The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Department of the Treasury has published a correction on 17 January 2025 concerning the final regulations on Taxable Income or Loss and Currency Gain or Loss with Respect to a Qualified Business Unit (QBU), which were published in the Federal Register on 11 December 2024.

This document includes corrections relating to the determination of taxable income or loss and foreign currency gain or loss with respect to a qualified business unit.

The correction will take effect starting when the final regulations are implemented. The final regulations will take effect on 10 December 2024 and will generally apply to taxable years starting on or after 1 January 2025.

Earlier, the IRS and the Department of Treasury released final and proposed regulations which addressed the calculation of taxable income or loss and foreign currency gains or losses for a qualified business unit (QBU). The final regulations build upon the proposed rules from November 2023, incorporating revisions informed by public feedback, including commentary on proposals from December 2016.