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Domestic Partnerships and S Corporations Filing Under Proposed GILTI Regulations

Notice 2019-46

SECTION 1. OVERVIEW
This notice announces that the Department of the Treasury (Treasury
Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) intend to issue regulations that will
permit a domestic partnership or S corporation to apply the rules in proposed §1.951A-5
for taxable years ending before June 22, 2019. This notice also addresses the
applicability of penalties in the case of a domestic partnership or S corporation that
acted consistently with proposed §1.951A-5 on or before June 21, 2019, but files a tax
return consistent with the final regulations under §1.951A-1(e). In order to apply the
rules in proposed §1.951A-5 or for penalties not to apply as discussed in this notice, a
domestic partnership or S corporation must satisfy certain notification and reporting
requirements described in section 5 of this notice.
The regulations described in this notice will be effective for taxable years ending
before June 22, 2019. Prior to the issuance of the regulations described in this notice,
domestic partnerships and S corporations may rely on this notice, provided they satisfy
the requirements described herein.

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SECTION 2. BACKGROUND
.01 Partnership and Partner Returns
Section 6031(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) requires every partnership
to file a return for each taxable year stating specifically the items of its gross income and
the deductions allowable by subtitle A of the Code and such other information for the
purposes of carrying out the provisions of subtitle A as the Secretary may by forms and
regulations prescribe, including information about the partners in the partnership.
Section 1.6031(a)-1(a)(2) requires that the partnership return contain the information
required by the prescribed form and the accompanying instructions. For a partnership,
the return required by section 6031(a) is Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income,
which includes Schedules K-1 (Form 1065). Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) provides the
name of the partner and the partner’s distributive share of taxable income and other
information related to the partner regarding the partnership.
Section 6031(b) requires that a partnership required to file a return under
section 6031(a) furnish to each partner a copy of the Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) that
includes such information as may be required to be shown by regulations. In general,
section 6031(b) also prohibits partnerships from amending the information required to
be furnished to its partners after the due date of the return, unless the partnership has
made an election under section 6221(b) for the taxable year. A partnership subject to
this prohibition under section 6031(b) that has not timely filed a request to extend the
time to file its Form 1065 may not be eligible for the relief provided by this notice unless
the partnership fulfills the requirements of Rev. Proc. 2019-32, 2019-33 I.R.B. 659,

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which allows a Form 1065 to be filed by an extended deadline. A partnership seeking
relief under Rev. Proc. 2019-32 must furnish Schedules K-1 consistent with the
superseding Form 1065.
Section 6222(a) generally requires a partner in a partnership to treat a
partnership-related item, as defined in section 6241(2)(B) and the corresponding
regulations, consistently on the partner’s return with the treatment of such item by the
partnership on its return.
Section 6222(c) provides that the consistency requirement of section 6222(a)
does not apply to a partnership-related item if the partner files with the Secretary a
statement identifying the inconsistency. The statement required by section 6222(c) is
Form 8082, Notice of Inconsistent Treatment or Administrative Adjustment Request
(AAR), which may be filed on an original, amended, or superseding return.
Sections 6072(b) and 6031(b) provide that the deadline for filing Form 1065 and
furnishing Schedules K-1 (Form 1065) to partners is generally the fifteenth day of the
third month after the end of the partnership’s taxable year. For a calendar-year
partnership, this deadline generally is March 15.
Section 6081(a) permits the Secretary of the Treasury Department to grant a
reasonable extension of time, generally no more than six months, for filing any return,
statement, or other required document. Generally, to receive an extension of time to file
a return, §1.6081-2(b) provides that a partnership must submit an application before the
date prescribed for filing Form 1065 (taking into account certain extensions). For a
calendar-year partnership that requests a six-month extension, the extended deadline

