Federal Information Return for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental Bond Issues, Leases, and Installment Sales
Extracted from PDF file 2023-federal-form-8038-gc.pdf, last modified October 2021Information Return for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental Bond Issues, Leases, and Installment Sales
Form 8038-GC Information Return for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental Bond Issues, Leases, and Installment Sales (Rev. October 2021) Part I OMB No. 1545-0047 ▶ Under Internal Revenue Code section 149(e) Caution: If the issue price of the issue is $100,000 or more, use Form 8038-G. ▶ Go to www.irs.gov/Form8038GC for instructions and the latest information. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Reporting Authority Check box if Amended Return ▶ 1 Issuer’s name 2 Issuer’s employer identification number (EIN) 3 Number and street (or P.O. box if mail isn’t delivered to street address) Room/suite 4 City, town, or post office, state, and ZIP code 5 Report number (For IRS Use Only) 6 Name and title of officer or other employee of issuer or designated contact person whom the IRS may call for more information 7 Telephone number of officer or legal representative Part II Description of Obligations Check one box: Single issue Consolidated return 8a Issue price of obligation(s) (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8a b Issue date (single issue) or calendar date (consolidated). Enter date in MM/DD/YYYY format (for example, 01/01/2009) (see instructions) ▶ 9 Amount of the reported obligation(s) on line 8a that is: a For leases for vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9a b For leases for office equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9b c For leases for real property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9c d For leases for other (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9d e For bank loans for vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9e f For bank loans for office equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9f g For bank loans for real property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9g h For bank loans for other (see instructions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9h i Used to refund prior issue(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9i j Representing a loan from the proceeds of another tax-exempt obligation (for example, bond bank) . 9j k Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9k 10 If the issuer has designated any issue under section 265(b)(3)(B)(i)(III) (small issuer exception), check this box . 11 If the issuer has elected to pay a penalty in lieu of arbitrage rebate, check this box (see instructions) . . . . 12 Vendor’s or bank’s name: 13 Vendor’s or bank’s employer identification number: Signature of issuer’s authorized representative Print/Type preparer’s name Date Preparer’s signature Date Firm’s name ▶ Firm’s address ▲ Paid Preparer Use Only . . . . ▶ ▶ Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return and accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, they are true, correct, and complete. I further declare that I consent to the IRS’s disclosure of the issuer’s return information, as necessary to process this return, to the person(s) that I have authorized above. ▲ Signature and Consent . . Type or print name and title Check if PTIN self-employed Firm’s EIN ▶ Phone no. ▶ Future Developments Who Must File For the latest information about developments related to Form 8038-GC and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/Form8038GC. Issuers of tax-exempt governmental obligations with issue prices of less than $100,000 must file Form 8038-GC. Issuers of a tax-exempt governmental obligation with an issue price of $100,000 or more must file Form 8038-G, Information Return for Tax-Exempt Governmental Bonds. Filing a separate return for a single issue. Issuers have the option to file a separate Form 8038-GC for any tax-exempt governmental obligation with an issue price of less than $100,000. An issuer of a tax-exempt bond used to finance construction expenditures must file a separate Form 8038-GC for each issue to give notice to the IRS that an election was made to General Instructions Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. Purpose of Form Form 8038-GC is used by the issuers of taxexempt governmental obligations to provide the IRS with the information required by section 149(e) and to monitor the requirements of sections 141 through 150. For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Cat. No. 64108B pay a penalty in lieu of arbitrage rebate. See the instructions for line 11, later. Filing a consolidated return for multiple issues. For all tax-exempt governmental obligations with issue prices of less than $100,000 that aren’t reported on a separate Form 8038-GC, an issuer must file a consolidated information return including all such issues issued within the calendar year. Thus, an issuer may file a separate Form 8038-GC for each of a number of small issues and report the remainder of small issues issued during the calendar year on one consolidated Form 8038-GC. However, if the issue is a construction