Title 26 › Subtitle Subtitle A— Income Taxes › Chapter 1— NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES › Subchapter M— Regulated Investment Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts › Part II— REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS › § 858
If a real estate investment trust (REIT) declares a dividend before its tax-return filing deadline (including any extension) and then pays that dividend to shareholders within 12 months after the end of the tax year and by the first regular dividend payment after the declaration, the payment is treated as received by the shareholder in the tax year when it is actually paid. The REIT must notify shareholders about these payments no later than 30 days after the tax year ends or by mailing the notice with its annual report. Except as provided in section 857(b)(9).
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26 U.S.C. § 858
Title 26 — Internal Revenue Code
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Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60