1.926(a)-1—Distributions to shareholders.
(b) Order of distribution—
(1) In general—
Any actual distribution to a shareholder by a FSC (all references to a FSC in this section shall include a small FSC and a former FSC) that is received by the shareholder in a taxable year of the shareholder beginning before January 1, 1990, and made out of earnings and profits shall be treated as made in the following order, to the extent thereof—
(A)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to exempt foreign trade income determined solely because of operation of section 923(a)(4) ,
(C)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to non-exempt foreign trade income determined under either of the administrative pricing methods of section 925(a)(1) or (2) ,
(ii) Distributions by a FSC received by a shareholder in a taxable year of the shareholder beginning after December 31, 1989.
Any actual distribution to a shareholder by a FSC that is received by the shareholder in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1989, and that is made out of earnings and profits shall be treated as made in the following order, to the extent thereof—
(A)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to exempt foreign trade income determined solely because of the operation of section 923(a)(4) ,
(B)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to foreign trade income (other than exempt foreign trade income determined solely because of the operation of section 923(a)(4)) allocable to the marketing of agricultural or horticultural products (or the providing of related services) by a qualified cooperative which is a shareholder of the FSC,
(C)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to non-exempt foreign trade income and other exempt foreign trade income determined under either of the administrative pricing methods of section 925(a)(1) and (2). Distributions out of this classification will be made on a pro rata basis so that 15/23 (16/23 with regard to distribution to a non-corporate shareholder) of each distribution will be out of earnings and profits attributable to exempt foreign trade income and the remainder will be out of earnings and profits attributable to non-exempt foreign trade income. To the extent the distributions are out of earnings and profits attributable to the disposition of, or services related to, military property, 7.5/23 (8/23 with regard to distributions to a non-corporate shareholder) of each distribution will be out of earnings and profits attributable to exempt foreign trade income and the remainder will be out of earnings and profits attributable to non-exempt foreign trade income,
(D)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to other exempt foreign trade income determined under the transfer pricing method of section 925(a)(3) ,
(F)
Out of earnings and profits attributable to effectively connected income, as defined in section 245(c)(4)(B), and