issue, a separate Form 8038-GC must be filed to give the IRS notice of the election to pay a penalty in lieu of arbitrage rebate. Form 8038-GC (Rev. 10-2021) Form 8038-GC (Rev. 10-2021) Page When To File Definitions To file a separate return for a single issue, file Form 8038-GC on or before the 15th day of the 2nd calendar month after the close of the calendar quarter in which the issue is issued. To file a consolidated return for multiple issues, file Form 8038-GC on or before February 15 of the calendar year following the year in which the issue is issued. Late filing. An issuer may be granted an extension of time to file Form 8038-GC under section 3 of Rev. Proc. 2002-48, 2002-37 I.R.B. 531, if it is determined that the failure to file on time isn’t due to willful neglect. Write at the top of the form, “Request for Relief under section 3 of Rev. Proc. 2002-48.” Attach to the Form 8038-GC a letter briefly stating why the form wasn’t submitted to the IRS on time. Also, indicate whether the obligation in question is under examination by the IRS. Don’t submit copies of any bond documents, leases, or installment sale documents. See Where To File next. Obligations. This refers to a single taxexempt governmental obligation if Form 8038-GC is used for separate reporting or to multiple tax-exempt governmental obligations if the form is used for consolidated reporting. Tax-exempt obligation. This is any obligation including a bond, installment purchase agreement, or financial lease on which the interest is excluded from income under section 103. Tax-exempt governmental obligation. A tax-exempt obligation that isn’t a private activity bond (see below) is a tax-exempt governmental obligation. This includes a bond issued by a qualified volunteer fire department under section 150(e). Private activity bond. This includes an obligation issued as part of an issue in which: • More than 10% of the proceeds are to be used for any private activity business use, and • More than 10% of the payment of principal or interest of the issue is either (a) secured by an interest in property to be used for a private business use (or payments for such property) or (b) to be derived from payments for property (or borrowed money) used for a private business use. It also includes a bond, the proceeds of which (a) are to be used to make or finance loans (other than loans described in section 141(c)(2)) to persons other than governmental units and (b) exceeds the lesser of 5% of the proceeds or $5 million. Issue. Generally, obligations are treated as part of the same issue only if they are issued by the same issuer, on the same date, and as part of a single transaction, or a series of related transactions. However, obligations issued during the same calendar year (a) under a loan agreement under which amounts are to be advanced periodically (a “drawdown loan”) or (b) with a term not exceeding 270 days, may be treated as part of the same issue if the obligations are equally and ratably secured under a single indenture or loan agreement and are issued under a common financing arrangement (for example, under the same official statement periodically updated to reflect changing factual circumstances). Also, for obligations issued under a drawdown loan that meets the requirements of the preceding sentence, obligations issued during different calendar years may be treated as part of the same issue if all of the amounts to be advanced under the draw-down loan are reasonably expected to be advanced within 3 years of the date of issue of the first obligation. Likewise, obligations (other than private activity bonds) issued under a single agreement that is in the form of a lease or installment sale may be treated as part of the same issue if all of the property covered by that agreement is reasonably expected to be delivered within 3 years of the date of issue of the first obligation. Arbitrage rebate. Generally, interest on a state or local bond isn’t tax-exempt unless the issuer of the bond rebates to the United States arbitrage profits earned from investing proceeds of the bond in higher yielding nonpurpose investments. See section 148(f). Where To File File Form 8038-GC and any attachments at the following address. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Center Ogden, UT 84201 Private delivery services (PDS). You can use certain PDS designated by the IRS to meet the “timely mailing as timely filing/paying” rule for tax returns and payments. These PDS include only the following: • DHL Express (DHL): DHL Same Day Service. • Federal Express (FedEx): FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx 2Day, FedEx International Priority, and FedEx International First. • United Parcel Service (UPS): UPS Next Day Air, UPS Next Day Air Saver, UPS 2nd Day Air, UPS 2nd Day Air A.M., UPS Worldwide Express Plus, and UPS Worldwide Express. The PDS can tell you how to get written proof of the mailing date. Other Forms That May Be Required For rebating arbitrage (or paying a penalty in lieu of arbitrage rebate) to the federal government, use Form 8038-T, Arbitrage Rebate, Yield Reduction and Penalty in Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate. For private activity bonds, use Form 8038, Information Return for Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bond Issues. For a tax-exempt governmental obligation with an issue price of $100,000 or more, use Form 8038-G. Rounding to Whole Dollars You may show the money items on this return as whole-dollar amounts. To do so, drop any amount less than 50 cents and increase any amount from 50 to 99 cents to the next higher dollar. For example, $1.49 becomes $1 and $2.50 becomes $3. If two or more amounts must be added to figure the amount to enter on a line, include cents when adding the amounts and round off only the total. 