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Specific Instructions

Important: All information reported on Form 926 must be in English. All amounts must be stated in U.S. dollars. If the information required in a given section exceeds the space provided within that section, do not write “see attached” in the section and then attach all of the information on additional sheets. Instead, complete all entry spaces in the section and attach the remaining information on additional sheets. The additional sheets must conform with the IRS version of that section.

Part I—U.S. Transferor Information

Identifying Number

The identifying number of an individual is his or her social security number (SSN). The identifying number of all others is their employer identification number (EIN).

Line 1a

If you answered “Yes” to question 1a and the asset is a tangible asset, section 367(a)(5) may require basis adjustments. If you answered “No” to question 1a and the asset is a tangible asset, the transfer is taxable under sections 367(a)(1) and (a)(5). If the asset transferred is an intangible asset, see section 367(d) and its regulations.

Line 1b

If the transferor went out of existence pursuant to the transfer (e.g., as in a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(C)), list the controlling shareholders and their identifying numbers.

Line 1c

If the transferor was a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated tax return (see sections 1501 through 1504), but was not the parent corporation, list the name and EIN of the parent corporation and file Form 926 with the parent corporation's consolidated return.

Line 1d

If the answer to line 1d is "Yes," and if the asset is transferred in an exchange described in section 361(a) or (b), attach the following:

  • A statement that the conditions set forth in the second sentence of section 367(a)(5) and any regulations under that section have been satisfied.

  • An explanation of any basis or other adjustments made pursuant to section 367(a)(5) and any regulations thereunder.

Line 2

If a partnership (whether foreign or domestic) transfers property to a foreign corporation in an exchange described in section 367(a)(1), then a U.S. person that is a partner in the partnership shall be treated as having transferred a proportionate share of the property in an exchange described in section 367(a)(1). A U.S. person's proportionate share of partnership property shall be determined under the rules and principles of sections 701 through 761 and the regulations thereunder. See Temporary Regulations section 1.367(a)-1T(c)(3).

Line 2d.   For definition of “regularly traded on an established securities market,” see Temporary Regulations section 1.367(a)-1T(c)(3)(ii)(D). If the answer to line 2d is “Yes,” the rules of Regulations section 1.367(a)-1T(c)(3)(ii)(C) apply.

Part II—Transferee Foreign Corporation Information

Line 5.    Address. Enter the information in the following order: city, province or state, and country. Follow the country's practice for entering the postal code, if any. Do not abbreviate the country name.

Line 6.   Enter the two-digit country code of the transferee foreign corporation's country of incorporation or organization. See the list of country codes which begins on page 3.

Line 7.   List the entity classification (e.g., partnership, corporation, etc.) of the transferee foreign corporation under the laws of the country of incorporation or organization.

Line 8.   See section 957(a) to determine whether the corporation is a controlled foreign corporation immediately after the transfer.

Part III—Information Regarding Transfer of Property

Column (a). Date of Transfer.   Enter the first date on which title to, possession of, or rights to the use of the property passed for U.S. income tax purposes. See Temporary Regulations section 1.6038B-1T(b)(4) for additional information.

Column (b). Description of property.   Provide a description of the property transferred. With respect to section 6038B(a)(1)(A) transfers, see Temporary Regulations section 1.6038B-1T(c)(4) for specific information that must be reported in column (b) (or, if necessary, under the Supplemental Information section or on attached sheets). With respect to section 367(d) transfers, see Temporary Regulations section 1.6038B-1T(d). With respect to section 367(e) transfers, see Regulations section 1.6038B-1(e).

Column (c). Fair market value.   Enter the fair market value of the property transferred (measured as of the date of transfer).

Column (d). Cost or other basis.   Enter your adjusted basis in the property transferred on the date of the transfer. See sections 1011 through 1016 for more information for the determination of adjusted basis.

Supplemental information required to be reported

Enter any information from Part III that is required to be reported in greater detail. Identify the applicable column number next to the information entered in this section. In addition, if you contributed property to a foreign corporation as a part of a wider transaction, briefly describe the entire transaction.

Part IV— Additional Information Regarding Transfer of Property

Line 10.   List the type of nonrecognition transaction that gave rise to the reporting obligation (e.g., section 332, 351, 354, 356, or 361).

Line 11a.   If gain recognition was required with respect to any transfer reported in Part III under section 904(f)(3), attach a statement identifying the transfer and the amount of gain recognized.

