[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)
 
Procedure and Administration--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1.6031(c)-1T  Nominee reporting of partnership information (temporary).

    (a) Statements required to be furnished to partnership--(1) 
Statement from nominee--(i) In general. Except as otherwise provided in 
this section, any person who holds, directly or indirectly, an interest 
in a partnership (required under section 6031(a) and the regulations 
thereunder to file a partnership return for a taxable year) as a nominee 
on behalf of another person at any time during the partnership taxable 
year shall furnish to the partnership a written statement (or 
statements) for that taxable year with respect to such other person 
containing the information described in paragraph(a)(1)(ii) of this 
section.
    (ii) Contents of statement. The statement required under paragraph 
(a)(1)(i) of this section shall, except as otherwise provided in 
paragraph (a)(4) of this section, include the following information:
    (A) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the 
nominee;
    (B) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number of such 
other person;
    (C) Whether such other person is--
    (1) A person that is not a United States person;
    (2) A foreign government, an international organization, or any 
wholly-owned agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing; or
    (3) A tax-exempt entity (within the meaning of section 168(h)(2));
    (D) A description of any interest in the partnership held by the 
nominee on behalf of such other person at the beginning of the 
partnership taxable year;

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    (E) A description of any interest in the partnership that the 
nominee acquires (within the meaning of paragraph (g)(1) of this 
section) on behalf of such other person during the partnership taxable 
year, the method of acquisition (e.g., purchase, exchange, acquisition 
at death, gift, or commencement of nominee relationship) and acquisition 
cost (within the meaning of paragraph (g)(2) of this section) of such 
interest, and the date of the acquisition of such interest; and
    (F) A description of any interest in the partnership that the 
nominee transfers (within the meaning of paragraph (g)(5) of this 
section) on behalf of such other person during the partnership taxable 
year, the net proceeds from the transfer (within the meaning of 
paragraph (g)(6) of this section) of such interest, and the date of the 
transfer of such interest.

A description of a partnership interest must include sufficient detail 
to enable the partnership to furnish to such other person the statement 
required under Sec.  1.6031(b)-1T (a).
    (2) Special rule for clearing agencies. A clearing agency registered 
pursuant to the provisions of section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 (or its nominee) that holds an interest in a partnership as a 
nominee on behalf of another person shall not be required to furnish any 
statement described in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section with respect 
to such interest.
    (3) Special rule for brokers and financial institutions--(i) 
Additional statement required. Any broker (within the meaning of 
paragraph (g)(3) of this section) or financial institution (within the 
meaning of paragraph (g)(4) of this section) that holds an interest in a 
partnership indirectly through a nominee described in paragraph (a)(2) 
of this section at any time during a partnership taxable year shall 
furnish (in addition to any statement (or statements) required under 
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section) to the partnership a written 
statement (or statements) containing the information described in 
paragraph (a)(3)(ii) of this section with respect to any interest in 
such partnership that it holds (directly or indirectly) for its own 
account at any time during such partnership taxable year.
    (ii) Contents of statement. The statement required under paragraph 
(a)(3)(i) of this section shall, except as otherwise provided in 
paragraph (a)(4) of this section, include the following information:
    (A) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the 
broker or financial institution;
    (B) Whether such broker of financial institution is a person that is 
not a United States person;
    (C) A description of any interest in the partnership held by the 
broker or financial institution for its own account at the beginning of 
the partnership taxable year;
    (D) A description of any interest in the partnership that the broker 
or financial institution acquires for its own account during the 
partnership taxable year, the method of acquisition and acquisition cost 
of such interest, and the date of the acquisition of such interest; and
    (E) A description of any interest in the partnership that the broker 
or financial institution transfers for its own account during the 
partnership taxable year, the net proceeds from the transfer of such 
interest, and the date of the transfer of such interest.

