[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 8, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 76321-76322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30896]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-132724-10]
RIN 1545-BJ78


Source of Income From Qualified Fails Charges

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary 
regulations.

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SUMMARY: In the Rules and Regulations section of this Federal Register, 
the IRS and the Treasury Department are issuing temporary regulations 
(TD 9508) under section 863(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. These 
regulations set forth the source of income attributable to qualified 
fails charges. This action is necessary to provide guidance about the 
treatment of fails charges for purposes of sections 871 and 881, which 
generally require gross-basis taxation of foreign persons not otherwise 
subject to U.S. net-basis taxation and the withholding of such tax 
under sections 1441 and 1442. The text of the temporary regulations 
also serves as the text of these proposed regulations.

DATES: Written or electronic comments and requests for a public hearing 
must be received by March 8, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-132724-10), Room 
5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through 
Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-
132724-10), Courier's Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, or sent electronically, via the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov (IRS REG-132724-10).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the proposed regulations, 
Sheila Ramaswamy or Anthony J. Marra, Office of Associate Chief Counsel 
(International) (202) 622-3870; concerning submissions of comments or a 
request for a public hearing, Richard Hurst at (202) 622-7180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background and Explanation of Provisions

    The temporary regulations published in the Rules and Regulations 
section of this issue of the Federal Register provide guidance for the 
treatment of fails charges for purposes of sections 871, 881, 1441 and 
1442 by establishing source rules for qualified fails charges that 
arise in the delivery-versus-payment market for Treasury securities. 
The text of those temporary regulations also serves as the text of 
these proposed regulations. The preamble to the temporary regulations 
explains the temporary regulations and these proposed regulations.

Special Analyses

    It has been determined that this notice of proposed rulemaking is 
not a significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 
12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. It has also 
been determined that section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act 
(5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to these regulations, and because 
these regulations do not impose a collection of information on small 
entities, the provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
chapter 6) do not apply. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Internal 
Revenue Code, this notice of proposed rulemaking will be submitted to 
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for 
comment on its impact on small business.

Comments and Requests for a Public Hearing

    Before these proposed regulations are adopted as final regulations, 
consideration will be given to any written (a signed original and eight 
(8) copies) or electronic comments that are submitted timely to the 
IRS. In addition to the specific requests for comments made elsewhere 
in this preamble or the preamble to the temporary regulations, the IRS 
and the Treasury Department request comments on the clarity of the 
proposed regulations and how they can be made easier to understand. A 
public hearing may be scheduled if requested in writing by any person 
who timely

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submitted written comments. If a public hearing is scheduled, notice of 
the date, time, and place of the hearing will be published in the 
Federal Register.

Drafting Information

    The principal authors of these regulations are Sheila Ramaswamy and 
Anthony J. Marra, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel 
(International). However, other persons from the Office of Associate 
Chief Counsel (International) and the Treasury Department have 
participated in their development.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

    Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Proposed Amendment to the Regulations

    Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

    Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in 
part as follows:

    Authority: 26 U.S.C. 863(a) and 7805 * * *
    Par. 2. Section 1.863-10 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  1.863-10  Source of income from a qualified fails charge.

    [The text of proposed Sec.  1.863-10 is the same as the text of 
Sec.  1.863-10T published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal 
Register].

Steven T. Miller,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2010-30896 Filed 12-7-10; 8:45 am]
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