rp-10-29.pdf

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Part III

Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

[26 CFR 601.105]: Examination of returns and claims for refund, credit, or abatement;
determination of tax liability

Rev. Proc. 2010-29

SECTION 1. PURPOSE
This revenue procedure provides the domestic asset/liability percentages and domestic
investment yields needed by foreign life insur
ance 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, 2008. 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, 2008. 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, 2007, see Rev. Proc. 2009-34, 2009-34 I.R.B. 258.

SECTION 2. CHANGES
DOMESTIC ASSET/LIABILITY PERCENT
AGES FOR 2009. 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, 2008, the relevant domestic asset/liability percentages are:

138.5 percent for foreign life insurance companies, and

193.4 percent for foreign property and liability insurance companies.

.02 DOMESTIC INVESTMENT YIELDS FOR 2009. 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, 2008, the relevant domestic investment yields are:

5.2 percent for foreign life insurance companies, and
4.2 percent for foreign property and liability insurance companies.

.03 SOURCE OF DATA FOR 2009. The section 842(b) percentages to be used for the
2009 tax year are based on tax return data following the same methodology used for
the 2008 year.

SECTION 3. APPLICATION-ESTIMATED TAXES
To compute estimated tax and the installment payments of estimated tax du
e for
taxable years beginning after December 31, 2008, 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. 2009-
34 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 effecti
ve for taxable years beginning after December 31,

2008.

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) 622-3870 (not a toll free call).