Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2014-39

September 22, 2014


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INCOME TAX

Rev. Proc. 2014–53 Rev. Proc. 2014–53

This revenue procedure provides domestic asset/liability percentages and domestic investment yields needed by foreign life insurance companies and foreign property and liability insurance companies to compute their minimum effectively connected net investment income under section 842(b) of the Internal Revenue Code for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

Preface

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Introduction

The Internal Revenue Bulletin is the authoritative instrument of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for announcing official rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service and for publishing Treasury Decisions, Executive Orders, Tax Conventions, legislation, court decisions, and other items of general interest. It is published weekly.

It is the policy of the Service to publish in the Bulletin all substantive rulings necessary to promote a uniform application of the tax laws, including all rulings that supersede, revoke, modify, or amend any of those previously published in the Bulletin. All published rulings apply retroactively unless otherwise indicated. Procedures relating solely to matters of internal management are not published; however, statements of internal practices and procedures that affect the rights and duties of taxpayers are published.

Revenue rulings represent the conclusions of the Service on the application of the law to the pivotal facts stated in the revenue ruling. In those based on positions taken in rulings to taxpayers or technical advice to Service field offices, identifying details and information of a confidential nature are deleted to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy and to comply with statutory requirements.

Rulings and procedures reported in the Bulletin do not have the force and effect of Treasury Department Regulations, but they may be used as precedents. Unpublished rulings will not be relied on, used, or cited as precedents by Service personnel in the disposition of other cases. In applying published rulings and procedures, the effect of subsequent legislation, regulations, court decisions, rulings, and procedures must be considered, and Service personnel and others concerned are cautioned against reaching the same conclusions in other cases unless the facts and circumstances are substantially the same.

The Bulletin is divided into four parts as follows:

Part I.—1986 Code. This part includes rulings and decisions based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Part II.—Treaties and Tax Legislation. This part is divided into two subparts as follows: Subpart A, Tax Conventions and Other Related Items, and Subpart B, Legislation and Related Committee Reports.

Part III.—Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous. To the extent practicable, pertinent cross references to these subjects are contained in the other Parts and Subparts. Also included in this part are Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rulings. Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rulings are issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Assistant Secretary (Enforcement).

Part IV.—Items of General Interest. This part includes notices of proposed rulemakings, disbarment and suspension lists, and announcements.

The last Bulletin for each month includes a cumulative index for the matters published during the preceding months. These monthly indexes are cumulated on a semiannual basis, and are published in the last Bulletin of each semiannual period.

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Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

Rev. Proc. 2014–53

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure provides the domestic asset/liability percentages and domestic investment yields needed by foreign life insurance companies and foreign property and liability insurance companies to compute their minimum effectively connected net investment income under section 842(b) of the Internal Revenue Code for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. Instructions are provided for computing foreign insurance companies’ liabilities for the estimated tax and installment payments of estimated tax for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. For more specific guidance regarding the computation of the amount of net investment income to be included by a foreign insurance company on its U.S. income tax return, see Notice 89–96, 1989–2 C.B. 417. For the domestic asset/liability percentage and domestic investment yield, as well as instructions for computing foreign insurance companies’ liabilities for estimated tax and installment payments of estimated tax for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011, see Rev. Proc. 2013–33, 2013–38 I.R.B. 209.

SECTION 2. CHANGES

DOMESTIC ASSET/LIABILITY PERCENTAGES FOR 2013. The Secretary determines the domestic asset/liability percentage separately for life insurance companies and property and liability insurance companies. For the first taxable year beginning after December 31, 2012, the relevant domestic asset/liability percentages are:

[134.6] percent for foreign life insurance companies, and

[188.4] percent for foreign property and liability insurance companies.

.02 DOMESTIC INVESTMENT YIELDS FOR 2013. The Secretary is required to prescribe separate domestic investment yields for foreign life insurance companies and for foreign property and liability insurance companies. For the first taxable year beginning after December 31, 2012, the relevant domestic investment yields are:

[4.2] percent for foreign life insurance companies, and

[4.1] percent for foreign property and liability insurance companies.

.03 SOURCE OF DATA FOR 2013. The section 842(b) percentages to be used for the 2013 tax year are based on tax return data following the same methodology used for the 2012 year.

SECTION 3. APPLICATION-ESTIMATED TAXES

To compute estimated tax and the installment payments of estimated tax due for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012, a foreign insurance company must compute its estimated tax payments by adding to its income other than net investment income the greater of (i) its net investment income as determined under section 842(b)(5), that is actually effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States for the relevant period, or (ii) the minimum effectively connected net investment income under section 842(b) that would result from using the most recently available domestic asset/liability percentage and domestic investment yield. Thus, for installment payments due after the publication of this revenue procedure, the domestic asset/liability percentages and the domestic investment yields provided in this revenue procedure must be used to compute the minimum effectively connected net investment income. However, if the due date of an installment is less than 20 days after the date this revenue procedure is published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin, the asset/liability percentages and domestic investment yields provided in Rev. Proc. 2013–33 may be used to compute the minimum effectively connected net investment income for such installment. For further guidance in computing estimated tax, see Notice 89–96.

