 
has an ownership change on that day with respect to that loss 
carryover.

    (3) Special adjustments--(i) Common parent succeeded by a new 
common parent. For purposes of determining if a loss group has an 
ownership change, if the common parent of a loss group is succeeded or 
acquired by a new common parent and the loss group remains in 
existence, the new common parent is treated as a continuation of the 
former common parent with appropriate adjustments to take into account 
shifts in ownership of the former common parent during the testing 
period (including shifts that occur incident to the common parent's 
becoming the former common parent).
    (ii) Newly created loss subgroup parent. For purposes of 
determining if a loss subgroup has an ownership change, if the member 
that is the loss subgroup parent has not been the loss subgroup parent 
for at least 3 years as of a testing date, appropriate adjustments must 
be made to take into account owner shifts of members of the loss 
subgroup so that the structure of the loss subgroup does not have the 
effect of avoiding an ownership change under section 382. (See 
paragraph (b)(3)(iii) Example 3 of this section.)
    (iii) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (b)(3).

    Example 1. New common parent acquires old common parent. (a) A, 
who owns all the L stock, sells 30 percent of the L stock to B on 
August 26, Year 1. L owns all the L1 stock. The L group has a 
consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 3. On July 16, Year 2, A and B transfer their L stock 
to a newly created holding company, HC, in exchange for 70 percent 
and 30 percent, respectively, of the HC stock. HC, L, and L1 
thereafter file consolidated returns. Under the principles of 
Sec. 1.1502-75(d), the L loss group is treated as remaining in 
existence, with HC taking the place of L as the new common parent of 
the loss group. The following is a graphic illustration of these 
facts:

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    (b) On November 11, Year 3, A sells 25 percent of the HC stock 
to B. For purposes of determining if the L loss group has an 
ownership change under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section on 
November 11, Year 3, HC is treated as a continuation of L under 
paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this section because it acquired L and became 
the common parent without terminating the L loss group. Accordingly, 
HC's testing period commences on January 1, Year 1, the first day of 
the taxable year of the L loss group in which the consolidated net 
operating loss that is carried over to Year 3 arose (see Sec. 1.382-
2T(d)(3)(i)). Immediately after the close of November 11, Year 3, 
B's percentage ownership interest in the common parent of the loss 
group (HC) has increased by 55 percentage points over its lowest 
percentage ownership during the testing period (zero percent). 
Accordingly, HC and the L loss group have an ownership change on 
that day.
    Example 2. New common parent in case in which common parent 
ceases to exist. (a) A, B, and C each own one-third of the L stock. 
L owns all the L1 stock. The L group has a consolidated net 
operating loss arising in Year 2 that is carried over to Year 3. On 
November 22, Year 3, L is merged into P, a corporation owned by D, 
and L1 thereafter files consolidated returns with P. A, B, and C, as 
a result of owning stock of L, own 90 percent of P's stock after the 
merger. D owns the remaining 10 percent of P's stock. The merger of 
L into P qualifies as a reverse acquisition of the L group under 
Sec. 1.1502-75(d)(3)(i), and the L loss group is treated as 
remaining in existence, with P taking the place of L as the new 
common parent of the L group. The following is a graphic 
illustration of these facts:

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    (b) For purposes of determining if the L loss group has an 
ownership change on November 22, Year 3, the day of the merger, P is 
treated as a continuation of L so that the testing period for P 
begins on January 1, Year 2, the first day of the taxable year of 
the L loss group in which the consolidated net operating loss that 
is carried over to Year 3 arose. Immediately after the close of 
November 22, Year 3, D is the only 5-percent shareholder that has 
increased his ownership interest in P during the testing period 
(from zero to 10 percentage points).
    (c) The facts are the same as in paragraph (a) of this Example 
2, except that A has held 23\1/3\ shares (23\1/3\ percent) of L's 
stock for five years, and A purchased an additional 10 shares of L 
stock from E two years before the merger. Immediately after the 
close of the day of the merger (a testing date), A's ownership 
interest in P, the common parent of the L loss group, has increased 
by 6\2/3\ percentage points over her lowest percentage ownership 
during the testing period (23\1/3\ percent to 30 percent).
    (d) The facts are the same as in (a) of this Example 2, except 
that P has a net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried to 
the first consolidated return year ending after the day of the 
merger. Solely for purposes of determining whether the L loss group 
has an ownership change under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section, 
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commences on January 1, Year 2. P does not determine the earliest 
day for its testing period by reference to its net operating loss 
carryover from Year 1, which Secs. 1502-1(f)(3) and 1.1502-
75(d)(3)(i) treat as arising in a SRLY. See Sec. 1.1502-94T to 
determine the application of section 382 with respect to P's net 
operating loss carryover.
    Example 3. Newly acquired loss subgroup parent. (a) P owns all 
the L stock and L owns all the L1 stock. The P group has a 
consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 3. On January 19, Year 2, L issues a 20 percent stock 
interest to B. On February 5, Year 3, P contributes its L stock to a 
newly formed subsidiary, HC, in exchange for all the HC stock, and 
distributes the HC stock to its sole shareholder A. HC, L, and L1 
thereafter file consolidated returns. A portion of the P group's 
Year 1 consolidated net operating loss is apportioned to L and L1 
under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b) and is carried over to the HC group's year 
ending after February 5, Year 3. HC, L, and L1 compose a loss 
subgroup within the meaning of Sec. 1.1502-91T(d) with respect to 
the net operating loss carryovers from Year 1. The following is a 
graphic illustration of these facts:

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    (b) February 5, Year 3, is a testing date for HC as the loss 
subgroup parent with respect to the net operating loss carryovers of 
L and L1 from Year 1. See paragraph (b)(1)(ii)(B) of this section. 
For purposes of determining whether HC has an ownership change on 
the testing date, appropriate adjustments must be made with respect 
to the changes in the percentage ownership of the stock of HC 
because HC was not the loss subgroup parent for at least 3 years 
prior to the day on which it became a member of the HC loss subgroup 
(a testing date). The appropriate adjustments include adjustments so 
that HC succeeds to the owner shifts of other members of the former 
group. Thus, HC succeeds to the owner shift of L that resulted from 
the sale of the 20 percent interest to B in determining whether the 
HC loss subgroup has an ownership change on February 5, Year 3, and 
on any subsequent testing date that includes January 19, Year 2.

