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Department of the Treasury  
Internal Revenue Service  
Instructions for Form 3520  
(Rev. December 2023)  
Annual Return To Report Transactions With Foreign Trusts and Receipt of Certain  
Foreign Gifts  
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless  
otherwise noted.  
Note. You are required to complete Part II even if there have  
been no transactions involving the trust during the tax year.  
You may also be required to complete a substitute Form  
3520-A, Annual Information Return of Foreign Trust With a  
U.S. Owner, and attach it to your Form 3520. See Penalties,  
later.  
3. You are a U.S. person (including a U.S. owner) or an  
executor of the estate of a U.S. person who received, directly  
or indirectly, a distribution from a foreign trust during the  
current tax year; or you are a U.S. person who is a U.S. owner  
or beneficiary of a foreign trust and in the current tax year you  
or a U.S. person related to you received (1) a loan of cash or  
marketable securities (including an extension of credit)  
directly or indirectly from such foreign trust, or (2) the  
uncompensated use of trust property; or you are a U.S.  
person who is a U.S. owner or beneficiary of a foreign trust  
and in the current tax year such foreign trust holds an  
outstanding qualified obligation of yours or a U.S. person  
related to you. For definitions, see U.S. Person, Owner,  
Future Developments  
For the latest information about developments related to  
Form 3520 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted  
after they were published, go to IRS.gov/Form3520.  
What’s New  
Continuous-use form and instructions. Form 3520 and  
these instructions have been converted from an annual  
revision to continuous use. Both the form and instructions will  
be updated as needed. For the most recent version, go to  
Reminder  
Exemption from information reporting under section  
6048. Rev. Proc. 2020-17 exempts from foreign trust  
information reporting certain eligible individuals’ transactions  
and ownership. See Exceptions To Filing, later.  
Complete the identifying information on page 1 of the form  
and Part III. In the case of a U.S. person that is an estate,  
check “Executor” on line B on page 1. See the instructions for  
General Instructions  
4. You are a U.S. person who, during the current tax year,  
Purpose of Form  
received either:  
U.S. persons (and executors of estates of U.S. decedents)  
file Form 3520 with the IRS to report:  
a. More than $100,000 from a nonresident alien  
individual or a foreign estate (including foreign persons  
related to that nonresident alien individual or foreign estate)  
that you treated as gifts or bequests; or  
b. More than the section 6039F threshold amount from  
foreign corporations or foreign partnerships (including foreign  
persons related to such foreign corporations or foreign  
partnerships) that you treated as gifts. The threshold amount  
Items-by-Tax-Year. Select the applicable tax year news  
release, then click on the Rev. Proc. link and search for  
section 6039F to see the threshold amount under Notice of  
Large Gifts Received from Foreign Persons.  
Certain transactions with foreign trusts,  
Ownership of foreign trusts under the rules of sections 671  
through 679, and  
Receipt of certain large gifts or bequests from certain  
foreign persons.  
A separate Form 3520 must be filed for transactions with  
each foreign trust.  
Who Must File  
File Form 3520 if any one or more of the following apply.  
1. You are the responsible party for reporting a reportable  
event that occurred during the current tax year, or you are a  
U.S. person who transferred property (including cash) to a  
related foreign trust (or a person related to the trust) in  
exchange for an obligation or you hold a qualified obligation  
from that trust that is currently outstanding. For definitions,  
Complete the identifying information on page 1 of the form  
and Part IV. See the instructions for Part IV.  
Note. You may be required to file Financial Crimes  
Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Form 114, Report of Foreign  
Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR). In addition, you may  
be required to file Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign  
Financial Assets. For more information, go to IRS.gov/FBAR.  
Complete the identifying information on page 1 of the form  
and the relevant portions of Part I. See the instructions for  
Part I.  
2. You are a U.S. person who, during the current tax year,  
is treated as the owner of any part of the assets of a foreign  
trust under the rules of sections 671 through 679. U.S.  
person and owner are defined later.  
Exceptions To Filing  
Form 3520 does not have to be filed to report the following  
transactions.  
Transfers to foreign trusts described in section 402(b),  
404(a)(4), or 404A.  
Most fair market value (FMV) transfers by a U.S. person to  
a foreign trust. However, some FMV transfers must  
nevertheless be reported on Form 3520 (for example,  
Complete the identifying information on page 1 of the form  
and Part II. See the instructions for Part II.  
Oct 10, 2023  
Cat. No. 23068I  
 
transfers in exchange for obligations that are treated as  
qualified obligations, transfers of appreciated property to a  
foreign trust for which the U.S. transferor does not  
immediately recognize all of the gain on the property  
transferred, and transfers involving a U.S. transferor that is  
related to the foreign trust). See section III of Notice 97-34,  
1997-25 I.R.B. 22, available at IRS.gov/pub/irs-irbs/  
If you are an individual who is a U.S. citizen or resident  
who satisfies one of the following conditions on the due date  
of your income tax return, then your Form 3520, which would  
generally be due on the 15th day of the 4th month (April 15)  
following the end of your tax year for income tax purposes, is  
instead due on the 15th day of the 6th month (June 15)  
following the end of that year. You must include a statement  
on the Form 3520 showing that you are a U.S. citizen or  
resident who meets one of these conditions.  
Transfers to foreign trusts that have a current determination  
letter from the IRS recognizing their status as exempt from  
income taxation under section 501(c)(3).  
You live outside of the United States and Puerto Rico and  
your place of business or post of duty is outside the United  
States and Puerto Rico.  
Transfers to, ownership of, and distributions from a  
Canadian registered retirement savings plan (RRSP), a  
Canadian registered retirement income fund (RRIF), or any  
other Canadian retirement plan that is within the meaning of  
section 3 of Rev. Proc. 2014-55. See Rev. Proc. 2014-55,  
2014-44 I.R.B. 753, available at IRS.gov/IRB/  
You are in the military or naval service on duty outside the  
United States and Puerto Rico.  
If you are an individual who is a U.S. citizen or resident  
and are granted an extension of time to file your income tax  
return, the due date for filing Form 3520 is no later than the  
15th day of the 10th month (October 15) following the end of  
your tax year.  
Certain eligible individuals’ transfers to, ownership of, and  
distributions from certain tax-favored foreign retirement trusts  
and certain tax-favored foreign nonretirement savings trusts,  
as described in section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2020-17. For more  
information about whether you are an eligible individual and  
whether your foreign trust qualifies for an exemption from  
foreign trust information reporting, see Rev. Proc. 2020-17,  
2020-12 I.R.B. 539, available at IRS.gov/IRB/  
If you are filing a Form 3520 for a U.S. decedent, the due  
date is the 15th day of the 4th month (April 15) following the  
end of the decedent's last tax year for income tax purposes. If  
the U.S. decedent is granted an extension of time to file their  
income tax return, then the due date for filing Form 3520 is no  
later than the 15th day of the 10th month (October 15)  
following the end of decedent’s last tax year.  
Deemed transfers from domestic trusts that become  
foreign trusts to the extent the trust is treated as owned by a  
foreign person, after application of section 672(f).  
If you are filing a Form 3520 for a U.S. decedent's estate,  
the due date is the 15th day of the 4th month following the  
end of the estate's tax year for income tax purposes. If the  
U.S. decedent’s estate is granted an extension of time to file  
its income tax return, then the due date for filing Form 3520 is  
no later than the 15th day of the 10th month following the end  
of the estate’s tax year.  
Distributions from foreign trusts that are taxable as  
compensation for services rendered (within the meaning of  
section 672(f)(2)(B) and its regulations), so long as the  
recipient reports the distribution as compensation income on  
its applicable federal income tax return.  
Distributions from foreign trusts to domestic trusts that  
have a current determination letter from the IRS recognizing  
their status as exempt from income taxation under section  
501(c)(3).  
If the due date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal  
holiday, file by the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or  
legal holiday.  
Joint Returns  
Send Form 3520 to the following address.  
If you and your spouse are filing a joint income tax return for  
the current tax year, and you are both transferors, grantors, or  
beneficiaries of the same foreign trust, then you may file a  
joint Form 3520 for the same tax year. If you and your spouse  
are filing a joint Form 3520, check the box on line 1i on  
page 1.  
