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Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Purging Elections

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document contains final regulations that provide specific elections that give relief to certain United States persons that continue to be subject to the PFIC excess distribution regime of section 1291 even though the foreign corporation in which they hold stock no longer satisfies the definition of a PFIC under section 1297(a). The final regulations affect U.S. persons owning stock in a PFIC.

Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Purging Elections

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document contains temporary regulations that provide certain elections for taxpayers that
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continue to be subject to the PFIC excess distribution regime of section 1291 even though the foreign corporation in which they own stock is no longer treated as a PFIC under section 1297(a) or (e). The regulations are necessary to provide guidance about purging the PFIC taint for such foreign corporations. The regulations will affect U.S. persons that hold stock in a PFIC. 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 in this issue of the Federal Register.

Employer Comparable Contributions to Health Savings Accounts Under Section 4980G; Correction

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking that was published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 26, 2005 (70 FR 50233) providing guidance on employer comparable contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) under section 4980G.

Guidance on Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) Purging Elections

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations that provide certain elections for taxpayers, who in limited circumstances, continue to be subject to the excess distribution regime of section 1291 even though the foreign corporation in which they own stock is no longer treated as a PFIC under section 1297(e). The regulations are necessary to provide guidance about purging the PFIC taint for such foreign corporations. The regulations will affect U.S. persons that hold stock in a PFIC. 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.

RIN-1545-BA96

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

This document contains proposed regulations to update the rules regarding the disclosure and use of tax return information by tax return preparers. The proposed regulations announce new and additional rules for taxpayers to consent electronically to the disclosure or use of their tax return information by tax return preparers. The proposed rules provide guidelines for tax return preparers using or disclosing information obtained in the process of preparing income tax returns.

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing Temp and final regulation, REG13344603, Guidance on Passive Foreign Company (PFIC) Purging Elections.

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the Tip Rate Determination Agreement (Gaming Industry).

Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13614

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

December 1, 2005.

The Department of the Treasury has submitted the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Anti-Terrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities

Thu, Dec 8 2005 11:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Department of the Treasury (``Treasury'') is publishing for public comment a revised version of its AntiTerrorist Financing Guidelines: Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.Based Charities (``Guidelines''), which were originally released in November 2002. Although Treasury is soliciting public comment on these Guidelines, they immediately replace the 2002 Guidelines. Treasury will consider all comments received on or before February 1, 2006, in finalizing the revised version of the Guidelines for republication in the Federal Register and on Treasury's Web site.