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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200904</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
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            <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>IRS</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1500</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>TREAS</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Definition of Qualified Foreign Corporation</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[Notice 2003-79, section 5, published on December 15, 2003, states that the IRS intends to issue regulations, for years after 2003, that provide procedures for a foreign corporation to certify that it is a qualified foreign corporation for purposes of IRC section 1(h)(11)(C). (Temporary rules provided in Notice 2003-79 were subsequently extended by Notice 2004-71, published on November 8, 2004, and by Notice 2006-3, published January 17, 2006.)  The regulations will also provide procedures for certifying that a security that is not a common or ordinary share is equity rather than debt; that a foreign company is entitled to benefits under a comprehensive income tax treaty where a security is not readily tradable on a recognized U.S. stock exchange; and that the foreign corporation is not a PFIC in the taxable year in which a dividend is paid, or in the preceding taxable year. The regulations are also expected to address the meaning of the requirement in the legislative history that to qualify under a treaty for purposes of 1(h)(11) "substantially all of ...[the foreign corporation's] income in the taxable year in which the dividend is paid" must qualify for treaty benefits.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Undetermined</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>Not Yet Determined</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 USC 7805(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 USC 1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2009</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>REG-107420-04

Drafting attorney: Ana C. Guzman  (202) 622-3880

Reviewing attorney:  Edward R. Barret  (202) 622-3880

CC: INTL</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Ana</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Guzman</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>C.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney-Advisor</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1545</CODE>
                    <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>IRS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 622-3880</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>ana.c.guzman@irscounsel.treas.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20224</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Edward</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Barret</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>R.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney-Advisor</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1545</CODE>
                    <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>IRS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 622-3880</PHONE>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20224</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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