The U.S. Internal Revenue Service will prevent companies fromentering into transactions that allow them to tap their offshorecash stockpiles without paying taxes, the government said.

“The IRS and the Treasury Department believe that thesetransactions raise significant policy concerns,” the agencies saidin a notice Friday.

The government plans to write regulations to enforce the change,and those rules will take effect Friday.

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