Internal Revenue Service Center  
P.O. Box 409101  
Ogden, UT 84409  
Form 3520 must have all required attachments to be  
considered complete.  
Additional Reporting and Tax  
Information  
If a complete Form 3520 is not filed by the due date,  
including extensions, the time for assessment of any tax  
imposed with respect to any event or period to which the  
information required to be reported in Parts I through III of  
such Form 3520 relates will not expire before the date that is  
3 years after the date on which the required information is  
reported. See section 6501(c)(8).  
For more information on foreign trust reporting and tax  
consequences, go to the IRS website at IRS.gov/  
When and Where To File  
In general, a U.S person’s Form 3520 is due on the 15th day  
of the 4th month following the end of such person’s tax year  
for income tax purposes. If a U.S. person is granted an  
extension of time to file an income tax return, Form 3520 is  
due no later than the 15th day of the 10th month following the  
end of the U.S. person’s tax year.  
Who Must Sign  
If the return is filed by:  
An individual or a fiduciary, it must be signed and dated by  
that individual or fiduciary;  
A partnership, it must be signed and dated by a general  
partner or limited liability company member; or  
Note. This may differ from and is not tied to the due date of  
A corporation, it must be signed and dated by the  
the U.S. person’s income tax return.  
president, vice president, treasurer, assistant treasurer, chief  
accounting officer, or any other corporate officer (such as a  
tax officer) who is authorized to sign.  
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The paid preparer must complete the required preparer  
information at the bottom of page 6 of Form 3520 and must  
be sure to:  
disclosure of required information is not reasonable cause.  
See section 6677(d) for additional information.  
Section 6039F. In the case of a failure to timely report  
foreign gifts described in section 6039F, the IRS may  
determine the income tax consequences of the receipt of  
such gift, and a penalty equal to 5% of the amount of such  
foreign gifts applies for each month for which the failure to  
report continues (not to exceed a total of 25%). No penalty  
will be imposed if the taxpayer can demonstrate that the  
failure to comply was due to reasonable cause and not willful  
neglect. See section 6039F for additional information.  
Sign the return in the space provided for the preparer's  
signature, and  
Give a copy of the return to the filer.  
Inconsistent Treatment of Items  
The U.S. beneficiary’s and U.S. owner's tax returns must be  
consistent with the Form 3520-A filed by the foreign trust  
unless you report the inconsistency to the IRS. If you are  
treating items on your tax return differently from the way the  
foreign trust treated them on its return, file Form 8082, Notice  
of Inconsistent Treatment or Administrative Adjustment  
Request (AAR). See Form 8082 for more details.  
Section 6662(j). If a U.S. owner of a foreign trust is subject  
to a penalty imposed under section 6662 for an  
underpayment of tax required to be shown on a return, then  
such penalty may be increased under section 6662(j) for any  
portion of an underpayment which is attributable to any  
transaction involving any asset with respect to which  
information was required to be provided on Form 3520-A. For  
more information about undisclosed foreign financial asset  
understatements, see section 6662(j). No penalty will be  
imposed with respect to any portion of an underpayment if  
the taxpayer can demonstrate that the failure to comply was  
due to reasonable cause with respect to such portion of the  
underpayment and the taxpayer acted in good faith with  
respect to such portion of the underpayment. See section  
6662 and section 6664(c) for additional information.  
Penalties  
Section 6677. A penalty applies if Form 3520 is not timely  
filed or if the information is incomplete or incorrect (see below  
for an exception if there is reasonable cause). Generally, the  
initial penalty is equal to the greater of $10,000 or the  
following (as applicable).  
35% of the gross value of any property transferred to a  
foreign trust for failure by a U.S. transferor to report the  
creation of or transfer to a foreign trust in Part I.  
35% of the gross value of the distributions received from a  
foreign trust for failure by a U.S. person to report receipt of  
the distribution in Part III.  
Definitions  
Distribution  
5% of the gross value of the portion of the foreign trust's  
assets treated as owned by a U.S. person under the grantor  
trust rules (sections 671 through 679), if the foreign trust (a)  
fails to file a timely Form 3520-A and furnish the required  
annual statements to its U.S. owners and U.S. beneficiaries,  
or (b) does not furnish all of the information required by  
section 6048(b) or includes incorrect information. If a foreign  
trust fails to file Form 3520-A, the U.S. owner must complete  
and attach a substitute Form 3520-A to the U.S. owner’s  
Form 3520 by the due date of the U.S. owner’s Form 3520  
(and not the due date for the Form 3520-A, which is  
otherwise due by the 15th day of the 3rd month after the end  
of the trust’s tax year) in order to avoid being subject to the  
penalty for the foreign trust’s failure to timely file Form  
3520-A. For example, a substitute Form 3520-A that, to the  
best of the U.S. owner’s ability, is completed and attached to  
the U.S. owner’s Form 3520 by the due date for the Form  
3520 (such as April 15 for U.S. owners who are individuals),  
is considered to be timely filed. See section 6677(a) through  
(c) and the instructions for Part II of this form and Form  
3520-A.  
A distribution received directly or indirectly from a foreign  
trust for section 6048(c) reporting purposes is any gratuitous  
transfer of money or other property from a foreign trust,  
whether or not a portion of such trust is treated as a grantor  
trust under the grantor trust rules of sections 671 through  
679, and without regard to whether the recipient is  
designated as a beneficiary by the terms of the trust. A  
distribution includes the receipt of trust corpus and the  
receipt of a gift or bequest described in section 663(a).  
A distribution also includes constructive transfers from a  
foreign trust. For example, if charges you make on a credit  
card are paid by a foreign trust or guaranteed or secured by  
the assets of a foreign trust, the amount charged will be  
treated as a distribution to you by the foreign trust. Similarly, if  
you write checks on a foreign trust's bank account, the  
amount will be treated as a distribution. Also, if you receive a  
payment from a foreign trust in exchange for property  
transferred to the trust or services rendered to the trust, and  
the FMV of the payment you received exceeds the FMV of  
the property transferred or services rendered, the excess will  
be treated as a distribution to you. See section V of Notice  
97-34.  
Additional penalties will be imposed if the noncompliance  
continues for more than 90 days after the IRS mails a notice  
of failure to comply with the required reporting. If the IRS can  
determine the gross reportable amount (defined later), then  
the penalties will be reduced as necessary to assure that the  
aggregate amount of such penalties does not exceed the  
gross reportable amount. For more information, see section  
6677.  
Examples.  
1. If you sell stock with an FMV of $100 to a foreign trust  
and receive $150 in exchange, you have received a  
distribution of $50.  
2. If you receive $100 from the trust for services  
performed by you for the trust, and the services have an FMV  
of $20, you have received a distribution of $80.  
Reasonable cause. No penalties will be imposed if the  
taxpayer can demonstrate that the failure to comply was due  
to reasonable cause and not willful neglect.  
Note. The fact that a foreign country would impose penalties  
for disclosing the required information is not reasonable  
cause. Similarly, reluctance on the part of a foreign fiduciary  
or provisions in the trust instrument that prevent the  
If you are a grantor or beneficiary of a foreign trust and you  
(or a U.S. person related to you) directly or indirectly received  
a loan of cash or marketable securities from a foreign trust, or  
you (or a U.S. person related to you) used any property  
owned by a foreign trust without paying FMV within a  
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reasonable amount of time, the amount of such loan or the  
FMV of the use of trust property will be treated as a  
distribution for reporting purposes. For this purpose, a loan  
by an unrelated third party that is guaranteed by a foreign  
trust is generally treated as a loan from the trust. See  
section V.A of Notice 97-34.  
described in Regulations section 301.7701-4(d), or an  
environmental remediation trust described in Regulations  
section 301.7701-4(e). A gratuitous transfer includes any  
indirect transfer that is structured with a principal purpose of  
avoiding the application of section 679 or 6048.  
A transfer of property to a trust may be considered a  
gratuitous transfer without regard to whether the transfer is a  
gift for gift tax purposes. See chapter 12 of subtitle B of the  
Code (that is, sections 2501 through 2524).  
Foreign Trust and Domestic Trust  
A foreign trust is any trust other than a domestic trust.  
A domestic trust is any trust if:  
For purposes of this determination, if a U.S. person  
contributes property to a trust in exchange for any type of  
interest in the trust, such interest in the trust will be  
disregarded in determining whether FMV has been received.  