    (4) End of separate tracking of certain losses. If Sec. 1.1502-
96T(a) (relating to the end of separate tracking of attributes) applies 
to a loss subgroup, then, while one or more members that were included 
in the loss subgroup remain members of the consolidated group, there is 
an ownership change with respect to their attributes described in 
Sec. 1.1502-96T(a)(2) only if the consolidated group is a loss group 
and has an ownership change under paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section 
(or such a member has an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-96T(b) 
(relating to ownership changes of subsidiaries)). If, however, the loss 
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an ownership change before Sec. 1.1502-96T(a) applies, see Sec. 1.1502-
96T(c) for the continuing application of the subgroup's section 382 
limitation with respect to its pre-change subgroup attributes.
    (c) Supplemental rules for determining ownership change--(1) Scope. 
This paragraph (c) contains a supplemental rule for determining whether 
there is an ownership change of a loss group (or loss subgroup). It 
applies in addition to, and not instead of, the rules of paragraph (b) 
of this section. Thus, for example, if the common parent of the loss 
group has an ownership change under paragraph (b) of this section, the 
loss group has an ownership change even if, by applying this paragraph 
(c), the common parent would not have an ownership change.
    (2) Cause for applying supplemental rule. This paragraph (c) 
applies to a loss group (or loss subgroup) if--
    (i) Any 5-percent shareholder of the common parent (or loss 
subgroup parent) increases its percentage ownership interest in the 
stock of both--
    (A) A subsidiary of the loss group (or loss subgroup) other than by 
a direct or indirect acquisition of stock of the common parent (or loss 
subgroup parent); and
    (B) The common parent (or loss subgroup parent); and
    (ii) Those increases occur within a 3 year period ending on any day 
of a consolidated return year or, if shorter, the period beginning on 
the first day following the most recent ownership change of the loss 
group (or loss subgroup).
    (3) Operating rules. Solely for purposes of this paragraph (c)--
    (i) A 5-percent shareholder of the common parent (or loss subgroup 
parent) is treated as increasing its percentage ownership interest in 
the common parent (or loss subgroup parent) or a subsidiary to the 
extent, if any, that any person acting pursuant to a plan or 
arrangement with the 5-percent shareholder increases its percentage 
ownership interest in the stock of that entity;
    (ii) The rules in section 382(l)(3) and Secs. 1.382-2T(h) and 
1.382-4(d) (relating to constructive ownership) apply with respect to 
the stock of the subsidiary by treating such stock as stock of a loss 
corporation; and
    (iii) In the case of a loss subgroup, a subsidiary includes any 
member of the loss subgroup other than the loss subgroup parent. (The 
loss subgroup parent is, however, a subsidiary of the loss group of 
which it is a member.)
    (4) Supplemental ownership change rules. The determination whether 
the common parent (or loss subgroup parent) has an ownership change is 
made by applying paragraph (b)(1) of this section as modified by the 
following additional rules--
    (i) Additional testing dates for the common parent (or loss 
subgroup parent). A testing date for the common parent (or loss 
subgroup parent) also includes--
    (A) Each day on which there is an increase in the percentage 
ownership of stock of a subsidiary as described in paragraph (c)(2) of 
this section; and
    (B) The first day of the first consolidated return year for which 
the group is a loss group (or the members compose a loss subgroup);
    (ii) Treatment of subsidiary stock as stock of the common parent 
(or loss subgroup parent). The common parent (or loss subgroup parent) 
is treated as though it had issued to the person acquiring (or deemed 
to acquire) the subsidiary stock an amount of its own stock (by value) 
that equals the value of the subsidiary stock represented by the 
percentage increase in that person's ownership of the subsidiary 
(determined on a separate entity basis). A similar principle applies if 
the increase in percentage ownership interest is effected by a 
redemption or similar transaction; and
    (iii) 5-percent shareholder of the common parent (or loss subgroup 
parent). Any person described in paragraph (c)(3)(i) of this section 
who is acting pursuant to the plan or arrangement is treated as a 5-
percent shareholder of the common parent (or loss subgroup parent).
    (5) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (c).

    Example 1. Stock of the common parent under supplemental rules. 
(a) A owns all the L stock. L is not a member of an affiliated group 
and has a net operating loss carryover arising in Year 1 that is 
carried over to Year 6. On September 20, Year 6, L transfers all of 
its assets and liabilities to a newly created subsidiary, S, in 
exchange for S stock. L and S thereafter file consolidated returns. 
On November 23, Year 6, B contributes cash to L in exchange for a 45 
percent ownership interest in L and contributes cash to S for a 20 
percent ownership interest in S.
    (b) B is a 5-percent shareholder of L who increases his 
percentage ownership interest in L and S during the 3 year period 
ending on November 23, Year 6. Under paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of this 
section, the determination whether L (the common parent of a loss 
group) has an ownership change on November 23, Year 6 (or on any 
testing date in the testing period which includes November 23, Year 
6), is made by applying paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section and by 
treating the value of B's 20 percent ownership interest in S as if 
it were L stock issued to B.
    Example 2. Plan or arrangement--public offering of subsidiary 
stock. (a) A owns all the stock of L and L owns all the stock of L1. 
The L group has a consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 
that resulted from the operations of L1 and that is carried over to 
Year 2. As part of a plan, A sells 49 percent of the L stock to B on 
October 7, Year 2, and L1 issues new stock representing a 20 percent 
ownership interest in L1 to the public on November 6, Year 2. The 
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    (b) A's sale of the L stock to B does not cause an ownership 
change of the L loss group on October 7, Year 2, under the rules of 
Sec. 1.382-2T and paragraph (b)(1)(i) of this section.
    (c) Because the issuance of L1 stock to the public occurs in 
connection with B's acquisition of L stock pursuant to a plan, 
paragraph (c)(4) of this section applies to determine whether the L 
loss group has an ownership change on November 6, Year 2 (or on any 
testing date for which the testing period includes November 6, Year 
2).

    (d) Testing period following ownership change under this section. 
If a loss group (or a loss subgroup) has had an ownership change under 
this section, the testing period for determining a subsequent ownership 
change with respect to pre-change consolidated attributes (or pre-
change subgroup attributes) begins no earlier than the first day 
following the loss group's (or loss subgroup's) most recent change 
date.
    (e) Information statements.--(1) Common parent of a loss group. The 
common parent of a loss group must file the information statement 
required by Sec. 1.382-2T(a)(2)(ii) for a consolidated return year 
because of any owner shift, equity structure shift, or the issuance or 
transfer of an option--
    (i) With respect to the common parent and with respect to any 
subsidiary stock subject to paragraph (c) of this section; and
    (ii) With respect to an ownership change described in Sec. 1.1502-
96T(b) (relating to ownership changes of subsidiaries).
    (2) Abbreviated statement with respect to loss subgroups. The 
common parent of a consolidated group that has a loss subgroup during a 
consolidated return year must file the information statement required 
by Sec. 1.382-2T(a)(2)(ii) because of any owner shift, equity structure 
shift, or issuance or transfer of an option with respect to the loss 
subgroup parent and with respect to any subsidiary stock subject to 
paragraph (c) of this section. Instead of filing a separate statement 
for each loss subgroup parent, the common parent (which is treated as a 
loss corporation) may file the single statement described in paragraph 
(e)(1) of this section. In addition to the information concerning stock 
ownership of the common parent, the single statement must identify each 
loss subgroup parent and state which loss subgroups, if any, have had 
ownership changes during the consolidated return year. The loss 
subgroup parent is, however, still required to maintain the records 
necessary to determine if the loss subgroup has an ownership change.

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This paragraph (e)(2) applies with respect to the attributes of a loss 
subgroup until, under Sec. 1.1502-96T(a), the attributes are no longer 
treated as described in Sec. 1.1502-91T(d) (relating to the definition 
of loss subgroup). After that time, the information statement described 
in paragraph (e)(1) of this section must be filed with respect to those 
attributes.


Sec. 1.1502-93T  Consolidated section 382 limitation (or subgroup 
section 382 limitation) (temporary).

