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- This document contains final regulations relating to the federal income tax treatment of inflation-indexed debt instruments, including Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities. The regulations in this document provide needed guidance to holders and issuers of inflation-indexed debt instruments.
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- Revision of the Tax Refund Offset Program
- This document contains final regulations relating to the administration of the Tax Refund Offset Program (TROP). This action is necessary because effective January 1, 1999, TROP, which had been administered by the IRS, was fully merged into the centralized administrative offset program known as the Treasury Offset Program (TOP), which is administered by the Financial Management Service (FMS). These regulations will affect State and Federal agencies that participate in TROP.
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- Establishment of a Balanced Measurement System
- This document contains final regulations relating to the adoption by the IRS of a balanced system to measure organizational performance within the IRS. These regulations further prescribe rules relating to the measurement of employee performance and implement requirements that all employees be evaluated on whether they provided fair and equitable treatment to taxpayers and bar use of records of tax enforcement results to evaluate or to impose or suggest goals for any employee of the IRS. These regulations implement sections 1201 and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. These regulations affect internal operations of the IRS and the systems that agency employs to evaluate the performance of organizations within IRS and individuals employed by IRS.
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- Capital Gains, Installment Sales, Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
- This document contains final regulations relating to the taxation of capital gains on installment sales of depreciable real property. The regulations interpret changes made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, as amended by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1999. The regulations affect persons required to report capital gain from an installment sale where a portion of the capital gain is unrecaptured section 1250 gain and a portion is adjusted net capital gain.
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- Special Rules Regarding the Simplified Production and Resale Methods with Historic Absorption Ratio Election.
- This document contains proposed regulations under section 263A that relate to accounting for costs incurred in producing property and acquiring property for resale. The proposed regulations are necessary to address specific problems in the current section 263A regulations and affect persons who elect to use the simplified production or resale methods with historic absorption ratio election. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Reporting of Gross Proceeds Payments to Attorneys
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the reporting of payments of gross proceeds to attorneys. The regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The regulations will affect attorneys who receive payments of gross proceeds on behalf of their clients, and certain payors (defendants in lawsuits and their insurance companies and agents) that in the course of their trades or businesses make payments to these attorneys. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Section 467 Rental Agreements Involving Payments of $2,000,000 or Less
- This document contains proposed regulations concerning section 467 rental agreements. The regulations remove the constant rental accrual exception for rental agreements involving payments of $2,000,000 or less. The regulations affect taxpayers that are parties to a section 467 rental agreement entered into on or after July 19, 1999.
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- Furnishing Identifying Number of Income Tax Return Preparer
- This document contains temporary and final regulations that allow income tax return preparers to elect an alternative to their social security number (SSN) for purposes of identifying themselves on returns they prepare. The regulations are needed to implement changes made to the applicable law by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. The regulations affect individual preparers who elect to identify themselves using a number other than their SSN. The text of the temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register.
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- Consolidated Returns--Consolidated Overall Foreign Losses and Separate Limitation Losses
- This document contains final consolidated return regulations relating to the treatment of overall foreign losses and separate limitation losses in the computation of the foreign tax credit limitation. The regulations replace existing guidance with respect to overall foreign losses and provide guidance with respect to separate limitation losses. These regulations affect consolidated groups that compute the foreign tax credit limitation or that dispose of property used in a foreign trade or business.
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- Inbound Grantor Trusts With Foreign Grantors
- This document contains regulations implementing sections 672(f) and 643(h) of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended by the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, which relate to the application of the grantor trust rules to certain trusts established by foreign persons. These regulations affect primarily U.S. persons who are beneficiaries of trusts established by foreign persons. This document also contains temporary regulations defining the term grantor for purposes of part I of subchapter J, chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code. The text of these temporary regulations serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
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- Treatment of Distributions to Foreign Persons Under Sections 367(e)(1) and 367(e)(2)
- This document amends the Income Tax Regulations by removing temporary regulations on the treatment of distributions to foreign persons under section 367(e) of the Internal Revenue Code and adding final regulations under section 367(e). These final regulations are necessary to implement section 367(e)(1) and (2), as added to the Internal Revenue Code by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, which affects U.S. corporations.
