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This form is used to provide information required under sections 6038A and 6038C regarding transactions between a 25% foreign-owned U.S. corporation or a foreign corporation engaged in a U.S. trade
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How to fill out Form 5472

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Obtain Form 5472 from the IRS website or your tax software.
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Fill out Part I, which includes basic information about the reporting corporation and the tax year.
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Complete Part II, which requires details about the foreign shareholder or foreign parent corporation.
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Report any related-party transactions in Part III, providing details on the nature and amounts of these transactions.
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If applicable, complete Part IV for additional information related to foreign corporations.
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Ensure all information is accurate and matches other tax filings.
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Submit Form 5472 alongside Form 1120 or your tax return.

Who needs Form 5472?

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Any U.S. corporation that is 25% foreign-owned.
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Foreign corporations engaged in trade or business in the U.S.
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Corporations with significant foreign business transactions.
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Yes you should be reporting the capital contributions. Under the old Form 5472 rules, it's true that only items that impacted taxable income would be reportable transactions.
These types of transactions include: Charitable contribution deductions for taxpayers who hold an interest in an entity holding real estate. Grantor-type trusts terminating and then being re-established. Sale of an interest in a charitable remainder trust.
What Is Considered a Reportable Transaction? Under IRS Form 5472, a reportable transaction includes any monetary and non-monetary exchanges between the reporting corporation and related parties. These cover a wide range of transactions, such as: Inventory and tangible property sales and purchases.
Reportable payments are payments to or on behalf of an individual that must be “reported” to the government as income received.
What Is Considered a Reportable Transaction? Inventory and tangible property sales and purchases. Platform contribution and cost-sharing transaction payments (paid and received) Royalties, rents, loan guarantee fees, interest, and insurance premiums (paid and received)
Listed transactions are a type of a reportable transaction. A "listed transaction" is a transaction that is the same as or substantially similar to one that the IRS has determined to be a tax avoidance transaction and identified by IRS notice or other form of published guidance.
Purpose of Form Use Form 5472 to provide information required under sections 6038A and 6038C when reportable transactions occur during the tax year of a reporting corporation with a foreign or domestic related party.
You are exempt from filing Form 5472 if you had no reportable transactions during the tax year. Further exemptions apply to specific foreign sales corporations and foreign corporations without a permanent establishment in the U.S. under an applicable income tax treaty.

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Form 5472 is an information return required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for certain foreign-owned U.S. corporations and foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business in the United States.
Form 5472 must be filed by a 25% foreign-owned U.S. corporation and by foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business in the United States.
To fill out Form 5472, gather the necessary information about the reporting corporation and the foreign owner, including identifying information, financial transactions, and ownership details, and complete the form as per the instructions provided by the IRS.
The purpose of Form 5472 is to provide the IRS with information regarding the foreign ownership of U.S. corporations and the financial transactions between these corporations and their foreign owners.
The information that must be reported on Form 5472 includes the names and addresses of the foreign owner, the U.S. corporation's financial data, the nature of transactions between the foreign owner and the U.S. corporation, and other relevant details about financial dealings.
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