    (a) Determination of the consolidated section 382 limitation (or 
subgroup section 382 limitation)--(1) In general. Following an 
ownership change, the consolidated section 382 limitation (or subgroup 
section 382 limitation) for any post-change year is an amount equal to 
the value of the loss group (or loss subgroup), as defined in paragraph 
(b) of this section, multiplied by the long-term tax-exempt rate that 
applies with respect to the ownership change, and adjusted as required 
by section 382 and the regulations thereunder. See, for example, 
section 382(b)(2) (relating to the carryforward of unused section 382 
limitation), section 382(b)(3)(B) (relating to the section 382 
limitation for the post-change year that includes the change date), 
section 382(m)(2) (relating to short taxable years), and section 382(h) 
(relating to recognized built-in gains and section 338 gains).
    (2) Coordination with apportionment rule. For special rules 
relating to apportionment of a consolidated section 382 limitation (or 
a subgroup section 382 limitation) when one or more corporations cease 
to be members of a loss group (or a loss subgroup) and to aggregation 
of amounts so apportioned, see Sec. 1.1502-95T(c).
    (b) Value of the loss group (or loss subgroup)--(1) Stock value 
immediately before ownership change. Subject to any adjustment under 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the value of the loss group (or loss 
subgroup) is the value, immediately before the ownership change, of the 
stock of each member, other than stock that is owned directly or 
indirectly by another member. For this purpose--
    (i) Ownership is determined under Sec. 1.382-2T;
    (ii) A member is considered to indirectly own stock of another 
member through a nonmember only if the member has a 5-percent or 
greater ownership interest in the nonmember; and
    (iii) Stock includes stock described in section 1504(a)(4) and 
Sec. 1.382-2T(f)(18)(ii) and (iii).
    (2) Adjustment to value. The value of the loss group (or loss 
subgroup), as determined under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, is 
adjusted under any rule in section 382 or the regulations thereunder 
requiring an adjustment to such value for purposes of computing the 
amount of the section 382 limitation. See, for example, section 
382(e)(2) (redemptions and corporate contractions), section 382(l)(1) 
(certain capital contributions) and section 382(l)(4) (ownership of 
substantial nonbusiness assets). The value of the loss group (or loss 
subgroup) determined under this paragraph (b) is also adjusted to the 
extent necessary to prevent any duplication of the value of the stock 
of a member. For example, the principles of Sec. 1.382-8T (relating to 
controlled groups of corporations) apply in determining the value of a 
loss group (or loss subgroup) if, under Sec. 1.1502-91T(g)(2), members 
are not included in the determination whether the group (or loss 
subgroup) has a net unrealized built-in loss.
    (3) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (b).
    Example 1. Basic case. (a) L, L1, and L2 compose a loss group. L 
has outstanding common stock, the value of which is $100. L1 has 
outstanding common stock and preferred stock that is described in 
section 1504(a)(4). L owns 90 percent of the L1 common stock, and A 
owns the remaining 10 percent of the L1 common stock plus all the 
preferred stock. The value of the L1 common stock is $40, and the 
value of the L1 preferred stock is $30. L2 has outstanding common 
stock, 50 percent of which is owned by L and 50 percent by L1. The L 
group has an ownership change. The following is a graphic 
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    (b) Under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the L group does not 
include the value of the stock of any member that is owned directly 
or indirectly by another member in computing its consolidated 
section 382 limitation. Accordingly, the value of the stock of the 
loss group is $134, the sum of the value of--
    (1) The common stock of L ($100);
    (2) the 10 percent of the L1 common stock ($4) owned by A; and
    (3) The L1 preferred stock ($30) owned by A.
    Example 2. Indirect ownership. (a) L and L1 compose a 
consolidated group. L's stock has a value of $100. L owns 80 shares 
(worth $80) and corporation M owns 20 shares (worth $20) of the L1 
stock. L also owns 79 percent of the stock of corporation M. The L 
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    (b) Under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, because of L's more 
than 5 percent ownership interest in M, a nonmember, L is considered 
to indirectly own 15.8 shares of the L1 stock held by M (79% x 20 
shares). The value of the L loss group is $104.20, the sum of the 
values of--
    (1) The L stock ($100); and
    (2) The L1 stock not owned directly or indirectly by L (21% x 
$20, or $4.20).

    (c) Recognized built-in gain of a loss group or loss subgroup. If a 
loss group (or loss subgroup) has a net unrealized built-in gain, any 
recognized built-in gain of the loss group (or loss subgroup) is taken 
into account under section 382(h) in determining the consolidated 
section 382 limitation (or subgroup section 382 limitation).
    (d) Continuity of business--(1) In general. A loss group (or a loss 
subgroup) is treated as a single entity for purposes of determining 
whether it satisfies the continuity of business enterprise requirement 
of section 382(c)(1).
    (2) Example. The following example illustrates the principle of 
this paragraph (d).

    Example. Continuity of business enterprise. L owns all the stock 
of two subsidiaries, L1 and L2. The L group has an ownership change. 
It has pre-change consolidated attributes attributable to L2. Each 
of the members has historically conducted a separate line of 
business. Each line of business is approximately equal in value. One 
year after the ownership change, L discontinues its separate 
business and the business of L2. The separate business of L1 is 
continued for the remainder of the 2 year period following the 
ownership change. The continuity of business enterprise requirement 
of section 382(c)(1) is met even though the separate businesses of L 
and L2 are discontinued.

    (e) Limitations of losses under other rules. If a section 382 
limitation for a post-change year exceeds the consolidated taxable 
income that may be offset by pre-change attributes for any reason, 
including the application of the limitation of Sec. 1.1502-21T(c), the 
amount of the excess is carried forward under section 382(b)(2) 
(relating to the carryforward of unused section 382 limitation).


Sec. 1.1502-94T  Coordination with section 382 and the regulations 
thereunder when a corporation becomes a member of a consolidated group 
(temporary).

    (a) Scope--(1) In general. This section applies section 382 and the 
regulations thereunder to a corporation that is a new loss member of a 
consolidated group. A corporation is a new loss member if it--
    (i) Carries over a net operating loss that arose (or is treated 
under Sec. 1.1502-21T(c) as arising) in a SRLY with respect to the 
current group, and that is not described in Sec. 1.1502-91T(d)(1); or
    (ii) Has a net unrealized built-in loss (determined under paragraph 
(c) of this section on the day it becomes a member of the current group 
by treating that day as a change date) that is not taken into account 
under Sec. 1.1502-91T(d)(2) in determining whether two or more 
corporations compose a loss subgroup.
    (2) Successor corporation as new loss member. A new loss member 
also includes any successor to a corporation that has a net operating 
loss carryover arising in a SRLY and that is treated as remaining in 
existence under Sec. 1.382-2(a)(1)(ii) following a transaction 
described in section 381(a).
    (3) Coordination in the case of a loss subgroup. For rules 
regarding the determination of whether there is an ownership change of 
a loss subgroup with respect to a net operating loss or a net 
unrealized built-in loss described in Sec. 1.1502-91T(d) (relating to 
the definition of loss subgroup) and the computation of a subgroup 
section 382 limitation following such an ownership change, see 
Secs. 1.1502-92T and 1.1502-93T.
    (4) End of separate tracking of certain losses. If Sec. 1.1502-
96T(a) (relating to the end of separate tracking of attributes) applies 
to a new loss member, then, while that member remains a member of the 
consolidated group, there is an ownership change with respect to its 
attributes described in Sec. 1.1502-96T(a)(2) only if the consolidated 
group is a loss group and has an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-
92T(b)(1)(i) (or that member has an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-
96T(b) (relating to ownership changes of subsidiaries)). If, however, 
the new loss member has had an ownership change before Sec. 1.1502-
96T(a) applies, see Sec. 1.1502-96T(c) for the continuing application 
of the section 382 limitation with respect to the member's pre-change 
losses.
    (5) Cross-reference. See section 382(a) and Sec. 1.1502-96T(c) for 
the continuing effect of an ownership change after a corporation 
becomes or ceases to be a member.
    (b) Application of section 382 to a new loss member--(1) In 
general. Section 382 and the regulations thereunder apply to a new loss 
member to determine, on a separate entity basis, whether and to what 
extent a section 382 limitation applies to limit the amount of 
consolidated taxable income that may be offset by the new loss member's 
pre-change separate attributes. For example, if an ownership change 
with respect to the new loss member occurs under section 382 and the 
regulations thereunder, the amount of consolidated taxable income for 
any post-change year that may be offset by the new loss member's pre-
change separate attributes shall not exceed the section 382 limitation 
as determined separately under section 382(b) with respect to that 
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the post-change year includes the change date, section 382(b)(3)(A) is 
applied so that the section 382 limitation of the new loss member does 
not apply to the portion of the taxable income for such year that is 
allocable to the period in such year on or before the change date. See 
generally Sec. 1.382-6 (relating to the allocation of income and loss).
    (2) Adjustment to value. The value of the new loss member is 
adjusted to the extent necessary to prevent any duplication of the 
value of the stock of a member. For example, the principles of 
Sec. 1.382-8T (relating to controlled groups of corporations) apply in 
determining the value of a new loss member.
    (3) Pre-change separate attribute defined. A pre-change separate 
attribute of a new loss member is--
    (i) Any net operating loss carryover of the new loss member 
described in paragraph (a)(1) of this section; and
    (ii) Any recognized built-in loss of the new loss member.
    (4) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (b).

