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§ 863. Special rules for determining source

 
(a)
Allocation under regulations
 
Items of gross income, expenses, losses, and deductions, other than those specified in sections 861(a) and 862(a), shall be allocated or apportioned to sources within or without the United States, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. Where items of gross income are separately allocated to sources within the United States, there shall be deducted (for the purpose of computing the taxable income therefrom) the expenses, losses, and other deductions properly apportioned or allocated thereto and a ratable part of other expenses, losses, or other deductions which cannot definitely be allocated to some item or class of gross income. The remainder, if any, shall be included in full as taxable income from sources within the United States.
 
(b)
Income partly from within and partly from without the United States
 
In the case of gross income derived from sources partly within and partly without the United States, the taxable income may first be computed by deducting the expenses, losses, or other deductions apportioned or allocated thereto and a ratable part of any expenses, losses, or other deductions which cannot definitely be allocated to some item or class of gross income; and the portion of such taxable income attributable to sources within the United States may be determined by processes or formulas of general apportionment prescribed by the Secretary. Gains, profits, and income -
 
(1)
from services rendered partly within and partly without the United States,
 
(2)
from the sale or exchange of inventory property (within the meaning of section 865(i)(1)) produced (in whole or in part) by the taxpayer within and sold or exchanged without the United States, or produced (in whole or in part) by the taxpayer without and sold or exchanged within the United States, or
 
(3)
derived from the purchase of inventory property (within the meaning of section 865(i)(1)) within a possession of the United States and its sale or exchange within the United States,
 
shall be treated as derived partly from sources within and partly from sources without the United States.
 
(c)
Source rule for certain transportation income
 
(1)
Transportation beginning and ending in the United States
 
All transportation income attributable to transportation which begins and ends in the United States shall be treated as derived from sources within the United States.
 
(2)
Other transportation having United States connection
 
(A)
In general
 
50 percent of all transportation income attributable to transportation which -
 
(i)
is not described in paragraph (1), and
 
(ii)
begins or ends in the United States,
 
shall be treated as from sources in the United States.
 
(B)
Special rule for personal service income
 
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any transportation income which is income derived from personal services performed by the taxpayer, unless such income is attributable to transportation which -
 
(i)
begins in the United States and ends in a possession of the United States, or
 
(ii)
begins in a possession of the United States and ends in the United States.
 
In the case of transportation income derived from, or in connection with, a vessel, this subparagraph shall only apply if the taxpayer is a citizen or resident alien.
 
(3)
Transportation income
 
For purposes of this subsection, the term "transportation income" means any income derived from, or in connection with -
 
(A)
the use (or hiring or leasing for use) of a vessel or aircraft, or
 
(B)
the performance of services directly related to the use of a vessel or aircraft.
 
For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term "vessel or aircraft" includes any container used in connection with a vessel or aircraft.
 
(d)
Source rules for space and certain ocean activities
 
(1)
In general
 
Except as provided in regulations, any income derived from a space or ocean activity -
 
(A)
if derived by a United States person, shall be sourced in the United States, and
 
(B)
if derived by a person other than a United States person, shall be sourced outside the United States.
 
(2)
Space or ocean activity
 
For purposes of paragraph (1) -
 
(A)
In general
 
The term "space or ocean activity" means -
 
(i)
any activity conducted in space, and
 
(ii)
any activity conducted on or under water not within the jurisdiction (as recognized by the United States) of a foreign country, possession of the United States, or the United States.
 
Such term includes any activity conducted in Antarctica.
 
(B)
Exception for certain activities
 
The term "space or ocean activity" shall not include -
 
(i)
any activity giving rise to transportation income (as defined in section 863(c)),
 
(ii)
any activity giving rise to international communications income (as defined in subsection (e)(2)), and
 
(iii)
any activity with respect to mines, oil and gas wells, or other natural deposits to the extent within the United States or any foreign country or possession of the United States (as defined in section 638).
 
For purposes of applying section 638, the jurisdiction of any foreign country shall not include any jurisdiction not recognized by the United States.
 
(e)
International communications income
 
(1)
Source rules
 
(A)
United States persons
 
In the case of any United States person, 50 percent of any international communications income shall be sourced in the United States and 50 percent of such income shall be sourced outside the United States.
 
(B)
Foreign persons
 
(i)
In general
 
Except as provided in regulations or clause (ii), in the case of any person other than a United States person, any international communications income shall be sourced outside the United States.
 
(ii)
Special rule for income attributable to office or fixed place of business in the United States
 
In the case of any person (other than a United States person) who maintains an office or other fixed place of business in the United States, any international communications income attributable to such office or other fixed place of business shall be sourced in the United States.
 
(2)
Definition
 
For purposes of this section, the term "international communications income" includes all income derived from the transmission of communications or data from the United States to any foreign country (or possession of the United States) or from any foreign country (or possession of the United States) to the United States.








Tax Code (Internal Revenue Code) Section Index


U.S. GAAP by Codification Topic
 
105 GAAP Hierarchy
105 GAAP History

205 Presentation of Financial Statements
205-20 Discontinued Operations
210 Balance Sheet
210-20 Offsetting
220 Comprehensive Income
225 Income Statement
225-20 Extraordinary and Unusual Items
230 Statement of Cash Flows
250 Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
260 Earnings per Share
270 Interim Reporting

310 Impairment of a Loan
320 Investment Securities
320 Other-Than-Temporary Impairments, FSP FAS 115-2
320-10-05 Overview of Investments in Other Entities
320-10-35 Reclassification of Investments in Securities
323-10 Equity Method Investments
323-30 Investments in Partnerships and Joint Ventures
325-20 Cost Method Investments
330 Inventory

340-20 Capitalized Advertising Costs
350-20 Goodwill
350-30 Intangibles Other than Goodwill
350-40 Internal-Use Software
350-50 Website Development Costs
360 Property, Plant and Equipment
360-20 Real Estate Sales

410 Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations
420 Exit or Disposal Cost Obligations
450 Contingencies
450-20 Loss Contingencies
450-30 Gain Contingencies
480 Redeemable Financial Instruments

505-20 Stock Dividends, Stock Splits
505-30 Treasury Stock

605 SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin, Topic 13
605-25 Revenue Recognition - Multiple Element Arrangements

715-30 Defined Benefit Plans - Pension
718 Share-Based Payment
730 Research and Development
730-20 Research and Development Arrangements

805 Business Combinations
810 Consolidation
810 Noncontrolling Interests
810 Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, SFAS 167

815 Derivatives and Hedging Overview

820 Fair Value Measurements
820 Fair value when the markets are not active, FSP FAS 157-4
825 Fair Value Option

830 Foreign Currency Matters
830-20 Foreign Currency Transactions
830-30 Translation of Financial Statements
835 Interest
835-20 Capitalization of Interest
835-30 Imputation of Interest

840 Leases
840-20 Operating Leases
840-30 Capital Leases
840-40 Sale-Leaseback Transactions
845 Nonmonetary Transactions

855 Subsequent Events
860-20 Sale of Financial Assets, SFAS 166
860-50 Servicing Assets and Liabilities, SFAS 156

985-20 Costs of software to be sold


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