Treasury Regulations · 26 CFR
§ 1.1446-2. Determining a partnership's effectively connected taxable income allocable to foreign partners under section 704.
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Regulation under 26 U.S.C. § 1446
Cite as 26 CFR § 1.1446-2
At a glance
Read from the text and its source citation. Not part of the regulation.
- Status
- In the current eCFR
- Issued
- May 18, 2005 by T.D. 9200
- Last amended
- December 29, 2022 by T.D. 9971
- Issued under
- 26 U.S.C. § 1446
- Length
- 2,242 words · about 10 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 15 Code sections and 13 regulations; cited by 5
PRS partnership has two equal partners, A and B. A is a nonresident alien and B is a U.S. citizen. A provides PRS with a valid Form W-8BEN, and B provides PRS with a valid Form W-9. PRS has the following annualized tax items for the relevant installment period, all of which are effectively connected with its U.S. trade or business and are allocated equally between A and B: $100 of long-term capital gain, $400 of long-term capital loss, $300 of ordinary income, and $100 of ordinary deductions. Assume that these allocations are respected under section 704(b) and the regulations thereunder. Accordingly, A's allocable share of PRS's effectively connected items includes $50 of long-term capital gain, $200 of long-term capital loss, $150 of ordinary income, and $50 of ordinary deductions. In determining A's allocable share of partnership ECTI, the amount of the long-term capital loss that may be taken into account pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)(v) of this section is limited to A's allocable share of gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets. Accordingly, A's share of partnership ECTI allocable under section 704 pursuant to § 1.1446-2 is $100 ($150 of ordinary income less $50 of ordinary deductions, plus $50 of capital gain less $50 of capital loss).
PRS partnership has two equal partners, A and B. A and B are both nonresident aliens. A and B each provide PRS with a valid Form W-8BEN. PRS has the following annualized tax items for the relevant installment period, all of which are effectively connected with its U.S. trade or business: $200 of long-term capital gain, $200 of long-term capital loss, and $400 of ordinary income. A and B have equal shares in the ordinary income, however, pursuant to the partnership agreement, capital gains and losses are subject to special allocations. The long-term capital gain is allocable to A, and the long-term capital loss is allocable to B. Assume that these allocations are respected under section 704(b) and the regulations thereunder. Pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)(v) of this section, A's allocable share of partnership ECTI under § 1.1446-2 is $400 (consisting of $200 of ordinary income and $200 of long-term capital gain), and B's allocable share of partnership ECTI is $200 (consisting of $200 of ordinary income).
PRS partnership has two equal partners, FC, a foreign corporation, and DC, a domestic corporation. FC and DC provide a valid Form W-8BEN and Form W-9, respectively, to PRS. Both FC and PRS are on a calendar taxable year. PRS is engaged in the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and for its first installment period during its taxable year has $100 of annualized ECTI that is allocable to FC. As of the beginning of the taxable year, FC had an unused effectively connected net operating loss carryover in the amount of $300. FC's net operating loss carryover is not taken into account in determining FC's allocable share of partnership ECTI under § 1.1446-2 and, absent the application of § 1.1446-6 (permitting a foreign partner to certify deductions and losses reasonably expected to be available to reduce the partner's U.S. income tax liability on the effectively connected income or gain allocable from the partnership), is not considered in computing the 1446 tax installment payment due on behalf of FC. Accordingly, PRS must pay 1446 tax with respect to the $100 of ECTI allocable to FC.
[T.D. 9200, 70 FR 28717, May 18, 2005, as amended by T.D. 9394, 73 FR 23074, Apr. 29, 2008; T.D. 9971, 87 FR 80066, Dec. 29, 2022]
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of 26 CFR.
Code sections it cites
- § 703 Partnership computations
- § 1446 Withholding of tax on foreign partners’ share of effectively connected income
- § 704 Partner’s distributive share
- § 873 Deductions
- § 743 Special rules where section 754 election or substantial built-in loss
- § 754 Manner of electing optional adjustment to basis of partnership property
- § 864 Definitions and special rules
- § 871 Tax on nonresident alien individuals
- § 882 Tax on income of foreign corporations connected with United States business
- § 897 Disposition of investment in United States real property
- § 613 Percentage depletion
- § 170 Charitable, etc., contributions and gifts
- § 172 Net operating loss deduction
- § 151 Allowance of deductions for personal exemptions
- § 211 Allowance of deductions
Regulations it cites
- § 1.1446-3 Time and manner of calculating and paying over the 1446 tax.
- § 1.1446-6 Special rules to reduce a partnership's 1446 tax with respect to a foreign partner's allocable share of effectively connected taxable income.
- § 1.704-1 Partner's distributive share.
- § 1.743-1 Optional adjustment to basis of partnership property.
- § 1.871-10 Election to treat real property income as effectively connected with U.S. business.
- § 1.1446-1 Withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected taxable income.
- § 1.861-9T Allocation and apportionment of interest expense (temporary).
- § 1.882-5 Determination of interest deduction.
- § 1.1446-5 Tiered partnership structures.
- § 1.1445-1 Withholding on dispositions of U.S. real property interests by foreign persons: In general.
- § 1.897(l)-1 Exception for interests held by foreign pension funds.
- § 1.1445-2 Situations in which withholding is not required under section 1445(a).
- § 1.1445-5 Special rules concerning distributions and other transactions by corporations, partnerships, trusts, and estates.
Cited by 5 other regulations
- § 1.871-10 Election to treat real property income as effectively connected with U.S. business.
- § 1.1446-0 Table of contents.
- § 1.1446-1 Withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected taxable income.
- § 1.1446-6 Special rules to reduce a partnership's 1446 tax with respect to a foreign partner's allocable share of effectively connected taxable income.
- § 301.6241-6 Coordination with other chapters of the Internal Revenue Code.
Amendment history
From the source citation at the end of the section, newest first. T.D. is a Treasury decision; FR is the Federal Register.
- Amended by T.D. 9971 (87 FR 80066)
- Amended by T.D. 9394 (73 FR 23074)
- Issued by T.D. 9200 (70 FR 28717)
Where it sits in 26 CFR
- Subchapter A Income tax
- Part 1 Income taxes
- Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Corporations and Tax-Free Covenant Bonds
Nearby sections
- § 1.1445-10T Special rule for Foreign governments (temporary).
- § 1.1445-11T Special rules requiring withholding under § 1.1445-5 (temporary).
- § 1.1446-0 Table of contents.
- § 1.1446-1 Withholding tax on foreign partners' share of effectively connected taxable income.
- § 1.1446-2 Determining a partnership's effectively connected taxable income allocable to foreign partners under section 704.
- § 1.1446-3 Time and manner of calculating and paying over the 1446 tax.
- § 1.1446-4 Publicly traded partnerships.
- § 1.1446-5 Tiered partnership structures.
- § 1.1446-6 Special rules to reduce a partnership's 1446 tax with respect to a foreign partner's allocable share of effectively connected taxable income.