100 STAT. 2826
PUBLIC LAW 99-514—OCT. 22, 1986 discount is effectively connected with the conduct by such foreign related person of a trade or business within the United States unless such original issue discount is exempt from taxation (or is subject to a reduced rate of tax) pursuant to a treaty obligation of the United States." (B) Subsection (e) of section 163 is amended by redesignating the paragraph relating to cross references as paragraph (5). (2) TAXATION OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT.—
(A) Subparagraph (C) of section 871(a)(1) (relating to income not connected with United States business) is amended to read as follows: "(C) in the case of— "(i) a sale or exchange of an original issue discount obligation, the amount of the original issue discount accruing while such obligation was held by the nonresident alien individual (to the extent such discount was not theretofore taken into account under clause (ii)), and fj ' iif "(ii) a payment on an original issue discount obligation, an amount equal to the original issue discount accruing while such obligation was held by the nonresident alien individual (except that such original issue discount shall be taken into account under this clause only to the extent such discount was not theretofore taken into account under this clause and only to the extent that the tax thereon does not exceed the payment less the tax imposed by subparagraph (A) thereon), and". (B) Paragraph (3) of section 881(a) (relating to tax on income of foreign corporations not connected with United States business) is amended to read as follows: O i "(3) in the case of— f "(A) a sale or exchange of an original issue discount obligation, the amount of the original issue discount accruing while such obligation was held by the foreign corporation (to the extent such discount was not theretofore taken into account under subparagraph (B)), and "(B) a payment on an original issue discount obligation, an amount equal to the original issue discount accruing while such obligation was held by the foreign corporation (except that such original issue discount shall be taken into account under this subparagraph only to the extent such discount was not theretofore taken into account under this ^fii subparagraph and only to the extent that the tax thereon does not exceed the payment less the tax imposed by paragraph (1) thereon), and", (f) AMENDMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 129 OF THE ACT.— (1) T R E A T M E N T OF ELECTIONS UNDER SECTION 897(i).—
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(A) Paragraph (1) of section 897(i) (relating to election by foreign corporation to be treated as domestic corporation) is amended by striking out "and section 6039C" and inserting in lieu thereof ", section 1445, and section 6039C". (B) Paragraph (4) of section 897(i) is amended by striking out "this section and section 6039C" and inserting in lieu thereof "this section, section 1445, and section 6039C".
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