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- Exception From Supplemental Annuity Tax on Railroad Employers
- This document contains final regulations that provide guidance to employers covered by the Railroad Retirement Tax Act. The Railroad Retirement Tax Act imposes a supplemental tax on those employers, at a rate determined by the Railroad Retirement Board, to fund the Railroad Retirement Board's supplemental annuity benefit. These regulations provide rules for applying the exception from the supplemental annuity tax with respect to employees covered by a supplemental pension plan established pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and for applying a related excise tax with respect to employees for whom the exception applies.
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- Guidance Under Section 355(d); Recognition of Gain on Certain Distributions of Stock or Securities
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to recognition of gain on certain distributions of stock or securities of a controlled corporation. These proposed regulations affect corporations and their shareholders. Proposed regulations are necessary because of statutory changes made by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Use of Actuarial Tables in Valuing Annuities, Interests for Life or Terms of Years, and Remainder or Reversionary Interests
- These proposed regulations relate to the use of actuarial tables in valuing annuities, interests for life or terms of years, and remainder or reversionary interests. These regulations are necessary because section 7520(c)(3) directs the Secretary to update the actuarial tables to reflect the most recent mortality experience available. These regulations will effect the valuation of inter vivos and testamentary transfers of interest dependent on one or more measuring lives. The text of the temporary regulations in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register also serves as the text of these proposed regulations.
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- Compromises
- This document contains temporary regulations that provide additional guidance regarding the compromise of internal revenue taxes. The temporary regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights II. The text of these temporary regulations serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
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- Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits; Reporting Requirements and Other Administrative Matters
- This document proposes to eliminate the regulatory requirement that certain information be set forth on the face of a collateralized debt obligation (CDO) or regular interest in a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC). Implementing the proposal should reduce the burden imposed on issuers of CDOs and regular interests without impairing the flow of tax information to either the holders of those instruments or the IRS. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Electronic Funds Transfers of Federal Deposits
- This document contains final regulations relating to the deposit of Federal taxes by electronic funds transfer (EFT). The final regulations affect certain taxpayers required to make deposits of Federal taxes. For calendar years beginning after 1999, the final regulations provide rules under which certain taxpayers must make deposits by EFT.
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- Qualified Zone Academy Bonds; Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions
- This document contains temporary regulations that provide guidance to state and local government issuers of qualified zone academy bonds. These temporary regulations change the method of ascertaining the qualified zone academy bond credit rate and provide reimbursement rules. State and local governments that issue qualified zone academy bonds will be affected by these temporary regulations. The text of these temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the Federal Register.
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- Group-Term Insurance; Uniform Premiums
- This document contains final regulations revising the uniform premium table used to calculate the cost of group-term life insurance coverage provided to an employee by an employer. These regulations provide guidance to employers who provide group-term life insurance coverage to their employees that is includible in the gross income of the employees.
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- Regulations Under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; Application of Section 382 in Short Taxable Years and With Respect to Controlled Groups
- This document contains final regulations relating to limitations on net operating loss carryovers and certain built-in losses following an ownership change of a corporation. The regulations implement the statutory authority under section 382(m) of the Internal Revenue Code to prescribe regulations concerning short taxable years and controlled groups of corporations. Additional rules are adopted relating principally to corporations that cease to exist following a merger (or similar transaction) or that have two or more ownership changes. These final regulations replace temporary regulations that provided guidance on these topics.