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for its 2018 taxable year is September 16, 2019.
.02 S Corporation and Shareholder Returns
Section 6037(a) requires every S corporation to file a return for each taxable year
stating specifically the items of its gross income and the deductions allowable by subtitle
A of the Code, the names and addresses of all persons owning stock in the corporation
at any time during the taxable year, the number of shares of stock owned by each
shareholder at all times during the taxable year, the amount of money and other
property distributed by the corporation during the taxable year to each shareholder, the
date of each distribution, each shareholder’s pro rata share of each item of the
corporation for the taxable year, and such other information for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of subchapter S of chapter 1 of the Code, as the Secretary may by
forms and regulations prescribe. Section 1.6037-1(a) provides in part that the return
shall set forth the items of gross income and the deductions allowable in computing
taxable income as required by the return form or in the instructions issued with respect
thereto. For an S corporation, the return required by section 6037(a) is Form 1120S,
U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation, which includes Schedule K-1 (Form
1120S). Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S) provides the name of the shareholder and the
shareholder’s pro rata share of taxable income and other information related to the
shareholder regarding the S corporation.
Section 6037(b) requires that an S corporation required to file a return under
section 6037(a) furnish a copy of the Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S) to each shareholder
that includes such information as may be required to be shown by regulations.

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Section 6037(c)(1) generally requires a shareholder of an S corporation to treat a
subchapter S item, as defined in section 6037(c)(4), consistently on the shareholder’s
return with the treatment of such item by the S corporation on its return.
Section 6037(c)(2) provides that the consistency requirement of section
6037(c)(1) does not apply to a subchapter S item if the shareholder files with the
Secretary a statement identifying the inconsistency. The statement required by section
6037(c)(2) is Form 8082, which may be filed on an original, amended, or superseding
return.
Sections 6072(b) and 6037(b) provide that the deadline for filing Form 1120S and
furnishing Schedules K-1 (Form 1120S) to shareholders of an S corporation is generally
the fifteenth day of the third month after the end of the S corporation’s taxable year. For
a calendar-year S corporation, this deadline generally is March 15. As with partnership
returns, this deadline generally may be extended upon request for up to six months
under section 6081(a). For a calendar-year S corporation that requests a six-month
extension, the extended deadline for its 2018 taxable year is September 16, 2019.
.03 Potentially Applicable Penalties
Section 6698(a) imposes a penalty if any partnership that is required to file a
return under section 6031 fails to file a timely return, or files a return that fails to show
the information required under that section, unless the failure is due to reasonable
cause.
Section 6699(a) imposes a penalty if any S corporation required to file a return
under section 6037 fails to file a timely return, or files a return that fails to show the

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inf ormation required under that section, unless the failure is due to reasonable cause.
Section 6722(a) imposes penalties for failing to include all required information or
for including incorrect information on a payee statement (as defined in section
6724(d)(2) and the corresponding regulations), such as a Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) or
Schedule K-1 (Form 1120S), unless section 6724(a) applies because the failure is due
to reasonable cause and was not due to willful neglect.
.04 Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (Section 951A)
Section 14201(a) of Pub. L. 115-97 (131 Stat. 2054, 2208), commonly referred to
as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), added section 951A, which applies to taxable
years of foreign corporations beginning after December 31, 2017, and to taxable years
of United States shareholders (as defined in section 951(b)) (U.S. shareholders) in
which or with which such taxable years of foreign corporations end.
Section 951A(a) requires a U.S. shareholder of any controlled foreign corporation
(as defined in section 957) (CFC) for any taxable year to include in gross income the
shareholder’s global intangible low-taxed income (GILTI) inclusion for such taxable
year. In general, a U.S. shareholder’s GILTI inclusion amount is determined by
reference to the stock of CFCs that the shareholder owns within the meaning of section
958(a). See section 951A(e)(1), cross-referencing section 951(a)(2).
Section 951(b) defines a U.S. shareholder of a foreign corporation as a United
States person (U.S. person) that owns (within the meaning of section 958(a)), or is
considered as owning by applying the ownership rules of section 958(b), at least 10
percent of the total combined voting power or value of stock of the foreign corporation.