In addition, a U.S. person will not be treated as making a  
transfer for FMV merely because the transferor is deemed to  
recognize gain on the transaction.  
1. A court within the United States is able to exercise  
primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and  
2. One or more U.S. persons have the authority to control  
all substantial decisions of the trust.  
Grantor  
If you transfer property to a related foreign trust in  
exchange for an obligation of the trust (or an obligation of a  
person related to the trust), it will be a gratuitous transfer  
unless the obligation is a qualified obligation. Any transfer in  
exchange for an obligation (whether or not a qualified  
obligation) must be reported under section 6048(a). For  
definitions, see Obligation and Qualified Obligation, later.  
See section III.B of Notice 97-34, and the regulations under  
sections 679 and 684 for additional information.  
A grantor includes any person who creates a trust or directly  
or indirectly makes a gratuitous transfer of cash or other  
property to a trust. A grantor includes any person treated as  
the owner of any part of a foreign trust's assets under  
sections 671 through 679, excluding section 678.  
Note. If a partnership or corporation makes a gratuitous  
transfer to a trust, the partners or shareholders are generally  
treated as the grantors of the trust, unless the partnership or  
corporation made the transfer for a business purpose of the  
partnership or corporation.  
If a trust makes a gratuitous transfer to another trust, the  
grantor of the transferor trust is treated as the grantor of the  
transferee trust, except that if a person with a general power  
of appointment over the transferor trust exercises that power  
in favor of another trust, such person is treated as the grantor  
of the transferee trust, even if the grantor of the transferor  
trust is treated as the owner of the transferor trust.  
Gross Reportable Amount  
Gross reportable amount is:  
The gross value of property involved in the creation of a  
foreign trust or the transfer of property to a foreign trust  
(including a transfer by reason of death);  
The gross value of any portion of a foreign trust treated as  
owned by a U.S. person under the rules of sections 671  
through 679 or any part of a foreign trust that is included in  
the gross estate of a U.S. citizen or resident;  
Grantor Trust  
The gross value of the assets in a trust at the time the trust  
becomes a foreign trust, if the trust was a domestic trust to  
which a U.S. citizen or resident had previously transferred  
property, and provided that such U.S. citizen or resident is  
alive at the time the trust becomes a foreign trust (see section  
679(a)(5)); or  
A grantor trust is any trust to the extent that the assets of the  
trust are treated as owned by a person other than the trust.  
See the grantor trust rules in sections 671 through 679. A  
part of the trust may be treated as a grantor trust to the extent  
that only a portion of the trust assets are owned by a person  
other than the trust.  
The gross amount of distributions received from a foreign  
trust.  
Note. Under the HIRE Act, effective after March 18, 2010, if  
a foreign trust directly or indirectly loans cash or marketable  
securities to a U.S. person who does not repay the loan at a  
market rate of interest, or allows a U.S. person to use trust  
property without paying FMV within a reasonable period of  
time, the trust will be treated as having a U.S. beneficiary and  
is therefore treated as a grantor trust under the grantor trust  
rules.  
Reporting by U.S. owners receiving distributions from  
foreign grantor trust. If a U.S. owner (defined later)  
receives, directly or indirectly, a distribution from a foreign  
trust of which the U.S. person is treated as the owner, the  
U.S. owner must only complete lines 24 and 27 in Part III.  
Gross Value or Amount  
For purposes of determining the gross reportable amount,  
the gross value or gross amount of property is the value of  
property as determined under section 2512 and its  
regulations, without regard to any prohibitions or restrictions  
on a person's interest in the property. See section VII of  
Notice 97-34. Although formal appraisals are not generally  
required, you should keep contemporaneous records of how  
you arrived at your good faith estimate.  
Guarantee  
A guarantee:  
Includes any arrangement under which a person, directly  
or indirectly, assures, on a conditional or unconditional basis,  
the payment of another's obligation;  
Gratuitous Transfer  
A gratuitous transfer to a foreign trust is any transfer to the  
trust other than (a) a transfer for FMV; or (b) a distribution to  
the trust with respect to an interest held by the trust (i) in an  
entity other than a trust (for example, a corporation or a  
partnership), or (ii) in an investment trust described in  
Regulations section 301.7701-4(c), a liquidating trust  
Encompasses any form of credit support, and includes a  
commitment to make a capital contribution to the debtor or  
otherwise maintain its financial viability; or  
Includes an arrangement reflected in a “comfort letter,”  
regardless of whether the arrangement gives rise to a legally  
enforceable obligation. If an arrangement is contingent upon  
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the occurrence of an event, in determining whether the  
arrangement is a guarantee, you must assume that the event  
has occurred.  
A corporation in which you, directly or indirectly, own more  
than 50% in value of the outstanding stock.  
See section 643(i)(2)(B) and the regulations under  
sections 267 and 707(b).  
Person related to a foreign trust. A person is related to a  
foreign trust if such person, without regard to the transfer at  
issue, is a grantor of the trust, a beneficiary of the trust, or is  
related to any grantor or beneficiary of the trust. See the  
definition of related person above.  
Nongrantor Trust  
A nongrantor trust is any trust to the extent that the assets of  
the trust are not treated as owned by a person other than the  
trust under the grantor trust rules in sections 671 through  
679. Thus, a nongrantor trust is treated as a taxable entity. A  
trust may be treated as a nongrantor trust with respect to only  
a portion of the trust assets. See Grantor Trust, earlier.  
Reportable Event  
A reportable event includes the following.  
1. The creation of a foreign trust by a U.S. person.  
2. The transfer of any money or property, directly or  
indirectly, to a foreign trust by a U.S. person, including a  
transfer by reason of death. This includes transfers that are  
deemed to have occurred under sections 679(a)(4) and (5).  
Obligation  
An obligation includes any bond, note, debenture, certificate,  
bill receivable, account receivable, note receivable, open  
account, or other evidence of indebtedness, and, to the  
extent not previously described, any annuity contract.  
Owner  
3. The death of a U.S. citizen or resident if:  
An owner of a foreign trust is the person that is treated as  
owning any of the assets of a foreign trust under the rules of  
sections 671 through 679.  
The decedent was treated as the owner of any portion of a  
foreign trust under the rules of sections 671 through 679, or  
Any portion of a foreign trust was included in the gross  
estate of the decedent.  
Property  
Property means any property, whether tangible or intangible,  
including cash.  
Responsible Party  
Responsible party means:  
The grantor in the case of the creation of an inter vivos  
Qualified Obligation  
trust;  
A qualified obligation, for purposes of this form, is any  
The transferor, in the case of a reportable event (defined  
obligation only if:  
above) other than a transfer by reason of death; or  
1. The obligation is reduced to writing by an express  
written agreement;  
The executor of the decedent's estate in any other case  
(whether or not the executor is a U.S. person).  
2. The term of the obligation does not exceed 5 years  
U.S. Agent  
(including options to renew and rollovers);  
A U.S. agent is a U.S. person (defined later) that has a  
binding contract with a foreign trust that allows the U.S.  
person to act as the trust's authorized U.S. agent in applying  
sections 7602, 7603, and 7604 with respect to:  
3. All payments on the obligation are denominated in U.S.  
dollars;  
4. The yield to maturity of the obligation is not less than  
100% of the applicable federal rate under section 1274(d) for  
the day on which the obligation is issued and not greater than  
130% of the applicable federal rate;  
5. The U.S. person agrees to extend the period for  
assessment of any income or transfer tax attributable to the  
transfer and any consequential income tax changes for each  
year that the obligation is outstanding to a date not earlier  
than 3 years after the maturity date of the obligation, unless  
the maturity date of the obligation does not extend beyond  
the end of the U.S. person's tax year and is paid within such  
period (this is done on Part I, Schedule A, line 12, and Part III,  
line 26, as applicable); and  
6. The U.S. person reports the status of the obligation,  
including principal and interest payments, on Part I,  
Schedule C, line 19, and Part III, line 28, as applicable, for  
each year that the obligation is outstanding.  
Any request by the IRS to examine records or produce  
testimony related to the proper U.S. tax treatment of amounts  
distributed, or required to be taken into account under the  
rules of sections 671 through 679, with respect to a foreign  
trust; or  
Any summons by the IRS for such records or testimony.  
