Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2006-12

March 20, 2006


Highlights of This Issue

These synopses are intended only as aids to the reader in identifying the subject matter covered. They may not be relied upon as authoritative interpretations.

INCOME TAX

Rev. Rul. 2006-11 Rev. Rul. 2006-11

TEFRA partnership provisions; classification of items. This ruling provides that the tax treatment by an affiliated group on a consolidated return of the parent corporation’s payment to a partnership, in which the parent is not a partner, is not a “partnership item” within the meaning of section 6231(a)(3) of the Code or an “affected item” within the meaning of section 6231(a)(5), even if another member of the group is a partner in the partnership.

Rev. Rul. 2006-12 Rev. Rul. 2006-12

Interest rates; underpayments and overpayments. The rate of interest determined under section 6621 of the Code for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2006, will be 7 percent for overpayments (6 percent in the case of a corporation), 7 percent for underpayments, and 9 percent for large corporate underpayments. The rate of interest paid on the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000 will be 4.5 percent.

Notice 2006-21 Notice 2006-21

This notice informs Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi of their state population portion in the Gulf Opportunity Zone required to determine the (1) Gulf Opportunity housing amount under section 1400N(c)(1)(B) of the Code, and (2) maximum aggregate face amount of qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds under section 1400N(a)(3) of the Code.

Notice 2006-29 Notice 2006-29

This notice informs taxpayers of amendments that will be made to the final regulations (T.D. 9241, 2006-7 I.R.B. 427) under section 671 of the Code regarding certain reporting rules for non-mortgage widely held fixed investment trusts (NMWHFITs). Until such amendments reflecting these changes are issued, taxpayers may rely on this notice.

EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

Announcement 2006-17 Announcement 2006-17

John A. Hyman Memorial Youth Foundation of Warrenton, NC, no longer qualifies as an organization to which contributions are deductible under section 170 of the Code.

Announcement 2006-18 Announcement 2006-18

A list is provided of organizations now classified as private foundations.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Rev. Rul. 2006-11 Rev. Rul. 2006-11

TEFRA partnership provisions; classification of items. This ruling provides that the tax treatment by an affiliated group on a consolidated return of the parent corporation’s payment to a partnership, in which the parent is not a partner, is not a “partnership item” within the meaning of section 6231(a)(3) of the Code or an “affected item” within the meaning of section 6231(a)(5), even if another member of the group is a partner in the partnership.

T.D. 9252 T.D. 9252

Temporary and proposed regulations under section 6103 of the Code are provided regarding administrative review procedures for certain government agencies and other authorized recipients of tax returns or return information (authorized recipients) whose receipt of returns and return information may be suspended or terminated because they do not maintain proper safeguards. The regulations provide guidance to responsible IRS personnel and authorized recipients as to these administrative procedures.

REG-157271-05 REG-157271-05

Temporary and proposed regulations under section 6103 of the Code are provided regarding administrative review procedures for certain government agencies and other authorized recipients of tax returns or return information (authorized recipients) whose receipt of returns and return information may be suspended or terminated because they do not maintain proper safeguards. The regulations provide guidance to responsible IRS personnel and authorized recipients as to these administrative procedures.

Rev. Proc. 2006-18 Rev. Proc. 2006-18

Automobile owners and lessees. This procedure provides owners and lessees of passenger automobiles (including trucks, vans, and electric automobiles) with tables detailing the limitations on depreciation deductions for passenger automobiles first placed in service during calendar year 2006 and the amounts to be included in income for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2006.

Announcement 2006-16 Announcement 2006-16

This document withdraws a proposed regulation (REG-103829-99, 2002-2 C.B. 59) regarding the definition of highway vehicle.

Preface

The IRS Mission

Provide America’s taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all.

Introduction

The Internal Revenue Bulletin is the authoritative instrument of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for announcing official rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service and for publishing Treasury Decisions, Executive Orders, Tax Conventions, legislation, court decisions, and other items of general interest. It is published weekly and may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents on a subscription basis. Bulletin contents are compiled semiannually into Cumulative Bulletins, which are sold on a single-copy basis.

It is the policy of the Service to publish in the Bulletin all substantive rulings necessary to promote a uniform application of the tax laws, including all rulings that supersede, revoke, modify, or amend any of those previously published in the Bulletin. All published rulings apply retroactively unless otherwise indicated. Procedures relating solely to matters of internal management are not published; however, statements of internal practices and procedures that affect the rights and duties of taxpayers are published.

Revenue rulings represent the conclusions of the Service on the application of the law to the pivotal facts stated in the revenue ruling. In those based on positions taken in rulings to taxpayers or technical advice to Service field offices, identifying details and information of a confidential nature are deleted to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy and to comply with statutory requirements.

Rulings and procedures reported in the Bulletin do not have the force and effect of Treasury Department Regulations, but they may be used as precedents. Unpublished rulings will not be relied on, used, or cited as precedents by Service personnel in the disposition of other cases. In applying published rulings and procedures, the effect of subsequent legislation, regulations, court decisions, rulings, and procedures must be considered, and Service personnel and others concerned are cautioned against reaching the same conclusions in other cases unless the facts and circumstances are substantially the same.

