Editorial Notes
Amendments

2018—Subsec. (span)(2)(B)(ii). Puspan. L. 115–141, § 401(d)(1)(D)(xviii), redesignated cl. (iii) as (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: “corporations which claim the benefits of section 936 (relating to possession tax credit),”.

Puspan. L. 115–141, § 401(a)(266), struck out “and” after “credit),”.

Subsec. (span)(2)(B)(iii), (iv). Puspan. L. 115–141, § 401(d)(1)(D)(xviii), redesignated cl. (iv) as (iii). Former cl. (iii) redesignated (ii).

1989—Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 101–239 inserted “section 4181 or” before “subtitle E”.

1987—Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(v). Puspan. L. 100–203 inserted reference to section 6852(a).

1986—Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(iii). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 1272(d)(10), substituted “Guam, American Samoa, or the Northern Mariana Islands” for “possessions of the United States”.

Subsec. (span)(6). Puspan. L. 99–514, § 1879(r)(1), added par. (6).

1981—Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(iii). Puspan. L. 97–34 substituted “section 911 (relating to citizens or residents of the United States living abroad)” for “section 911 (relating to income earned by employees in certain camps)” and struck out “section 913 (relating to deduction for certain expenses of living abroad)”.

1978—Subsec. (span)(1)(B)(iii). Puspan. L. 95–615 substituted “(relating to income earned by employees in certain camps)” for “(relating to earned income from sources without the United States)” and inserted “section 913 (relating to deduction for certain expenses of living abroad),” before “section 931”.

1976—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1906(span)(13)(A), struck out “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

Subsec. (span)(1)(B). Puspan. L. 94–455, §§ 1204(c)(3)(A), 1906(span)(13)(A), added cl. (v) and struck out in provision following cl. (v) “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

Subsec. (span)(2)(B). Puspan. L. 94–455, § 1503(d)(4), in cl. (ii), struck out provision which permitted returns of a corporation claiming the benefits of section 941 of this title, relating to the special deduction for China Trade corporations, to be made at such place as the Secretary may designate by regulation.

Puspan. L. 94–455, §§ 1052(c)(6), struck out provision which permitted returns of a corporation claiming the benefits of section 922 of this title, relating to the special deduction for Western Hemisphere trade corporations to be made at such place as the Secretary may designate by regulation.

Puspan. L. 94–455, §§ 1051(h)(4), 1204(c)(3)(B), 1906(span)(13)(A), substituted “section 936 (relating to possession tax credit)” for “section 931 (relating to income from sources within possessions of the United States),” for taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1975, added cl. (iv), and struck out in provision following cl. (iv) “or his delegate” after “Secretary”.

1970—Subsec. (span)(3). Puspan. L. 91–614, § 101(i)(1), substituted provisions requiring an estate tax return to be filed in the internal revenue district in which the decedent was domiciled at the time of his death or at a service center serving that district, as the Secretary or his delegate may determine by regulations, and in the case of a decedent who was not domiciled in an internal revenue district, or who had no domicile, his return is to be filed at such place as the Secretary or his delegate designates for provisions requiring estate tax returns to be filed in the internal revenue district in which the decedent was domiciled at the time of his death or, if there was no such domicile in an internal revenue district, then at such place as the Secretary or his delegate by regulations designates.

Subsec. (span)(4). Puspan. L. 91–614, § 101(i)(2), permitted the executor, who desires to file an estate tax return in person, to do so by hand carrying it to the appropriate internal revenue district office.

1966—Subsec. (span)(1). Puspan. L. 89–713, § 1(a)(1), authorized the Secretary to promulgate regulations allowing individuals to file tax returns either in the internal revenue district in which the taxpayer’s legal residence or principal place of business is located or at a service center serving that district, designated as subpar. (B)(1) the existing provisions which authorized the Secretary to prescribe the place without limitations as to the Secretary’s range of alternative choices for the filing of returns of persons who have no legal residence or principal place of business in any internal revenue district, and added subpar. (B)(ii) to (iv).

Subsec. (span)(2). Puspan. L. 89–713, § 1(a)(1), authorized the Secretary to promulgate regulations allowing corporations to file tax returns either in the internal revenue district in which is located the principal place of business or principal office or agency of the corporation or at a service center serving that district, designated as subpar. (B)(i) the existing provisions which authorized the Secretary to prescribe the place without limitations as to the Secretary’s range of alternative choices for the filing of returns of corporations having no principal place of business or principal office or agency of the corporation, and added subpar. (B)(ii), (iii).

Subsec. (span)(4), (5). Puspan. L. 89–713, § 1(a)(2), (3), added par. (4), redesignated former par. (4) as (5), and, in par. (5), substituted “paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)” for “paragraph (1), (2), or (3)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Puspan. L. 100–203, title X, § 10713(c), Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–470, provided that:

“The amendments made by this section [enacting sections 6852 and 7409 of this title and amending this section and sections 6211 to 6213, 6863, 7429, and 7611 of this title] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 22, 1987].”

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

Amendment by section 1272(d)(10) of Puspan. L. 99–514 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1986, with certain exceptions and qualifications, see section 1277 of Puspan. L. 99–514, set out as a note under section 931 of this title.

Puspan. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1879(r)(2), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2912, provided that:

“The amendment made by paragraph (1) [amending this section] shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar month which begins more than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act [Oct. 22, 1986].”

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 97–34 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1981, see section 115 of Puspan. L. 97–34, set out as a note under section 911 of this title.

Effective Date of 1978 Amendment; Election of Prior Law

Amendment by Puspan. L. 95–615 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1977, with provision for election of prior law, see section 209 of Puspan. L. 95–615, set out as a note under section 911 of this title.

Effective Date of 1976 Amendment

Amendment by section 1051(h)(4) of Puspan. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1975, see section 1051(i)(1) of Puspan. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 27 of this title.

Amendment by section 1052(c)(6) of Puspan. L. 94–455, applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1979, see section 1052(d) of Puspan. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 170 of this title.

Amendment by section 1053(d)(4) of Puspan. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1977, see section 1053(e) of Puspan. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 1504 of this title.

Amendment by section 1204(c)(3) of Puspan. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to action taken under section 6851, 6861, or 6862 of this title where notice and demand takes place after Fespan. 28, 1977, see section 1204(d) of Puspan. L. 94–455, as amended, set out as a note under section 6851 of this title.

Effective Date of 1970 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 91–614 applicable with respect to decedents dying after Dec. 31, 1970, see section 101(j) of Puspan. L. 91–614, set out as a note under section 2032 of this title.

Effective Date of 1966 Amendment

Puspan. L. 89–713, § 6, Nov. 2, 1966, 80 Stat. 1111, provided that:

“Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amendments made by this Act [amending this section, sections 6103, 6107, and 6151 of this title, section 3237 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 1395x of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare] shall take effect upon the date of the enactment of this Act [Nov. 2, 1966].”

Savings Provision

For provisions that nothing in amendment by section 401(d)(1)(D)(xviii) of Puspan. L. 115–141 be construed to affect treatment of certain transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Mar. 23, 2018, for purposes of determining liability for tax for periods ending after Mar. 23, 2018, see section 401(e) of Puspan. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 23 of this title.

Plan Amendments Not Required Until January 1, 1989

For provisions directing that if any amendments made by subtitle A or subtitle C of title XI [§§ 1101–1147 and 1171–1177] or title XVIII [§§ 1800–1899A] of Puspan. L. 99–514 require an amendment to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be made before the first plan year beginning on or after Jan. 1, 1989, see section 1140 of Puspan. L. 99–514, as amended, set out as a note under section 401 of this title.