A U.S. grantor, a U.S. beneficiary, or a domestic  
corporation controlled by the grantor or beneficiary may act  
as a U.S. agent. However, you may not treat the foreign trust  
as having a U.S. agent unless you enter the name, address,  
and taxpayer identification number (TIN) of the U.S. agent on  
lines 3a through 3g on page 1 of the form. See Taxpayer  
If a foreign trust with a U.S. owner does not have a U.S.  
agent, the IRS may redetermine the amounts required to be  
taken into account with respect to the foreign trust by the U.S.  
owner. See section 6048(b)(2).  
The agency relationship must be established by the time  
the U.S. person files Form 3520 for the relevant tax year and  
must continue as long as the statute of limitations remains  
open for the relevant tax year. If the agent's responsibility as  
an agent of the trust is terminated for any reason (for  
example, agent's resignation, agent's liquidation, or agent's  
death), see section IV.B of Notice 97-34.  
Related Person  
A related person generally includes any person who is  
related to you for purposes of sections 267 and 707(b). This  
includes, but is not limited to:  
A member of your family—your brothers and sisters,  
half-brothers and half-sisters, spouse, ancestors (parents,  
grandparents, etc.), lineal descendants (children,  
grandchildren, etc.), and the spouses of any of these  
persons; or  
In order to authorize a U.S. person to act as an agent for  
purposes of section 6048(b)(2) or for purposes of section  
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6048(c)(2)(A), the trust and the agent must enter into a  
binding agreement substantially in the format reflected under  
AUTHORIZATION OF AGENT in the Instructions for Form  
3520-A, amended as required.  
Presumption that foreign trust has U.S. beneficiary. If a  
U.S. person, directly or indirectly, transfers property to a  
foreign trust (other than a deferred compensation or  
charitable trust described in section 6048(a)(3)(B)(ii)), the  
IRS may treat such trust as having a U.S. beneficiary for  
purposes of applying section 679(d) to such transfer if the  
IRS requests information with respect to the transfer and the  
U.S. person fails to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the IRS  
that no portion of the income or corpus of the trust may ever  
be paid to or accumulated for the benefit of a U.S. person.  
U.S. Beneficiary  
A U.S. beneficiary generally includes any U.S. person that  
could possibly benefit, directly or indirectly, from the trust  
(including an amended trust) at any time, whether or not the  
person is designated in the trust instrument as a beneficiary  
and whether or not the person can receive a distribution from  
the trust in the current year. In addition, a U.S. beneficiary  
includes:  
U.S. Person  
A U.S. person is:  
A foreign corporation that is a controlled foreign  
A citizen or resident of the United States, including dual  
corporation (as defined in section 957(a)),  
A foreign partnership if a U.S. person is a partner of the  
residents who claim the benefits under an income tax treaty  
(see Pub. 519, U.S. Tax Guide for Aliens, for guidance on  
determining resident alien status);  
partnership, and  
A foreign estate or trust if the estate or trust has a U.S.  
A domestic partnership;  
beneficiary. See section II of Notice 97-34 and the regulations  
A domestic corporation;  
under section 679 for additional information.  
Any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning  
of section 7701(a)(31)(A)); and  
Foreign trust treated as having a U.S. beneficiary. In  
general, if a U.S. person, directly or indirectly, transfers  
property to a foreign trust (other than a deferred  
Any domestic trust (defined earlier).  
U.S. Transferor  
A U.S. transferor is any U.S. person who:  
1. Creates or settles a foreign trust;  
2. Directly or indirectly transfers money or property to a  
foreign trust (this includes deemed transfers under section  
679(a)(4) or section 679(a)(5));  
3. Makes a sale to a foreign trust if the sale was at other  
than arm's-length terms or was to a related foreign trust, or  
makes (or guarantees) a loan to a related foreign trust; or  
compensation or charitable trust described in section 6048(a)  
(3)(B)(ii)), the foreign trust will be treated as having a U.S.  
beneficiary unless the terms of the trust instrument  
specifically prohibit any distribution of income or corpus to a  
U.S. person at any time, even after the death of the U.S.  
transferor or any event terminating the trust, and the trust  
cannot be amended or revised to allow such a distribution.  
For these purposes, an amount will be treated as  
accumulated for the benefit of a U.S. person even if the U.S.  
person's interest in the trust is contingent on a future event  
and regardless of whether anything is actually distributed to a  
U.S. person during that tax year.  
4. Is the executor of the estate of a U.S. person and:  
a. The decedent made a testamentary transfer (a transfer  
Special rule in case of discretion to identify  
by reason of death) to a foreign trust;  
beneficiaries. For purposes of the general rule described  
earlier, if any person has the discretion of making a  
distribution from the trust to, or for the benefit of, any person,  
the trust will be treated as having a beneficiary who is a U.S.  
person unless the terms of the trust specifically identify the  
class of persons to whom such distributions may be made,  
and none of those persons are U.S. persons during the tax  
year.  
b. Immediately prior to death, the decedent was treated  
as the owner of any portion of a foreign trust under the rules  
of sections 671 through 679; or  
c. Any portion of a foreign trust's assets were included in  
the estate of the decedent.  
Generally, the person defined as the transferor is the  
responsible party (defined earlier) who must ensure that  
required information be provided or pay appropriate  
penalties.  
Certain agreements and understandings treated as  
terms of the trust. For purposes of the general rule  
described earlier, if any U.S. person who directly or indirectly  
transfers property to the trust is directly or indirectly involved  
in any agreement or understanding (whether written, oral, or  
otherwise) that may result in the income or corpus of the trust  
being paid or accumulated to, or for the benefit of, a U.S.  
person, such agreement or understanding will be treated as a  
term of the trust.  
Certain loans or uncompensated use of trust  
property. If a foreign trust is not already treated as having a  
U.S. beneficiary under the rules described earlier, the trust  
will be treated as having a U.S. beneficiary if, after March 18,  
2010, either:  
Specific Instructions  
Period Covered  
For calendar-year filers, fill in the "calendar year" space at the  
top of the form. For fiscal-year filers, fill in the "tax year  
beginning" and "ending" spaces at the top of the form.  
Item A—Initial Return, Final Return,  
Amended Return  
Initial return. If this is the initial return you are filing  
concerning the foreign trust identified, check the “Initial  
return” box.  
The foreign trust loans cash or marketable securities,  
directly or indirectly, to a U.S. person, and the U.S. person  
does not repay the loan at a market rate of interest within a  
reasonable period of time; or  
Final return. If no further returns for transactions with the  
A U.S. person, directly or indirectly, uses property that is  
foreign trust are required, check the “Final return” box.  
owned by the foreign trust and does not pay FMV of the use  
of such property within a reasonable period of time.  
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Example. If you filed Form 3520 concerning transactions  
with a foreign trust and that trust terminated within the tax  
year, then the Form 3520 for the year in which the trust  
terminated would be a final return.  
Amended return. If this Form 3520 is filed to amend a Form  
3520 that you previously filed for the same tax year, check  
the “Amended return” box.  
to extend the time to file your individual income tax return,  
Form 1040. Enter “1040” on the entry line.  
Line 2b. Enter the EIN, if any, of the foreign trust. Do not  
enter an SSN or ITIN. Only EINs should be used to identify  
the foreign trust.  
Line 3. If the foreign trust did not appoint a U.S. agent who  
can provide the IRS with all relevant trust information, check  
“No” and if you are required to complete Part I, complete lines  
15 through 18.  
Lines 4a through 4f. If you are the executor of the estate of  
a U.S. citizen or resident, you must provide information about  
the decedent on lines 4a through 4e. You must also check the  
applicable box on line 4f to indicate which of the following  
applies: the U.S. decedent made a transfer to a foreign trust  
by reason of death, the U.S. decedent was treated as the  
owner of a portion of a foreign trust immediately prior to  
death, or the estate of the U.S. decedent included assets of a  
foreign trust.  
Item C—Excepted Specified Foreign  
Financial Assets Reported  
Check the box in item C only if the Form 3520 filer also files  
Form 8938 for the same tax year and includes this form in the  
total number of Forms 3520 reported on line 15 of Part IV,  
Excepted Specified Foreign Financial Assets, of Form 8938.  
