Form 5471 Schedule R – Distributions from a Foreign Corporation

The system transfers dividend payment information to 5471 Schedule R. Each transaction listed in the
Intercompany Payments > Dividend
screen of the foreign corporation is traced back to the E&P Pools Report to determine the earnings depleted. Separate Schedule R lines are created for the portion out of 959(c)(3) and the 959(c)(1)/959(c)(2) PTEP categories. The system generates a default description for each distribution as follows:
Recipient
E&P Depleted
Description
FTC Entity (Related/Unrelated)
10% or more owner or CFC Overrides set to Treat as a U.S. Shareholder
959(c)(3)
Cash, taxable, 959(c)(3), some 245A eligible
FTC Entity (Related/Unrelated)
Less than 10% owner or CFC Overrides set to not Treat as a U.S. Shareholder
959(c)(3)
Cash, taxable, 959(c)(3), not 245A eligible
Foreign Entity (Related/Unrelated)
959(c)(3)
Cash, nontaxable, 959(c)(3)
All Entities
PTEP 959(c)(1)/
959(c)(2)
Cash, nontaxable, 959(c)(1)/(2)
All Entities
Complete Return of Capital (ROC) or PTEP+ROC distribution
Cash, no E&P distributed
If a distribution is a partial return of capital (ROC), the amount of the dividend payment (less any PTEP depletion) will be reported in Column C (Amount of distribution in foreign corporation’s functional currency) while the amount depleted from earnings and profits will be reported in Column D (Amount of E&P distribution in foreign corporation’s functional currency). If no E&P is distributed, as in the case of a complete return of capital, the amount reported in Column D will be none.
You must enter any non-cash distributions (if applicable) in Organizer and select the
Schedule R
INTL Transfer Option
to prevent further transfer to the schedule.
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