A description of a partnership interest held by a broker or financial 
institution for its own account must include sufficient detail to enable 
the partnership to furnish to the broker or financial institution the 
statement required under Sec.  1.6031(b)-1T (a).
    (4) Exception--(i) In general. Except as otherwise provided in this 
paragraph (a)(4), any statement required under paragraph (a) (1)(i) or 
(3)(i) of this section for a taxable year is not required to include--
    (A) That part of the information described in paragraph (a) 
(1)(ii)(E) and (3)(ii)(D) of this section regarding the method of 
acquisition and acquisition cost; or
    (B) That part of the information described in paragraph 
(a)(1)(ii)(F) and (3)(ii)(E) of this section regarding the net proceeds 
from the transfer;

to the extent that, prior to the beginning of the partnership taxable 
year, the partnership has provided the nominee with a written statement 
that the

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nominee need not provide such information to the partnership, and the 
partnership has not modified or revoked such statement. For purposes of 
the preceding sentence, the modification or revocation of a statement 
furnished to a nominee is effective for a partnership taxable year if 
and only if the partnership notifies the nominee of such modification or 
revocation by a written statement more than 60 days before the beginning 
of the partnership taxable year. The nominee shall retain a copy of any 
statement that is furnished to it by the partnership under this 
paragraph (a)(4) in the nominee's records so long as the contents 
thereof may become material in the administration of any internal 
revenue law.
    (ii) Effect of election under section 754. Paragraph (a)(4)(i)(A) of 
this section shall not apply to a partnership taxable year if--
    (A) The partnership has an election in effect under section 754 
(relating to optional adjustment to basis of partnership property) for 
such taxable year; and
    (B) The nominee knows or has reason to know of such election more 
than 60 days before the beginning of such taxable year.
    (5) Examples. The following examples illustrate the application of 
this paragraph (a):

    Example (1). B, a broker, holds 50 units of interest in Partnership 
P, a calendar year partnership, in street name for customer A, the 
beneficial owner. B holds the units on behalf of A at all times during 
1989. B must furnish a statement to P for calendar year 1989 under 
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section that includes the information 
required under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) (A) through (D) of this section. The 
description of the partnership interest held by B on A's behalf on 
January 1, 1989, must identify the number of units of P held by B on A's 
behalf at that time (50), and the class of the partnership interest 
(including the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures 
(CUSIP) number of the partnership interest, if known).
    Example (2). The facts are the same as in example (1), except that 
pursuant to A's instructions, B sells 25 of A's units of interest in P 
on August 1, 1989, receiving net proceeds from the transfer of $500. In 
addition to the information described in example (1), the statement that 
B must furnish to P must include the class of the partnership interest 
transferred (including the CUSIP number of the partnerhsip interest, if 
known), the number of units transferred (25), the net proceeds from the 
transfer ($500), and the date of the transfer (August 1, 1989.)
    Example (3). The facts are the same as in example (1), except that A 
is not the beneficial owner, but rather holds the units as a nominee on 
behalf of C, the beneficial owner, at all times during 1989. In addition 
to the statement that B must furnish to P (as described in Example (1) 
of this paragraph (a)(5)), A must furnish a statement to P for calendar 
year 1989 under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section that includes the 
information required under paragraph (a)(1)(ii) (A) through (D) of this 
section. If both A and B provide P with the statement required under 
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section, P must provide C with the statement 
required under Sec.  1.6031(b)-1T (a)(1).

    (b) Time for furnishing statements. A nominee may furnish to the 
partnership any statement required under paragraph (a) of this section 
annually, quarterly, monthly, or on any other basis, provided that all 
statements required to be furnished under paragraph (a) of this section 
for a partnership taxable year shall be furnished on or before the last 
day of the first month following the close of such partnership taxable 
year.
    (c) Use of magnetic media. A nominee required to furnish a written 
statement under paragraph (a) of this section, may, in lieu of 
furnishing such written statement, furnish the required information on 
magnetic tape or by other media if the partnership and the nominee so 
agree.
    (d) Use of single document. Any person who holds interests in a 
partnership as a nominee on behalf of more than one other person during 
the partnership taxable year, may, in lieu of furnishing to the 
partnership a separate statement for each such other person, furnish to 
the partnership a single document which includes, for each such other 
person, the information described in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of this 
section. To the extent that a single document is used, references in 
this section to the statement required under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this 
section shall be deemed to refer also to the information included in a 
single document under this paragraph (d).
    (e) Retention of information. The nominee shall retain a copy of any 
statement that is furnished to the partnership under this section in the

