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Proposed rule: Section 898(c) Transition Rule for Allocating Foreign Taxes and Section 960(d)(4) Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance

Agencies: Treasury Department, Internal Revenue Service — This document contains proposed regulations that relate to allocating foreign taxes of foreign corporations affected by the repeal of the one-month deferral election and to the disallowance of foreign tax credits on certain distributions of previously taxed earnings and profits. The proposed regulations would affect taxpayers that operate in foreign countries through certain foreign corporations and taxpayers that claim the foreign tax credit. — [topic:election+agency:epa]

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    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/03/2026-15614/section-898c-transition-rule-for-allocating-foreign-taxes-and-section-960d4-foreign-tax-credit
    This document contains proposed regulations that relate to allocating foreign taxes of foreign corporations affected by the repeal of the one-month deferral election and to the disallowance of foreign tax credits on certain distributions of previously taxed earnings and profits. The proposed regulations would affect taxpayers that operate in foreign countri…

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