For more information, see the Instructions for Form 8938,  
generally, and in particular, Duplicative reporting and the  
specific instructions for Part IV.  
Identifying Information  
Part I—Transfers by U.S. Persons to a  
Foreign Trust During the Current Tax  
Year  
Taxpayer identification numbers (TINs). Use social  
security numbers (SSNs) or individual taxpayer identification  
numbers (ITINs) to identify individuals. Use employer  
identification numbers (EINs) to identify estates, trusts,  
partnerships, and corporations. Don’t use an SSN in place of  
an EIN.  
Complete Part I for information on a reportable event (defined  
earlier).  
Applying for an EIN. If the foreign trust does not have an  
EIN, the trustee or the U.S. owner may apply for one online at  
IRS.gov/EIN. If the principal business was created or  
Note. Although the basic reporting requirements for Form  
3520 are contained in section 6048 (and are clarified by  
Notice 97-34), the reporting requirements have been clarified  
by the regulations under sections 679 and 684. Accordingly,  
the regulations under sections 679 and 684 should be  
referred to for additional clarification for transfers that are  
required to be reported in Part I of Form 3520.  
Line 5a. Enter the name of the trust creator. If you are the  
trust creator, enter "Same as line 1a" on line 5a. If you are not  
the trust creator, enter the name of the person who created or  
originally settled the foreign trust.  
Lines 5b and 5c. Enter the address and TIN, if any, of the  
trust creator. See Identifying Information, earlier, for specific  
information regarding the entering of addresses and TINs on  
Form 3520. If you are the trust creator, enter "Same as lines  
1c, 1e, 1f, 1g, and 1h" on line 5b, and enter "Same as line 1b"  
on line 5c.  
Lines 6a and 6b. Enter the applicable two-letter country  
code from the list at IRS.gov/CountryCodes.  
Lines 7 and 8. If you are reporting multiple transfers to a  
single foreign trust and the answers to line 7 or 8 are different  
for various transfers, complete a separate line for each  
transfer on duplicate copies of the relevant pages of the form.  
Lines 7a and 7b. Check “Yes” if you are treated as a U.S.  
owner of any portion of the foreign trust under the grantor  
trust rules (sections 671 through 679) and complete line 7b  
and Part II of this form. In addition, if another person is  
treated as an owner of the transferred assets, you must  
comply with the reporting requirements that would apply to a  
direct transfer to that other person. For example, if that other  
person is a foreign partnership, you must comply with the  
reporting requirements for transfers to foreign partnerships.  
See Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to  
Certain Foreign Partnerships.  
organized outside of the United States or U.S. territories, you  
may also apply for an EIN by calling 267-941-1099 (toll call).  
Do not enter a preparer tax identification number  
(PTIN) in any entry space on Form 3520 other than  
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CAUTION  
the entry space for “PTIN” at the bottom of page 6 of  
the form.  
Address. Include the room, suite, or other unit number after  
the street address. If the post office does not deliver mail to  
the street address and the U.S. person has a P.O. box, show  
the box number instead.  
Foreign address. Do not abbreviate the country name.  
Lines 1a and 1i. Line 1a identifies the person that is filing  
Form 3520. If you and your spouse are filing a joint Form  
3520, put your names and TINs in the same order as they  
appear on your Form 1040, U.S. Individual Income Tax  
Return, or Form 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors, and  
check the box on line 1i.  
Line 1j. If an automatic 2-month extension applies for your  
tax return because you meet one of the following conditions,  
check the box and attach a statement to the Form 3520  
showing that you are a U.S. citizen or resident who meets  
one of these conditions.  
You live outside of the United States and Puerto Rico and  
your place of business or post of duty is outside the United  
States and Puerto Rico.  
You are in the military or naval service on duty outside the  
United States and Puerto Rico.  
Line 1k. If you filed for an extension of time to file your  
income tax return, check the box on line 1k. Also, enter the  
tax form number of the original tax return that will be filed with  
the IRS.  
Line 8. If the transfer was a completed gift (see Regulations  
Example. You file Form 4868, Application for Automatic  
section 25.2511-2), you may have to file Form 709, United  
Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return,  
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States Gift (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return. If  
the transfer was a bequest, you may have to file Form 706,  
U.S. Estate Tax Return.  
to the foreign trust immediately prior to becoming a foreign  
trust. Although the gain is not recognized on Form 3520, it  
must be reported on the appropriate form or schedule of the  
transferor's income tax return. See section 684. The transfer  
of assets, however, is reported on Part I of this Form 3520.  
Line 9. See U.S. Beneficiary, earlier.  
Schedule A—Obligations of a Related Trust  
Line 13, column (f). Generally, if the reported transaction is  
a sale, you should report the gain on the appropriate form or  
schedule of your income tax return.  
Lines 15 through 18. If you checked “No” on line 3,  
acknowledging that the foreign trust did not appoint a U.S.  
agent who can provide the IRS with all relevant trust  
information, and you are required to complete Part I,  
complete lines 15 through 18.  
Line 15. Enter the name; address; whether the person is a  
U.S. beneficiary (defined earlier); and TIN, if any, of all  
reportable beneficiaries. Include specified beneficiaries,  
classes of discretionary beneficiaries, and names or classes  
of any beneficiaries that could be named as additional  
beneficiaries. If there is not enough space on the form, attach  
a statement.  
Line 17. Enter the name; address; and TIN, if any, of any  
person, other than those listed on line 16, that has significant  
powers over the trust (for example, “protectors,enforcers,”  
any person that must approve trustee decisions or otherwise  
direct trustees, any person with a power of appointment, any  
person with powers to remove or appoint trustees, etc.).  
Include a description of each person's powers. If there is not  
enough space, attach a statement.  
Complete the applicable portions of Schedule A with respect  
to all transfers to a related foreign trust in exchange for an  
obligation of the trust or a person related to the trust that took  
place during the current tax year.  
Line 11. For additional information, see Obligation, Qualified  
Line 12. If you answered "Yes" to the question on line 11b  
with respect to any obligation, you must generally answer  
Yes” to the question on line 12. By so doing, you agree to  
extend the period of assessment of any income or transfer  
tax attributable to the transfer and any consequential income  
tax changes for each year that the obligation is outstanding to  
a date 3 years after the maturity date of the obligation. You  
have the right to refuse to extend the period of assessment.  
more detailed explanation of your rights and the  
consequences of the choices you may make. When executed  
and filed, this form will be deemed to be agreed upon and  
executed by the IRS for purposes of Regulations section  
301.6501(c)-1(d).  
Note. If you answer “No” to the question on line 12, you  
generally may not treat an obligation as a qualified obligation  
on line 11b. The one exception to this is if the maturity date of  
the obligation does not extend beyond the end of your tax  
year for which you are reporting and such obligation is paid  
within that tax year.  
Line 18. Attach a copy of the following documents. If these  
documents have been previously attached to a Form 3520-A  
or Form 3520 filed within the previous 3 years, attach only  
relevant updates.  
A summary of the terms of the trust that includes a  
Schedule B—Gratuitous Transfers  
Complete the applicable portions of Schedule B with respect  
to all reportable events (defined earlier) that took place during  
the current tax year.  
summary of any oral agreements or understandings you have  
with the trustee, whether or not legally enforceable.  
A copy of all trust documents (and any revisions), including  
the trust instrument, any memoranda of wishes prepared by  
the trustees summarizing the settlor's wishes, any letter of  
wishes prepared by the settlor summarizing the wishes, and  
any similar documents.  
Line 13.  
In your column (b) description, indicate whether the  
property is tangible or intangible.  
You may aggregate transfers of cash during the year on a  
A copy of the trust's financial statements, including a  
balance sheet and an income statement similar to those  
shown on Form 3520-A. These financial statements must  
reasonably reflect the trust's accumulated income under U.S.  
income tax principles. For example, the statements must not  
treat capital gains as additions to trust corpus.  
single line of line 13.  
If there is not enough space on the form, attach a  
statement.  
For transfers reported on statements, you must enter  
“Statement” on one of the lines in column (b), and enter the  
total amount of transfers reported on the statement on  
line 13, columns (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), and (i).  
A copy of the trust’s organizational chart, including  
ownership structure and percentage of ownership.  