2 Construction issue. This is an issue of taxexempt bonds that meets both of the following conditions: 1. At least 75% of the available construction proceeds of the issue are to be used for construction expenditures with respect to property to be owned by a governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization, and 2. All of the bonds that are part of the issue are qualified 501(c)(3) bonds, bonds that aren’t private activity bonds, or private activity bonds issued to finance property to be owned by a governmental unit or a 501(c)(3) organization. In lieu of rebating any arbitrage that may be owed to the United States, the issuer of a construction issue may make an irrevocable election to pay a penalty. The penalty is equal to 1-1/2% of the amount of construction proceeds that do not meet certain spending requirements. See section 148(f)(4)(C) and the Instructions for Form 8038-T. Specific Instructions In general, a Form 8038-GC must be completed on the basis of available information and reasonable expectations as of the date of issue. However, forms that are filed on a consolidated basis may be completed on the basis of information readily available to the issuer at the close of the calendar year to which the form relates, supplemented by estimates made in good faith. Part I—Reporting Authority Amended return. An issuer may file an amended return to change or add to the information reported on a previously filed return for the same date of issue. If you are filing to correct errors or change a previously filed return, check the Amended Return box in the heading of the form. The amended return must provide all the information reported on the original return, in addition to the new corrected information. Attach an explanation of the reason for the amended return and write across the top “Amended Return Explanation.” Line 1. The issuer’s name is the name of the entity issuing the obligations, not the name of the entity receiving the benefit of the financing. In the case of a lease or installment sale, the issuer is the lessee or purchaser. Line 2. An issuer that doesn’t have an employer identification number (EIN) should apply for one online by visiting the IRS website at www.irs.gov/EIN. The organization may also apply for an EIN by faxing or mailing Form SS-4 to the IRS. Lines 3 and 4. Enter the issuer’s address or the address of the designated contact person listed on line 6. If the issuer wishes to use its own address and the issuer receives its mail in care of a third party authorized representative (such as an accountant or attorney), enter on the street address line “C/O” followed by the third party’s name and street address or P.O. box. Include the suite, room, or other unit number after the street address. If the post office doesn’t deliver Form 8038-GC (Rev. 10-2021) mail to the street address and the issuer has a P.O. box, show the box number instead of the street address. If a change in address occurs after the return is filed, use Form 8822, Change of Address, to notify the IRS of the new address. Note: The address entered on lines 3 and 4 is the address the IRS will use for all written communications regarding the processing of this return, including any notices. By authorizing a person other than an authorized officer or other employee of the issuer to communicate with the IRS and whom the IRS may contact about this return, the issuer authorizes the IRS to communicate directly with the individual listed on line 6, whose address is entered on lines 3 and 4 and consents to disclose the issuer’s return information to that individual, as necessary, to process this return. Line 5. This line is for IRS use only. Don’t make any entries in this box. Part II—Description of Obligations Check the appropriate box designating this as a return on a single issue basis or a consolidated return basis. Line 8a. The issue price of obligations is generally determined under Regulations section 1.148-1(b). Thus, when issued for cash, the issue price is the price at which a substantial amount of the obligations are sold to the public. To determine the issue price of an obligation issued for property, see sections 1273 and 1274 and the related regulations. Line 8b. For a single issue, enter the date of issue (for example, 03/15/2020 for a single issue issued on March 15, 2020), generally the date on which the issuer physically exchanges the bonds that are part of the issue for the underwriter’s (or other purchaser’s) funds; for a lease or installment sale, enter the date interest starts to accrue. For issues reported on a consolidated basis, enter the first day of the calendar