Small Business Taxpayer Exceptions Under Sections 263A, 448, 460 and 471; Correction

Published date17 June 2021
Citation86 FR 32185
Record Number2021-12550
SectionRules and Regulations
CourtInternal Revenue Service,Treasury Department
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 115 (Thursday, June 17, 2021)]
                [Rules and Regulations]
                [Pages 32185-32186]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-12550]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                Internal Revenue Service
                26 CFR Part 1
                [TD 9942]
                RIN 1545-BP53
                Small Business Taxpayer Exceptions Under Sections 263A, 448, 460
                and 471; Correction
                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
                ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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                SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to the final regulations
                Treasury Decision 9942, that were published in the Federal Register on
                Tuesday, January 5, 2021. The final regulations implemented legislative
                changes that simplify the application of certain tax accounting
                provisions for eligible businesses with average annual gross receipts
                that do not exceed $25,000,000, adjusted for inflation.
                DATES: These corrections are effective on June 17, 2021. For dates of
                applicability, see Sec. Sec. 1.263A-1(a)(2)(i), 1.263A-1(m)(6),
                1.263A-2(g)(4), 1.263A-3(f)(2), 1.263A-4(g)(2), 1.263A-7(a)(4)(ii),
                1.381(c)(5)-1(f), 1.446-1(c)(3), 1.448-2(h), 1.448-3(h), 1.460-1(h)(3),
                1.460-3(d), 1.460-4(i), 1.460-6(k), and 1.471-1(c).
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning Sec. Sec. 1.460-1 through
                1.460-6, Innessa Glazman, (202) 317-7006; concerning all other
                regulations in this document, Anna Gleysteen, (202) 317-7007.
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                Background
                 The final regulations (TD 9942) that are the subject of this
                correction are issued under sections 263A, 448, 460, and 471 of the
                Internal Revenue Code.
                Need for Correction
                 As published on January 5, 2021 (86 FR 254), the final regulations
                (TD 9942) contain errors that need to be corrected. In addition, a
                correction to Example 1 in Sec. 1.263A-4(a)(5)(iii) is being made to
                conform to the statutory amendments made to section 263A by section
                13102 of Public Law 115-97 (131 Stat. 2054), commonly referred to as
                the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
                List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1
                 Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
                Correction of Publication
                 Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following
                correcting amendments:
                PART 1--INCOME TAXES
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                Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in
                part as follows:
                 Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
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                Par. 2. Section 1.263A-0 is amended by adding the entries for Sec.
                1.263A-1(m)(1) through (5) to read as follows:
                Sec. 1.263A-0 Outline of regulations under section 263A.
                * * * * *
                Sec. 1.263A-1 Uniform Capitalization of Costs
                * * * * *
                 (m) * * *
                 (1) In general.
                 (2) Mixed service costs; self-constructed tangible personal
                property produced on a routine and repetitive basis.
                 (3) Costs allocable to property sold; indirect costs; licensing and
                franchise costs.
                 (4) Materials and supplies.
                 (5) Definitions of section 471 costs and additional section 263A
                costs.
                * * * * *
                [[Page 32186]]
                Sec. 1.263A-4 [Amended]
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                Par. 3. Section 1.263A-4 is amended by:
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                1. Removing the language ``(a)(4)'' from the first sentence of
                paragraph (a)(1) and adding ``(a)(5)'' in its place,
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                2. Adding the language ``(a)(3)'' to the first sentence of paragraph
                (a)(4), after the language ``(a)(2),'',
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                3. Removing the language ``(a)(4)'' from paragraph (a)(5)(iii) and
                adding ``(a)(5)'' in its place, and
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                4. Removing the last sentence of paragraph (a)(5)(iii) Example 1.
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                Par. 4. Section 1.263A-15 is amended by adding paragraph (a)(5) to read
                as follows:
                Sec. 1.263A-15 Effective dates, transitional rules, and anti-abuse
                rule.
                 (a) * * *
                 (5) The last sentence of each of Sec. 1.263A-8(a)(1) and Sec.
                1.263A-9(e)(2) apply to taxable years beginning on or after January 5,
                2021. However, for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017,
                and before January 5, 2021, a taxpayer may apply the last sentence of
                each of Sec. 1.263A-8(a)(1) and Sec. 1.263A-9(e)(2), provided that
                the taxpayer follows all the applicable rules contained in the
                regulations under section 263A for such taxable year and all subsequent
                taxable years.
                * * * * *
                Sec. 1.448-2 [Amended]
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                Par. 5. Section 1.448-2 is amended by removing the language ``(g)(3)''
                from the sixth sentence of paragraph (g)(1) and adding ``(g)'' in its
                place.
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                Par. 6. Section 1.460-0 is amended by revising the entry for Sec.
                1.460-3(b)(3) and adding entry (b)(3)(iii) to read as follows:
                Sec. 1.460-0 Outline of regulations under section 460.
                * * * * *
                Sec. 1.460-3 Long-term construction contracts.
                * * * * *
                 (b) * * *
                 (3) Gross receipts test.
                * * * * *
                 (iii) Method of accounting.
                * * * * *
                Sec. 1.460-3 [Amended]
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                Par. 7. Section 1.460-3 is amended by removing the language ``Example''
                from the heading of paragraph (b)(3)((ii)(D) and adding ``Examples'' in
                its place.
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                Par. 8. Section 1.460-6 is amended by revising the second sentence of
                paragraph (c)(3)(vi) to read as follows:
                Sec. 1.460-6 Look-back method.
                * * * * *
                 (c) * * *
                 (3) * * *
                 (vi) * * * Thus, the taxes, if any, imposed under sections 55 and
                59A (relating to alternative and base erosion minimum tax,
                respectively) must be taken into account.* * *
                * * * * *
                Crystal Pemberton,
                Senior Federal Register Liaison, Legal Processing Division, Associate
                Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
                [FR Doc. 2021-12550 Filed 6-16-21; 8:45 am]
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