    Example 1. Basic case. (a) A and P each own 50 percent of the L 
stock. On December 19, Year 6, P purchases 30 percent of the L stock 
from A for cash. L has net operating losses arising in Year 1 and 
Year 2 that it carries over to Year 6 and Year 7. The following is a 
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    -(b) L is a new loss member because it has net operating loss 
carryovers that arose in a SRLY with respect to the P group and L is 
not a member of a loss subgroup under Sec. 1.1502-91T(d). Under 
section 382 and the regulations thereunder, L is a loss corporation 
on December 19, Year 6, that day is a testing date for L, and the 
testing period for L commences on December 20, Year 3. -
    (c) P's purchase of L stock does not cause an ownership change 
of L on December 19, Year 6, with respect to the net operating loss 
carryovers from Year 1 and Year 2 under section 382 and Sec. 1.382-
2T. The use of the loss carryovers, however, is subject to 
limitation under Sec. 1.1502-21T(c). -
    Example 2. Multiple new loss members. (a) The facts are the same 
as in Example 1, and, on December 31, Year 6, L purchases all the 
stock of L1 from B for cash. L1 has a net operating loss of $40 
arising in Year 3 that it carries over to Year 7. The following is a 
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    (b) L1 is a new loss member because it has a net operating loss 
carryover from Year 3 that arose in a SRLY with respect to the P 
group and L1 is not a member of a loss subgroup under Sec. 1.1502-
91T(d)(1). -
    (c) L's purchase of all the stock of L1 causes an ownership 
change of L1 on December 31, Year 6, under section 382 and 
Sec. 1.382-2T. Accordingly, a section 382 limitation based on the 
value of the L1 stock immediately before the ownership change limits 
the amount of consolidated taxable income of the P group for any 
post-change year that may be offset by L1's loss from Year 3.
    (d) L1's ownership change in connection with its becoming a 
member of the P group is an ownership change described in 
Sec. 1.1502-96T(a). Thus, starting on January 1, Year 7, the P group 
no longer separately tracks owner shifts of the stock of L1 with 
respect to L1's loss from Year 3. Instead, the P group is a loss 
group because of such loss under Sec. 1.1502-91T(c). -
    Example 3. Ownership changes of new loss members. (a) The facts 
are the same as in Example 2, and, on April 30, Year 7, C purchases 
all the stock of P for cash. -
    (b) L is a new loss member on April 30, Year 7, because its Year 
1 and Year 2 losses arose in SRLYs with respect to the P group and 
it is not a member of a loss subgroup under Sec. 1.1502-91T(d)(1). 
The testing period for L commences on May 1, Year 4. C's purchase of 
all the P stock causes an ownership change of L on April 30, Year 7, 
under section 382 and Sec. 1.382-2T with respect to its Year 1 and 
Year 2 losses. Accordingly, a section 382 limitation based on the 
value of the L stock immediately before the ownership change limits 
the amount of consolidated taxable income of the P group for any 
post-change year that may be offset by L's Year 1 and Year 2 losses. 
The use of those carryovers is also subject to limitation under 
Sec. 1.1502-21T(c). -
    (c) The P group is a loss group on April 30, Year 7, because it 
is entitled to use L1's loss from Year 3, and such loss is no longer 
treated as a loss of a new loss member starting the day after L1's 
ownership change on December 31, Year 6. See Secs. 1.1502-96T(a) and 
1.1502-91T(c)(2). C's purchase of all the P stock causes an 
ownership change of P, and therefore the P loss group, on April 30, 
Year 7, with respect to L1's Year 3 loss. Accordingly, a 
consolidated section 382 limitation based on the value of the P 
stock immediately before the ownership change limits the amount of 
consolidated taxable income of the P group for any post-change year 
that may be offset by L1's Year 3 loss.

     -(c) Built-in gains and losses. As the context may require, the 
principles of Secs. 1.1502-91T(g) and (h) and 1.1502-93T(c) (relating 
to built-in gains and losses) apply to a new loss member on a separate 
entity basis. See Sec. 1.1502-91T(g)(3).
    (d) Information statements. The common parent of a consolidated 
group that has a new loss member subject to paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section during a consolidated return year must file the information 
statement required by Sec. 1.382-2T(a)(2)(ii) because of any owner 
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respect to the new loss member. Instead of filing a separate statement 
for each new loss member the common parent may file a single statement 
described in Sec. 1.382-2T(a)(2)(ii) with respect to the stock 
ownership of the common parent (which is treated as a loss 
corporation). In addition to the information concerning stock ownership 
of the common parent, the single statement must identify each new loss 
member and state which new loss members, if any, have had ownership 
changes during the consolidated return year. The new loss member is, 
however, required to maintain the records necessary to determine if it 
has an ownership change. This paragraph (d) applies with respect to the 
attributes of a new loss member until an event occurs which ends 
separate tracking under Sec. 1.1502-96T(a). After that time, the 
information statement described in Sec. 1.1502-92T(e)(1) must be filed 
with respect to these attributes.


Sec. 1.1502-95T  Rules on ceasing to be a member of a consolidated 
group (or loss subgroup) (temporary).

    (a) In general--(1) Consolidated group. This section provides rules 
for applying section 382 on or after the day that a member ceases to be 
a member of a consolidated group (or loss subgroup). The rules concern 
how to determine whether an ownership change occurs with respect to 
losses of the member, and how a consolidated section 382 limitation (or 
subgroup section 382 limitation) is apportioned to the member. As the 
context requires, a reference in this section to a loss group, a 
member, or a corporation also includes a reference to a loss subgroup, 
and a reference to a consolidated section 382 limitation also includes 
a reference to a subgroup section 382 limitation.
    (2) Election by common parent. Only the common parent (not the loss 
subgroup parent) may make the election under paragraph (c) of this 
section to apportion either a consolidated section 382 limitation or a 
subgroup section 382 limitation.
    (3) Coordination with Secs. 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-93T. For 
rules regarding the determination of whether there is an ownership 
change of a loss subgroup and the computation of a subgroup section 382 
limitation following such an ownership change, see Secs. 1.1502-91T 
through 1.1502-93T.
    (b) Separate application of section 382 when a member leaves a 
consolidated group--(1) In general. Except as provided in Secs. 1.1502-
91T through 1.1502-93T (relating to rules applicable to loss groups and 
loss subgroups), section 382 and the regulations thereunder apply to a 
corporation on a separate entity basis after it ceases to be a member 
of a consolidated group (or loss subgroup). Solely for purposes of 
determining whether a corporation has an ownership change--
    (i) Any portion of a consolidated net operating loss that is 
apportioned to the corporation under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b) is treated as a 
net operating loss of the corporation beginning on the first day of the 
taxable year in which the loss arose;
    (ii) The testing period may include the period during which (or 
before which) the corporation was a member of the group (or loss 
subgroup); and
    (iii) Except to the extent provided in Sec. 1.1502-20(g) (relating 
to reattributed losses), the day it ceases to be a member of a 
consolidated group is treated as a testing date of the corporation 
within the meaning of Sec. 1.382-2(a)(4).
    (2) Effect of a prior ownership change of the group. If a loss 
group has had an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-92T before a 
corporation ceases to be a member of a consolidated group (the former 
member)--
    (i) Any pre-change consolidated attribute that is subject to a 
consolidated section 382 limitation continues to be treated as a pre-
change loss with respect to the former member after the attribute is 
apportioned to the former member;
    (ii) The former member's section 382 limitation with respect to 
such attribute is zero except to the extent the common parent 
apportions under paragraph (c) of this section all or a part of the 
consolidated section 382 limitation to the former member;
    (iii) The testing period for determining a subsequent ownership 
change with respect to such attribute begins no earlier than the first 
day following the loss group's most recent change date; and
    (iv) As generally provided under section 382, an ownership change 
of the former member that occurs on or after the day it ceases to be a 
member of a loss group may result in an additional, lesser limitation 
amount with respect to such loss.
    (3) Application in the case of a loss subgroup. If two or more 
former members are included in the same loss subgroup immediately after 
they cease to be members of a consolidated group, the principles of 
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section apply to the loss subgroup. 
Therefore, for example, an apportionment by the common parent under 
paragraph (c) of this section is made to the loss subgroup rather than 
separately to its members. -
    (4) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (b).

