Reg. § 1.1286-1 Tax treatment of certain stripped bonds and stripped coupons.
(a) De minimis OID If the original issue discount determined under section with respect to the purchase of a stripped bond or stripped coupon is less than the amount computed under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section and the regulations thereunder, then the amount of original issue discount with respect to that purchase (other than any tax-exempt portion thereof, determined under section ) shall be considered to be zero. For purposes of this computation, the number of complete years to maturity is measured from the date the stripped bond or stripped coupon is purchased.
(b) Treatment of certain stripped bonds as market discount bonds
(1) In general By publication in the Internal Revenue Bulletin (see of the Statement of Procedural Rules), the Internal Revenue Service may (subject to the limitation of of this section) provide that certain mortgage loans that are stripped bonds are to be treated as market discount bonds under section . Thus, any purchaser of such a bond is to account for any discount on the bond as market discount rather than original issue discount.
(2) Limitation This treatment may be provided for a stripped bond only if, immediately after the most recent disposition referred to in section —
(i) The amount of original issue discount with respect to the stripped bond is determined under of this section (concerning de minimis OID); or
(ii) The annual stated rate of interest payable on the stripped bond is no more than 100 basis points lower than the annual stated rate of interest payable on the original bond from which it and any other stripped bond or bonds and any stripped coupon or coupons were stripped.
(c) Effective date This section is effective on and after August 8, 1991.
[T.D. 8463, 57 FR 61812, Dec. 29, 1992]