26 CFR § 1.367(b)-9

26 CFR · Internal Revenue

§ 1.367(b)-9 — Special rule for F reorganizations and similar transactions.

26 CFR § 1.367(b)-9

TitleTitle 26: Internal Revenue PartPart 1: Income Taxes

SourceeCFR (current through Mar 20, 2026)

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26 C.F.R. § 1.367(b)-9 (2026).

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§ 1.367(b)-9 Special rule for F reorganizations and similar transactions.

(a)Scope. This section applies to a foreign section 381 transaction (as defined in § 1.367(b)-7(a)) either—

(1)That is described in section 368(a)(1)(F); or

(2)That involves—

(i)At least one foreign corporation that holds no property and has no tax attributes immediately before the transaction, other than a nominal amount of assets (and related tax attributes) to facilitate its organization or preserve its existence as a corporation; and

(ii)No more than one foreign corporation that holds more than a nominal amount of property or has more than a nominal amount of tax attributes immediately before the transaction.

(b)Hovering deficit rules inapplicable. If a transaction is described in paragraph (a) of this

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§ 1.367(b)-9 Special rule for F reorganizations and similar transactions.

(a) Scope. This section applies to a foreign section 381 transaction (as defined in § 1.367(b)-7(a)) either—

(1) That is described in section 368(a)(1)(F); or

(2) That involves—

(i) At least one foreign corporation that holds no property and has no tax attributes immediately before the transaction, other than a nominal amount of assets (and related tax attributes) to facilitate its organization or preserve its existence as a corporation; and

(ii) No more than one foreign corporation that holds more than a nominal amount of property or has more than a nominal amount of tax attributes immediately before the transaction.

(b) Hovering deficit rules inapplicable. If a transaction is described in paragraph (a) of this section, a foreign surviving corporation shall succeed to earnings and profits, deficits in earnings and profits, and foreign income taxes without regard to the hovering deficit rules of § 1.367(b)-7(d)(2), (e)(1)(iii), and (e)(2)(iii).

(c) Foreign divisive transactions. [Reserved]

(d) Examples. The following examples illustrate the principles of this section:

Example 1.(i) Facts. (A) Foreign corporation A is and always has been a wholly owned subsidiary of USP, a domestic corporation. Foreign corporation A was incorporated in 1995, and has always had a calendar taxable year. Foreign corporation A (and all of its respective qualified business units as defined in section 989) maintains a “u” functional currency. On December 31, 2006, foreign corporation A has the following post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign income taxes:

Separate Category	E&P	Foreign taxes
Passive	(1,000u)	$5
General	200u	200
	(800u)	205

(B) On January 1, 2007, foreign corporation A moves its place of incorporation from Country 1 to Country 2 in a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(F).

(ii) Result. Under § 1.367(b)-7(d), as modified by paragraph (b) of this section, the pre-transaction deficit of foreign corporation A will not hover. Accordingly, foreign surviving corporation has the following post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign income taxes immediately after the foreign section 381 transaction:

Separate category	E&P	Foreign taxes
Passive	(1,000u)	$5
General	200u	200
	(800u)	205

Example 2.(i) Facts. (A) Foreign corporations B, C and D are and always have been wholly owned subsidiaries of USP, a domestic corporation. Foreign corporation B was incorporated in 2000 and foreign corporations C and D were incorporated in 2001. Foreign corporation B does not own any significant property and has no earnings and profits or foreign income taxes accounts. Both foreign corporations C and D have always had a calendar taxable year. Foreign corporations C and D (and all of their respective qualified business units as defined in section 989) maintain a “u” functional currency. On December 31, 2006, foreign corporations C and D have the following post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign income taxes:

	E&P	Foreign taxes
Foreign corporation C Separate Category:
Passive	(900u)	$50
General	(200u)	100
	(1100u)	150
Foreign corporation D Separate Category:
Passive	1200u	400
General	400u	100
	1600u	500

(B) On January 1, 2007, USP foreign corporations C and D merge into foreign corporation B in a reorganization described in section 368(a)(1)(A).

(ii) Result. Although the merger is a foreign section 381 transaction involving a foreign corporation with no property or tax attributes, paragraph (b) of this section does not apply because more than one foreign corporation with significant tax attributes is involved in the foreign section 381 transaction. Accordingly, under § 1.367(b)-7(d), foreign surviving corporation B has the following post-1986 undistributed earnings and post-1986 foreign income taxes immediately after the foreign section 381 transaction:

Separate Category	Earnings & profits		Foreign taxes
Separate Category	Positive E&P	Hovering deficit	Foreign taxes available	Foreign taxes associated with hovering deficit
General	1200u	(900u)	$400	$50
Passive	400u	(200u)	100	100
	1600u	(1100u)	500	150