Schedule C—Qualified Obligations Outstanding  
in the Current Tax Year  
Note. Penalties may be imposed for failure to report all  
required information. See Penalties, earlier.  
Line 19. Provide information on the status of outstanding  
obligations of the related foreign trust (or an obligation of a  
person related to the foreign trust) that you reported as a  
qualified obligation in the current tax year. This information is  
required in order to retain the obligation's status as a qualified  
obligation. If relevant, attach a statement describing any  
changes in the terms of the qualified obligation.  
If the obligation fails to retain the status of a qualified  
obligation, you will be treated as having made a gratuitous  
transfer to the foreign trust, which must be reported on  
Schedule B of this Part I in the year the obligation fails to  
Line 13, column (d). Enter the U.S. adjusted basis of the  
property transferred.  
Line 13, column (e). Only include gain that is immediately  
recognized at the time of the transfer.  
Note. Any transfer of appreciated assets by a U.S. person to  
a foreign nongrantor trust is treated as a sale or exchange  
and the transferor must recognize as gain the excess of the  
FMV of the transferred property over its adjusted basis. This  
rule applies to a domestic trust that becomes a foreign trust,  
provided that the foreign trust is not a grantor trust. The  
domestic trust is treated as having transferred all of its assets  
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meet the criteria for a qualified obligation. See section III.C.2  
partner in a partnership that receives a distribution from a  
foreign trust, you must report your allocable share of such  
payment as an indirect distribution from the trust.  
Part II—U.S. Owner of a Foreign Trust  
Line 24, column (c). The filer is permitted to enter the  
basis of the property in the hands of the beneficiary (as  
determined under section 643(e)(1)), if lower than the FMV of  
the property, but only if the taxpayer is not required to  
complete Schedule A (lines 31 through 38) due to lack of  
documentation. For these purposes, lack of documentation  
refers to a situation in which the filer checked “No” on line 29  
or 30 because (a) the beneficiary did not receive a Foreign  
Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement or a Foreign Nongrantor  
Trust Beneficiary Statement from the trust, or (b) such  
statement did not contain all of the items specified under the  
instructions for line 29 or 30, later.  
Complete Part II if you are considered the owner of any  
assets of a foreign trust under the rules of sections 671  
through 679 during the tax year. You are required to enter an  
EIN for such foreign trust on line 2b on page 1 of the form.  
Note. Complete Part II even if there have been no  
transactions involving the trust during the tax year. You may  
also need to complete Part III if you receive a distribution from  
the foreign trust. See the instructions for Part III.  
Line 20. Enter information regarding any person, including  
yourself, who is considered the owner of any portion of the  
trust under the rules of sections 671 through 679. Also, enter  
in column (e) the specific Code section that causes you or  
any other person (as applicable) to be considered an owner  
for U.S. income tax purposes. See the grantor trust rules  
under sections 671 through 679.  
Lines 21a and 21b. Enter the applicable two-letter code  
from the list at IRS.gov/CountryCodes.  
Line 22. If “Yes,the copy of the Foreign Grantor Trust  
Owner Statement (pages 3 and 4 of Form 3520-A) should  
show the amount of the foreign trust's income that is  
attributable to you for U.S. income tax purposes. See  
section IV of Notice 97-34.  
If “No,” to the best of your ability, complete and attach a  
substitute Form 3520-A for the foreign trust to your Form  
3520 by the due date of your Form 3520 (and not the due  
date for the Form 3520-A). Otherwise, you may be liable for a  
penalty equal to the greater of $10,000 or 5% of the gross  
value of the portion of trust assets that you are treated as  
owning. There are additional penalties for continuing failure  
to file after notice by the IRS. See section 6677(a) through  
(c). Also see Penalties, earlier.  
Line 23. Enter the FMV of the trust assets that you are  
treated as owning. Include all assets at FMV as of the end of  
the tax year. For this purpose, disregard all liabilities. The  
trust should send you this information in connection with its  
Form 3520-A. If you did not receive such information (line 9 of  
the Foreign Grantor Trust Owner Statement) from the trust,  
complete line 23 to the best of your ability. At a minimum,  
include the value of all assets that you have transferred to the  
trust. Also, use Form 8082 to notify the IRS that you did not  
receive a Foreign Grantor Trust Owner Statement. However,  
filing Form 8082 does not relieve you of any penalties that  
may be imposed under section 6677. See Penalties, earlier.  
Line 25. If you or a U.S. person related to you received a  
loan of cash or marketable securities, directly or indirectly,  
from a related foreign trust, or the uncompensated use of  
trust property (defined later), the amount of such loan or the  
FMV of the use of trust property will be treated as a  
reportable distribution, whether or not taxable. For this  
purpose, a loan to you by an unrelated third party that is  
guaranteed by a foreign trust is generally treated as a loan  
from the trust.  
Line 25, column (e). Answer “Yes” if an obligation given  
in exchange for the loan is a qualified obligation (defined  
earlier).  
Line 25, column (f). The FMV of an obligation is zero  
unless it is a qualified obligation. Therefore, in the case of  
obligations that are not qualified obligations, enter “-0-” in  
column (f).  
Uncompensated use of trust property. If you or a U.S.  
person related to you, directly or indirectly, used any property  
of a foreign trust, the FMV of such use will be treated as a  
reportable distribution whether or not taxable. Report the  
FMV of the use of trust property in column (a) and the date of  
first use in column (b), skip columns (c) through (e), report  
the amount paid for such use in column (f), and enter the  
amount treated as a taxable distribution from the trust in  
column (g) by subtracting column (f) from column (a). See  
section 643(i) for more information.  
Note. Under the HIRE Act, effective after March 18, 2010, if  
a foreign trust with a U.S. transferor is not already treated as  
a grantor trust under the rules of sections 671 through 679,  
the foreign trust will be treated as having acquired a U.S.  
beneficiary, and will therefore be treated as a grantor trust, if it  
makes a loan of cash or marketable securities, directly or  
indirectly, to a U.S. person or allows a U.S. person, directly or  
indirectly, to use trust property, and the U.S. person does not  
repay the loan at a market rate of interest or pay the trust the  
FMV of the use of the property within a reasonable period of  
time. Accordingly, the loan or use of trust property will not be  
treated as a taxable distribution under section 643(i) but will  
remain reportable on Part III of this Form 3520.  
Line 26. See Line 12, earlier, except that “line 25, column  
(e)” should replace “line 11b,and “line 26” should replace  
“line 12.”  
Line 27. Penalties may be imposed for failure to accurately  
report all distributions received during the current tax year.  
See Penalties, earlier.  
Part III—Distributions to a U.S. Person  
From a Foreign Trust During the  
Current Tax Year  
If you received an amount from a portion of a foreign trust of  
which you are treated as the owner, complete lines 24 and 27  
in Part III. If you received an amount from a foreign trust that  
would require a report under both Parts III and IV (gifts or  
bequests) of Form 3520, report the amount only in Part III.  
Line 24. Report any cash or the FMV of other property that  
you received (actually or constructively, directly or indirectly)  
from a foreign trust during the current tax year, whether or not  
taxable, unless the amount is a loan to you from the trust or  
constitutes uncompensated use of trust property, both of  
which must be reported on line 25. For example, if you are a  
Line 28. Provide information on the status of any  
outstanding obligation to the foreign trust that you reported as  
a qualified obligation in the current tax year. This information  
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is required in order to retain the obligation's status as a  
qualified obligation. If relevant, attach a statement describing  
any changes to the terms of the qualified obligation. If the  
obligation fails to retain the status of a qualified obligation,  
you will be treated as having received a taxable distribution  
under section 643(i) from the foreign trust. See section V.A of  
Nongrantor Trust Beneficiary Statement must include the  
following items.  
1. An explanation of the appropriate U.S. tax treatment of  
any distribution or deemed distribution for U.S. tax purposes,  
or sufficient information to enable the U.S. beneficiary to  
establish the appropriate treatment of any distribution or  
deemed distribution for U.S. tax purposes.  
Lines 29 and 30. If any of the items required for the Foreign  
Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement (see Line 29, later) or for  
the Foreign Nongrantor Trust Beneficiary Statement (see  
Line 30, later) is missing, you must check “No” on line 29 or  
line 30, as applicable.  
