Examples of CPDI Regulations in a sentence
The Company shall agree and, by acceptance of the Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, each Holder shall be deemed to agree, to (in the absence of an administrative determination or judicial ruling to the contrary), treat the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes as indebtedness that is subject to the Treasury regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (the “CPDI Regulations”), and to be bound by the Company’s application of the CPDI Regulations to the Notes.
U.S. Holders should be aware that on June 11, 1996, the Treasury Department issued final regulations (the "CPDI Regulations") concerning the proper United States Federal income tax treatment of contingent payment debt instruments.
Moreover, in general, under the CPDI Regulations, any gain recognized by a U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange, or retirement of a contingent payment debt instrument will be treated as ordinary income and all or a portion of any loss realized could be treated as ordinary loss as opposed to capital loss (depending upon the circumstances).
Specifically, the CPDI Regulations generally require a U.S. Holder of such an instrument to include future contingent and noncontingent interest payments in income as such interest accrues based upon a projected payment schedule.
The Company has requested our opinion as to whether the regulations governing contingent payment debt instruments (the "CPDI Regulations") will apply to the Debentures.
In general, the CPDI Regulations would cause the timing and character of income, gain or loss reported on a contingent payment debt instrument to substantially differ from the timing and character of income, gain or loss reported on a contingent payment debt instrument under general principles of current United States Federal income tax law.
A U.S. Holder which does not use the “comparable yield” and follow the “projected payment schedule” as established by us to calculate its OID and interest income on a note must timely disclose and justify the use of other estimates to the IRS.Federal Income Taxation of the Senior Notes under the CPDI Regulations The Noncontingent Bond Method.
The CPDI Regulations apply to debt instruments issued on or after August 13, 1996.
Under the CPDI Regulations, even if we do not pay any contingent interest on the notes, a U.S. holder of a note will be required to include interest in its gross income as original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of whether such holder uses the cash or accrual method of accounting for income tax purposes.