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Form 5471, Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Corporations

Form 5471 is used by certain U.S. citizens and residents who are officers, directors, or shareholders in certain foreign corporations. The form and schedules are used to satisfy the reporting requirements of sections 6038 and 6046, and the related regulations.


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Instructions for Form 5471 (HTML)


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All Form 5471 Revisions

Publication 542, Corporations

Publication 1167, General Rules and Specifications for Substitute Forms and Schedules

Schedule J (Form 5471), Accumulated Earnings and Profits (E&P) of Controlled Foreign Corporation

Schedule M (Form 5471), Transactions Between Controlled Foreign Corporation and Shareholders or Other Related Persons

Schedule O (Form 5471), Organization or Reorganization of Foreign Corporation, and Acquisitions and Dispositions of its Stock

Form 8833, Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b)

Form 8883, Asset Allocation Statement Under Section 338

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