Also, if you answer “Yes” to line 29 or line 30, and the  
foreign trust or U.S. agent does not produce records or  
testimony when requested or summoned by the IRS, the IRS  
may redetermine the tax consequences of your transactions  
with the trust and impose appropriate penalties under section  
6677. See section 6048(c)(2)(A).  
2. A statement identifying whether any grantor of the trust  
is a partnership or a foreign corporation. If so, attach an  
explanation of the relevant facts.  
3. A statement that the trust will permit either the IRS or  
the U.S. beneficiary to inspect and copy the trust's  
permanent books of account, records, and such other  
documents that are necessary to establish the appropriate  
treatment of any distribution or deemed distribution for U.S.  
tax purposes. This statement is not necessary if the trust has  
appointed a U.S. agent.  
4. The Foreign Nongrantor Trust Beneficiary Statement  
must also include items (1), (4), and (6), as listed in the  
Line 29 instructions, earlier, as well as basic identifying  
information (for example, name, address, TIN, etc.) about the  
foreign trust and its trustee.  
Note. If the question on line 29 or 30 is not applicable, check  
the “N/A” box.  
Line 29. If “Yes,attach the Foreign Grantor Trust Beneficiary  
Statement (page 5 of Form 3520-A) from the foreign trust and  
do not complete the rest of Part III with respect to the  
distribution. If a U.S. beneficiary receives a complete Foreign  
Grantor Trust Beneficiary Statement with respect to a  
distribution during the tax year, the beneficiary should treat  
the distribution for income tax purposes as if it came directly  
from the owner. For example, if the distribution is a gift, the  
beneficiary should not include the distribution in gross  
income.  
If a foreign grantor trust, check "N/A."  
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CAUTION  
Schedule A—Default Calculation of Trust  
Distributions  
If you answered “Yes” to line 30, you may complete either  
Schedule A or Schedule B. Generally, however, if you  
complete Schedule A in the current year (or did so in prior  
years), you must continue to complete Schedule A for all  
future years, even if you are able to answer “Yes” to line 30 in  
that future year. (The only exception to this consistency rule  
is that you may use Schedule B in the year that a trust  
terminates, but only if you are able to answer “Yes” to line 30  
in the year of termination.)  
In addition to basic identifying information (that is, name,  
address, TIN, etc.) about the foreign trust and its trustee, this  
statement must contain these items.  
1. The first and last day of the tax year of the foreign trust  
to which this statement applies.  
2. An explanation of the facts necessary to establish that  
the foreign trust should be treated for U.S. tax purposes as  
owned by another person. (The explanation should identify  
the Code section that treats the trust as owned by another  
person.)  
Line 32. To the best of your knowledge, state the number of  
years the trust has been in existence as a foreign trust and  
attach an explanation of your basis for this statement.  
Consider any portion of a year to be a complete year. If this is  
the first year that the trust has been a foreign trust, do not  
complete the rest of Part III (you do not have an accumulation  
distribution).  
Line 33. Enter the total amount of distributions that you  
received during the 3 preceding tax years (or the number of  
years the trust has been a foreign trust if fewer than 3 years).  
For example, if a trust distributed $50 in year 1, $120 in year  
2, and $150 in year 3, the amount reported on line 33 would  
be $320 ($50 + $120 + $150).  
Line 35. Divide line 34 by 3.0 (or the number of years the  
trust has been a foreign trust if fewer than 3 years). Consider  
any portion of a year to be a complete year. For example, a  
foreign trust created on July 1, 2021, would be treated on a  
2023 calendar year return as having 2 preceding years (2021  
and 2022). In this case, you would calculate the amount on  
line 35 by dividing line 34 by 2.0. Do not disregard tax years  
in which no distributions were made. The IRS will consider  
your proof of these prior distributions as adequate records to  
demonstrate that any distribution up to the amount on line 31  
is not an accumulation distribution in the current tax year.  
3. A statement identifying whether the owner of the trust  
is an individual, trust, corporation, or partnership.  
4. A description of property (including cash) distributed or  
deemed distributed to the U.S. person during the tax year,  
and the FMV of the property distributed.  
5. A statement that the trust will permit either the IRS or  
the U.S. beneficiary to inspect and copy the trust's  
permanent books of account, records, and such other  
documents that are necessary to establish that the trust  
should be treated for U.S. tax purposes as owned by another  
person. This statement is not necessary if the trust has  
appointed a U.S. agent.  
6. A statement as to whether the foreign trust has  
appointed a U.S. agent (defined earlier). If the trust has a  
U.S. agent, include the name, address, and TIN of the agent.  
If a foreign nongrantor trust, check "N/A."  
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Line 30. If “Yes,attach the Foreign Nongrantor Trust  
Beneficiary Statement from the foreign trust. A Foreign  
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line 46 of the 2021 Form 3520 could simply be updated using  
the following steps.  
Line 36. Enter this amount as ordinary income on your tax  
return. Report this amount on the appropriate schedule of  
your tax return (for example, Schedule E (Form 1040), Part  
III).  
Line 37. If there is an amount on line 37, you must also  
complete line 38 and Schedule C—Calculation of Interest  
Charge to determine the amount of any interest charge you  
may owe.  
1. Begin with the 2021 weighted UNI.  
2. Add UNI at the beginning of 2021.  
3. Add trust earnings in 2021.  
4. Subtract trust distributions in 2021.  
5. Subtract weighted trust accumulation distributions in  
2021. (Weighted trust accumulation distributions are the trust  
accumulation distributions in 2021 multiplied by the  
applicable number of years from 2021.)  
Schedule B—Actual Calculation of Trust  
Distributions  
You may only use Schedule B if:  
Using the example above, the trust's 2022 weighted UNI  
would be $1,150, calculated as follows.  
You answered “Yes” to line 30,  
You attach a copy of the Foreign Nongrantor Trust  
Beneficiary Statement to this return, and  
2021 weighted UNI  
UNI at beginning of 2021  
Trust earnings in 2021  
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$1,260  
+ 350  
+ 100  
− 200  
You have never before used Schedule A for this foreign  
trust or this foreign trust terminated during the tax year.  
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Line 40a. Enter on line 40a the amount received by you from  
the foreign trust that is treated as ordinary income of the trust  
in the current tax year. Ordinary income is all income that is  
not capital gains. Report this amount on the appropriate  
schedule of your tax return (for example, Schedule E (Form  
1040), Part III).  
Trust distributions in 2021  
Weighted trust accumulation distributions in 2021  
($100 X 3.6)  
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$1,150  
Lines 42a through 42d. Enter on these lines the applicable  
amounts received by you from the foreign trust that are  
treated as capital gain income of the trust in the current tax  
year. Report these amounts on the appropriate schedule of  
your tax return (for example, Schedule D (Form 1040)).  
Line 47. Calculate the trust's applicable number of years by  
dividing line 46 by line 45. This would be the weighted UNI  
divided by the annual UNI. Using the examples in the  
instructions for lines 45 and 46, the trust's applicable number  
of years would be 3.6 (1,260/350) in 2021 and 4.6  
(1,150/250) in 2022.  
Line 45. Enter the foreign trust's aggregate undistributed net  
income (UNI). For example, assume that a trust was created  
in 2015 and has made no distributions prior to 2021. Assume  
the trust's ordinary income was $0 in 2020, $60 in 2019, $124  
in 2018, $87 in 2017, $54 in 2016, and $25 in 2015. Thus, for  
2021, the trust's UNI would be $350. If the trust earned $100  
and distributed $200 during 2021 (so that $100 was  
Note. Include as many decimal places as there are digits in  
the UNI on line 45 (for example, using the example in the  
instructions for line 45, include three decimal places).  
Schedule C—Calculation of Interest Charge  
Complete Schedule C if you entered an amount on line 37 or  
line 41a.  
distributed from accumulated earnings), the trust's 2022  
aggregate UNI would be $250 ($350 + $100 − $200).  
Line 46. Enter the foreign trust's weighted undistributed net  
income (weighted UNI). The trust's weighted UNI is its  
accumulated income that has not been distributed, weighted  
by the years that it has accumulated income. To calculate  
weighted UNI, multiply the undistributed income from each of  
the trust's years by the number of years since that year, and  
then add each year's result. Using the example from line 45,  
the trust's weighted UNI in 2021 would be $1,260, calculated  
as follows.  
