MyFTB account2017 Instructions for Form FTB 3725 Assets Transferred from Corporation to Insurance Company
Important Information
California Revenue and Taxation Code (R&TC) Section 24465 requires a corporation to file an annual statement, form FTB 3725, Assets Transferred from Corporation to Insurance Company, when property is transferred from a corporation to an insurance company. Effective for taxable years beginning on or after April 1, 2015, Cal. Code Regs., tit. 18 section 24465-3 requires more detailed reporting for an annual statement. Also, the annual statement must be signed by both the corporation/transferor and the insurer.
General Information
A. Purpose
Use form FTB 3725 to track the assets transferred from a corporation to an insurance company. In addition, use this form to figure capital gains (losses) if the corporation transferred assets to an insurance company.
For transactions entered into on or after June 23, 2004, R&TC Section 24465 provides that when a corporation transfers appreciated property to an insurance company, the gain is deferred if the property transferred to the insurer is used in the active conduct of a trade or business of the insurer. The gain must be recognized as income if any of the following apply:
- The transferred property is no longer owned by an insurer in the taxpayer’s commonly controlled group (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
- The property is no longer used in the active conduct of the insurer’s trade or business (or the trade or business of another member in the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
- The holder of the property is no longer held by an insurer in the commonly controlled group of the transferor (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
For more information, refer to R&TC Section 24465.
B. Definitions
Appreciated property – Appreciated property means property whose fair market value (FMV), as of the date of the transfer, exceeds its adjusted basis as of that date.
Commonly controlled group – Commonly controlled group exists when stock possessing more than 50% of the voting power is owned, or constructively owned, by a common parent corporation (or chains of corporations connected through the common parent) or by members of the same family, see R&TC Section 25105. Also, a commonly controlled group includes corporations that are stapled entities, see R&TC Section 25105(b)(3). Special rules are provided in R&TC Section 25105 for partnerships, trusts, and transfers of voting power by proxy, voting trust, written shareholder agreement, etc.
Specific Line Instructions
Part I Assets Transferred from Corporation to Insurance Company
Section A – Information on Property Transferred
Line 1
Enter the insurance company’s name, California corporation number, or federal employer identification number (FEIN). If the insurance company does not have one of these numbers, enter “not applicable” and continue with line 2.
Section B – Deferred Capital Gains
Line 3, column (a) – Taxable year
Enter the corporation’s taxable year in which the transfer of property occurred.
Line 3, column (b) – Description of property transferred
Describe the assets the corporation transferred to an insurance company.
Line 3, column (e) – Fair market value (FMV) at date of transfer
FMV is the price that the property would sell for in the open market.
Line 3, column (f) – Adjusted basis of the transferred property on date of transfer
In general, the cost or other basis is the cost of the property plus purchase commissions and improvements minus depreciation, amortization, and depletion. Enter the cost or adjusted basis of the asset for California purpose.
Part II Information on Stocks
Line 7, Line 8, and Line 9
The transferred entity is the entity whose stock was transferred from the corporation to the insurer.
Part III Assets Transferred from Insurance Company
Line 13
Check “No,” if the insurer disposed of the transferred property to an entity other than a member of the corporation/transferor’s combined reporting group, or another insurer in the transferor’s commonly controlled group.
Part IV Capital Gains and Losses
Complete Part IV to report the gain if any of the following apply:
- The property is no longer owned by an insurer in the taxpayer’s commonly controlled group (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
- The property is no longer used in the active conduct of the insurer’s trade or business (or the trade or business of another member in the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
- The holder of the property is no longer held by an insurer in the commonly controlled group of the transferor (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
Report short-term or long-term capital gains (losses) based on the length of time the corporation held the assets.
Line 15 and Line 17, column (b) – Description of property
Describe the assets sold, or are no longer used in an active trade or business, or are no longer held by an insurer in the commonly controlled group of the transferor (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
Line 15 and Line 17, column (d) – Percentage of property
If the property was partially disposed of, enter the percentage sold, or no longer used in an active trade or business, or no longer held by an insurer in the commonly controlled group of the transferor (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group). Otherwise, enter 100%.
Line 15 and Line 17, column (e) – Date
Enter the date the property was sold, no longer used in an active trade or business, or no longer held by an insurer in the commonly controlled group of the transferor (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
Line 15 and Line 17, column (f) – Amount realized or FMV
If the property was sold, enter the amount realized. Otherwise, enter the FMV of the property as of the date it was no longer used in an active trade or business, or no longer held by an insurer in the commonly controlled group of the transferor (or a member of the taxpayer’s combined reporting group).
Line 16 – Short-term capital gains (losses)
Total amounts in column (h). Enter total short-term capital gains (losses) here and on Form 100 or Form 100W, Side 6, Schedule D, Part I, line 1, column (f) or Schedule D (100S), Section A or Section B, Part I, line 1, column (f). Write on Schedule D, under column (a) Description of property: “FTB 3725” and attach a copy of form FTB 3725 to the tax return.
Line 18 – Long-term capital gains (losses)
Total amounts in column (h). Enter total long-term capital gains (losses) here and on Form 100 or Form 100W, Side 6, Schedule D, Part II, line 5, column (f) or Schedule D (100S), Section A or Section B, Part II, line 4, column (f). Write on Schedule D, under column (a) Description of property: “FTB 3725” and attach a copy of form FTB 3725 to the tax return.