The Bulletin is divided into four parts as follows:

Part I.—1986 Code. This part includes rulings and decisions based on provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Part II.—Treaties and Tax Legislation. This part is divided into two subparts as follows: Subpart A, Tax Conventions and Other Related Items, and Subpart B, Legislation and Related Committee Reports.

Part III.—Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous. To the extent practicable, pertinent cross references to these subjects are contained in the other Parts and Subparts. Also included in this part are Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rulings. Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rulings are issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Assistant Secretary (Enforcement).

Part IV.—Items of General Interest. This part includes notices of proposed rulemakings, disbarment and suspension lists, and announcements.

The last Bulletin for each month includes a cumulative index for the matters published during the preceding months. These monthly indexes are cumulated on a semiannual basis, and are published in the last Bulletin of each semiannual period.

Part I. Rulings and Decisions Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

T.D. 9252

Procedures for Administrative Review of a Determination That an Authorized Recipient Has Failed to Safeguard Tax Returns or Return Information

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 301

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Temporary regulations.

SUMMARY:

This document contains temporary regulations regarding administrative review procedures for certain government agencies and other authorized recipients of tax returns or return information (authorized recipients) whose receipt of returns and return information may be suspended or terminated because they do not maintain proper safeguards. The temporary regulations provide guidance to responsible IRS personnel and authorized recipients as to these administrative procedures. The text of these temporary regulations serves as the text of the proposed regulations (REG-157271-05) set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in this issue of the Bulletin.

DATES:

Effective Date: These regulations are effective February 24, 2006.

Applicability Date: For dates of applicability, see §301.6103(p)(7)-1T(e).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Melinda Fisher, (202) 622-4580 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), tax returns and return information are protected from disclosure except in specifically enumerated circumstances. Where disclosure is permitted, section 6103 generally imposes strict safeguarding requirements and requires the IRS to monitor and enforce compliance with those requirements. Section 6103(p)(7) requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe procedures providing for administrative review of any determination under section 6103(p)(4) that an agency, body, or commission receiving returns or return information pursuant to section 6103(d) has failed to meet the safeguarding requirements. Withdrawn §301.6103(p)(7)-1 set forth the procedures for terminating future disclosures to these authorized recipients. These temporary regulations provide the intermediate review and termination procedures for all authorized recipients identified in section 6103(p)(4).

With an increasing volume of authorized disclosures of returns and return information, it is critical that authorized recipients of returns and return information adhere to the strict safeguard requirements of the Code and that the IRS take all necessary steps to ensure that those requirements are met. If unauthorized disclosures do occur, it is similarly important that the IRS take steps to address them and ensure that they are not repeated. Such steps include, as appropriate, suspension or termination of further disclosures to an authorized recipient. Nevertheless, because the authority to receive returns and return information is provided by law, authorized disclosures should not be suspended or terminated without appropriate administrative review procedures. These temporary regulations set forth procedures to ensure that authorized recipients provide the proper security and protection to returns and return information.

Explanation of Provisions

There are four basic parts to the statutory scheme Congress created in section 6103 of the Code to protect the confidentiality of tax returns and return information:

  1. The general rule that makes returns and return information confidential except as expressly authorized in the Code;

  2. The exceptions to the general rule detailing permissible disclosures;

  3. Technical, administrative, and physical safeguard provisions to prevent authorized recipients of returns and return information from inspecting, using, or disclosing the returns and return information in an unauthorized manner, and accounting, recordkeeping and reporting requirements that detail what inspections and disclosures are made for certain purposes to assist in oversight; and

  4. Criminal penalties for the willful unauthorized inspection or disclosure of returns and return information and a civil cause of action for the taxpayer whose returns or return information has been inspected or disclosed in a manner not authorized by the Code.

Section 6103(p)(4) provides that no returns or return information may be disclosed by the IRS to certain government agencies and other authorized recipients unless they establish procedures satisfactory to the IRS for safeguarding the returns and return information they receive. These procedures are set forth in Publication 1075, Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies, which is available at www.irs.gov/formspubs/list. Disclosure of returns and return information to the authorized recipients described in section 6103(p)(4) is conditioned on the recipient maintaining a secure place for storing the returns and return information, restricting access to returns and return information to persons whose duty requires access and to whom disclosure can be made under the internal revenue laws, providing other safeguards necessary to keeping the returns and return information confidential, reporting to the IRS on the safeguard procedures, and returning to the IRS or destroying the returns and return information upon completion of use. The IRS reviews, on a regular basis, safeguards established by authorized recipients of returns and return information.

If there are any unauthorized inspections or disclosures of returns or return information by authorized recipients, further disclosures may be terminated or suspended until the IRS is satisfied that adequate protective measures have been taken to prevent a recurrence of unauthorized inspection or disclosure. In addition, the IRS may terminate or suspend disclosure to any authorized recipient if the IRS determines that adequate safeguards are not being maintained.

