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131 STAT. 2149 PUBLIC LAW 115–97—DEC. 22, 2017 ‘‘SEC. 6050Y. RETURNS RELATING TO CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE CON- TRACT TRANSACTIONS. ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT OF REPORTING OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every person who acquires a life insur- ance contract or any interest in a life insurance contract in a reportable policy sale during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth— ‘‘(A) the name, address, and TIN of such person, ‘‘(B) the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of payment in the reportable policy sale, ‘‘(C) the date of such sale, ‘‘(D) the name of the issuer of the life insurance con- tract sold and the policy number of such contract, and ‘‘(E) the amount of each payment. ‘‘(2) STATEMENT TO BE FURNISHED TO PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO WHOM INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.—Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing— ‘‘(A) the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and ‘‘(B) the information required to be shown on such return with respect to such person, except that in the case of an issuer of a life insurance contract, such statement is not required to include the information specified in para- graph (1)(E). ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT OF REPORTING OF SELLER’S BASIS IN LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon receipt of the statement required under subsection (a)(2) or upon notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person, each issuer of a life insurance contract shall make a return (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth— ‘‘(A) the name, address, and TIN of the seller who transfers any interest in such contract in such sale, ‘‘(B) the investment in the contract (as defined in sec- tion 72(e)(6)) with respect to such seller, and ‘‘(C) the policy number of such contract. ‘‘(2) STATEMENT TO BE FURNISHED TO PERSONS WITH RESPECT TO WHOM INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.—Every person required to make a return under this subsection shall furnish to each person whose name is required to be set forth in such return a written statement showing— ‘‘(A) the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the person required to make such return, and ‘‘(B) the information required to be shown on such return with respect to each seller whose name is required to be set forth in such return. ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENT OF REPORTING WITH RESPECT TO REPORT- ABLE DEATH BENEFITS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Every person who makes a payment of reportable death benefits during any taxable year shall make a return for such taxable year (at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) setting forth— 26 USC 6050Y. VerDate Sep 11 2014 10:09 Oct 18, 2018 Jkt 079139 PO 00097 Frm 00097 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL097.115 PUBL097 dkrause on DSKBC28HB2PROD with PUBLAWS