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Section 957(c) generally defines a U.S. person by reference to section 7701(a)(30),
which defines a U.S. person as a citizen or resident of the United States, a domestic
partnership, a domestic corporation, and certain estates and trusts. Section 1373(a)
provides, in part, that for purposes of subpart F of part III of subchapter N of the Code
(sections 951 through 965), an S corporation is treated as a partnership, and the
shareholders of such corporation are treated as partners of such partnership.
On October 10, 2018, the Treasury Department and the IRS published in the
Federal Register proposed regulations under section 951A (REG-104390-18, 83 FR
51072) (Proposed Regulations). The Proposed Regulations provided a hybrid approach
to the treatment of a domestic partnership that is a U.S. shareholder (U.S. shareholder
partnership) of a CFC (partnership CFC). Under the hybrid approach, a U.S.
shareholder partnership would determine its GILTI inclusion amount, and the partners of
the partnership that were not also U.S. shareholders of the partnership CFC would take
into account their distributive share of the partnership’s GILTI inclusion amount. See
proposed §1.951A-5(b). Partners that were themselves U.S. shareholders of a
partnership CFC would not take into account their distributive share of the partnership’s
GILTI inclusion amount, and instead would be treated as proportionately owning the
stock of the partnership CFC within the meaning of section 958(a) as if the domestic
partnership were a foreign partnership. See proposed §1.951A-5(c).
On June 21, 2019, the Treasury Department and the IRS published in the
Federal Register final regulations under section 951A (T.D. 9866, 84 FR 29288) (Final
Regulations). The Final Regulations did not adopt the hybrid approach with respect to

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domestic partnerships in the Proposed Regulations. Under the Final Regulations, a
domestic partnership (including a U.S. shareholder partnership) does not have a GILTI
inclusion amount, and therefore no partner of the partnership has a distributive share of
a GILTI inclusion amount. See §1.951A-1(e)(1). Rather, for purposes of determining
the GILTI inclusion amount of any partner of a domestic partnership, each partner is
treated as proportionately owning the stock of a CFC owned by the partnership within
the meaning of section 958(a) in the same manner as if the domestic partnership were a
foreign partnership. See id. Because only a U.S. person that is a U.S. shareholder can
have a GILTI inclusion amount, a partner that is not a U.S. shareholder of a partnership
CFC does not have a GILTI inclusion amount determined by reference to such
partnership CFC. In summary, under the Final Regulations, a partner that is not a U.S.
shareholder with respect to a partnership CFC has neither a distributive share of a
GILTI inclusion amount nor a GILTI inclusion amount that is determined by reference to
such partnership CFC.
The Final Regulations apply to taxable years of foreign corporations beginning
after December 31, 2017, and to taxable years of U.S. shareholders in which or with
which such taxable years of foreign corporations end. See §1.951A-7. Therefore,
domestic partnerships and S corporations that file their income tax returns for the 2018
tax year after June 21, 2019, must, absent the relief provided in this notice, file income
tax returns consistent with the Final Regulations and furnish Schedules K-1 to their
partners and shareholders that are consistent with these income tax returns.
The Treasury Department and the IRS are aware that many domestic

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partnerships and S corporations furnished Schedules K-1 to their partners and
shareholders on or before the date of publication of the Final Regulations on June 21,
2019. Consistent with proposed §1.951A-5, these Schedules K-1 (Proposed Regulation
Schedules K-1) may have reported a distributive share of the domestic partnership’s
GILTI inclusion amount or a pro rata share of the S corporation’s GILTI inclusion
amount. In the absence of relief, to avoid potential penalties under section 6698, 6699,
or 6722, these domestic partnerships and S corporations could be required to file
returns for the 2018 taxable year consistent with the Final Regulations, and furnish
Schedules K-1 consistent with their Form 1065 (Schedule K) or Form 1120S (Schedule
K). The issuance of corrected Schedules K-1 consistent with the Final Regulations
under these circumstances may result in significant additional costs to these domestic
partnerships and S corporations and significant burden to the IRS related to processing
amended returns based on corrected Schedules K-1.
After considering the compliance burden of domestic partnerships and S
corporations associated with §1.951A-1(e), the Treasury Department and the IRS have
decided to provide relief in this notice for certain domestic partnerships and S
corporations (described in section 3 of this notice) so that they may apply the rules in
the Proposed Regulations for taxable years ending before June 22, 2019. In addition,
section 4 of this notice provides that certain penalties that might otherwise apply to
domestic partnerships or S corporations that acted consistently with proposed §1.951A-
5 prior to June 22, 2019, do not apply.