The Code, in section 6103(p)(4), (p)(7), and (q) authorizes the IRS to promulgate regulations to carry out its statutory safeguard responsibilities. More specifically, section 6103(p)(7) requires that the IRS promulgate regulations establishing procedures for an administrative review of any determination by the IRS under section 6103(p)(4) that a State tax agency authorized to receive returns and return information under section 6103(d) has failed to meet the requirements of section 6103(p)(4). See TAX REFORM ACT OF 1976, S. Rep. 94-938, 94th Cong., 2d Sess. 345 (1976). Under current §301.6103(p)(7)-1 of the Procedure and Administration Regulations (26 CFR Part 301), the IRS has established procedures whereby State tax agencies that receive returns and return information pursuant to section 6103(d) have an opportunity, prior to a suspension or termination of disclosure, to contest a preliminary finding by the IRS of inadequate safeguards or unauthorized disclosure, or to establish that a State tax agency has taken steps to prevent a recurrence of the violation.

This document adopts temporary regulations that extend the administrative review procedure applicable to State tax agencies to any authorized recipient specified in section 6103(p)(4) with respect to which the IRS has made a preliminary finding of inadequate safeguards or unauthorized disclosure. The temporary regulations also apply this administrative review procedure to any such authorized recipient with respect to which the IRS has made a preliminary finding as to unauthorized inspection of returns or return information. The temporary regulations treat unauthorized inspection in the same manner as unauthorized disclosure because both unauthorized acts are proscribed by the Code. In particular, section 7213A, enacted by the Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act of 1997, Public Law No. 105-35 (111 Stat. 1104), specifically treats the unauthorized inspection of a return or return information as a misdemeanor.

Special Analyses

It has been determined that these temporary regulations are not a significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) it has been determined that prior notice and public comment on these temporary regulations are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. These regulations do not impose any burdens or obligations on any person, but instead provide certain rights of administrative review. Moreover, these regulations are necessary to protect taxpayer confidentiality and the integrity of return information. For the same reasons, it has been determined pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) that good cause exists to dispense with a delayed effective date for these regulations. For applicability of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6), please refer to the cross-reference notice of proposed rulemaking published elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Code, these temporary regulations will be submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on their impact on small business.

Amendments to the Regulations

Accordingly, 26 CFR Part 301 is amended as follows:

PART 301—PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 301 is amended by adding an entry in numerical order to read, in part, as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *

Sections 301.6103(p)(4)-1 and 301.6103(p)(7)-1T also issued under 26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(4) and (7) and (q), * * *

Par. 2. Section 301.6103(p)(4)-1T is added to read as follows:

§ 301.6103(p)(4)-1T Procedures relating to safeguards for returns or return information (temporary).

For security guidelines and other safeguards for protecting returns and return information, see guidance published by the Internal Revenue Service. For procedures for administrative review of a determination that an authorized recipient has failed to safeguard returns or return information, see §301.6103(p)(7)-1T.

Par. 3. Section 301.6103(p)(7)-1 is removed.

Par. 4. Section 301.6103(p)(7)-1T is added to read as follows:

§301.6103(p)(7)-1T Procedures for administrative review of a determination that an authorized recipient has failed to safeguard returns or return information (temporary).

(a) In general. Notwithstanding any section of the Internal Revenue Code, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may terminate or suspend disclosure of returns and return information to any authorized recipient specified in subsection (p)(4) of section 6103, if the IRS makes a determination that:

(1) The authorized recipient has allowed an unauthorized inspection or disclosure of returns or return information and that the authorized recipient has not taken adequate corrective action to prevent the recurrence of an unauthorized inspection or disclosure, or

(2) The authorized recipient does not satisfactorily maintain the safeguards prescribed by section 6103(p)(4), and has made no adequate plan to improve its system to maintain the safeguards satisfactorily.

(b) Notice of IRS’s intention to terminate or suspend disclosure. Prior to terminating or suspending authorized disclosures, the IRS will notify the authorized recipient in writing of the IRS’s preliminary determination and of the IRS’s intention to discontinue disclosure of returns and return information to the authorized recipient. Upon so notifying the authorized recipient, the IRS, if it determines that tax administration otherwise would be seriously impaired, may suspend further disclosures of returns and return information to the authorized recipient pending a final determination by the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner described in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(c) Authorized recipient’s right to appeal. An authorized recipient shall have 30 days from the date of receipt of a notice described in paragraph (b) of this section to appeal the preliminary determination described in paragraph (b) of this section. The appeal shall be made directly to the Commissioner.

(d) Procedures for administrative review. (1) To appeal a preliminary determination described in paragraph (b) of this section, the authorized recipient shall send a written request for a conference to: Commissioner of Internal Revenue (Attention: SE:S:CLD:GLD), 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224. The request must include a complete description of the authorized recipient’s present system of safeguarding returns or return information, as well as a complete description of its practices with respect to the inspection, disclosure, and use of the returns or return information it (including any authorized contractors or agents) receives under the Internal Revenue Code. The request then must state the reason or reasons the authorized recipient believes that such system, or practice, including improvements, if any, to such system or practice expected to be made in the near future, is or will be adequate to safeguard returns or return information.