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nominee's records so long as the contents thereof may become material in 
the administration of any internal revenue law.
    (f) Use of agent. If a partnership has designated another person, 
such as a clearing organization, as the partnership's agent for purposes 
of receiving the statements required under paragraph (a) of this 
section, such statements may be furnished to that other person instead 
of the partnership. If a nominee has designated another person as its 
agent for purposes of furnishing to the partnership (or its agent) the 
statements required under paragraph (a) of this section, that other 
person may furnish such statements to the partnership (or its agent) on 
behalf of the nominee.
    (g) Meaning of terms. For purposes of this section, the following 
terms have the meanings set forth below:
    (1) The term acquires means--
    (i) A purchase or other acquisition of a partnership interest; or
    (ii) The commencement of a nominee relationship, including the 
substitution of one nominee for another.
    (2) The term acquisition cost means the sum of any money paid and 
the fair market value of any property (other than money) transferred to 
acquire a partnership interest increased by any expenses paid or 
incurred with respect to the acquisition (such as broker's fees or 
commissions).
    (3) The term broker shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph 
(a)(1) of Sec.  1.6045ca-1.
    (4) The term financial institution means a financial institution 
such as a bank, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, 
building and loan association, cooperative bank, homestead association, 
credit union, industrial loan association or bank or other similar 
organization.
    (5) The term transfer means--
    (i) A sale, exchange, or other disposition of a partnership 
interest; or
    (ii) The termination of a nominee relationship, including the 
substitution of one nominee for another.
    (6) The term net proceeds from the transfer means the sum of any 
money and the fair market value of any property (other than money) 
received in connection with a transfer of a partnership interest reduced 
by any expenses paid or incurred with respect to the transfer (such as 
broker's fees or commissions).
    (7) The term person includes the United States, a State, the 
District of Columbia, a foreign government, a political subdivision of a 
State or foreign government, or an international organization.
    (h) Statement required by nominees that do not comply with Sec.  
1.6031(c)-1T (a)--(1) In general. Any person that--
    (i) Holds an interest in a partnership as a nominee (other than a 
nominee described in paragraph (a)(3) of this section) on behalf of 
another person at any time during the partnership taxable year;
    (ii) Does not furnish to such partnership the statement required 
under paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section for such other person with 
respect to such interest in the partnership; and
    (iii) Receives from such partnership the statement described in 
paragraph (a)(1) of Sec.  1.6031(b)-1T with respect to such interest in 
the partnership;

shall furnish to such other person a written statement containing the 
information described in paragraph (h)(2) of this section with respect 
to such interest in the partnership.
    (2) Contents of statement. The statement required under paragraph 
(h)(1) of this section shall contain the following information:
    (i) The distributive share of partnership income, gain, loss, 
deduction or credit required to be shown on the partnership return that 
is allocable to such interest in the partnership; and
    (ii) Any additional information that may be required to apply 
particular provisions of subtitle A of the Code to the beneficial owner 
of such interest in the partnership in connection with items related to 
the partnership.
    (3) Time for furnishing statements. A nominee shall furnish the 
statement required under paragraph (h)(1) of this section within 30 days 
after receiving the statement described in paragraph (a) of Sec.  
1.6031(b)-1T.
    (i) REMICs. This section shall not apply with respect to any 
interest in a real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC) treated as 
a partnership under subtitle F of the Code by reason

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of section 860F(e). For the nominee reporting requirements with respect 
to REMICs see Sec.  1.6031(c)-2T.
    (j) Penalties. [Reserved]
    (k) Effective date--(1) In general. Except as otherwise provided in 
paragraph (k)(2) of this section, the provisions of this section shall 
apply to partnership taxable years beginning after October 22, 1986.
    (2) Transitional rule for taxable years beginning before January 1, 
1989. For partnership taxable years beginning before January 1, 1989, --
    (i) Any statement that a nominee is required to furnish to a 
partnership under paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall not be required 
to include the following information:
    (A) The information described in paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(C) of this 
section;
    (B) That part of the information described in paragraph 
(a)(1)(ii)(E) of this section regarding the method of acquisition and 
acquisition cost of a partnership interest; or
    (C) That part of the information described in paragraph 
(a)(1)(ii)(F) of this section regarding the net proceeds from the 
transfer of a partnership interest.
    (ii) A broker or financial institution shall not be required to 
furnish the additional statement described in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of 
this section.

[T.D. 8225, 53 FR 34491, Sept. 7, 1988]