{
  "id": "ELE_PFIC_QEF_ELECTION",
  "name": "Qualified Electing Fund (QEF) Election",
  "category": "deduction",
  "jurisdiction": "federal",
  "eligibility_type": "opportunity",
  "eligibility": {
    "description": "Available to US persons holding stock in a PFIC if the company provides the necessary information to the shareholder to report their pro-rata share of income annually.",
    "requires_entity_type": null,
    "min_age": null,
    "max_age": null
  },
  "parameters": {},
  "entity_specific": false,
  "entity_types": null,
  "conflicts": [],
  "actionability": {
    "retroactive_status": "deadline_passed",
    "retroactive_note": "Action required during tax year — verify if still applicable",
    "forward_status": "available"
  },
  "description": "Taxpayers can elect to treat a Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) as a QEF, allowing them to avoid the punitive 'excess distribution' interest charges and ordinary income treatment on gains.",
  "irc_reference": "IRC §1291",
  "deadline": "",
  "savings_potential": "high",
  "benefits": "investor",
  "discovered_by": "discovery_engine_v1",
  "calculator_implemented": false
}