(2) Within 45 days of the receipt of the request made in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner personally will hold a conference with representatives of the authorized recipient, after which the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner will make a final determination with respect to the appeal.

(e) Effective date. This section is applicable to all authorized recipients of returns and return information that are subject to the safeguard requirements set forth in section 6103(p)(4) on or after February 23, 2006.

Mark E. Matthews,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.

Approved February 11, 2006.

Eric Solomon,
Acting Deputy Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy).

Note

(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on February 23, 2006, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for February 24, 2006, 71 F.R. 9449)

Drafting Information

The principal author of these temporary regulations is Melinda K. Fisher, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Administration), Disclosure and Privacy Law Division.

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Rev. Rul. 2006-11

TEFRA partnership provisions; classification of items. This ruling provides that the tax treatment by an affiliated group on a consolidated return of the parent corporation’s payment to a partnership, in which the parent is not a partner, is not a “partnership item” within the meaning of section 6231(a)(3) of the Code or an “affected item” within the meaning of section 6231(a)(5), even if another member of the group is a partner in the partnership.

ISSUE

Under the circumstances described below, is the deduction by a member of an affiliated group that files a consolidated return of a payment to a partnership in which the member is not a partner a “partnership item” within the meaning of § 6231(a)(3) or an “affected item” within the meaning of § 6231(a)(5)?

FACTS

P is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations, including S, that files a consolidated return for the calendar year 2006. S is a partner in PRS, a partnership that also uses the calendar year as its taxable year. PRS is subject to the unified audit and litigation procedures set forth in §§ 6221 through 6234 of the Internal Revenue Code (TEFRA partnership procedures).

In 2006, P makes a payment to PRS in the ordinary course of P’s business. The payment by P is not made in P’s capacity as agent for the affiliated group under the consolidated return regulations; nor is the payment by P made on behalf of S. PRS treats the payment from P as income for services provided by PRS.

P deducts the payment on the group’s 2006 consolidated return as a business expense. The Service determines that P’s deduction should be disallowed because P’s payment is actually a loan from P to PRS.

LAW

Section 6221 provides that, except as otherwise provided in §§ 6221 through 6234, the tax treatment of any partnership item (and the applicability of any penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount that relates to an adjustment to a partnership item) shall be determined at the partnership level.

Section 301.6221-1 of the Procedure and Administration Regulations provides that a partner’s treatment of partnership items on the partner’s return may not be changed except as provided in §§ 6222 through 6231 and the regulations thereunder. Thus, for example, if a partner treats an item on the partner’s return consistently with the treatment of the item on the partnership’s return, the IRS generally cannot adjust the treatment of that item on the partner’s return except through a partnership-level proceeding. Similarly, the partner may not put partnership items in issue in a proceeding relating to nonpartnership items.

Section 6222(a) provides that a partner shall, on the partner’s return, treat a partnership item in a manner which is consistent with the treatment of such partnership item on the partnership return.

Section 6226(c)(1) provides that each person who was a partner at any time during the taxable year shall be treated as a party to an action under § 6226(a) or (b).

Section 6231(a)(2) provides that the term “partner” means (A) a partner in the partnership and (B) any other person whose tax liability under subtitle A is determined in whole or in part by taking into account directly or indirectly partnership items of the partnership. The corporate parent of a subsidiary C corporation is not a partner in a partnership merely because the subsidiary is a partner in that partnership. Section 301.6231(a)(2)-1(b). Each person who is jointly or severally liable for the income tax liability attributable to partnership items, however, is treated as a partner under § 6231(a)(2)(B) for purposes of determining the tax attributable to those partnership items. See, for example, section 1.1502-6, which generally provides that the common parent corporation and each subsidiary that was a member of the group during any part of the consolidated return year shall be severally liable for the tax for such year computed in accordance with the regulations under § 1502.

Section 6231(a)(3) provides that the term “partnership item” means, with respect to a partnership, any item required to be taken into account for the partnership’s taxable year under any provision of subtitle A to the extent regulations prescribed by the Secretary provide that, for purposes of this subtitle, such item is more appropriately determined at the partnership level than at the partner level. Section 301.6231(a)(3)-1 provides a list of items that are more appropriately determined at the partnership level than at the partner level.

Section 6231(a)(4) provides that the term “nonpartnership item” means an item that is (or is treated as) not a partnership item.

Section 6231(a)(5) defines an “affected item” as any item to the extent the item is affected by a partnership item. Affected items are adjusted and assessed after the determination of partnership items. See §§ 301.6231(a)(5)-1 and 301.6231(a)(6)-1; GAF v. Commissioner, 114 T.C. 519 (2000) (affected item notices of deficiency cannot be issued until after the determination of partnership items). Affected items must be determined consistently with the prior determination of partnership items. N.C.F. Energy Partners v. Commissioner, 89 T.C. 741, 746-747 (1987). Generally, affected items have a partnership item component that subchapter K of the Code requires a member of the partnership to take into account in computing that member’s tax liability. See section 702.