    -Example 1. Treatment of departing member as a separate 
corporation throughout the testing period. (a) A owns all the L 
stock. L owns all the stock of L1 and L2. The L group has a 
consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 3. On January 12, Year 2, A sells 30 percent of the L 
stock to B. On February 7, Year 3, L sells 40 percent of the L2 
stock to C, and L2 ceases to be a member of the group. A portion of 
the Year 1 consolidated net operating loss is apportioned to L2 
under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b) and is carried to L2's first separate 
return year, which ends December 31, Year 3. The following is a 
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    (b) Under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, L2 is a loss 
corporation on February 7, Year 3. Under paragraph (b)(1)(iii) of 
this section, February 7, Year 3, is a testing date. Under paragraph 
(b)(1)(ii) of this section, the testing period for L2 with respect 
to this testing date commences on January 1, Year 1, the first day 
of the taxable year in which the portion of the consolidated net 
operating loss apportioned to L2 arose. Therefore, in determining 
whether L2 has an ownership change on February 7, Year 3, B's 
purchase of 30 percent of the L stock and C's purchase of 40 percent 
of the L2 stock are each owner shifts. L2 has an ownership change 
under section 382(g) and Sec. 1.382-2T because B and C have 
increased their ownership interests in L2 by 18 and 40 percentage 
points, respectively, during the testing period. -
    Example 2. Effect of prior ownership change of loss group. (a) L 
owns all the L1 stock and L1 owns all the L2 stock. The L loss group 
had an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-92T in Year 2 with respect 
to a consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 and carried 
over to Year 2 and Year 3. The consolidated section 382 limitation 
computed solely on the basis of the value of the stock of L is $100. 
On December 31, Year 2, L1 sells 25 percent of the stock of L2 to B. 
L2 is apportioned a portion of the Year 1 consolidated net operating 
loss which it carries over to its first separate return year ending 
after December 31, Year 2. L2's separate section 382 limitation with 
respect to this loss is zero unless L elects to apportion all or a 
part of the consolidated section 382 limitation to L2. (See 
paragraph (c) of this section for rules regarding the apportionment 
of a consolidated section 382 limitation.) L apportions $50 of the 
consolidated section 382 limitation to L2. -
    (b) On December 31, Year 3, L1 sells its remaining 75 percent 
stock interest in L2 to C, resulting in an ownership change of L2. 
L2's section 382 limitation computed on the change date with respect 
to the value of its stock is $30. Accordingly, L2's section 382 
limitation for post-change years ending after December 31, Year 3, 
with respect to its pre-change losses, including the consolidated 
net operating losses apportioned to it from the L group, is $30, 
adjusted as required by section 382 and the regulations thereunder.

    -(c) Apportionment of a consolidated section 382 limitation--(1) In 
general. The common parent may elect to apportion all or any part of a 
consolidated section 382 limitation to a former member (or loss 
subgroup). See paragraph (e) of this section for the time and manner of 
making the election to apportion.
    (2) Amount of apportionment. The common parent may apportion all or 
part of each element of the consolidated section 382 limitation 
determined under Sec. 1.1502-93T. For this purpose, the consolidated 
section 382 limitation consists of two elements--
    (i) The value element, which is the element of the limitation 
determined under section 382(b)(1) (relating to value multiplied by the 
long-term tax-exempt rate) without regard to such adjustments as those 
described in section 382(b)(2) (relating to the carryforward of unused 
section 382 limitation), section 382(b)(3)(B) (relating to the section 
382 limitation for the post-change year that includes the change date), 
section 382(h) (relating to built-in gains and section 338 gains), and 
section 382(m)(2) (relating to short taxable years); and
    (ii) The adjustment element, which is so much (if any) of the 
limitation for the taxable year during which the former member ceases 
to be a member of the consolidated group that is attributable to a 
carryover of unused limitation under section 382(b)(2) or to recognized 
built-in gains under 382(h).
    (3) Effect of apportionment on the consolidated section 382 
limitation. The value element of the consolidated section 382 
limitation for any post-change year ending after the day that a former 
member (or loss subgroup) ceases to be a member(s) is reduced to the 
extent that it is apportioned under this paragraph (c). The 
consolidated section 382 limitation for the post-change year in which 
the former member (or loss subgroup) ceases to be a member(s) is also 
reduced to the extent that the adjustment element for that year is 
apportioned under this paragraph (c).
    (4) Effect on corporations to which the consolidated section 382 
limitation is apportioned. The amount of the value element that is 
apportioned to a former member (or loss subgroup) is treated as the 
amount determined under section 382(b)(1) for purposes of determining 
the amount of that corporation's (or loss subgroup's) section 382 
limitation for any taxable year ending after the former member (or loss 
subgroup) ceases to be a member(s). Appropriate adjustments must be 
made to the limitation based on the value element so apportioned for a 
short taxable year, carryforward of unused limitation, or any other 
adjustment required under section 382. The adjustment element 
apportioned to a former member (or loss subgroup) is treated as an 
adjustment under section 382(b)(2) or section 382(h), as appropriate, 
for the first taxable year after the member (or members) ceases to be a 
member (or members).
    (5) Deemed apportionment when loss group terminates. If a loss 
group terminates, to the extent the consolidated section 382 limitation 
is not apportioned under paragraph (c)(1) of this section, the 
consolidated section 382 limitation is deemed to be apportioned to the 
loss subgroup that includes the common parent, or, if there is no loss 
subgroup that includes the common parent immediately after the loss 
group terminates, to the common parent. A loss group terminates on the 
first day of the first taxable year that is a separate return year with 
respect to each member of the former loss group.
    (6) Appropriate adjustments when former member leaves during the 
year. Appropriate adjustments are made to the consolidated section 382 
limitation for the consolidated return year during which the former 
member (or loss subgroup) ceases to be a member(s) to reflect the 
inclusion of the former member in the loss group for a portion of that 
year.
    (7) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of 
this paragraph (c).