Line 11b.    If gain recognition was required with respect to any transfer reported in Part III under section 904(f)(5)(F), attach a statement identifying the transfer and the amount of gain recognized.

Line 11c.   If recapture was required with respect to any transfer reported in Part III under section 1503(d) (dual consolidated loss), attach a statement identifying the transfer and the amount of recapture. See section 1503(d) and the regulations thereunder.

Line 11d.   If exchange gain recognition was required with respect to any transfer reported in Part III under section 987, attach a statement identifying the transfer and the amount of exchange gain recognized. See Regulations section 1.987-5.

Line 12.   If this transfer resulted from a change in the classification of the transferee to that of a foreign corporation (a deemed transfer resulting from a classification change on Form 8832, Entity Classification Election, or a termination of a section 1504(d) election), check the “Yes” box. If the transfer was an actual transfer of property to a foreign corporation, check the “No” box.

Line 13.   See Temporary Regulations sections 1.367(a)-4T through 1.367(a)-6T for instances in which a transferor must recognize income on the transfer of tangible property that qualifies for nonrecognition treatment (see section 367(a)(3) and Temporary Regulations section 1.367(a)-2T). Additional information is required to be attached to this form. See Temporary Regulations sections 1.6038B-1T(c)(4)(iii) and (vii), and 1.6038B-1T(c)(5).

Line 17a.   If you checked the "Yes" box, additional information is required to be attached to this form. See Temporary Regulations section 1.6038B-1T(d).

Line 17b.   See Temporary Regulations section 1.6038B-1T(d).

Foreign Country and U.S. Possession Codes

Enter the applicable code in Part II, line 6.

Country Code
Afghanistan   AF
Akrotiri   AX
Albania   AL
Algeria   AG
Aland Island   XI
American Samoa   AQ
Andorra   AN
Angola   AO
Anguilla   AV
Antarctica   AY
Antigua and Barbuda   AC
Argentina   AR
Armenia   AM
Aruba   AA
Ascension   XA
Ashmore and Cartier Islands   AT
Australia   AS
Austria   AU
Azerbaijan   AJ
Azores   XZ
Bahamas, The   BF
Bahrain   BA
Baker Island   FQ
Bangladesh   BG
Barbados   BB
Bassas da India   BS
Belarus   BO
Belgium   BE
Belize   BH
Benin (Dahomey)   BN
Bermuda   BD
Bhutan   BT
Bolivia   BL
Bosnia-Herzegovina   BK
Botswana   BC
Bouvet Island   BV
Brazil   BR
British Indian Ocean Territory   IO
British Virgin Islands   VI
Brunei   BX
Bulgaria   BU
Burkina Faso (Upper Volta)   UV
Burma   BM
Burundi   BY
Cambodia (Kampuchea)   CB
Cameroon   CM
Canada   CA
Canary Islands   XY
Cape Verde   CV
Cayman Islands   CJ
Central African Republic   CT
Chad   CD
Channel Islands   XC
Chile   CI
China, People's Republic of (including Inner Mongolia, Tibet, and Manchuria)  

CH
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)   KT
Clipperton Island   IP
Cocos (Keeling) Islands   CK
Colombia   CO
Comoros   CN
Congo (Brazzaville)   CF
Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire)  
CG
Cook Islands   CW
Coral Sea Islands Territory   CR
Corsica   VP
Costa Rica   CS
Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)   IV
Croatia   HR
Cuba   CU
Cyprus   CY
Czech Republic   EZ
Denmark   DA
Dhekelia   DX
Djibouti   DJ
Dominica   DO
Dominican Republic   DR
Ecuador   EC
Egypt   EG
El Salvador   ES
England   XE
Equatorial Guinea   EK
Eritrea   ER
Estonia   EN
Ethiopia   ET
Europa Island   EU
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)   FK
Faroe Islands   FO
Fiji   FJ
Finland   FI
France   FR
French Guiana   FG
French Polynesia (Tahiti)   FP
French Southern and Antarctic Lands  
FS
Gabon   GB
Gambia   GA
Gaza Strip   GZ
Georgia   GG
Germany   GM
Ghana   GH
Gibraltar   GI
Glorioso Islands   GO
Greece   GR
Greenland   GL
Grenada (Southern Grenadines)   GJ
Grenadines   VC
Guadeloupe   GP
Guam   GQ
Guatemala   GT
Guernsey   GK
Guinea   GV
Guinea-Bissau   PU
Guyana   GY
Haiti   HA
Heard Island and McDonald Islands   HM
Honduras   HO
Hong Kong   HK
Howland Island   HQ
Hungary   HU
Iceland   IC
India   IN
Indonesia (including Bali, Belitung, Flores, Java, Moluccas, Sumatra, etc.)  

