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Instructions for
Form 1120-IC-DISC
Interest Charge Domestic International
Sales Corporation Return
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We ask for the information on this form to carry repealed the use of the installment
out the Internal Revenue laws of the United States. You are required to give us the method for certain taxpayers, and limited
information. We need it to ensure that you are complying with these laws and to allow the use of the nonaccrual experience
us to figure and collect the right amount of tax. method of accounting. See Pub. 553,
You are not required to provide the information requested on a form that is subject Highlights of 1999 Tax Changes, for
to the Paperwork Reduction Act unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. details on these and other changes.
Books or records relating to a form or its instructions must be retained as long as their
contents may become material in the administration of any Internal Revenue law. Photographs of Missing
Generally, tax returns and return information are confidential, as required by section Children
6103.
The time needed to complete and file the following forms will vary depending on The Internal Revenue Service is a proud
individual circumstances. The estimated average times are: partner with the National Center for
Copying, Missing and Exploited Children.
Learning about Preparing assembling, and Photographs of missing children selected
the law or the the sending the form by the Center may appear in instructions
Form Recordkeeping form form to the IRS on pages that would otherwise be blank.
1120-IC-DISC 95 hr., 54 min. 20 hr., 8 min. 30 hr., 1 min. 2 hr., 9 min. You can help bring these children home
by looking at the photographs and calling
Schedule K 4 hr., 4 min. 48 min. 54 min. ——————
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) if you
Schedule P 12 hr., 55 min. 1 hr., 17 min. 1 hr., 34 min. —————— recognize a child.
If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these time estimates or
suggestions for making these forms simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You Unresolved Tax Problems
can write to the Tax Forms Committee, Western Area Distribution Center, Rancho Most problems can be resolved with one
Cordova, CA 95743-0001. DO NOT send these tax forms to this office. Instead, see contact either by calling, writing, or visiting
Where To File on page 3. an IRS office. But if the corporation has
tried unsuccessfully to resolve a problem
with the IRS, it should contact the
Contents Page Contents Page Taxpayer Advocate's office. The
A Change To Note . . . . . . . . . 1 Schedule C—Dividends and Special corporation will be assigned a personal
Deductions . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 advocate who is in the best position to try
Photographs of Missing Children . . 1
Schedule E—Deductions . . . . . . 9 to resolve the problem.
Unresolved Tax Problems . . . . . 1 Contact the Taxpayer Advocate if the
Schedule J—Deemed and Actual
How To Make a Contribution To Reduce corporation:
Distributions and Deferred DISC
the Public Debt . . . . . . . . . . 2 ● Is suffering or about to suffer a
Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How To Get Forms and Publications 2 significant hardship.
Schedule K—Shareholder's Statement ● Is facing an immediate threat of
General Instructions . . . . . . . . 2 of IC-DISC Distributions . . . . . 13
adverse action.
Purpose of Form . . . . . . . . . . 2 Schedule L—Balance Sheets per ● Will incur significant costs if relief is not
Who Must File . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 granted (including fees for professional
When To File . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Schedule N—Export Gross Receipts representation).
Where To File . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 of the IC-DISC and Related U.S. ● Will suffer irreparable injury or
Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 long-term adverse impact if relief is not
Who Must Sign . . . . . . . . . . . 3 granted.
Schedule O—Other Information . . . 14
Accounting Methods . . . . . . . . 3 ● Has experienced a delay of more than
Schedule P (Form 1120-IC-DISC)—
Rounding Off to Whole Dollars . . . 3 Intercompany Transfer Price or 30 calendar days to resolve a tax problem
Other Forms, Returns, and Statements Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 or inquiry.
● Has not received a response or
That May Be Required . . . . . . 3 Codes for Principal Business Activity 15
resolution to the problem by the date
Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Product Code System for Schedule N 16 promised.
Penalties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The corporation may contact a
Specific Instructions . . . . . . . 6 Taxpayer Advocate by calling the toll-free
Taxable Income . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A Change To Note assistance number, 1-877-777-4778.
The Tax Relief Extension Act of 1999 Persons who have access to TTY/TTD
Schedule A—Cost of Goods Sold . 7 equipment may call 1-800-829-4059 and
changed the definition of a capital asset,
Schedule B—Gross Income . . . . 7 modified the treatment of gains from ask for the Taxpayer Advocate. If the
constructive ownership transactions, corporation prefers, it may write to the
An IC-DISC is a domestic corporation that the distribution equals the sum of both
How To Make a Contribution has elected to be an IC-DISC and its amounts.
To Reduce the Public Debt election is still in effect. The IC-DISC Regulations section 1.992-3 explains
election is made by filing Form 4876-A, how to figure the distribution.