    Example 1. Consequence of apportionment. (a) L owns all the L1 
stock and L1 owns all the L2 stock. The L group has a $200 
consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 2. At the close of December 31, Year 1, the group has 
an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-92T. The ownership change 
results in a consolidated section 382 limitation of $10 based on the 
value of the stock of the group. On August 29, Year 2, L1 sells 30 
percent of the stock of L2 to A. L2 is apportioned $90 of the 
group's $200 consolidated net operating loss under Sec. 1.1502-
21T(b). L, the common parent, elects to apportion $6 of the 
consolidated section 382 limitation to L2. The following is a 
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    (b) For its separate return years ending after August 29, Year 2 
(other than the taxable year ending December 31, Year 2), L2's 
section 382 limitation with respect to the $90 of the group's net 
operating loss apportioned to it is $6, adjusted, as appropriate, 
for any short taxable year, unused section 382 limitation, or other 
adjustment. For its consolidated return years ending after August 
29, Year 2, (other than the year ending December 31, Year 2) the L 
group's consolidated section 382 limitation with respect to the 
remaining $110 of pre-change consolidated attribute is $4 ($10 minus 
the $6 value element apportioned to L2), adjusted, as appropriate, 
for any short taxable year, unused section 382 limitation, or other 
adjustment.
    (c) For the L group's consolidated return year ending December 
31, Year 2, the value element of its consolidated section 382 
limitation is increased by $4 (rounded to the nearest dollar), to 
account for the period during which L2 was a member of the L group 
($6, the consolidated section 382 limitation apportioned to L2, 
times 241/365, the ratio of the number of days during Year 2 that L2 
is a member of the group to the number of days in the group's 
consolidated return year). See paragraph (c)(6) of this section. 
Therefore, the value element of the consolidated section 382 
limitation for Year 2 of the L group is $8 (rounded to the nearest 
dollar).
    (d) The section 382 limitation for L2's short taxable year 
ending December 31, Year 2, is $2 (rounded to the nearest dollar), 
which is the amount that bears the same relationship to $6, the 
value element of the consolidated section 382 limitation apportioned 
to L2, as the number of days during that short taxable year, 124 
days, bears to 365. See Sec. 1.382-4(c).
    Example 2. Consequence of no apportionment. The facts are the 
same as in Example 1, except that L does not elect to apportion any 
portion of the consolidated section 382 limitation to L2. For its 
separate return years ending after August 29, Year 2, L2's section 
382 limitation with respect to the $90 of the group's pre-change 
consolidated attribute apportioned to L2 is zero under paragraph 
(b)(2)(ii) of this section. Thus, the $90 consolidated net operating 
loss apportioned to L2 cannot offset L2's taxable income in any of 
its separate return years ending after August 29, Year 2. For its 
consolidated return years ending after August 29, Year 2, the L 
group's consolidated section 382 limitation with respect to the 
remaining $110 of pre-change consolidated attribute is $10, 
adjusted, as appropriate, for any short taxable year, unused section 
382 limitation, or other adjustment.
    Example 3. Apportionment of adjustment element. The facts are 
the same as in Example 1, except that L2 ceases to be a member of 
the L group on August 29, Year 3, and the L group has a $4 
carryforward of an unused consolidated section 382 limitation (under 
section 382(b)(2)) to the 1993 consolidated return year.
    The carryover of unused limitation increases the consolidated 
section 382 limitation for the Year 3 consolidated return year from 
$10 to $14. L may elect to apportion all or any portion of the $10 
value element and all or any portion of the $4 adjustment element to 
L2.

    (d) Rules pertaining to ceasing to be a member of a loss subgroup--
(1) In general. A corporation ceases to be a member of a loss 
subgroup--
    (i) On the first day of the first taxable year for which it files a 
separate return; or
    (ii) The first day that it ceases to bear a relationship described 
in section 1504(a)(1) to the loss subgroup parent (treating for this 
purpose the loss subgroup parent as the common parent described in 
section 1504(a)(1)(A)).
    (2) Examples. The principles of this paragraph (d) are illustrated 
by the following examples.

    Example 1. Basic case. (a) P owns all the L stock, L owns all 
the L1 stock and L1 owns all the L2 stock. The P group has a 
consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 2. On December 11, Year 2, P sells all the stock of L 
to corporation M. Each of L, L1, and L2 is apportioned a portion of 
the Year 1 consolidated net operating loss, and thereafter each 
joins with M in filing consolidated returns. Under Sec. 1.1502-92T, 
the L loss subgroup has an ownership change on December 11, Year 2. 
The L loss subgroup has a subgroup section 382 limitation of $100. 
The following is a graphic illustration of these facts:

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    (b) On May 22, Year 3, L1 sells 40 percent of the L2 stock to A. 
L2 carries over a portion of the P group's net operating loss from 
Year 1 to its separate return year ending December 31, Year 3. Under 
paragraph (d)(1) of this section, L2 ceases to be a member of the L 
loss subgroup on May 22, Year 3, which is both (1) the first day of 
the first taxable year for which it files a separate return and (2) 
the day it ceases to bear a relationship described in section 
1504(a)(1) to the loss subgroup parent, L. The net operating loss of 
L2 that is carried over from the P group is treated as a pre-change 
loss of L2 for its separate return years ending after May 22, Year 
3. Under paragraphs (a)(2) and (b)(2) of this section, the separate 
section 382 limitation with respect to this loss is zero unless M 
elects to apportion all or a part of the subgroup section 382 
limitation of the L loss subgroup to L2.
    Example 2. Formation of a new loss subgroup. The facts are the 
same as in Example 1, except that A purchases 40 percent of the L1 
stock from L rather than purchasing L2 stock from L1. L1 and L2 file 
a consolidated return for their first taxable year ending after May 
22, Year 3, and each of L1 and L2 carries over a part of the net 
operating loss of the P group that arose in Year 1. Under paragraph 
(d)(1) of this section, L1 and L2 cease to be members of the L loss 
subgroup on May 22, Year 3. The net operating losses carried over 
from the P group are treated as pre-change subgroup attributes of 
the loss subgroup composed of L1 and L2. The subgroup section 382 
limitation with respect to those losses is zero unless M elects to 
apportion all or part of the subgroup section 382 limitation of the 
L loss subgroup to the L1 loss subgroup. The following is a graphic 
illustration of these facts:

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    Example 3. Ceasing to bear a section 1504(a)(1) relationship to 
a loss subgroup parent. (a) A owns all the stock of P, and P owns 
all the stock of L1 and L2. The P group has a consolidated net 
operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried over to Year 3 and 
Year 4. Corporation M acquires all the stock of P on November 11, 
Year 3, and P, L1, and L2 thereafter file consolidated returns with 
M. M's acquisition results in an ownership change of the P loss 
subgroup under Sec. 1.1502-92T(b)(1)(ii). The following is a graphic 
illustration of these facts:

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    (b) P distributes the L2 stock to M on October 7, Year 4. L2 
ceases to be a member of the P loss subgroup on October 7, Year 4, 
the first day that it ceases to bear the relationship described in 
section 1504(a)(1) to P, the P loss subgroup parent. See paragraph 
(d)(1)(ii) of this section. Thus, the section 382 limitation with 
respect to the pre-change subgroup attributes attributable to L2 is 
zero except to the extent M elects to apportion all or a part of the 
subgroup section 382 limitation of the P loss subgroup to L2.
    Example 4. Relationship through a successor. The facts are the 
same as in Example 3, except that, instead of P's distributing the 
stock of L2, L2 merges into L1 on October 7, Year 4. L1 (as 
successor to L2 in the merger within the meaning of Sec. 1.382-
2T(f)(4)) continues to bear a relationship described in section 
1504(a)(1) to P, the loss subgroup parent. Thus, L2 does not cease 
to be a member of the P loss subgroup as a result of the merger.

    (e) Filing the election to apportion--(1) Form of the election to 
apportion. An election under paragraph (c) of this section must be made 
by the common parent. The election must be made in the form of the 
following statement: ``THIS IS AN ELECTION UNDER Sec. 1.1502-95T OF THE 
INCOME TAX REGULATIONS TO APPORTION ALL OR PART OF THE [insert either 
CONSOLIDATED SECTION 382 LIMITATION or SUBGROUP SECTION 382 LIMITATION, 
as appropriate] TO [insert name and E.I.N. of the corporation (or the 
corporations that compose a new loss subgroup) to which allocation is 
made]. The declaration must also include the following information, as 
appropriate--
    (i) The date of the ownership change that resulted in the 
consolidated section 382 limitation (or subgroup section 382 
limitation);
    (ii) The amount of the consolidated section 382 limitation (or 
subgroup section 382 limitation) for the taxable year during which the 
former member (or new loss subgroup) ceases to be a member of the 
consolidated group (determined without regard to any apportionment 
under this section;
    (iii) The amount of the value element and adjustment element of the 
consolidated section 382 limitation (or subgroup section 382 
limitation) that is apportioned to the former member (or new loss 
subgroup) pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section; and
    (iv) The name and E.I.N. of the common parent making the 
apportionment.
    (2) Signing of the election. The election statement must be signed 
by both the common parent and the former member (or, in the case of a 
loss subgroup, the common parent and the loss subgroup parent) by 
persons authorized to sign their respective income tax returns.
    (3) Filing of the election. The election statement must be filed by 
the common parent of the group that is apportioning the consolidated 
section 382 limitation (or the subgroup section 382 limitation) with 
its income tax return for the taxable year in which the former member 
(or new loss subgroup) ceases to be a member. The common parent must 
also deliver a copy of the statement to the former member (or the 
members of the new loss subgroup) on or before the day the group files 
its income tax return for the consolidated return year that the former 
member (or new loss subgroup) ceases to be a member. A copy of the 
statement must be attached to the first return of the former member (or 
the first return in which the members of a new loss subgroup join) that 
is filed after the close of the consolidated return year of the group 
of which the former member (or the members of a new loss subgroup) 
ceases to be a member.
    (4) Revocation of election. An election statement made under 
paragraph (c) of this section is revocable only with the consent of the 
Commissioner.