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE

This revenue procedure is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012.

SECTION 5. DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Sheila Ramaswamy of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (International). For further information regarding this revenue procedure contact Sheila Ramaswamy at (202) 317-6938 (not a toll free number).

Definition of Terms and Abbreviations

Definition of Terms

Revenue rulings and revenue procedures (hereinafter referred to as “rulings”) that have an effect on previous rulings use the following defined terms to describe the effect:

Amplified describes a situation where no change is being made in a prior published position, but the prior position is being extended to apply to a variation of the fact situation set forth therein. Thus, if an earlier ruling held that a principle applied to A, and the new ruling holds that the same principle also applies to B, the earlier ruling is amplified. (Compare with modified, below).

Clarified is used in those instances where the language in a prior ruling is being made clear because the language has caused, or may cause, some confusion. It is not used where a position in a prior ruling is being changed.

Distinguished describes a situation where a ruling mentions a previously published ruling and points out an essential difference between them.

Modified is used where the substance of a previously published position is being changed. Thus, if a prior ruling held that a principle applied to A but not to B, and the new ruling holds that it applies to both A and B, the prior ruling is modified because it corrects a published position. (Compare with amplified and clarified, above).

Obsoleted describes a previously published ruling that is not considered determinative with respect to future transactions. This term is most commonly used in a ruling that lists previously published rulings that are obsoleted because of changes in laws or regulations. A ruling may also be obsoleted because the substance has been included in regulations subsequently adopted.

Revoked describes situations where the position in the previously published ruling is not correct and the correct position is being stated in a new ruling.

Superseded describes a situation where the new ruling does nothing more than restate the substance and situation of a previously published ruling (or rulings). Thus, the term is used to republish under the 1986 Code and regulations the same position published under the 1939 Code and regulations. The term is also used when it is desired to republish in a single ruling a series of situations, names, etc., that were previously published over a period of time in separate rulings. If the new ruling does more than restate the substance of a prior ruling, a combination of terms is used. For example, modified and superseded describes a situation where the substance of a previously published ruling is being changed in part and is continued without change in part and it is desired to restate the valid portion of the previously published ruling in a new ruling that is self contained. In this case, the previously published ruling is first modified and then, as modified, is superseded.

Supplemented is used in situations in which a list, such as a list of the names of countries, is published in a ruling and that list is expanded by adding further names in subsequent rulings. After the original ruling has been supplemented several times, a new ruling may be published that includes the list in the original ruling and the additions, and supersedes all prior rulings in the series.

Suspended is used in rare situations to show that the previous published rulings will not be applied pending some future action such as the issuance of new or amended regulations, the outcome of cases in litigation, or the outcome of a Service study.

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations in current use and formerly used will appear in material published in the Bulletin.

A—Individual.

Acq.—Acquiescence.

B—Individual.

BE—Beneficiary.

BK—Bank.

B.T.A.—Board of Tax Appeals.

C—Individual.

C.B.—Cumulative Bulletin.

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations.

CI—City.

COOP—Cooperative.

Ct.D.—Court Decision.

CY—County.

D—Decedent.

DC—Dummy Corporation.

DE—Donee.

Del. Order—Delegation Order.

DISC—Domestic International Sales Corporation.

DR—Donor.

E—Estate.

EE—Employee.

E.O.—Executive Order.

ER—Employer.

ERISA—Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

EX—Executor.

F—Fiduciary.

FC—Foreign Country.

FICA—Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

FISC—Foreign International Sales Company.

FPH—Foreign Personal Holding Company.

F.R.—Federal Register.

FUTA—Federal Unemployment Tax Act.

FX—Foreign corporation.

G.C.M.—Chief Counsel’s Memorandum.

GE—Grantee.

GP—General Partner.

GR—Grantor.

IC—Insurance Company.

I.R.B.—Internal Revenue Bulletin.

LE—Lessee.

LP—Limited Partner.

LR—Lessor.

M—Minor.

Nonacq.—Nonacquiescence.

O—Organization.

P—Parent Corporation.

PHC—Personal Holding Company.

PO—Possession of the U.S.

PR—Partner.

PRS—Partnership.

PTE—Prohibited Transaction Exemption.

Pub. L.—Public Law.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

Rev. Proc.—Revenue Procedure.

Rev. Rul.—Revenue Ruling.

S—Subsidiary.

S.P.R.—Statement of Procedural Rules.

Stat.—Statutes at Large.

T—Target Corporation.

T.C.—Tax Court.

T.D.—Treasury Decision.

TFE—Transferee.

TFR—Transferor.

T.I.R.—Technical Information Release.

TP—Taxpayer.

TR—Trust.

TT—Trustee.

U.S.C.—United States Code.

X—Corporation.

Y—Corporation.

Z—Corporation.

Numerical Finding List

Numerical Finding List

A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2014–01 through 2014–26 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2014–26, dated June 30, 2014.