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SECTION 3. APPLICATION OF PROPOSED §1.951A-5
It is anticipated that forthcoming regulations will provide that a domestic
partnership or S corporation may apply the rules in proposed §1.951A-5, in their
entirety, for taxable years that ended before June 22, 2019. Thus, for example, a
domestic partnership that applies proposed §1.951A-5 for a taxable year ending before
June 22, 2019, would file a Form 1065, including Form 8992, U.S. Shareholder
Calculation of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI), for such taxable year on the
basis of proposed §1.951A-5 and furnish to its partners for such taxable year Schedules
K-1 on the basis of proposed §1.951A-5. The forthcoming regulations are expected to
provide that in order to apply the rules in proposed §1.951A-5, a partnership or S
corporation must satisfy the notification and reporting requirements described in section
5 of this notice.
Comments noted that proposed §1.951A-5 did not provide taxpayers with
guidance in a number of areas. The adoption of an aggregate approach to domestic
partnerships under §1.951A-1(e) did not resolve all of these open questions. Therefore,
it is anticipated that forthcoming regulations applicable where there is reliance on this
notice will provide, regarding future distributions by a partnership CFC of a partnership
or S corporation, that the amount excludible from gross income under section 959
reflects only amounts included in income by a partner or shareholder under proposed
§1.951A-5.
SECTION 4. INAPPLICABILITY OF PENALTIES
If a domestic partnership or S corporation satisfies the requirements of section 5

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of this notice, penalties for failures described in sections 6698(a), 6699(a), 6722(a) or
any similar provision will not apply to the domestic partnership or S corporation to the
extent such failures arise from acting consistently with proposed §1.951A-5 prior to
June 22, 2019 (such as, by issuing one or more Proposed Regulation Schedules K-1
and not reissuing Schedules K-1 based on the Final Regulations) including from filing a
Form 1065 or Form 1120S based on the Final Regulations after June 21, 2019, that
incorporates Schedules K-1 consistent with the Proposed Regulations that were issued
before June 22, 2019.
SECTION 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION OF PROPOSED §1.951A-5 AND
INAPPLICABILITY OF PENALTIES
.01 Notification
In order for the rules described in section 3 or section 4 of this notice to apply, a
domestic partnership or S corporation must provide notification to each partner of the
partnership or shareholder of the S corporation (1) that the Schedule K-1 provided to
the partner or shareholder is consistent with proposed §1.951A-5; (2) whether the
domestic partnership or S corporation filed a Form 1065 or Form 1120S consistent with
proposed §1.951A-5 or the Final Regulations; and (3) that the notification is being
provided in accordance with this notice. Such notification must be provided no later
than the extended due date of the domestic partnership’s or S corporation’s tax return
(September 16, 2019, in the case of a calendar-year filer), and may be provided through
any reasonable method, including via mail, e-mail, or posting on a website through
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information to its partners or shareholders. In the event a domestic partnership or S
corporation has filed its tax return and not filed for an extension of time to file its return,
the notice described in this section 5.01 must be provided by the date on which the
return would have been due had an extension been properly requested.
The domestic partnership or S corporation must also attach the notification
described in the previous paragraph and Form 8992 reflecting computations under
proposed §1.951A-5 to any tax return with respect to which the rules described in
section 3 or 4 of this notice are being applied if the tax return has not been filed as of
the date of publication of this notice.
.02 Schedule K-1 Distribution Reporting
If a domestic partnership or S corporation furnished a Schedule K-1 based on
proposed §1.951A-5, the domestic partnership or S corporation must separately state
on Schedules K-1 for subsequent taxable years the partner’s or shareholder’s
distributive share or pro rata share of a foreign corporation’s distributions to the
domestic partnership or S corporation of earnings and profits that relate to the GILTI
inclusion amount of the partnership or S corporation that was reflected on the first
mentioned Schedules K-1. This information must be provided for each taxable year of
the domestic partnership or S corporation following the taxable year to which the first
Schedule K-1 relates. The information could be used by a partner of a domestic
partnership or a shareholder of an S corporation that receives a Schedule K-1
separately stating such distributions to calculate its gross income if such partner or
shareholder filed inconsistently with the first Schedule K-1 and did not include in gross