Sec. 1.1502-96T   Miscellaneous rules (temporary).

    (a) End of separate tracking of losses--(1) Application. This 
paragraph (a) applies to a member (or a loss subgroup) with a net 
operating loss carryover that arose (or is treated under Sec. 1.1502-
21T(c) as arising) in a SRLY (or a net unrealized built-in gain or loss 
determined at the time that the member (or loss subgroup) becomes a 
member of the consolidated group if there is--
    (i) An ownership change of the member (or loss subgroup in 
connection with, or after, becoming a member of the group; or
    (ii) A period of 5 consecutive years following the day that the 
member (or loss subgroup) becomes a member of a group during which the 
member (or loss subgroup) has not had an ownership change.
    (2) Effect of end of separate tracking. If this paragraph (a) 
applies with respect to a member (or loss subgroup), then, starting on 
the day after the earlier of the change date (but not earlier than the 
day the member (or loss subgroup) becomes a member of the consolidated 
group) or the last day of the 5 consecutive year period described in 
paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this section, the member's net operating loss 
carryover that arose (or is treated under Sec. 1.1502-21T(c) as 
arising) in a SRLY, is treated as described in Sec. 1.1502-
91T(c)(1)(i). Also, the member's separately computed net unrealized 
built-in gain or loss is included in the determination whether the 
group has a net unrealized built-in gain or loss. The preceding 
sentences also apply for purposes of determining whether there is an 
ownership change with respect to such attributes following such change 
date (or earlier day) or 5 consecutive year period. Thus, for example, 
starting the day after the change date or the end of the 5 consecutive 
year period--
    (i) The consolidated group which includes the new loss member or 
loss subgroup is no longer required to separately track owner shifts of 
the stock of the new loss member or loss subgroup parent to determine 
if an ownership change occurs with respect to the attributes of the new 
loss member or members included in the loss subgroup;
    (ii) The group includes the member's attributes in determining 
whether it is a loss group under Sec. 1.1502-91T(c);
    (iii) There is an ownership change with respect to such attributes 
only if the group is a loss group and has an ownership change; and
    (iv) If the group has an ownership change, such attributes are pre-
change consolidated attributes subject to the loss group's consolidated 
section 382 limitation.
    (3) Continuing effect of end of separate tracking. As the context 
may require, a current group determines which of its members are 
included in a loss subgroup on any testing date by taking into account 
the application of this section in the former group. See the example in 
Sec. 1.1502-91T(f)(2).
    (4) Special rule for testing period. For purposes of determining 
the beginning of the testing period for a loss group, the member's (or 
loss subgroup's) net operating loss carryovers (or net unrealized 
built-in gain or loss) described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section 
are considered to arise--
    -(i) in a case described in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section, in 
a taxable year that begins not earlier than the later of the day 
following the change date or the day that the member becomes a member 
of the group; and -(ii) in a case described in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of 
this section, in a taxable year that begins 3 years before the end of 
the 5 consecutive year period.
    (5) Limits on effects of end of separate tracking. The rule 
contained in this paragraph (a) applies solely for purposes of 
Secs. 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-95T and this section (other than 
paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(B) of this section (relating to the definition of 
pre-change attributes of a subsidiary)) and Sec. 1.1502-98T, and not 
for purposes of other provisions of the consolidated return 
regulations,

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including, for example, Secs. 1.1502-15T and 1.1502-21T (relating to 
the consolidated net operating loss deduction). See also paragraph (c) 
of this section for the continuing effect of an ownership change with 
respect to pre-change attributes.
    -(b) Ownership change of subsidiary--(1) Ownership change of a 
subsidiary because of options or plan or arrangement. Notwithstanding 
Sec. 1.1502-92T, a subsidiary may have an ownership change for purposes 
of section 382 with respect to its attributes which a group or loss 
subgroup includes in making a determination under Sec. 1.1502-91T(c)(1) 
(relating to the definition of loss group) or Sec. 1.1502-91T(d) 
(relating to the definition of loss subgroup). The subsidiary has such 
an ownership change if it has an ownership change under the principles 
of Sec. 1.1502-95T(b) and section 382 and the regulations thereunder 
(determined on a separate entity basis by treating the subsidiary as 
not being a member of a consolidated group) in the event of--
    (i) The deemed exercise under Sec. 1.382-4(d) of an option or 
options (other than an option with respect to stock of the common 
parent) held by a person (or persons acting pursuant to a plan or 
arrangement) to acquire more than 20 percent of the stock of the 
subsidiary; or
    (ii) An increase by 1 or more 5-percent shareholders, acting 
pursuant to a plan or arrangement to avoid an ownership change of a 
subsidiary, in their percentage ownership interest in the subsidiary by 
more than 50 percentage points during the testing period of the 
subsidiary through the acquisition (or deemed acquisition pursuant to 
Sec. 1.382-4(d)) of ownership interests in the subsidiary and in 
higher-tier members with respect to the subsidiary.
    (2) Effect of the ownership change--(i) In general. If a subsidiary 
has an ownership change under paragraph (b)(1) of this section, the 
amount of consolidated taxable income for any post-change year that may 
be offset by the pre-change losses of the subsidiary shall not exceed 
the section 382 limitation for the subsidiary. For purposes of this 
limitation, the value of the subsidiary is determined solely by 
reference to the value of the subsidiary's stock.
    (ii) Pre-change losses. The pre-change losses of a subsidiary are--
    (A) Its allocable part of any consolidated net operating loss which 
is attributable to it under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b) (determined on the last 
day of the consolidated return year that includes the change date) that 
is not carried back and absorbed in a taxable year prior to the year 
including the change date;
    (B) Its net operating loss carryovers that arose (or are treated 
under Sec. 1.1502-21T(c) as having arisen) in a SRLY; and
    (C) Its recognized built-in loss with respect to its separately 
computed net unrealized built-in loss, if any, determined on the change 
date.
    (3) Coordination with Secs. 1.1502-91T, 1.1502-92T, and 1.1502-94T. 
If an increase in percentage ownership interest causes an ownership 
change with respect to an attribute under this paragraph (b) and under 
Sec. 1.1502-92T on the same day, the ownership change is considered to 
occur only under Sec. 1.1502-92T and not under this paragraph (b). See 
Sec. 1.1502-94T for anti-duplication rules relating to value.
    (4) Example. The following example illustrates paragraph (b)(1)(ii) 
of this section.

    Example. Plan to avoid an ownership change of a subsidiary. (a) 
L owns all the stock of L1, L1 owns all the stock of L2, L2 owns all 
the stock of L3, and L3 owns all the stock of L4. The L group has a 
consolidated net operating loss arising in Year 1 that is carried 
over to Year 2. L has assets other than its L1 stock with a value of 
$900. L1, L2, and L3 own no assets other than their L2, L3, and L4 
stock. L4 has assets with a value of $100. During Year 2, A, B, C, 
and D, acting pursuant to a plan to avoid an ownership change of L4, 
acquire the following ownership interests in the members of the L 
loss group: (A) on September 11, Year 2, A acquires 20 percent of 
the L1 stock from L and B acquires 20 percent of the L2 stock from 
L1; and (B) on September 20, Year 2, C acquires 20 percent of the 
stock of L3 from L2 and D acquires 20 percent of the stock of L4 
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    -(b) The acquisitions by A, B, C, and D pursuant to the plan 
have increased their respective percentage ownership interests in L4 
by approximately 10, 13, 16, and 20 percentage points, for a total 
of approximately 59 percentage points during the testing period. 
This more than 50 percentage point increase in the percentage 
ownership interest in L4 causes an ownership change of L4 under 
paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

    -(c) Continuing effect of an ownership change. A loss corporation 
(or loss subgroup) that is subject to a limitation under section 382 
with respect to its pre-change losses continues to be subject to the 
limitation regardless of whether it becomes a member or ceases to be a 
member of a consolidated group. See Sec. 1.382-5T(d) (relating to 
successive ownership changes and absorption of a section 382 
limitation).