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- Regulations Under Section 1502 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; Limitations on Net Operating Loss Carryforwards and Certain Built-in Losses and Credits Following an Ownership Change of a Consolidated Group
- This document contains final regulations regarding the operation of sections 382 and 383 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to limitations on net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses and credits following an ownership change) with respect to consolidated groups. The regulations include rules for determining whether a loss group or a loss subgroup has an ownership change, for computing a consolidated section 382 limitation or subgroup section 382 limitation, and for applying sections 382 and 383 to corporations that join or leave a group. The rules are necessary to provide guidance to such groups on the use of certain of their tax attributes.
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- Consolidated Returns--Limitations on the Use of Certain Losses and Deductions
- This document contains final regulations regarding certain deductions and losses, including built-in deductions and losses, of members who join a consolidated group. The regulations provide rules for computing the limitation with respect to separate return limitation year (SRLY) losses, and the carryover or carryback of losses to consolidated and separate return years. The regulations also eliminate the application of the SRLY rules in certain circumstances in which the rules of section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code also apply.
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- Federal Employment Tax Deposits-De Minimis Rule
- This document contains final regulations relating to the deposit of Federal employment taxes. The final regulations adopt the rules of temporary regulations that change the de minimis deposit rule for quarterly and annual return periods from $500 to $1,000. The regulations affect taxpayers required to make deposits of Federal employment taxes.
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- Continuation Coverage Requirements Applicable to Group Health Plans
- This document contains proposed regulations that provide guidance under section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the COBRA continuation coverage requirements applicable to group health plans. The proposed regulations in this document supplement final regulations being published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. The regulations will generally affect sponsors of and participants in group health plans, and they provide plan sponsors and plan administrators with guidance necessary to comply with the law.
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- Mark-to-Market Accounting for Dealers in Commodities and Traders in Securities or Commodities
- This document contains proposed regulations for dealers in commodities and traders in securities or commodities regarding the election to use the mark-to-market method of accounting for their businesses. Section 1001(b) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 amended the applicable tax law for these taxpayers. This document also contains proposed regulations providing guidance on statutory changes to section 475 contained in the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 (IRS Restructuring Act). This guidance is necessary because section 7003 of the IRS Restructuring Act generally prohibited the application of mark-to-market accounting to nonfinancial customer paper. Among other things, the proposed regulations provide guidance to taxpayers who are using mark-to-market accounting for nonfinancial customer paper. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Electronic Funds Transfers of Federal Deposits
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the deposit of Federal taxes by electronic funds transfer (EFT). The proposed regulations affect certain taxpayers required to make deposits of Federal taxes. For calendar years beginning after 1999, the proposed regulations provide rules under which certain taxpayers must make deposits by EFT.
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- Section 467 Rental Agreements; Treatment of Rent and Interest Under Certain Agreements for the Lease of Tangible Property
- This document contains final regulations relating to the treatment of rent and interest under certain agreements for the lease of tangible property. The regulations apply to certain rental agreements that provide increasing or decreasing rents, or deferred or prepaid rent, and provide guidance for lessees and lessors of tangible property.
