26 U.S.C. § 6046
Returns as to organization or reorganization of foreign corporations and as to acquisitions of their stock
United States · Title 26 — INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · Status: effective
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- 26 U.S.C. § 6046, Returns as to organization or reorganization of foreign corporations and as to acquisitions of their stock, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/463965
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A return complying with the requirements of subsection (b) shall be made by—
each United States person—
A person meets the stock ownership requirements of this paragraph with respect to any corporation if such person owns 10 percent or more of—
The returns required by subsection (a) shall be in such form and shall set forth, in respect of the foreign corporation, such information as the Secretary prescribes by forms or regulations as necessary for carrying out the provisions of the income tax laws, except that in the case of persons described only in subsection (a)(1)(A) the information required shall be limited to the names and addresses of persons described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(1).
For purposes of subsection (a), stock owned directly or indirectly by a person (including, in the case of an individual, stock owned by members of his family) shall be taken into account. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the family of an individual shall be considered as including only his brothers and sisters (whether by the whole or half blood), spouse, ancestors, and lineal descendants.
Any return required by subsection (a) shall be filed on or before the 90th day after the day on which, under any provision of subsection (a), the United States citizen, resident, or person becomes liable to file such return (or on or before such later day as the Secretary may by forms or regulations prescribe).
No information shall be required to be furnished under this section with respect to any foreign corporation unless such information was required to be furnished under regulations which have been in effect for at least 90 days before the date on which the United States citizen, resident, or person becomes liable to file a return required under subsection (a).
For provisions relating to penalties for violations of this section, sections 6679 and 7203.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Tax Reform Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
- Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally