26 C.F.R. § 1.1291-1 Taxation of U.S. persons that are shareholders of PFICs that are not pedigreed QEFs.
Title 26 - Internal Revenue
(a)–(b) [Reserved] (c) Coordination with other PFIC rules. (1)–(2) [Reserved] (3) Coordination with section 1296: distributions and dispositions. If PFIC stock is marked to market under section 1296 for any taxable year, then, except as provided in §1.1296–1(i), section 1291 and the regulations thereunder shall not apply to any distribution with respect to section 1296 stock (as defined in §1.1296–1(a)(2)), or to any disposition of such stock, for such taxable year. (4) Coordination with mark to market rules under chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 1296—(i) In general. If PFIC stock is marked to market for any taxable year under section 475 or any other provision of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code, other than section 1296, regardless of whether the application of such provision is mandatory or results from an election by the taxpayer or another person, then, except as provided in paragraph (c)(4)(ii) of this section, section 1291 and the regulations thereunder shall not apply to any distribution with respect to such PFIC stock or to any disposition of such PFIC stock for such taxable year. See §§1.1295–1(i)(3) and 1.1296–1(h)(3)(i) for rules regarding the automatic termination of an existing election under section 1295 or section 1296 when a taxpayer marks to market PFIC stock under section 475 or any other provision of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code. (ii) Coordination rule—(A) Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the contrary, the rule of paragraph (c)(4)(ii)(B) of this section shall apply to the first taxable year in which a United States person marks to market its PFIC stock under a provision of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code, other than section 1296, if such foreign corporation was a PFIC for any taxable year, prior to such first taxable year, during the United States person's holding period (as defined in section 1291(a)(3)(A) and §1.1296–1(f)) in such stock, and for which such corporation was not treated as a QEF with respect to such United States person. (B) For the first taxable year of a United States person that marks to market its PFIC stock under any provision of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code, other than section 1296, such United States person shall, in lieu of the rules under which the United States person marks to market, apply the rules of §1.1296–1(i)(2) and (3) as if the United States person had made an election under section 1296 for such first taxable year. (d) [Reserved] (e) Exempt organization as shareholder—(1) In general. If the shareholder of a PFIC is an organization exempt from tax under this chapter, section 1291 and these regulations apply to such shareholder only if a dividend from the PFIC would be taxable to the organization under subchapter F. (2) Effective date. Paragraph (e)(1) of this section is applicable on and after April 1, 1992. (f)–(i) [Reserved] (j) Effective dates. This section applies for taxable years beginning on or after May 3, 2004, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e)(2) of this section. [T.D. 8750, 63 FR 13, Jan. 2, 1998. Redesignated by T.D. 8870, 65 FR 5779, Feb. 7, 2000, as amended by T.D. 9123, 69 FR 24073, May 3, 2004]
Title 26: Internal Revenue
PART 1—INCOME TAXES
Special Rules for Determining Capital Gains and Losses
§ 1.1291-1 Taxation of U.S. persons that are shareholders of PFICs that are not pedigreed QEFs.
