Instructions For Form 1066 - U.s. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (Remic) Income Tax Return - 2002 Page 3

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appropriate, to report accrued income of
due date (including extensions), or (b) the
its issue price, the excess is deductible
$10 or more of regular interest holders.
return does not show all the information
ratably over the anticipated weighted
See Regulations section 1.6049-7. Also,
required, unless each failure is due to
average life of the REMIC (as defined in
every REMIC must file Forms 1099-MISC
reasonable cause. If the failure is due to
Regulations section 1.860E-1(a)(3)(iv)).
if it makes payments of rents,
reasonable cause, attach an explanation
Payments Subject to
commissions, or other fixed or
to the return. If no taxes are due, the
Withholding at Source
determinable income (see section 6041)
penalty is $50 for each month or part of a
totaling $600 or more to any one person
month (up to 5 months) the return is late
If there are any nonresident alien
in the course of its trade or business
or does not include the required
individuals, foreign partnerships, or
during the calendar year.
information, multiplied by the total number
foreign corporations as regular interest
of persons who were residual interest
Form 8275, Disclosure Statement, and
holders or residual interest holders, and
holders in the REMIC during any part of
Form 8275-R, Regulation Disclosure
the REMIC has items of gross income
the REMIC’s tax year for which the return
Statement. Use these forms to disclose
from sources within the United States
is due. If tax is due, the penalty is the
items or positions taken on a tax return
(see sections 861 through 865), see
amount stated above plus 5% of the
that are not otherwise adequately
Form 1042, Annual Withholding Tax
unpaid tax for each month or part of a
disclosed on the return or that are
Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign
month the return is late, up to a maximum
contrary to Treasury regulations (to avoid
Persons.
of 25% of the unpaid tax, or if the return
parts of the accuracy-related penalty or
is more than 60 days late, a $100
Who Must Sign
certain preparer penalties).
minimum or the balance of tax due on the
Form 8300, Report of Cash Payments
Startup day after November 9, 1988.
return, whichever is smaller.
Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or
For a REMIC with a startup day after
Late payment penalty. The penalty for
Business. Generally, this form is used to
November 9, 1988, Form 1066 may be
not paying the tax when due is usually
1
/
report the receipt of more than $10,000 in
2
signed by any person who could sign the
of 1% of the unpaid tax for each month or
cash or foreign currency in one
return of the entity in the absence of the
part of a month the tax is unpaid. The
transaction (or a series of related
REMIC election. Thus, the return of a
penalty cannot exceed 25% of the unpaid
transactions).
REMIC that is a corporation or trust would
tax. The penalty will not be charged if you
Form 8811, Information Return for Real
be signed by a corporate officer or a
can show reasonable cause for not
Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits
trustee, respectively. For REMICs with
paying on time.
(REMICs) and Issuers of Collateralized
only segregated pools of assets, the
Other penalties. Penalties can also be
Debt Obligations. A REMIC uses this form
return would be signed by any person
imposed for negligence, substantial
to provide the information required by
who could sign the return of the entity
understatement of tax, and fraud. See
Regulations section 1.6049-7(b)(1)(ii).
owning the assets of the REMIC under
sections 6662 and 6663.
This information will be published in Pub.
applicable state law.
938, Real Estate Mortgage Investment
Contributions to the REMIC
Startup day before November 10, 1988.
Conduits (REMICs) Reporting
A REMIC with a startup day before
Generally, no gain or loss is recognized
Information. This publication contains a
November 10, 1988, may elect to apply
by the REMIC or any of the regular or
directory of REMICs.
the rules for REMICs with a startup day
residual interest holders when property is
Note: Pub. 938 is not printed. Instead, it
after November 9, 1988 (as described in
transferred to the REMIC in exchange for
is available on CD-ROM or the Internet.
Regulations section 1.860F-4(c)(2)(iii)).
an interest in the REMIC. The adjusted
See How To Get Forms and
Otherwise, Form 1066 must be signed by
basis of the interest received equals the
Publications on page 1 of the
a residual interest holder or, as provided
adjusted basis of the property transferred
instructions for details.
in section 6903, by a fiduciary as defined
to the REMIC.
Form 8822, Change of Address, may be
in section 7701(a)(6) who is acting for the
The basis to the REMIC of property
used to inform the IRS of a new REMIC
REMIC and who has furnished adequate
transferred by a regular or residual
address if the change is made after filing
notice as described in Regulations
interest holder is its fair market value
Form 1066.
section 301.6903-1(b).
immediately after its transfer.
Payment of Tax Due
Note: For this purpose, the term “startup
If the issue price of a regular interest is
day” means any day selected by a
more than its adjusted basis, the excess
The REMIC must pay the tax due (line 3,
REMIC that is on or before the first day
Section II, page 1) in full by the 15th day
is included in income by the regular
on which interests in such REMIC are
interest holder for the applicable tax years
of the 4th month following the end of the
issued. Otherwise, “startup day” is
as if the excess were market discount on
tax year. Enclose with Form 1066 a check
defined in the instructions for Item B on
a bond and the holder had made an
or money order for the amount due
page 4.
election under section 1278(b) to include
payable to the “United States Treasury.”
this market discount currently. If the issue
Facsimile signature. A facsimile
Interest and Penalties
price of a residual interest is more than its
signature is acceptable if the following
adjusted basis, the excess is amortized
Interest. Interest is charged on taxes not
conditions are met:
and included in the residual interest
paid by the due date, even if an extension
Each group of returns sent to the IRS
holder’s income ratably over the
of time to file is granted. Interest is also
must be accompanied by a letter signed
anticipated weighted average life of the
charged on penalties imposed for failure
by the person authorized to sign the
REMIC (as defined in Regulations section
to file, negligence, fraud, gross valuation
returns declaring, under penalties of
1.860E-1(a)(3)(iv)).
overstatement, and substantial
perjury, that the facsimile signature
understatement of tax from the due date
If the adjusted basis of a regular
appearing on the returns is the signature
(including extensions) to the date of
interest is more than its issue price, the
adopted by that person to sign the returns
payment. The interest charge is figured at
regular interest holder treats the excess
filed and that the signature was affixed to
a rate determined under section 6621.
as amortizable bond premium subject to
the returns by that person or at that
Late filing penalty. A penalty may be
the rules of section 171. If the adjusted
person’s direction. The letter must also
charged if (a) the return is filed after the
basis of a residual interest is more than
list each return by the name and
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