Code Section 562

Code Section Effective Date Name of Act Name of Provision 10yr Revenue Estimate ($millions)
562 12/22/2010 Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 Repeal of Preferential Dividend Rule for Publicly Offered RICs Negligible

Repeal of Preferential Dividend Rule for Publicly Offered RICs

Explanation of Provision

The provision repeals the preferential dividend rule for publicly offered RICs. For this purpose, a RIC is publicly offered if its shares are (1) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering, (2) regularly traded on an established securities market, or (3) held by
no fewer than 500 persons at all times during the taxable year.

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