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income its distributive share or pro rata share of the GILTI inclusion amount reported on
such Schedule K-1.
SECTION 6. EXAMPLES
It is anticipated that the forthcoming regulations described in this notice will
provide rules consistent with the following examples. Comments are requested as to
the results described in these examples and what general standards or principles
should be applied with respect to the application of the Proposed Regulations.
Example 1 – Filing Form 1065 applying proposed §1.951A-5 – (i) Facts. USP, a
domestic corporation, and Individual A, a United States citizen unrelated to USP, own
95% and 5%, respectively, of the interests in PRS, a domestic partnership. PRS owns
100% of the single class of stock of FC1, a controlled foreign corporation with no
earnings and profits prior to 2018. USP also owns 100% of the single class of stock of
FC2, a controlled foreign corporation. USP, Individual A, PRS, FC1, and FC2 use the
calendar year as their taxable year. For the 2018 taxable year, FC1 had $100x of
tested income and no other items. For the 2018 taxable year, FC2 had a tested loss of
$45x. Based on proposed §1.951A-5, PRS provided Schedules K-1 for the 2018
taxable year to USP and Individual A on March 15, 2019, that indicated a pro rata share
of tested income of $95x to USP and a distributive share of a GILTI inclusion amount of
$5x to Individual A. These Schedules K-1 were based on a determination of tested
income of FC1 and a GILTI inclusion amount of $100x to PRS under proposed
§1.951A-5. Under either proposed §1.951A-5 or the Final Regulations, USP’s GILTI
inclusion amount for the 2018 taxable year was $50x ($95x, USP’s pro rata share of
FC1’s tested income, less $45x, USP’s pro rata share of FC2’s tested loss), all of which
is with respect to FC1 under section 951A(f)(1) and §1.951A-5(b). Based on the
Schedule K-1 that Individual A received from PRS, Individual A included its distributive
share of PRS’s GILTI inclusion amount, or $5x, in income for the 2018 taxable year.
PRS intends to file Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable year on September 16, 2019, and
would like to apply the rules in proposed §1.951A-5 under this notice. In 2019, FC1
earns no income and distributes $100x out of earnings and profits to PRS.
(ii) Analysis – (A) Notification. In order to rely on proposed §1.951A-5 to file
Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable year, as described in Section 5.01 of this notice, PRS
must provide notification to USP and Individual A that (1) the Schedules K-1 they
received for the 2018 taxable year were consistent with proposed §1.951A-5; (2) PRS is
filing its Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable year under proposed §1.951A-5; and (3) the
notification is being provided as required under this notice. Additionally, because PRS

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is filing after the issuance of this notice, PRS must attach a similar notification statement
to its Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable year as described in Section 5.01 of this notice.
(B) Schedule K-1 distribution reporting. For the 2019 taxable year, the year of
the distribution of earnings and profits of FC1 that relate to PRS’s GILTI inclusion
amount, under section 5.02 of this notice, PRS must separately state on the Schedules
K-1 furnished to USP and Individual A their distributive shares of such distribution from
FC1. Thus, with respect to USP’s Schedule K-1, $95x of the $100x distribution from
FC1 is a separately stated item, and with respect to Individual A’s Schedule K-1, $5x of
the $100x distribution from FC1 is a separately stated item. USP included $50x in
income under section 951A for the 2018 taxable year with respect to FC1; thus, only
$45x ($95x - $50x) of the $95x of separately stated income is included in USP’s income
(before the application of section 245A) for the 2019 taxable year. Individual A included
$5x in income as a distributive share of PRS’s GILTI inclusion amount with respect to
FC1; thus, none of the $5x of separately stated income is included in Individual A’s
income for the 2019 taxable year.
Example 2 – Filing Form 1065 under Final Regulations with Schedule K-1s
issued under proposed §1.951A-5 – (i) Facts. The facts in this Example 2 are the same
as in Example 1, except that PRS files Form 1065 on September 16, 2019, under the
Final Regulations.
(ii) Analysis – (A) Notification. In order to file Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable
year under the Final Regulations but not be subject to potential penalties with respect to
the Schedules K-1 for the 2018 taxable year, PRS must provide notification to USP and
Individual A as described in section 5.01 of this notice that (1) the Schedules K-1 they
received for the 2018 taxable year were consistent with proposed §1.951A-5; (2) PRS is
filing its Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable year under the Final Regulations; and (3) the
notification is being provided as required under this notice. Additionally, because PRS
is filing after the issuance of this notice, PRS must attach a similar notification statement
to its Form 1065 for the 2018 taxable year as described in section 5.01 of this notice.
(B) Schedule K-1 distribution reporting. For the 2019 taxable year, the year of
the distribution of earnings and profits of FC1 that relate to the 2018 taxable year
Schedules K-1 issued by PRS that reflected a GILTI inclusion amount of PRS, PRS
must separately state on the Schedules K-1 furnished to USP and Individual A their
distributive shares of such distribution from FC1 under section 5.02 of this notice. Thus,
with respect to USP’s Schedule K-1, $95x of the $100x distribution from FC1 is a
separately stated item, and with respect to Individual A’s Schedule K-1, $5x of the
$100x distribution from FC1 is a separately stated item. USP included $50x in income
under section 951A for the 2018 taxable year with respect to FC1; thus, only $45x ($95x
- $50x) of the $95x of separately stated income is included in USP’s income (before the
application of section 245A) for the 2019 taxable year. Individual A included $5x in

