[Federal Register: February 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 25)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 9034]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[TD 8913]
RIN 1545-AW71

 
Guidance Under Section 355(d); Recognition of Gain on Certain 
Distribution of Stock or Securities; Corrections

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Corrections to final regulations.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations that 
were published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 20, 2000 
(65 FR 79719), providing guidance relating to section 355(d), and 
recognition of gain on certain distributions of stock and securities.

DATES: This correction is effective December 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael N. Kaibni (202) 622-7550 (not 
a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulations that are the subject of these corrections are 
under section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

    As published, final regulations (TD 8913) contains errors that may 
prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication of the final regulations (TD 8913), 
which were the subject of FR Doc. 00-32041, is corrected as follows:
    1. On page 79721, column 2, in the preamble under the heading 
``Transferred With Respect to an Active Trade or Business.'', line 11 
from the bottom of the paragraph, the language Sec. 1.355-
6(d)(3)(iv)(4)(E), the final'' is corrected to read ``Sec. 1.355-
6(d)(3)(iv)(E), the final''.

    2. On page 79722, column 1, in the preamble, under the heading 
``Options'', the second paragraph, line 5, the language ``rights, and 
national principal contracts.'' is corrected to read ``rights, and 
notional principal contracts.''.


Sec. 1.355-6  [Corrected]

    3. On page 79733, column 3, Sec. 1.355-6(e)(3)(i), line 19, the 
language ``only to exchanges that are not treated'' is corrected to 
read ``only to exchanges that are not''.

Cynthia E. Grigsby,
Chief, Regulations Unit, Office of Special Counsel (Modernization & 
Strategic Planning).
[FR Doc. 01-2984 Filed 2-5-01; 8:45 am]
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