[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 13]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
RELATED RULES--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1.1562-3  Consents to election and termination.

    (a) Consents required--(1) General. An election under paragraph 
(a)(1) of Sec.  1.1562-1, or a termination by consent under paragraph 
(b)(1) of Sec.  1.1562-2, may be made by a controlled group of 
corporations with respect to a particular December 31 only if each 
corporation, which was a component member of such group (or a successor 
group) on any December 31 falling within the period beginning on the 
particular December 31 and ending on the most recently past December 31, 
consents to the election or termination within the time prescribed in 
paragraph (b) of this section and in the manner prescribed in paragraph 
(c) of this section. Such election or termination may be made with 
respect to a particular December 31 whether or not the electing or 
terminating group ceases to remain in existence under the principles of 
paragraph (a) of Sec.  1.1562-5 before such election or termination is 
made. In the case of an election with respect to December 31, 1963, if 
each corporation which is required to consent to the election under the 
rules provided in Treasury Decision 6733, approved May 11, 1964 (29 FR 
6320, C.B. 1964-1 (Part 1), 635) gives its consent in the manner 
provided in such Treasury Decision before December 31, 1964, then a 
valid election under section 1562(a)(1) shall be considered to have been 
made with respect to December 31, 1963.
    (2) Examples. The provisions of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph 
may be illustrated by the following examples:

    Example (1). P Corporation is the common parent of a parent-
subsidiary controlled group of which corporations P, S-1, and S-2 are 
component members on December 31, 1965. On December 31, 1966, the 
controlled group consists of the same component members as on December 
31, 1965, except that S-1 is no longer a component member on December 
31, 1966. On December 31, 1967, the controlled group of corporations 
consists of the same component members as on December 31, 1966, except 
that corporation S-3 is also a component member on December 31, 1967. In 
January 1968, the controlled group desires to make an election under 
section 1562(a)(1) with respect to December 31, 1965. Such election may 
be made only if P, S-1 (even though S-1 was not a component member of 
the group on December 31, 1966, or December 31, 1967), S-2, and S-3 
(even though S-3 was not a component member of the group on December 31, 
1965, or December 31, 1966) consent to the election.
    Example (2). Assume the same facts as in example (1) and further 
assume that in January 1968, the controlled group makes a valid election 
with respect to December 31, 1965. If, in July 1968, the controlled 
group desires to terminate the election with respect to December 31, 
1966, P, S-2, and S-3 must consent to the termination.

    (b) Time for consents--(1) Consents to election. The consent of each 
component member of a controlled group of corporations which is required 
with respect to an election for a particular December 31, shall be made 
at any time after such December 31 and before the expiration of 3 years 
after the date on which the income tax return, for the taxable year of 
the component member of the group on such December 31 which has the 
taxable year ending first on or after such date, is required to be filed 
(determined without regard to any extensions of time for the filing of 
such return). See section 1562(e)(1).
    (2) Consents to termination. The consent of each component member of 
a controlled group of corporations which is required with respect to a 
termination for a particular December 31, shall be made at any time 
after such December 31 and before the expiration of 3 years after such 
date. See section 1562(e)(2).
    (3) Examples. The provisions of this paragraph may be illustrated by 
the following examples:

    Example (1). The component members of a controlled group of 
corporations on December 31, 1965, consist of 2 calendar-year 
corporations, X and Y. The group desires to make an election under 
section 1562(a)(1)

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with respect to December 31, 1965. Under subparagraph (1) of this 
paragraph, the required consents to the election must be made after 
December 31, 1965, and on or before March 15, 1969. The result is the 
same whether or not X or Y (or both) ceases to be a component member of 
the group after December 31, 1965, and whether or not X or Y (or both) 
is granted an extension of time for the filing of its income tax return 
for 1965.
    Example (2). Assume the same facts as in example (1) except that X 
files its income tax return on the basis of a fiscal year ending January 
31, and Y files its income tax return on the basis of a fiscal year 
ending on June 30. Under subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, the last 
day on which the required consents may be made with respect to an 
election for December 31, 1965, is April 15, 1969.
    Example (3). Assume the same facts as in example (1) or (2) except 
that an election under section 1562(a)(1) is effective for X's and Y's 
taxable years including December 31, 1965. Assume further that the group 
desires to terminate the election with respect to December 31, 1965. 
Under subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, the required consents to the 
termination must be made after December 31, 1965, and on or before 
December 31, 1968.