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income based on the Schedule K-1 for the 2018 taxable year as a distributive share of
PRS’s GILTI inclusion amount with respect to FC1; thus, none of the $5x of separately
stated income is included in Individual A’s income for the 2019 taxable year.
SECTION 7. COORDINATION WITH REV. PROC. 2019-32
A partnership that is eligible for and elects the relief provided in Rev. Proc. 2019-
32 (granting to eligible partnerships an extension of time to file a superseding Form
1065 and furnish a corresponding Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) to each of its partners) is
eligible to apply the rules described in this notice. However, under Rev. Proc. 2019-32,
a partnership eligible for and electing the relief provided in Rev. Proc. 2019-32 must
timely furnish Schedules K-1 that are consistent with the superseding Form 1065; thus,
in the case of a partnership electing the relief provided in Rev. Proc. 2019-32,
Schedules K-1 consistent with the Final Regulations must be furnished if the partnership
files Form 1065 consistent with the Final Regulations.
SECTION 8. APPLICABILITY DATE
Forthcoming regulations will provide that they may be applied to taxable years
ending before June 22, 2019. Before the issuance of the forthcoming regulations, a
domestic partnership or S corporation may rely on the rules described in this notice.
SECTION 9. PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
The collections of information in section 5.01 of this notice are reflected in the
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review in accordance
with Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507(c)) (PRA) that is associated with Form
1065 and Form 1120S (OMB control number 1545-0123) because the notification
requirements in section 5.01 are closely related to the Schedules K-1 for such forms.

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The collections of information in section 5.02 of this notice will be reflected in
submissions to the OMB for review in accordance with the PRA that are associated with
Form 1065 and Form 1120S (OMB control number 1545-0123). These submissions will
be updated in the ordinary course.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB
control number.
The collections of information in this notice are in sections 5.01 and 5.02. This
information is required to allow partners of domestic partnerships and shareholders of S
corporations to ensure that they are taxed only once with respect to a GILTI inclusion
amount of a domestic partnership or S corporation that applied the rules in proposed
§1.951A-5. This information is also required to allow the IRS to verify that partners and
shareholders are taxed only once with respect to such a GILTI inclusion amount. The
collections of information are required in order for section 4 of this notice to apply. The
likely respondents are business or other for-profit institutions.
The burdens associated with the notification requirements in section 5.01 of this
notice would be so minor as to not impact the estimated burdens provided in such
submission. The burdens associated with the reporting requirements in section 5.02 of
this notice are also minor.
Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal revenue law.
Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential, as required by U.S.C.

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6103.
SECTION 10. DRAFTING AND CONTACT INFORMATION
The principal author of this notice is Joshua P. Roffenbender of the Office of
Associate Chief Counsel (International). For further information regarding this notice
contact Joshua P. Roffenbender at (202) 317-6934 (not a toll free call).