Sec. 1.1502-97T   Special rules under section 382 for members under the 
jurisdiction of a court in a title 11 or similar case (temporary). 
[Reserved]


Sec. 1.1502-98T   Coordination with section 383 (temporary).

    -The rules contained in Secs. 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-96T also 
apply for purposes of section 383, with appropriate adjustments to 
reflect that section 383 applies to credits and net capital losses. 
Similarly, in the case of net capital losses, general business credits, 
and excess foreign taxes that are pre-change attributes, Sec. 1.383-1 
applies the principles of Secs. 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-96T. For 
example, if a loss group has an ownership change under Sec. 1.1502-92T 
and has a carryover of unused general business credits from a pre-
change consolidated return year to a post-change consolidated return 
year, the amount of the group's regular tax liability for the post-
change year that can be offset by the carryover cannot exceed the 
consolidated section 383 credit limitation for that post-change year, 
determined by applying the principles of Secs. 1.383-1(c)(6) and 
1.1502-93T (relating to the computation of the consolidated section 382 
limitation).


Sec. 1.1502-99T   Effective dates (temporary).

    -(a) Effective date. Sections 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-96T and 
1.1502-98T apply to any testing date on or after January 1, 1997. 
Sections 1.1502-94T through 1.1502-96T also apply on any date on or 
after January 1, 1997, on which a corporation becomes a member of a 
group or on which a corporation ceases to be a member of a loss group 
(or a loss subgroup).

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    -(b) Testing period may include a period beginning before January 
1, 1997. A testing period for purposes of Secs. 1.1502-91T through 
1.1502-96T and 1.1502-98T may include a period beginning before January 
1, 1997. Thus, for example, in applying Sec. 1.1502-92T(b)(1)(i) 
(relating to the determination of an ownership change of a loss group), 
the determination of the lowest percentage ownership interest of any 5-
percent shareholder of the common parent during a testing period ending 
on a testing date occurring on or after January 1, 1997, takes into 
account the period beginning before January 1, 1997, except to the 
extent that the period is more than 3 years before the testing date or 
is otherwise before the beginning of the testing period. See 
Sec. 1.1502-92T(b)(1).
    (c) Transition rules--(1) Methods permitted--(i) In general. For 
the period ending before January 1, 1997, a consolidated group is 
permitted to use any method described in paragraph (c)(2) of this 
section which is consistently applied to determine if an ownership 
change occurred with respect to a consolidated net operating loss, a 
net operating loss carryover (including net operating loss carryovers 
arising in SRLYs), or a net unrealized built-in loss. If an ownership 
change occurred during that period, the group is also permitted to use 
any method described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section which is 
consistently applied to compute the amount of the section 382 
limitation that applies to limit the use of taxable income in any post-
change year ending before, on, or after January 1, 1997. The preceding 
sentence does not preclude the imposition of an additional, lesser 
limitation due to a subsequent ownership change nor, except as provided 
in paragraph (c)(1)(iii) of this section, does it permit the beginning 
of a new testing period for the loss group.
    -(ii) Adjustments to offset excess limitation. If an ownership 
change occurred during the period ending before January 1, 1997, and a 
method described in paragraph (c)(2) of this section was not used for a 
post-change year, the members (or group) must reduce the section 382 
limitation for post-change years for which an income tax return is 
filed after January 1, 1997, to offset, as quickly as possible, the 
effects of any section 382 limitation that members took into account in 
excess of the amount that would have been allowable under Secs. 1.1502-
91T through 1.1502-96T and 1.1502-98T.
    -(iii) Coordination with effective date. Notwithstanding that a 
group may have used a method described in paragraph (c)(2)(ii) or (iii) 
of this section for the period before January 1, 1997, Secs. 1.1502-91T 
through 1.1502-96T and 1.1502-98T apply to any testing date occurring 
on or after January 1, 1997, for purposes of determining whether there 
is an ownership change with respect to any losses and, if so, the 
collateral consequences. Any ownership change of a member other than 
the common parent pursuant to a method described in paragraph 
(c)(2)(ii) or (iii) of this section does not cause a new testing period 
of the loss group to begin for purposes of applying Sec. 1.1502-92T on 
or after January 1, 1997.
    -(2) Permitted methods. The methods described in this paragraph 
(c)(2) are:
    -(i) A method that does not materially differ from the rules in 
Secs. 1.1502-91T through 1.1502-96T and 1.1502-98T (other than those in 
Sec. 1.1502-95T(c) (relating to the apportionment of a section 382 
limitation) as they would apply to a corporation that ceases to be a 
member of the group before January 1, 1997). As the context requires, 
the method must treat references to rules in current regulations as 
references to rules in regulations generally effective for taxable 
years before January 1, 1997. Thus, for example, the taxpayer must 
treat a reference to Sec. 1.382-4(d) (relating to options) as a 
reference to Sec. 1.382-2T(h)(4) for any testing date to which 
Sec. 1.382-2T(h)(4) applies. Similarly, a reference to Sec. 1.1502-
21T(c) may be a reference to Sec. 1.1502-21A(c), as appropriate. 
Furthermore, the method must treat all corporations that were 
affiliated on January 1, 1987, and continuously thereafter as having 
met the 5 consecutive year requirement of Sec. 1.1502-91T(d)(2)(i) on 
any day before January 1, 1992, on which the determination of net 
unrealized built-in gain or loss of a loss subgroup is made;
    -(ii) A reasonable application of the rules in section 382 and the 
regulations thereunder applied to each member on a separate entity 
basis, treating each member's allocable part of a consolidated net 
operating loss which is attributable to it under Sec. 1.1502-21T(b) as 
a net operating loss of that member and applying rules similar to 
Sec. 1.382-8T to avoid duplication of value in computing the section 
382 limitation for the member (see Sec. 1.382-8T(h) (relating to the 
effective date and transition rules regarding controlled groups)); or
     -(iii) A method approved by the Commissioner upon application by 
the common parent.
    -(d) Amended returns. A group may file an amended return in 
connection with an ownership change occurring before January 1, 1997, 
to modify the amount of a section 382 limitation with respect to a 
consolidated net operating loss, a net operating loss carryover 
(including net operating loss carryovers arising in SRLYs), or a 
recognized built-in loss (or gain) only if it files amended returns:
    -(1) For the earliest taxable year ending after December 31, 1986, 
in which it had an ownership change, if any, under Sec. 1.1502-92T;
    -(2) For all subsequent taxable years for which returns have 
already been filed as of the date of the amended return;
    -(3) The modification with respect to all members for all taxable 
years ending in 1987 and thereafter complies with Secs. 1.1502-91T 
through 1.1502-96T and 1.1502-98T; and
    (4) The amended return(s) permitted by the applicable statute of 
limitations is/are filed before March 26, 1997.
    -(e) Section 383. This section also applies for the purposes of 
section 383, with appropriate adjustments to reflect that section 383 
applies to credits and net capital losses.

PART 602--OMB CONTROL NUMBERS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

    -Par. 3. The authority citation for part 602 continues to read in 
part as follows:

    -Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805.

    -Par. 4. In Sec. 602.101, paragraph (c) is amended by adding an 
entry in numerical order to the table to read as follows:


Sec. 602.101   OMB Control numbers.

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    -(c) * * *

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Margaret Milner Richardson,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

    Approved: May 31, 1996.
Leslie Samuels,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
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