    (c) Manner of consenting--(1) General rule. (i) The consent of a 
corporation to an election or termination with respect to a particular 
December 31 (other than a corporation which is a wholly-owned subsidiary 
in respect of such election or termination) shall be made by means of a 
statement, signed by any person who is duly authorized to act on behalf 
of the consenting corporation, stating that such corporation consents to 
an election or termination (as the case may be) with respect to such 
December 31. Such statement shall set forth the name, address, and 
taxpayer account number of the consenting member and the internal 
revenue district where the original of the statement is to be filed. The 
consent of more than one component member may be incorporated in a 
single statement. The original of a statement of consent shall be filed 
with the district director with whom the component member of the group 
on the particular December 31 which has the taxable year ending first on 
or after such date filed its return for such taxable year. (If two or 
more component members have the same such taxable year, a statement of 
consent may be filed with the district director with whom the return for 
any such taxable year is filed.) The original of a statement shall have 
attached thereto information (referred to in this paragraph as ``group 
identification'') setting forth the name, address, taxpayer account 
number, and taxable year of each component member of the controlled 
group on such December 31 (including wholly-owned subsidiaries). If the 
particular December 31 is a December 31 other than the December 31 
immediately preceding the date on which such statement is filed then, as 
part of the ``group identification'', the original of the statement 
shall also set forth the information required in the preceding sentence 
with respect to each other corporation which was a component member of 
the group (or a successor group) on any December 31 occurring after the 
particular December 31 on which the consenting corporation was a 
component member of such group. If more than one original statement is 
filed, a statement may incorporate the group identification by reference 
to the name, address, taxpayer account number, and taxable year of a 
component member of the group which has attached such group 
identification to the original of its statement.
    (ii) Each corporation which was a component member of the electing 
(or terminating) controlled group (or a successor group) on a December 
31 falling within the period beginning on the particular December 31 and 
ending on the most recently past December 31 (other than a wholly-owned 
subsidiary in respect of such election or termination) should attach a 
copy of its consent (or a copy of the statement incorporating its 
consent) to each income tax return, amended return, or claim for refund 
filed with its district director for a taxable year which includes any 
such December 31. Such copy should either have attached thereto 
information on group identification or incorporate such information by 
reference to the name, address, taxpayer account number, and taxable 
year of a component member of the group which has attached such 
information to its income tax return, amended return, or claim for 
refund filed with the same district director for a taxable year which 
includes any such December 31.

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    (2) Wholly-owned subsidiaries. (i) Each corporation which is a 
wholly-owned subsidiary of a controlled group of corporations in respect 
of an election or termination with respect to a particular December 31 
shall be deemed to consent to such election or termination (as the case 
may be). For purposes of this section, a corporation shall be considered 
to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of a controlled group in respect of an 
election or termination with respect to a particular December 31 if, on 
each day falling within the period beginning on the first day of such 
corporation's taxable year which included such December 31 and ending on 
the day on which such election or termination is made (or, if such 
corporation was not in existence on each day of such period, on each day 
falling within such period during which the corporation was in 
existence), all the stock of such corporation is owned directly by one 
or more corporations which are component members of such group (or a 
successor group) on any December 31 falling within such period.
    (ii) Each wholly-owned subsidiary should attach a statement to an 
income tax return, amended return, or claim for refund filed with its 
district director for each taxable year which contains a December 31 
falling within the period described in the last sentence of subdivision 
(i) of this subparagraph, stating that an election or termination (as 
the case may be) is effective for such taxable year and containing the 
information which would be required to be set forth in a statement of 
consent to the election or termination filed pursuant to subparagraph 
(1)(i) of this paragraph. Information on group identification may either 
be attached to the statement or incorporated by reference to the name, 
address, taxpayer account number, and taxable year of a component member 
of the group which has attached such group identification to an income 
tax return, amended return, or claim for refund filed with the same 
district director for the taxable year including such date.
    (d) Effect of consent. Under section 1562(e), any consent to an 
election under section 1562(a)(1) or a termination under section 
1562(c)(1) is deemed to be a consent to the application of section 
1562(g)(1) (relating to tolling of statute of limitations on assessment 
of deficiencies). See Sec.  1.1562-7.

[T.D. 6845, 30 FR 9746, Aug. 5, 1965]