26 U.S.C. § 885
Section 885 · Cross references
Amended 4 times on record
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Bowes v. United States (1940)
Most recently applied in Parks v. Central Door & Lumber Co. (April 1940)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) For special provisions relating to foreign corporations carrying on an insurance business within the United States, see section 842.
(2) For rules applicable in determining whether any foreign corporation is engaged in trade or business within the United States, see section 864(b).
(3) For adjustment of tax in case of corporations of certain foreign countries, see section 896.
(4) For allowance of credit against the tax in case of a foreign corporation having income effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, see section 906.
(5) For withholding at source of tax on income of foreign corporations, see section 1442.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1986—Pub. L. 99–514 renumbered section 884 of this title as this section.
1969—Pub. L. 91–172 redesignated pars. (2) to (6) as (1) to (5), respectively. Former par. (1), referring to section 512(a), was struck out.
1966—Par. (1). Pub. L. 89–809 redesignated par. (4) as (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (6).
Par. (2). Pub. L. 89–809 redesignated par. (3) as (2) and substituted “foreign corporations carrying on an insurance business within the United States, see section 842” for “foreign insurance companies, see subchapter L (sec. 801 and following)”. Former par. (2) redesignated (3).
Par. (3). Pub. L. 89–809 redesignated former par. (2) as (3) and, in par. (3) as so redesignated, substituted “section 864(b)” for “section 871(c)”. Former par. (3) redesignated (2).
Pars. (4), (5). Pub. L. 89–809 added pars. (4) and (5). Former par. (4) redesignated (1).
Par. (6). Pub. L. 89–809 redesignated former par. (1) as (6).
Effective Date of 1969 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 91–172 applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1969, see section 101(k)(2)(B) of Pub. L. 91–172, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4940 of this title.
Effective Date of 1966 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 89–809 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1966, see section 104(n) of Pub. L. 89–809, set out as a note under section 11 of this title.