Base Offering Circular - Multifamily
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dividends paid by a RIC or a REIT are not considered preferential dividends within the meaning
of section 562(c) of the Code solely because the RIC or REIT allocates such tax expense only to
the shares held by Disqualified Organizations. A pass-through entity will not be liable for the
annual tax if the record Holder of the interest in the pass-through entity furnishes to the pass-
through entity an affidavit that states, under penalties of perjury, that the record Holder is not a
Disqualified Organization and the pass-through entity does not have actual knowledge that such
affidavit is false.
If an electing large partnership holds a Class RR Security, all interests in the electing
large partnership are treated as held by disqualified organizations for purposes of the tax imposed
upon a pass-through entity by section 860E(e) of the Code. An exception to this tax, otherwise
available to a pass-through entity that is furnished certain affidavits by record holders of interests
in the entity and that does not know such affidavits are false, is not available to an electing large
partnership.
The Code and the REMIC Regulations also require that reasonable arrangements be made
with respect to each REMIC to enable the REMIC to provide the Treasury and the transferor with
information necessary for the application of the one-time tax described above. Consequently, the
applicable Trust Agreement will provide for the Tax Administrator to perform such information
services as may be required for the application of the one-time tax. If a Residual Holder transfers
an interest in a Residual Security in violation of the relevant transfer restrictions and triggers the
information requirement, the Tax Administrator may charge such Residual Holder a reasonable
fee for providing the information.
Special Considerations for Certain Types of Investors
Dealers in Securities. Residual Holders that are dealers in securities should be aware that
the Service has issued final regulations (the Mark to Market Regulations) under section 475 of
the Code relating to the requirement that a securities dealer mark to market securities held for
sale to customers. This mark-to-market requirement applies to all securities of a dealer, except to
the extent that the dealer has specifically identified a security as held for investment. The Mark
to Market Regulations provide that, for purposes of this mark-to-market requirement, a Residual
Security is not treated as a security and thus may not be marked to market. The Mark to Market
Regulations apply to all Residual Securities acquired on or after January 4, 1995.
Tax-exempt entities. Any excess inclusion income with respect to a Residual Security
held by a tax-exempt entity, including a qualified profit-sharing, pension, or other employee
benefit plan, will be treated as UBTI. Although the legislative history and statutory provisions
imply otherwise, the Treasury conceivably could take the position that, under pre-existing Code
provisions, substantially all income on a Residual Security (including non-excess inclusion
income) is to be treated as UBTI. See Tax Treatment of Residual SecuritiesTaxation of
Residual Holders.
Individuals and Pass-Through Entities. A Residual Holder who is an individual, trust, or
estate will be able to deduct its allocable share of the fees or expenses relating to servicing the
assets assigned to a Trust REMIC or administering the Trust REMIC under section 212 of the