The Internal Revenue Service announced it has withdrawn a proposed regulation that if enacted could have driven captive insurance formations offshore, according to captive experts.

The action followed an onslaught of taxpayer comments, sought by the IRS by Dec. 27, 2007, as well as industry lobbying efforts.

The regulation, 1.1502-13(e), proposed on Sept. 28, 2007, would have eliminated the tax deduction for reserves established by captive insurers for insurance sold to affiliates, if the insureds and insurer file in the same consolidated return (See NU, Jan. 21, 2008).

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