ANALYSIS

In the situation described above, each member of P’s affiliated group that filed a consolidated return (including P) is severally liable for the tax for the 2006 consolidated return year. Section 1.1502-6(a). Thus, P is severally liable for the income tax liability attributable to partnership items that are allocated by PRS to S, including PRS’s receipt of payments from P for services. Under § 6231(a)(2)(B), P is treated as a partner in PRS for purposes of the TEFRA partnership procedures.

The TEFRA partnership procedures only apply to the specific items that the partnership must determine under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code. Section 6231(a)(3). If the TEFRA partnership procedures apply, the definition of partner under § 6231(a)(2) may bring a person into a partnership proceeding, and bind that person to the outcome of the partnership proceeding with respect to those partnership items. Section 6226(c). It will also bind the partner to the direct flow-through effects of partnership item adjustments on other items on the partner’s return, i.e., “affected items.”

If the TEFRA partnership procedures do not otherwise apply to the adjustment of an item, § 6231(a)(2)(B) does not operate to make that item subject to the TEFRA partnership procedures. Nor does § 6231(a)(2)(B) require that nonpartnership items that are not affected items be treated consistently with the partnership’s reporting of the items, or with the determination of partnership items. Thus, in the situation described above, P’s deduction on the consolidated return for P’s payment to PRS will not be subject to the TEFRA partnership procedures unless the deduction is a partnership item or an affected item.

P’s deduction of the payment to PRS is not a partnership item, as defined in § 301.6231(a)(3)-1. P’s status as a partner for purposes of section 6231(a)(2)(B) does not make P a partner in PRS for purposes of Subchapter K. Although the underlying facts and circumstances of the transaction between P and PRS should independently result in consistent treatment of the transaction by both PRS and P’s affiliated group, nothing in subtitle A requires PRS to account for how P characterizes the transfer of the payment to PRS. Nor is P’s deduction an affected item within the meaning of § 6231(a)(5). The manner in which PRS characterizes the receipt of the payment (whether as gross income for services or loan proceeds) is a separate item from, and does not affect, P’s characterization of the transfer of the payment to PRS (whether as a business expense or as a loan). Although section 702 requires that P’s affiliated group account for S’s distributive share of the receipt of the payment from P to PRS, S’s distributive share does not, in turn, “affect” the treatment of P’s payment to PRS. Accordingly, P’s deduction for its payment to PRS will not be subject to the TEFRA partnership procedures.

HOLDING

The tax treatment by a member of an affiliated group on a consolidated return of a payment to a partnership in which the member is not a partner is not a “partnership item” within the meaning of § 6231(a)(3) or an “affected item” within the meaning of § 6231(a)(5), even if another member of the group is a partner in the partnership.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue ruling is William Heard of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Administration), Administrative Provisions and Judicial Practice Division. For further information regarding this revenue ruling, contact Mr. Heard at (202) 622-7950 (not a toll-free call).

Rev. Rul. 2006-12

Interest rates; underpayments and overpayments. The rate of interest determined under section 6621 of the Code for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2006, will be 7 percent for overpayments (6 percent in the case of a corporation), 7 percent for underpayments, and 9 percent for large corporate underpayments. The rate of interest paid on the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000 will be 4.5 percent.

Section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code establishes the rates for interest on tax overpayments and tax underpayments. Under section 6621(a)(1), the overpayment rate is the sum of the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points (2 percentage points in the case of a corporation), except the rate for the portion of a corporate overpayment of tax exceeding $10,000 for a taxable period is the sum of the federal short-term rate plus 0.5 of a percentage point for interest computations made after December 31, 1994. Under section 6621(a)(2), the underpayment rate is the sum of the federal short-term rate plus 3 percentage points.

Section 6621(c) provides that for purposes of interest payable under section 6601 on any large corporate underpayment, the underpayment rate under section 6621(a)(2) is determined by substituting “5 percentage points” for “3 percentage points.” See section 6621(c) and section 301.6621-3 of the Regulations on Procedure and Administration for the definition of a large corporate underpayment and for the rules for determining the applicable date. Section 6621(c) and section 301.6621-3 are generally effective for periods after December 31, 1990.

Section 6621(b)(1) provides that the Secretary will determine the federal short-term rate for the first month in each calendar quarter.

Section 6621(b)(2)(A) provides that the federal short-term rate determined under section 6621(b)(1) for any month applies during the first calendar quarter beginning after such month.

Section 6621(b)(2)(B) provides that in determining the addition to tax under section 6654 for failure to pay estimated tax for any taxable year, the federal short-term rate that applies during the third month following such taxable year also applies during the first 15 days of the fourth month following such taxable year.

Section 6621(b)(3) provides that the federal short-term rate for any month is the federal short-term rate determined during such month by the Secretary in accordance with § 1274(d), rounded to the nearest full percent (or, if a multiple of 1/2 of 1 percent, the rate is increased to the next highest full percent).

Notice 88-59, 1988-1 C.B. 546, announced that, in determining the quarterly interest rates to be used for overpayments and underpayments of tax under section 6621, the Internal Revenue Service will use the federal short-term rate based on daily compounding because that rate is most consistent with section 6621 which, pursuant to section 6622, is subject to daily compounding.

