On Mar 11, 11:26 am, Alan <sfcnm-...[at]yahoo.com> wrote:

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Is that 10% of just public companies only, or both public and
private? The PDF link above does not have the word "public" in it
except in the table of codes, so I'm guessing it applies to all
corporations.

And why would the government want to know about these companies
anyway? Does it affect the taxes they take in?

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I agree with what Alan has said. Also, if the foreign corporation is
controlled by U.S. persons (i.e., it is a controlled foreign
corporation), then you would need to file every year that you at least
10%.

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A Wieser wrote:
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inherit, etc.).

You file for the year you acquire enough stock to meet the 10%
interest.
You file for any year you acquire 10% of the stock (this
disregards what you already own).
You file for the year in which your disposal of stock drops you
below the 10% interest.
If you are a non-US person, you file for the year in which you
become a US person and meet the 10% ownership requirement.
You file in any year in which you own stock in certain foreign
captive insurance companies. (Sec. 953(c) US shareholder)

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"Alan" <sfcnm-mtm[at]yahoo.com> wrote in message
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So if I own 10% or more as a us citizen in a foreign corporation, I have to
file, as a category 3 filer right? If so, which of the 5 bullet points is
it that deem me to have to file? I was reading the first point as having to
file in the year you first acquire the stock, not every year you hold the
stock.

Perhaps I don't understand the legal term acquire.

Tony


Tony

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A Wieser wrote:
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here). Typically, it's someone who owns 10% of a foreign corp. or
adds 10% ownership or adds enough to get to 10% ownership or
someone who controls a foreign corp.
http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i5471.pdf

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I still can't figure out for the life of me whether I have to fill in 5471
or not, and which sections.

The instructions are titled:
"Information Return of U.S. Persons
With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations"

Certain Foreign Corporations implies that it's not necessary for the
majority of Foreign Corporations.

Which subset of Foreign Corporations is it necessary for?

Tony

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