Line 49. Include the amount from line 48 of this form on  
line 1 of Form 4970, Tax on Accumulation Distribution of  
Trusts. Then, compute the tax on the total accumulation  
distribution using lines 1 through 28 of Form 4970. Enter on  
line 49 the tax from line 28 of Form 4970.  
Note. Use Form 4970 as a worksheet and attach it to Form  
3520.  
Line 51. Interest accumulates on the tax (line 49) for the  
period beginning on the date that is the applicable number of  
years (as rounded on line 50) prior to the applicable date and  
ending on the applicable date. For purposes of making this  
interest calculation, the applicable date is the date that is  
mid-year through the tax year for which reporting is made (for  
example, in the case of a 2023 calendar-year taxpayer, the  
applicable date would be June 30, 2023). Alternatively, if you  
received only a single distribution during the tax year that is  
treated as an accumulation distribution, you may use the date  
of that distribution as the applicable date.  
No. of  
years  
since that  
year  
UNI from  
each year  
Year  
Weighted UNI  
2020  
2019  
2018  
2017  
2016  
2015  
1
2
3
4
5
6
$ 0  
60  
$
0
120  
372  
348  
270  
150  
124  
87  
54  
25  
For portions of the interest accumulation period that are  
prior to 1996 (and after 1976), interest accumulates at a  
simple rate of 6% annually, without compounding. For  
portions of the interest accumulation period that are after  
1995, interest is compounded daily at the rate imposed on  
underpayments of tax under section 6621(a)(2). This  
compounded interest for periods after 1995 is imposed not  
TOTAL  
$350  
$1,260  
To calculate the trust's weighted UNI for 2022, the trust  
could update this calculation, or the weighted UNI shown on  
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only on the tax, but also on the total simple interest  
attributable to pre-1996 periods.  
Line 55. Answer “Yes” if you received aggregate amounts in  
excess of the section 6039F threshold amount during the  
current tax year that you treated as gifts from foreign  
corporations or foreign partnerships (or any foreign persons  
that you know (or have reason to know) are related to such  
foreign corporations or foreign partnerships). The threshold  
Tax-Items-by-Tax-Year. Select the applicable tax year news  
release, then click on the Rev. Proc. link and search for  
section 6039F to see the threshold amount under Notice of  
Large Gifts Received from Foreign Persons.  
For example, if you, a calendar-year taxpayer during 2023,  
received $8,000 from Xander Corp (a foreign corporation)  
that you treated as a gift, and $15,000 that you received from  
Allison (a nonresident alien) that you treated as a gift, and  
you know that Xander Corp is wholly owned by Allison, you  
must complete columns (a) through (g) for each gift.  
If you are a calendar-year taxpayer and you use June 30 of  
the calendar year as the applicable date for calculating  
interest, use the table found on IRS.gov/  
CombinedInterestRate to determine the combined interest  
rate and enter it on line 51. If you are not a calendar-year  
taxpayer or you choose to use the actual date of the  
distribution as the applicable date, calculate the combined  
interest rate using the above principles and enter it on line 51.  
Line 53. Report this amount as additional tax (ADT) on the  
appropriate line of your income tax return (for example, for  
Form 1040 filers, include this amount as part of the total for  
the "Any other taxes" line on Schedule 2 (Form 1040)).  
Part IV—U.S. Recipients of Gifts or  
Bequests Received During the  
Current Tax Year From Foreign  
Persons  
Note. Gifts from foreign corporations or foreign partnerships  
are subject to recharacterization by the IRS under section  
672(f)(4).  
Line 56. If you answered “Yes” to the question on line 56 and  
the ultimate donor on whose behalf the reporting donor is  
acting is a foreign corporation or foreign partnership, attach  
an explanation including the ultimate foreign donor's name;  
address; TIN, if any; and status as a corporation or  
partnership.  
Note. If you fail to timely report foreign gifts that should be  
reported under section 6039F, the IRS may determine the  
income tax consequences of the receipt of such gift and  
penalties may be imposed. See Penalties, earlier.  
A gift to a U.S. person does not include any amount paid  
for qualified tuition or medical payments made on behalf of  
the U.S. person.  
If the ultimate donor is a foreign trust, treat the amount  
received as a distribution from a foreign trust and complete  
Part III.  
If a foreign trust makes a distribution to a U.S. person, the  
U.S. person must report the amount as a distribution in Part  
III, rather than as a gift in Part IV.  
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We  
ask for the information on this form to carry out the Internal  
Revenue laws of the United States. You are required to give  
us the information. We need it to ensure that you are  
complying with these laws and to allow us to figure and  
collect the right amount of tax.  
Contributions of property by foreign persons to domestic  
or foreign trusts that have U.S. beneficiaries are not  
reportable by those beneficiaries in Part IV unless they are  
treated as receiving the contribution in the year of the transfer  
(for example, if the U.S. beneficiary is treated as an owner of  
that portion of the trust under section 678, then the  
contribution must be reported by such U.S. beneficiary in Part  
IV).  
A domestic trust that is not treated as owned by another  
person is required to report the receipt of a contribution to the  
trust from a foreign person as a gift in Part IV.  
A domestic trust that is treated as owned by a foreign  
person is not required to report the receipt of a contribution to  
the trust from a foreign person. However, a U.S. person  
should report the receipt of a distribution from a domestic  
trust that is treated as owned by a foreign person as a gift  
from a foreign person in Part IV, rather than as a distribution  
to a U.S. person in Part III.  
Line 54. To calculate the threshold amount ($100,000), you  
must aggregate gifts from different foreign nonresident aliens  
and foreign estates if you know (or have reason to know) that  
those persons are related to each other (see Related Person,  
earlier) or one is acting as a nominee or intermediary for the  
other. For example, if you receive a gift of $75,000 from Abby  
(a nonresident alien individual) and a gift of $40,000 from  
Brian (a nonresident alien individual), and you know that  
Abby and Brian are related, you must answer “Yes” and  
complete columns (a) through (c) for each gift.  
If you answered “Yes” to the question on line 54 and none  
of the gifts or bequests received exceeds $5,000, do not  
complete columns (a) through (c) of line 54. Instead, enter in  
column (b) of the first line, “No gifts or bequests exceed  
$5,000.”  
Our authority to ask for information is sections 6001, 6011,  
and 6012(a) and their regulations, which require you to file a  
return or statement with us for any tax for which you are  
liable. Your response is mandatory under these sections.  
Section 6109 requires you to provide your TIN. You must fill in  
all parts of the tax form that apply to you.  
You are not required to provide the information requested  
on a form that is subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act  
unless the form displays a valid OMB control number. Books  
or records relating to a form or its instructions must be  
retained as long as their contents may become material in the  
administration of any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax  
returns and return information are confidential, as required by  
section 6103. However, section 6103 allows or requires the  
IRS to disclose or give the information shown on your tax  
return to others as described in the Code. For example, we  
may disclose your tax information to the Department of  
Justice to enforce the tax laws, both civil and criminal, and to  
cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S.  
commonwealths or possessions to carry out their tax laws.  
We may also disclose this information to other countries  
under a tax treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce  
federal nontax criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement  
and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. Failure to  
provide this information, or providing false information, may  
subject you to fines or penalties.  
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Keep this notice with your records. It may help you if we  
ask you for other information.  
If you have comments concerning the accuracy of these  
time estimates or suggestions for making this form simpler,  
we would be happy to hear from you. You can send us  
comments from IRS.gov/FormComments. Or you can send  
your comments to Internal Revenue Service, Tax Forms and  
Publications Division, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526,  
Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the tax form to this  
office. Instead, see When and Where To File, earlier.  
The time needed to complete and file this form and related  
schedules will vary depending on individual circumstances.  
The estimated burden for individual taxpayers filing this form  
is approved under OMB control number 1545-0074 and is  
included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their  
individual income tax return. The estimated burden for all  
other taxpayers who file this form is shown below.  
Recordkeeping .  
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42 hr., 34 min.  
4 hr., 50 min.  
6 hr., 40 min.  
16 min.  
Learning about the law or the form.  
Preparing the form  
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Sending the form to the IRS  
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