Rounded to the nearest full percent, the federal short-term rate based on daily compounding determined during the month of January 2006 is 4 percent. Accordingly, an overpayment rate of 7 percent (6 percent in the case of a corporation) and an underpayment rate of 7 percent are established for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2006. The overpayment rate for the portion of a corporate overpayment exceeding $10,000 for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2006, is 4.5 percent. The underpayment rate for large corporate underpayments for the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2006, is 9 percent. These rates apply to amounts bearing interest during that calendar quarter.

Under section 6621(b)(2)(B), the 7 percent rate that applies to estimated tax underpayments for the first calendar quarter in 2006, as provided in Rev. Rul. 2005-78, 2005-51 I.R.B. 1157, also applies to such underpayments for the first 15 days in April 2006.

Interest factors for daily compound interest for annual rates of 4.5 percent, 6 percent, 7 percent, and 9 percent are published in Tables 14, 17, 19, and 23 of Rev. Proc. 95-17, 1995-1 C.B. 556, 568, 571, 573, and 577.

Annual interest rates to be compounded daily pursuant to section 6622 that apply for prior periods are set forth in the tables accompanying this revenue ruling.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue ruling is Crystal Foster of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Administration). For further information regarding this revenue ruling, contact Ms. Foster at (202) 622-7198 (not a toll-free call).

