To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that certain payments to foreign related parties subject to sufficient foreign tax are not treated as base erosion payments.

“(i) Certain payments to foreign related parties subject to sufficient foreign tax not treated as base erosion payments

“(1) In general—An amount shall not be treated as a base erosion payment if the taxpayer establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that—

“(A) the foreign person to whom such amount is paid or incurred is subject to an effective rate of foreign income tax of at least 15 percent, and

“(B) such amount is subject to an effective rate of foreign income tax of at least 15 percent.

“(2) Determination of effective rate on basis of applicable financial statements—Except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, the effective rate of foreign income tax may be established on the basis of applicable financial statements (as defined in section 451(b)(3)) with appropriate adjustments (as determined by the Secretary) for excluded dividends, net tax expense, excluded equity gain or loss, included revaluation method gain or loss, gain or loss from intragroup transfers of assets and liabilities, asymmetric foreign currency gains or losses, bribes, illegal payments, large penalties, prior period errors and changes in accounting methods, accrued pension expenses, and such other items as the Secretary may provide.

“(3) Foreign income tax—For purposes of this subsection, the term “foreign income taxes” means any income, war profits, or excess profits taxes paid or accrued to any foreign country or to any possession of the United States.”

“(3) for the application of subsection (i), including—

“(A) procedures for determining the effective rate of foreign income tax, and

“(B) rules to the prevent tax avoidance or abuse, including rules for recharacterizing a transaction or series of transactions among related parties.”