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- Establishment of a Balanced Measurement System
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the adoption by the IRS of a balanced system to measure organizational performance within the IRS. These proposed regulations further implement a requirement that all employees be evaluated on whether they provided fair and equitable treatment to taxpayers and bar use of records of tax enforcement results to evaluate or to impose or suggest goals for any employee of the IRS. These regulations implement sections 1201 and 1204 of the Internal Revenue Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. These regulations affect internal operations of the IRS and the systems that agency employs to evaluate the performance of organizations within IRS and individuals employed by IRS. This document also provides notice of public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Use of Actuarial Tables in Valuing Annuities, Interests for Life or Terms of Years, and Remainder or Reversionary Interests
- This document contains regulations relating to the use of actuarial tables in valuing annuities, interests for life or terms of years, and remainder or reversionary interests. These regulations are necessary because section 7520(c)(3) directs the Secretary to update the actuarial tables to reflect the most recent mortality experience available. These regulations will effect the valuation of inter vivos and testamentary transfers of interests dependent on one or more measuring lives. The text of the temporary regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
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- Modifications and Additions to the Unified Partnership Audit Procedures
- In the Rules and Regulations of this issue of the Federal Register, the Internal Revenue Service (Service) is issuing temporary regulations relating to the unified partnership audit procedures added to the Internal Revenue Code by the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (TEFRA). The text of those temporary regulations also generally serves as the text of these proposed regulations. This document also provides a notice of public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Notice and Opportunity for Hearing Before Levy
- In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to notice to taxpayers of a right to a hearing before levy. The text of those temporary regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Notice and Opportunity for Hearing upon Filing of Notice of Lien
- In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the notification required to be provided to any taxpayer named in a notice of lien under section 6323. The text of those temporary regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Deduction for Interest on Qualified Education Loans
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the deduction for interest paid on qualified education loans. The proposed regulations reflect changes to the law made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, and the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999. The proposed regulations affect taxpayers who pay interest on qualified education loans. This document also provides notice that a public hearing will be held on the proposed regulations and that persons outside the Washington, DC, area who wish to testify at the hearing may request that the IRS videoconference the hearing to their sites.
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- Timely Mailing Treated as Timely Filing/Electronic Postmark
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to timely mailing treated as timely filing and paying under section 7502. The proposed regulations generally reflect changes to the law made since 1960. The proposed regulations affect taxpayers that file documents or make payments or deposits. This document also withdraws a previous notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register of December 11, 1979.
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- Education Tax Credits
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the Hope Scholarship Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit in section 25A of the Internal Revenue Code. These proposed regulations provide guidance to individuals who may claim the Hope Scholarship Credit or the Lifetime Learning Credit for certain postsecondary educational expenses. This document also announces that a public hearing will be held on the proposed regulations upon request and that persons outside the Washington, DC, area who wish to testify at the hearing may request that the IRS videoconference the hearing to their sites.
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- Retention of Income Tax Return Preparers' Signatures
- In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the retention of income tax return preparers' signatures. The text of those temporary regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations.
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- Preparer Due Diligence Requirements for Determining Earned Income Credit Eligibility
- In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to the due diligence requirements in determining eligibility for the earned income credit for paid preparers of federal income tax returns or claims for refund. The text of those regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Increase In Cash-Out Limit Under Sections 411(a)(7), 411(a)(11), and 417(e)(1)
- In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations providing guidance relating to the increase from $3,500 to $5,000 of the limit on distributions from qualified retirement plans that can be made without participant consent. This increase is contained in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The text of those temporary regulations also serves as a portion of the text of these proposed regulations. In addition, these proposed regulations propose the elimination, for all distributions, of the ``lookback rule'' pursuant to which the qualified plan benefits of certain participants are deemed to exceed this limit on mandatory distributions. These proposed regulations affect sponsors and administrators of qualified retirement plans, and participants in those plans. The text of those temporary regulations also serves as a portion of the text of these proposed regulations.
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- Adequate Disclosure of Gifts
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to changes made by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 and the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 regarding the valuation of prior gifts in determining estate and gift tax liability, and the period of limitations for assessing and collecting gift tax. The proposed regulations affect individual donors and the estates of those donors. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Intercompany Obligations
- This document contains a proposed regulation that clarifies the treatment of the transfer or extinguishment of rights under an intercompany obligation. The existing regulation has caused uncertainty concerning the tax treatment of such transactions. The proposed regulation affects corporations that are members of consolidated groups, their subsidiaries, and their shareholders.
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- Relief from Disqualification for Plans Accepting Rollovers
- This document contains an amendment to the proposed regulations that implements section 1509 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA '97). The proposed regulations provide guidance on the qualification of retirement plans which accept rollover contributions from employees. This amendment to the proposed regulations clarifies that it is not necessary for the distributing plan to have a favorable IRS determination letter in order for the receiving plan administrator to reach a reasonable conclusion that a contribution is a valid rollover contribution. This amendment applies to any qualified retirement plan receiving or distributing eligible rollover distributions.