TABLE OF INTEREST RATES
PERIODS BEFORE JUL. 1, 1975 — PERIODS ENDING DEC. 31, 1986
OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS
PERIOD RATE In 1995-1 C.B. DAILY RATE TABLE
Before Jul. 1, 1975 6% Table 2, pg.557
Jul. 1, 1975—Jan. 31, 1976 9% Table 4, pg.559
Feb. 1, 1976—Jan. 31, 1978 7% Table 3, pg.558
Feb. 1, 1978—Jan. 31, 1980 6% Table 2, pg.557
Feb. 1, 1980—Jan. 31, 1982 12% Table 5, pg.560
Feb. 1, 1982—Dec. 31, 1982 20% Table 6, pg.560
Jan. 1, 1983—Jun. 30, 1983 16% Table 37, pg. 591
Jul. 1, 1983—Dec. 31, 1983 11% Table 27, pg. 581
Jan. 1, 1984—Jun. 30, 1984 11% Table 75, pg. 629
Jul. 1, 1984—Dec. 31, 1984 11% Table 75, pg. 629
Jan. 1, 1985—Jun. 30, 1985 13% Table 31, pg. 585
Jul. 1, 1985—Dec. 31, 1985 11% Table 27, pg. 581
Jan. 1, 1986—Jun. 30, 1986 10% Table 25, pg. 579
Jul. 1, 1986—Dec. 31, 1986 9% Table 23, pg. 577
TABLE OF INTEREST RATES
FROM JAN. 1, 1987 — Dec. 31, 1998
OVERPAYMENTS UNDERPAYMENTS
1995-1 C.B. 1995-1 C.B.
RATE TABLE PG RATE TABLE PG
Jan. 1, 1987—Mar. 31, 1987 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1987—Jun. 30, 1987 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Jul. 1, 1987—Sep. 30, 1987 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Oct. 1, 1987—Dec. 31, 1987 9% 23 577 10% 25 579
Jan. 1, 1988—Mar. 31, 1988 10% 73 627 11% 75 629
Apr. 1, 1988—Jun. 30, 1988 9% 71 625 10% 73 627
Jul. 1, 1988—Sep. 30, 1988 9% 71 625 10% 73 627
Oct. 1, 1988—Dec. 31, 1988 10% 73 627 11% 75 629
Jan. 1, 1989—Mar. 31, 1989 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 1989—Jun. 30, 1989 11% 27 581 12% 29 583
Jul. 1, 1989—Sep. 30, 1989 11% 27 581 12% 29 583
Oct. 1, 1989—Dec. 31, 1989 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Jan. 1, 1990—Mar. 31, 1990 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 1990—Jun. 30, 1990 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Jul. 1, 1990—Sep. 30, 1990 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Oct. 1, 1990—Dec. 31, 1990 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Jan. 1, 1991—Mar. 31, 1991 10% 25 579 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 1991—Jun. 30, 1991 9% 23 577 10% 25 579
Jul. 1, 1991—Sep. 30, 1991 9% 23 577 10% 25 579
Oct. 1, 1991—Dec. 31, 1991 9% 23 577 10% 25 579
Jan. 1, 1992—Mar. 31, 1992 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Apr. 1, 1992—Jun. 30, 1992 7% 67 621 8% 69 623
Jul. 1, 1992—Sep. 30, 1992 7% 67 621 8% 69 623
Oct. 1, 1992—Dec. 31, 1992 6% 65 619 7% 67 621
Jan. 1, 1993—Mar. 31, 1993 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 1993—Jun. 30, 1993 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Jul. 1, 1993—Sep. 30, 1993 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Oct. 1, 1993—Dec. 31, 1993 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Jan. 1, 1994—Mar. 31, 1994 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 1994—Jun. 30, 1994 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Jul. 1, 1994—Sep. 30, 1994 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Oct. 1, 1994—Dec. 31, 1994 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Jan. 1, 1995—Mar. 31, 1995 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1995—Jun. 30, 1995 9% 23 577 10% 25 579
Jul. 1, 1995—Sep. 30, 1995 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Oct. 1, 1995—Dec. 31, 1995 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Jan. 1, 1996—Mar. 31, 1996 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Apr. 1, 1996—Jun. 30, 1996 7% 67 621 8% 69 623
Jul. 1, 1996—Sep. 30, 1996 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Oct. 1, 1996—Dec. 31, 1996 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Jan. 1, 1997—Mar. 31, 1997 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1997—Jun. 30, 1997 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Jul. 1, 1997—Sep. 30, 1997 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Oct. 1, 1997—Dec. 31, 1997 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Jan. 1, 1998—Mar. 31, 1998 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1998—Jun. 30, 1998 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 1998—Sep. 30, 1998 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Oct. 1, 1998—Dec. 31, 1998 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
TABLE OF INTEREST RATES
FROM JANUARY 1, 1999 — PRESENT
NONCORPORATE OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS
1995-1 C.B.
RATE TABLE PAGE
Jan. 1, 1999—Mar. 31, 1999 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 1999—Jun. 30, 1999 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 1999—Sep. 30, 1999 8% 21 575
Oct. 1, 1999—Dec. 31, 1999 8% 21 575
Jan. 1, 2000—Mar. 31, 2000 8% 69 623
Apr. 1, 2000—Jun. 30, 2000 9% 71 625
Jul. 1, 2000—Sep. 30, 2000 9% 71 625
Oct. 1, 2000—Dec. 31, 2000 9% 71 625
Jan. 1, 2001—Mar. 31, 2001 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 2001—Jun. 30, 2001 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 2001—Sep. 30, 2001 7% 19 573
Oct. 1, 2001—Dec. 31, 2001 7% 19 573
Jan. 1, 2002—Mar. 31, 2002 6% 17 571
Apr. 1, 2002—Jun. 30, 2002 6% 17 571
Jul. 1, 2002—Sep. 30, 2002 6% 17 571
Oct. 1, 2002—Dec. 31, 2002 6% 17 571
Jan. 1, 2003—Mar. 31, 2003 5% 15 569
Apr. 1, 2003—Jun. 30, 2003 5% 15 569