To help reduce the public debt, send a Interest on late distribution. If the
check made payable to the “Bureau of the Election To Be Treated as an Interest
Charge DISC. IC-DISC makes a distribution after Form
Public Debt” to Bureau of the Public Debt, 1120-IC-DISC is due, interest must be
Department G, P.O. Box 2188, Generally, an IC-DISC is not taxed on
its income. Shareholders of an IC-DISC paid to the United States Treasury. The
Parkersburg, WV 26106-2188. Or, charge is 41/2% of the distribution times
enclose a check with Form 1120-IC-DISC. are taxed on its income when the income
is actually (or deemed) distributed. In the number of tax years that begin after
Contributions to reduce the public debt the tax year to which the distribution
are deductible subject to the rules and addition, section 995(f) imposes an
interest charge on shareholders for their relates until the date the IC-DISC made
limitations for charitable contributions. the distribution.
share of DISC-related deferred tax
liability. See Form 8404, Interest Charge If the IC-DISC must pay this interest,
How To Get Forms and on DISC-Related Deferred Tax Liability, send the payment to the Internal Revenue
Publications for details. Service Center where you filed Form
To be an IC-DISC, a corporation must 1120-IC-DISC within 30 days of making
Personal Computer be organized under the laws of a state or the distribution. On the payment, write
Access the IRS's Internet Web Site 24 the District of Columbia and meet the the IC-DISC's name, address, and
hours a day, 7 days a week at following tests: employer identification number; the tax
www.irs.gov to: ● At least 95% of its gross receipts during year; and a statement that the payment
the tax year are qualified export receipts. represents the interest charge under
● Download forms, instructions, and
● At the end of the tax year, the adjusted
Regulations section 1.992-3(c)(4).
publications.
● See answers to frequently asked tax basis of its qualified export assets is at
questions. least 95% of the sum of the adjusted Who Must File
● Search publications on-line by topic or basis of all its assets. The corporation must file Form
keyword. ● It has only one class of stock, and its 1120-IC-DISC if it elected, by filing Form
● Send us comments or request help by outstanding stock has a par or stated 4876-A, to be treated as an IC-DISC and
e-mail. value of at least $2,500 on each day of its election is in effect for the tax year.
● Sign up to receive local and national tax
the tax year (or for a new corporation on If the corporation is a former DISC or
news by e-mail. the last day to elect IC-DISC status for the former IC-DISC, it must file Form
year and on each later day). 1120-IC-DISC in addition to any other
You can reach us using file transfer ● It maintains separate books and return required.
protocol at ftp.irs.gov.
records for the tax year. A former DISC is a corporation that
CD-ROM ● It is not a member of any controlled was a DISC on or before December 31,
group of which a foreign sales corporation 1984, but failed to qualify as a DISC
Order Pub. 1796, Federal Tax Products
(FSC) is a member. before December 31, 1984, or did not
on CD-ROM, and get:
● Its tax year must conform to the tax elect to be an IC-DISC after 1984; and at
● Current year forms, instructions, and
year of the principal shareholder who at the beginning of the year, it had
publications. undistributed income that was previously
the beginning of the tax year has the
● Prior year forms, instructions, and taxed or accumulated DISC income.
highest percentage of voting power. If two
publications. or more shareholders have the highest A former IC-DISC is a corporation that
● Popular tax forms that may be filled in was an IC-DISC in an earlier year but did
percentage of voting power, the IC-DISC
electronically, printed out for submission, must elect a tax year that conforms to that not qualify as an IC-DISC at the end of its
and saved for recordkeeping. of any one of the principal shareholders. 1998 tax year; and at the beginning of the
● Internal Revenue Bulletin. See section 441(h) and its regulations for year, it had undistributed income that was
Buy the CD-ROM on the Internet at more information. previously taxed or accumulated IC-DISC
www.irs.gov/cdorders from the National ● Its election to be treated as an IC-DISC income.
Technical Information Service (NTIS) for is in effect for the tax year. See section 992 and related
$16 (plus a $5 handling fee) and save See Definitions on page 5 and section regulations.
30%, or call 1-877-CDFORMS 992 and related regulations for details. A former DISC or former IC-DISC need
(1-877-233-6767) toll free to buy the Distribution to meet qualification not complete lines 1 through 8 on page 1
CD-ROM for $23 (plus a $5 handling fee). requirements. and the Schedules for figuring taxable
● An IC-DISC that does not meet the income, but must complete Schedules J,
By Phone and In Person L, and M of Form 1120-IC-DISC and
gross receipts test or qualified export
You can order forms and publications 24 asset test during the tax year will still be Schedule K (Form 1120-IC-DISC). Write
hours a day, 7 days a week, by calling considered to have met them if, after the “Former DISC” or “Former IC-DISC”
1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676). tax year ends, the IC-DISC makes a pro across the top of the return.
You can also get most forms and rata property distribution to its
publications at your local IRS office. shareholders and specifies at the time When To File
that this is a distribution to meet the File Form 1120-IC-DISC by the 15th day
qualification requirements. of the 9th month after the tax year ends.
amount of a distribution to meet the Balance Sheets per Books services for construction projects located
qualification requirements of section —————————————————–— outside the United States.
992(c), report this interest on line 2c, ● Selling for direct use, consumption, or
The balance sheet should agree with the
Schedule E. Also include the amount on IC-DISC's books and records. Include disposition outside the United States,
line 1, Part IV of Schedule J and show the certificates of deposits as cash on line 1. property (such as inventory) produced in
computation of the interest on an attached the United States.
schedule. Line 12—Accumulated Pre-1985 DISC ● Renting this property to unrelated
Income persons for use outside the United States.
Line 4a—Previously Taxed Income
If the corporation was a qualified DISC as ● Providing services involved in such a
Report on line 4a all actual distributions of December 31, 1984, the accumulated sale or rental.
of previously taxed income. Also, include pre-1985 DISC income will generally be ● Providing export management services.