Bulletins 2014–27 through 2014–39

Announcements:

Article Issue Link Page
2014-2 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 120
2014-28 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 391
2014-29 2014-35 I.R.B. 2014-35 452


Notices:

Article Issue Link Page
2014-40 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 100
2014-41 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 97
2014-42 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 387
2014-43 2014-31 I.R.B. 2014-31 249
2014-44 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 270
2014-45 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 388
2014-46 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 520
2014-47 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 522
2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 523


Proposed Regulations:

Article Issue Link Page
REG-104579-13 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 370
REG-120756-13 2014-31 I.R.B. 2014-31 252
REG-105067-14 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 391
REG-110948-14 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 239
REG-121542-14 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 119
REG-107012-14 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 371
REG-123286-14 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 377
REG-209459-78 2014-31 I.R.B. 2014-31 253
129507-14 2014-38 I.R.B. 2014-38 561
129786-14 2014-38 I.R.B. 2014-38 562


Revenue Procedures:

Article Issue Link Page
2014-26 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 26
2014-27 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 41
2014-29 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 105
2014-37 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 363
2014-38 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 132
2014-39 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 151
2014-40 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 229
2014-41 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 364
2014-42 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 193
2014-43 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 273
2014-44 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 274
2014-45 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 388
2014-46 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 367
2014-47 2014-35 I.R.B. 2014-35 393
2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 527
2014-49 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 535
2014-50 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 540
2014-51 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 543
2014-52 2014-38 I.R.B. 2014-38 560
2014-53 2014-39 I.R.B. 2014-39 573


Revenue Rulings:

Article Issue Link Page
2014-14 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 12
2014-19 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 266
2014-20 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 101
2014-21 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 381
2014-22 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 523
2014-24 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 529


Treasury Decisions:

Article Issue Link Page
9664 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 254
9668 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 1
9669 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 103
9670 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 121
9671 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 124
9672 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 196
9673 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 212
9674 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 225
9675 2014-31 I.R.B. 2014-31 242
9676 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 260
9677 2014-31 I.R.B. 2014-31 241
9678 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 262
9679 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 267
9680 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-32 254
9681 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 340
9682 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 342
9683 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 330
9684 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 345
9685 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 379
9686 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 382
9687 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 486
9688 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 482
9689 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 456
9690 2014-38 I.R.B. 2014-38 548
9691 2014-38 I.R.B. 2014-38 547


Effect of Current Actions on Previously Published Items

Finding List of Current Actions on Previously Published Items

A cumulative list of current actions on previously published items in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2014–01 through 2014–26 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2014–26, dated June 30, 2014.

Bulletins 2014–27 through 2014–39

Announcements:

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
2012-11 Supplemented by Ann. 2014-2 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 120
2013-11 Supplemented by Ann. 2014-2 2014-28 I.R.B. 2014-28 120
2010-41 Obsoleted by Rev. Proc. 2014-43 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-43 273


Revenue Procedures:

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
1981-38 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-42 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 193
93-37 Modified and Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-43 2014-32 I.R.B. 2014-43 273
1981-38 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2014-42 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 193
2000-12 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-39 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 151
2002-55 Revoked by Rev. Proc. 2014-39 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 151
2003-64 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-47 2014-35 I.R.B. 2014-35 393
2004-21 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-47 2014-35 I.R.B. 2014-35 393
2005-77 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-47 2014-35 I.R.B. 2014-35 393
2011-14 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 527
2011-16 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-51 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 543
2011-16 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2014-51 2014-51 I.R.B. 2014-51 543
2012-38 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-27 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 26
2012-46 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-26 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 41
2014-4 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2014-40 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 229
2014-5 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2014-40 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 229
2014-8 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2014-40 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 229
2014-9 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2014-40 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 229
2014-10 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2014-40 2014-30 I.R.B. 2014-30 229
2014-13 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2014-38 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 132
2014-13 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-38 2014-29 I.R.B. 2014-29 132
2014-16 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2014-51 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 543
2014-16 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2014-51 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 543


Revenue Rulings:

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
2008-40 Modified by Rev. Rul. 2014-24 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 529
2011-1 Modified by Rev. Rul. 2014-24 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 529
2012-6 Modified by Rev. Rul. 2014-24 2014-37 I.R.B. 2014-37 529


Notices:

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
2013-11 Modified by Notice 2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 523
2013-23 Modified by Notice 2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 523
2013-28 Modified by Notice 2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 523
2013-29 Modified by Notice 2014-46 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 520
2013-29 Clarified by Notice 2014-46 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 520
2013-32 Modified by Notice 2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 523
2013-37 Modified by Notice 2014-48 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 523
2013-51 Obsoleted by Notice 2014-42 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 387
2013-60 Modified by Notice 2014-46 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 520
2013-60 Clarified by Notice 2014-46 2014-36 I.R.B. 2014-36 520
2014-44 Supplemented by Notice 2014-45 2014-34 I.R.B. 2014-34 388


Treasury Decisions:

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
2005-47 Obsoleted by T.D. 9668 2014-27 I.R.B. 2014-27 1
2010-51 Obsoleted by T.D. 9684 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 345
2010-71 Obsoleted by T.D. 9684 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 345
2011-6 Obsoleted by T.D. 9684 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 345
2011-9 Obsoleted by T.D. 9684 2014-33 I.R.B. 2014-33 345


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