[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 6]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 26CFR1.475-0]

[Page 553-554]
 
                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 1_INCOME TAXES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 1.475-0  Table of contents.

    This section lists the major captions in Sec. Sec. 1.475(a)-3, 
1.475(b)-1, 1.475(b)-2, 1.475(b)-4, 1.475(c)-1, 1.475(c)-2, 1.475(d)-1, 
and 1.475(e)-1.

              Sec. Sec. 1.475(a)-1--1.475(a)-2 [Reserved]

     Sec. 1.475(a)-3 Acquisition by a dealer of a security with a 
                           substituted basis.

    (a) Scope.
    (b) Rules.

  Sec. 1.475(b)-1 Scope of exemptions from mark-to-market requirement.

    (a) Securities held for investment or not held for sale.
    (b) Securities deemed identified as held for investment.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Relationships.
    (i) General rule.
    (ii) Attribution.
    (iii) Trusts treated as partnerships.
    (3) Securities traded on certain established financial markets.
    (4) Changes in status.
    (i) Onset of prohibition against marking.
    (ii) Termination of prohibition against marking.
    (iii) Examples.
    (c) Securities deemed not held for investment; dealers in notional 
principal contracts and derivatives.
    (d) Special rule for hedges of another member's risk.
    (e) Transitional rules.
    (1) Stock, partnership, and beneficial ownership interests in 
certain controlled corporations, partnerships, and trusts before January 
23, 1997.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Control defined.
    (iii) Applicability.
    (2) Dealers in notional principal contracts and derivatives acquired 
before January 23, 1997.
    (i) General rule.
    (ii) Exception for securities not acquired in dealer capacity.
    (iii) Applicability.

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        Sec. 1.475(b)-2 Exemptions--identification requirements.

    (a) Identification of the basis for exemption.
    (b) Time for identifying a security with a substituted basis.
    (c) Integrated transactions under Sec. 1.1275-6.
    (1) Definitions.
    (2) Synthetic debt held by a taxpayer as a result of legging in.
    (3) Securities held after legging out.

                       Sec. 1.475(b)-3 [Reserved]

            Sec. 1.475(b)-4 Exemptions--transitional issues.

    (a) Transitional identification.
    (1) Certain securities previously identified under section 1236.
    (2) Consistency requirement for other securities.
    (b) Corrections on or before January 31, 1994.
    (1) Purpose.
    (2) To conform to Sec. 1.475(b)-1(a).
    (i) Added identifications.
    (ii) Limitations.
    (3) To conform to Sec. 1.475(b)-1(c).
    (c) Effect of corrections.

           Sec. 1.475(c)-1 Definitions--dealer in securities.

    (a) Dealer-customer relationship.
    (1) [Reserved]
    (2) Transactions described in section 475(c)(1)(B).
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Examples.
    (3) Related parties.
    (i) General rule.
    (ii) Special rule for members of a consolidated group.
    (iii) The intragroup-customer election.
    (A) Effect of election.
    (B) Making and revoking the election.
    (iv) Examples.
    (b) Sellers of nonfinancial goods and services.
    (1) Purchases and sales of customer paper.
    (2) Definition of customer paper.
    (3) Exceptions.
    (4) Election not to be governed by the exception for sellers of 
nonfinancial goods or services.
    (i) Method of making the election.
    (A) Taxable years ending after December 24, 1996.
    (B) Taxable years ending on or before December 24, 1996.
    (ii) Continued applicability of an election.
    (c) Taxpayers that purchase securities from customers but engage in 
no more than negligible sales of the securities.
    (1) Exemption from dealer status.
    (i) General rule.
    (ii) Election to be treated as a dealer.
    (2) Negligible sales.
    (3) Special rules for members of a consolidated group.
    (i) Intragroup-customer election in effect.
    (ii) Intragroup-customer election not in effect.
    (4) Special rules.
    (5) Example.
    (d) Issuance of life insurance products.

                 Sec. 1.475(c)-2 Definitions--security.

    (a) Items that are not securities.
    (b) Synthetic debt that Sec. 1.1275-6(b) treats the taxpayer as 
holding.
    (c) Negative value REMIC residuals acquired before January 4, 1995.
    (1) Description.
    (2) Special rules applicable to negative value REMIC residuals 
acquired before January 4, 1995.

               Sec. 1.475(d)-1 Character of gain or loss.

    (a) Securities never held in connection with the taxpayer's 
activities as a dealer in securities.
    (b) Ordinary treatment for notional principal contracts and 
derivatives held by dealers in notional principal contracts and 
derivatives.

                    Sec. 1.475(e)-1 Effective dates.

[T.D. 8700, 61 FR 67719, Dec. 24, 1996]