IRS Seeks Feedback on Country-by-Country Tax Reporting Form
Published Date: 6/23/2026
Notice
Summary
The IRS wants your thoughts on Form 8975 and Schedule A, which big companies use to report financial info by country. They’re checking if these forms are clear and not too much work, so they’re asking for comments by August 24, 2026. This helps keep the paperwork fair and easy, with no surprise costs or headaches for businesses.
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Who Must File Form 8975
If you are the ultimate parent of a U.S. multinational enterprise with annual revenue of $850,000,000 or more for the preceding reporting period, you must file Form 8975 with your income tax return to report country-by-country information.
What Financial Data You Must Report
Filers must list constituent entities and report by tax jurisdiction the group's revenues, profits, income taxes paid and accrued, stated capital, accumulated earnings, and tangible assets (other than cash), plus each entity's tax jurisdiction, country of organization, and main business activity.
Estimated Compliance Time Burden
The IRS estimates 2,045 responses with an average time per response of 6 hours and 41 minutes, for an estimated total annual burden of 46,790 hours for this information collection (OMB Control No. 1545-2272).
Separate Schedules A by Jurisdiction
If your group has one or more constituent entities resident in a tax jurisdiction, you must file a separate Schedule A (Form 8975) for that jurisdiction reporting the required details.
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