View all text of Subpart B [§ 6041 - § 6050Z]
§ 6047. Information relating to certain trusts and annuity plans
(a) Trustees and insurance companies
(b) Owner-employees
Every individual on whose behalf contributions have been paid as an owner-employee (as defined in section 401(c)(3))—
(1) to a trust described in section 401(a) which is exempt from tax under section 501(a), or
(2) to an insurance company or other person under a plan described in section 403(a),
shall furnish the trustee, insurance company, or other person, as the case may be, such information at such times and in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by forms or regulations.
(c) Other programs
(d) Reports by employers, plan administrators, etc.
(1) In general
The Secretary shall by forms or regulations require that—
(A) the employer maintaining, or the plan administrator (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of, a plan from which designated distributions (as defined in section 3405(e)(1)) may be made, and
(B) any person issuing any contract under which designated distributions (as so defined) may be made,
make returns and reports regarding such plan (or contract) to the Secretary, to the participants and beneficiaries of such plan (or contract), and to such other persons as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe. No return or report may be required under the preceding sentence with respect to distributions to any person during any year unless such distributions aggregate $10 or more.
(2) Form, etc., of reports
(e) Employee stock ownership plans
The Secretary shall require—
(1) any employer maintaining, or the plan administrator (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of, an employee stock ownership plan which holds stock with respect to which section 404(k) applies to dividends paid on such stock, or
(2) both such employer or plan administrator,
to make returns and reports regarding such plan, transaction, or loan to the Secretary and to such other persons as the Secretary may prescribe. Such returns and reports shall be made in such form, shall be made at such time, and shall contain such information as the Secretary may prescribe.
(f) Designated Roth contributions
(g) Information relating to life insurance contract transactions
(h) Cross references
(1) For provisions relating to penalties for failures to file returns and reports required under this section, see sections 6652(e), 6721, and 6722.
(2) For criminal penalty for furnishing fraudulent information, see section 7207.
(3) For provisions relating to penalty for failure to comply with the provisions of subsection (d), see section 6704.
(4) For provisions requiring reporting of information relating to certain life insurance contract transactions, see section 6050Y.
(Added Pub. L. 87–792, § 7(m)(1), Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 830; amended Pub. L. 93–406, title II, §§ 1031(c)(3), 2002(g)(8), Sept. 2, 1974, 88 Stat. 947, 970; Pub. L. 94–455, title XV, § 1501(b)(9), title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1737, 1834; Pub. L. 97–34, title III, § 311(h)(8), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 282; Pub. L. 97–248, title III, § 334(b), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 626; Pub. L. 97–448, title I, § 103(c)(12)(C), Jan. 12, 1983, 96 Stat. 2377; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title IV, § 491(d)(47), (57), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 852; Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1501(d)(1)(D), title XVIII, § 1848(e)(2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2740, 2857; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7301(e), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2349; Pub. L. 102–318, title V, § 522(b)(2)(D), (E), July 3, 1992, 106 Stat. 314; Pub. L. 104–188, title I, §§ 1455(b)(2), (d)(1), 1602(b)(6), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1818, 1834; Pub. L. 107–16, title VI, § 617(d)(2), June 7, 2001, 115 Stat. 106; Pub. L. 115–97, title I, § 13520(c)(2), Dec. 22, 2017, 131 Stat. 2151.)