year during which the obligations were issued (for example, for calendar year 2020, enter 01/01/2020). Lines 9a through 9h. Complete this section if property other than cash is exchanged for the obligation, for example, acquiring a police car, a fire truck, or telephone equipment through a series of monthly payments. (This type of obligation is sometimes referred to as a “municipal lease.”) Also, complete this section if real property is directly acquired in exchange for an obligation to make periodic payments of interest and principal. Don’t complete lines 9a through 9d if the proceeds of an obligation are received in the form of cash even if the term “lease” is used in the title of the issue. For lines 9a through 9d, enter the amount on the appropriate line that represents a lease or installment Page purchase. For line 9d, enter the type of item that is leased. For lines 9e through 9h, enter the amount on the appropriate line that represents a bank loan. For line 9h, enter the type of bank loan. Lines 9i and 9j. For line 9i, enter the amount of the proceeds that will be used to pay principal, interest, or call premium on any other issue of bonds, including proceeds that will be used to fund an escrow account for this purpose. Several lines may apply to a particular obligation. For example, report on lines 9i and 9j obligations used to refund prior issues which represent loans from the proceeds of another tax-exempt obligation. Line 9k. Enter on line 9k the amount on line 8a that doesn’t represent an obligation described on lines 9a through 9j. Line 10. Check this box if the issuer has designated any issue as a “small issuer exception” under section 265(b)(3)(B)(i)(III). Line 11. Check this box if the issue is a construction issue and an irrevocable election to pay a penalty in lieu of arbitrage rebate has been made on or before the date the bonds were issued. The penalty is payable with a Form 8038-T for each 6-month period after the date the bonds are issued. Don’t make any payment of penalty in lieu of rebate with Form 8038-GC. See Rev. Proc. 92-22, 1992-1 C.B. 736, for rules regarding the “election document.” Line 12. Enter the name of the vendor or bank who is a party to the installment purchase agreement, loan, or financial lease. If there are multiple vendors or banks, the issuer should attach a schedule. Line 13. Enter the employer identification number of the vendor or bank who is a party to the installment purchase agreement, loan, or financial lease. If there are multiple vendors or banks, the issuer should attach a schedule. Signature and Consent An authorized representative of the issuer must sign Form 8038-GC and any applicable certification. Also, write the name and title of the person signing Form 8038-GC. The authorized representative of the issuer signing this form must have the authority to consent to the disclosure of the issuer’s return information, as necessary to process this return, to the person(s) that has been designated in this form. Note: If the issuer authorizes on line 6 the IRS to communicate with a person other than an officer or other employee of the issuer (such authorization shall include contact both in writing regardless of the address entered on lines 3 and 4, and by telephone), by signing this form, the issuer’s authorized representative consents to the disclosure of the issuer’s return information, as necessary to process this return, to such person. 3 Paid Preparer If an authorized representative of the issuer filled in its return, the paid preparer’s space should remain blank. Anyone who prepares the return but does not charge the organization shouldn’t sign the return. Certain others who prepare the return shouldn’t sign. For example, a regular, full-time employee of the issuer, such as a clerk, secretary, etc., shouldn’t sign. Generally, anyone who is paid to prepare a return must sign it and fill in the other blanks in the Paid Preparer Use Only area of the return. A paid preparer cannot use a social security number in the Paid Preparer Use Only box. The paid preparer must use a preparer tax identification number (PTIN). If the paid preparer is self-employed, the preparer should enter his or her address in the box. The paid preparer must: • Sign the return in the space provided for the preparer’s signature, and • Give a copy of the return to the issuer. 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. 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. The time needed to complete and file this form will vary depending on individual circumstances. The estimated burden for tax exempt organizations filing this form is approved under OMB control number 1545-0047 and is included in the estimates shown in the instructions for their information return. If you have suggestions for making this form simpler, we would be happy to hear from you. You can send us comments through www.irs.gov/FormComments. Or you can write to: Internal Revenue Service Tax Forms and Publications 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6526 Washington, DC 20224 Do not send Form 8038-GC to this address. Instead, see Where To File, earlier.
Form 8038-GC (Rev. October 2021)
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