26 CFR §1.1402(a)-12 — (a)-12 Continental shelf and certain possessions of the United States.
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- (a)Certain possessions. For purposes of the tax on self-employment income, the exclusion from gross income provided by section 931 (relating to bona fide residents of certain possessions of the United States) will not apply. Net earnings from self-employment are subject to the tax on self-employment income even if such amounts are excluded from gross income under section 931.
- (b)Continental shelf. For the definition of the term “United States” and for other geographical definitions relating to the continental shelf, see section 638 and § 1.638-1.
- (c)Effective/applicability date. This section applies to taxable years ending after April 9, 2008.