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- Acquisition of an S Corporation by a Member of a Consolidated Group
- This document contains proposed regulations under section 1502. The proposed regulations provide specific rules that apply to the acquisition of the stock of an S corporation by an affiliated group of corporations that joins in the filing of a consolidated return. These rules eliminate the compliance burdens associated with filing a separate return for the day that an S corporation is acquired by a consolidated group. Additionally, the proposed regulations clarify that ?1.1502-76(c) continues to provide rules for the filing of the separate return for a corporation's items for the period not included in the consolidated return. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Credit for Increasing Research Activities
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the computation of the credit under section 41(c) and the definition of qualified research under section 41(d). The proposed regulations reflect changes to section 41 made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989, the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, and the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The proposed regulations also provide certain technical amendments to the regulations.
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- Arbitrage Restrictions on Tax-Exempt Bonds
- This document contains final regulations on the arbitrage restrictions applicable to tax-exempt bonds issued by State and local governments. Changes to applicable law were made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986. These regulations affect issuers of tax-exempt bonds and provide guidance for complying with the arbitrage regulations.
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- Disclosure of Return Information to the Bureau of the Census
- In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations relating to additions to, and deletions from, the list of items of information disclosed to the Bureau of the Census for use in certain statistical programs. The text of those temporary regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations.
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- Marital Deduction; Valuation of Interest Passing to Surviving Spouse
- This document contains proposed regulations relating to the effect of certain administration expenses on the valuation of property which qualifies for the estate tax marital or charitable deduction. The proposed regulations define estate transmission expenses and estate management expenses and provide that estate transmission expenses, but not estate management expenses, reduce the value of property for marital and charitable deduction purposes. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Consolidated returns -- Consolidated overall foreign losses and separate limitation losses
- This document contains proposed consolidated return regulations relating to the treatment of overall foreign losses and separate limitation losses in the computation of the foreign tax credit limitation. The proposed rules are necessary to modify existing guidance with respect to overall foreign losses and to provide guidance with respect to separate limitation losses. These proposed regulations affect consolidated groups that compute the foreign tax credit limitation or that dispose of property used in a foreign trade or business. This document also provides notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.
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- Roth IRAs
- This document contains final regulations relating to Roth IRAs under section 408A of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). Roth IRAs were created by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 as a new type of IRA that individuals can use beginning in 1998. Section 408A was amended by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998. On September 3, 1998, a notice of proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal Register (63 FR 46937) under Code section 408A. Written comments were received regarding the proposed regulations. On December 10, 1998, a public hearing was held on the proposed regulations. The final regulations affect individuals establishing Roth IRAs, beneficiaries under Roth IRAs, and trustees, custodians or issuers of Roth IRAs.
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- Continuation Coverage Requirements Applicable to Group Health Plans
- The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) added health care continuation requirements that apply to group health plans. Coverage required to be provided under those requirements is referred to as COBRA continuation coverage. Proposed regulations interpreting the COBRA continuation coverage requirements were published in the Federal Register of June 15, 1987 and of January 7, 1998. This document contains final regulations based on these two sets of proposed regulations. The final regulations also reflect statutory amendments to the COBRA continuation coverage requirements since COBRA was enacted. A new set of proposed regulations addressing additional issues under the COBRA continuation coverage provisions is being published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register. The regulations will generally affect sponsors of and participants in group health plans, and they provide plan sponsors and plan administrators with guidance necessary to comply with the law.
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- Residence of Trusts and Estates--7701
- This document contains final regulations providing guidance regarding the definition of a trust as a United States person (domestic trust) or a foreign trust. This document also provides guidance regarding the election for certain trusts to remain domestic trusts for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996. The regulations incorporate changes to the law made by the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 and by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. The final regulations affect the determination of the residency of trusts as foreign or domestic for federal tax purposes.
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