ID
Iran   IR
Iraq   IZ
Ireland, Republic of (Eire)   EI
Isle of Man   IM
Israel   IS
Italy   IT
Jamaica   JM
Jan Mayen   JN
Japan   JA
Jarvis Island   DQ
Jersey   JE
Johnston Atoll   JQ
Jordan   JO
Juan de Nova Island   JU
Kazakhstan   KZ
Kenya   KE
Kingman Reef   KQ
Kiribati (Gilbert Islands)   KR
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (North)  
KN
Korea, Republic of (South)   KS
Kuwait   KU
Kyrgyzstan   KG
Laos   LA
Latvia   LG
Lebanon   LE
Lesotho   LT
Liberia   LI
Libya   LY
Liechtenstein   LS
Lithuania   LH
Luxembourg   LU
Macau   MC
Macedonia   MK
Madagascar (Malagasy Republic)   MA
Malawi   MI
Malaysia   MY
Maldives   MV
Mali   ML
Malta   MT
Marshall Islands   RM
Martinique   MB
Mauritania   MR
Mauritius   MP
Mayotte   MF
Mexico   MX
Micronesia, Federated States of   FM
Midway Islands   MQ
Moldova   MD
Monaco   MN
Mongolia   MG
Montenegro   MJ
Montserrat   MH
Morocco   MO
Mozambique   MZ
Myanmar   XM
Namibia   WA
Nauru   NR
Navassa Island   BQ
Nepal   NP
Netherlands   NL
Netherlands Antilles   NT
New Caledonia   NC
New Zealand   NZ
Nicaragua   NU
Niger   NG
Nigeria   NI
Niue   NE
Norfolk Island   NF
Northern Ireland   XN
Northern Mariana Islands   CQ
Norway   NO
Oman   MU
Pakistan   PK
Palau   PS
Palmyra Atoll   LQ
Panama   PM
Papua New Guinea   PP
Paracel Islands   PF
Paraguay   PA
Peru   PE
Philippines   RP
Pitcairn Island   PC
Poland   PL
Portugal   PO
Puerto Rico   RQ
Qatar (Katar)   QA
Reunion   RE
Romania   RO
Russia   RS
Rwanda   RW
St. Helena (Ascension Island and Tristan de Cunha Island Group)  
SH
St. Kitts (St. Christopher and Nevis)   SC
St. Lucia   ST
St. Pierre and Miquelon   SB
St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Northern Grenadines)  
VC
Samoa   WS
San Marino   SM
Sao Tome and Principe   TP
Saudi Arabia   SA
Scotland   XS
Senegal   SG
Serbia   RB
Seychelles   SE
Sierra Leone   SL
Singapore   SN
Slovak Republic (Slovakia)   XR
Slovakia   LO
Slovenia   SI
Solomon Islands   BP
Somalia   SO
South Africa   SF
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands  
SX
Spain   SP
Spratly Islands   PG
Sri Lanka   CE
Sudan   SU
Suriname   NS
Svalbard (Spitsbergen)   SV
Swaziland   WZ
Sweden   SW
Switzerland   SZ
Syria   SY
Taiwan   TW
Tajikistan   TI
Tanzania   TZ
Thailand   TH
Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor)   TT
Togo   TO
Tokelau   TL
Tonga   TN
Trinidad and Tobago   TD
Tristan Da Cunha   XT
Tromelin Island   TE
Tunisia   TS
Turkey   TU
Turkmenistan   TX
Turks and Caicos Islands   TK
Tuvalu   TV
Uganda   UG
Ukraine   UP
United Arab Emirates   AE
United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, No. Ireland)  
UK
Uruguay   UY
Uzbekistan   UZ
Vanuatu   NH
Vatican City   VT
Venezuela   VE
Vietnam   VM
Virgin Islands (U.S.)   VQ
Wake Island   WQ
Wales   XW
Wallis and Futuna   WF
West Bank   WE
Western Sahara   WI
Yemen (Aden)   YM
Yugoslavia   YI
Zambia   ZA
Zimbabwe   ZI
Other countries   OC


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