PFIC bought and sold in same year

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rlb
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PFIC bought and sold in same year

Post by rlb »

Dual US/Canada citizen resident in Canada. In 2011 I bought an Canadian ETF which would be classified as a PFIC. After realizing the error of my ways, I sold it a few weeks later (still in 2011).

Do I need to file a form 8621 for this stock to elect the mark to market option, even though there is no year end value since it was bought and sold in the same year? Or is it treated the same as any other short term capital gain or loss and I just don't file form 8621 at all?

The sale generated a capital gain in CDN$ of $122, but a loss of US$ 40, assuming I use actual exchange rates on the settlement dates for the purchase and sale separately (I am writing spreadsheets to be consistent in this).
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Post by nelsona »

The instruction require 8621 for any PFIC either sold during the year and, if the election is made, also those held at theend of the year.
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