Jul. 1, 2003—Sep. 30, 2003 5% 15 569
Oct. 1, 2003—Dec. 31, 2003 4% 13 567
Jan. 1, 2004—Mar. 31, 2004 4% 61 615
Apr. 1, 2004—Jun. 30, 2004 5% 63 617
Jul. 1, 2004—Sep. 30, 2004 4% 61 615
Oct. 1, 2004—Dec. 31, 2004 5% 63 617
Jan. 1, 2005—Mar. 31, 2005 5% 15 569
Apr. 1, 2005—Jun. 30, 2005 6% 17 571
Jul. 1, 2005—Sep. 30, 2005 6% 17 571
Oct. 1, 2005—Dec. 31, 2005 7% 19 573
Jan. 1, 2006—Mar. 31, 2006 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 2006—Jun. 30, 2006 7% 19 573
TABLE OF INTEREST RATES
FROM JANUARY 1, 1999 — PRESENT
CORPORATE OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS
OVERPAYMENTS UNDERPAYMENTS
1995-1 C.B. 1995-1 C.B.
RATE TABLE PG RATE TABLE PG
Jan. 1, 1999—Mar. 31, 1999 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 1999—Jun. 30, 1999 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 1999—Sep. 30, 1999 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Oct. 1, 1999—Dec. 31, 1999 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Jan. 1, 2000—Mar. 31, 2000 7% 67 621 8% 69 623
Apr. 1, 2000—Jun. 30, 2000 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Jul. 1, 2000—Sep. 30, 2000 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Oct. 1, 2000—Dec. 31, 2000 8% 69 623 9% 71 625
Jan. 1, 2001—Mar. 31, 2001 8% 21 575 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 2001—Jun. 30, 2001 7% 19 573 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 2001—Sep. 30, 2001 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Oct. 1, 2001—Dec. 31, 2001 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Jan. 1, 2002—Mar. 31, 2002 5% 15 569 6% 17 571
Apr. 1, 2002—Jun. 30, 2002 5% 15 569 6% 17 571
Jul. 1, 2002—Sep. 30, 2002 5% 15 569 6% 17 571
Oct. 1, 2002—Dec. 31, 2002 5% 15 569 6% 17 571
Jan. 1, 2003—Mar. 31, 2003 4% 13 567 5% 15 569
Apr. 1, 2003—Jun. 30, 2003 4% 13 567 5% 15 569
Jul. 1, 2003—Sep. 30, 2003 4% 13 567 5% 15 569
Oct. 1, 2003—Dec. 31, 2003 3% 11 565 4% 13 567
Jan. 1, 2004—Mar. 31, 2004 3% 59 613 4% 61 615
Apr. 1, 2004—Jun. 30, 2004 4% 61 615 5% 63 617
Jul. 1, 2004—Sep. 30, 2004 3% 59 613 4% 61 615
Oct. 1, 2004—Dec. 31, 2004 4% 61 615 5% 63 617
Jan. 1, 2005—Mar. 31, 2005 4% 13 567 5% 15 569
Apr. 1, 2005—Jun. 30, 2005 5% 15 569 6% 17 571
Jul. 1, 2005—Sep. 30, 2005 5% 15 569 6% 17 571
Oct. 1, 2005—Dec. 31, 2005 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Jan. 1, 2006—Mar. 31, 2006 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 2006—Jun. 30, 2006 6% 17 571 7% 19 573
TABLE OF INTEREST RATES FOR
LARGE CORPORATE UNDERPAYMENTS
FROM JANUARY 1, 1991 — PRESENT
1995-1 C.B.
RATE TABLE PG
Jan. 1, 1991—Mar. 31, 1991 13% 31 585
Apr. 1, 1991—Jun. 30, 1991 12% 29 583
Jul. 1, 1991—Sep. 30, 1991 12% 29 583
Oct. 1, 1991—Dec. 31, 1991 12% 29 583
Jan. 1, 1992—Mar. 31, 1992 11% 75 629
Apr. 1, 1992—Jun. 30, 1992 10% 73 627
Jul. 1, 1992—Sep. 30, 1992 10% 73 627
Oct. 1, 1992—Dec. 31, 1992 9% 71 625
Jan. 1, 1993—Mar. 31, 1993 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1993—Jun. 30, 1993 9% 23 577
Jul. 1, 1993—Sep. 30, 1993 9% 23 577
Oct. 1, 1993—Dec. 31, 1993 9% 23 577
Jan. 1, 1994—Mar. 31, 1994 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1994—Jun. 30, 1994 9% 23 577
Jul. 1, 1994—Sep. 30, 1994 10% 25 579
Oct. 1, 1994—Dec. 31, 1994 11% 27 581
Jan. 1, 1995—Mar. 31, 1995 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 1995—Jun. 30, 1995 12% 29 583
Jul. 1, 1995—Sep. 30, 1995 11% 27 581
Oct. 1, 1995—Dec. 31, 1995 11% 27 581
Jan. 1, 1996—Mar. 31, 1996 11% 75 629
Apr. 1, 1996—Jun. 30, 1996 10% 73 627
Jul. 1, 1996—Sep. 30, 1996 11% 75 629
Oct. 1, 1996—Dec. 31, 1996 11% 75 629
Jan. 1, 1997—Mar. 31, 1997 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 1997—Jun. 30, 1997 11% 27 581
Jul. 1, 1997—Sep. 30, 1997 11% 27 581
Oct. 1, 1997—Dec. 31, 1997 11% 27 581
Jan. 1, 1998—Mar. 31, 1998 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 1998—Jun. 30, 1998 10% 25 579
Jul. 1, 1998—Sep. 30, 1998 10% 25 579
Oct. 1, 1998—Dec. 31, 1998 10% 25 579
Jan. 1, 1999—Mar. 31, 1999 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 1999—Jun. 30, 1999 10% 25 579
Jul. 1, 1999—Sep. 30, 1999 10% 25 579
Oct. 1, 1999—Dec. 31, 1999 10% 25 579
Jan. 1, 2000—Mar. 31, 2000 10% 73 627
Apr. 1, 2000—Jun. 30, 2000 11% 75 629
Jul. 1, 2000—Sep. 30, 2000 11% 75 629
Oct. 1, 2000—Dec. 31, 2000 11% 75 629
Jan. 1, 2001—Mar. 31, 2001 11% 27 581
Apr. 1, 2001—Jun. 30, 2001 10% 25 579
Jul. 1, 2001—Sep. 30, 2001 9% 23 577
Oct. 1, 2001—Dec. 31, 2001 9% 23 577
Jan. 1, 2002—Mar. 31, 2002 8% 21 575
Apr. 1, 2002—Jun. 30, 2002 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 2002—Sep. 30, 2002 8% 21 575
Oct. 1, 2002—Dec. 30, 2002 8% 21 575
Jan. 1, 2003—Mar. 31, 2003 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 2003—Jun. 30, 2003 7% 19 573
Jul. 1, 2003—Sep. 30, 2003 7% 19 573
Oct. 1, 2003—Dec. 31, 2003 6% 17 571
Jan. 1, 2004—Mar. 31, 2004 6% 65 619
Apr. 1, 2004—Jun. 30, 2004 7% 67 621
Jul. 1, 2004—Sep. 30, 2004 6% 65 619
Oct. 1, 2004—Dec. 31, 2004 7% 67 621
Jan. 1, 2005—Mar. 31, 2005 7% 19 573
Apr. 1, 2005—Jun. 30, 2005 8% 21 575
Jul. 1, 2005—Sep. 30, 2005 8% 21 575
Oct. 1, 2005—Dec. 31, 2005 9% 23 577
Jan. 1, 2006—Mar. 31, 2006 9% 23 577
Apr. 1, 2006—Jun. 30, 2006 9% 23 577
TABLE OF INTEREST RATES FOR CORPORATE
OVERPAYMENTS EXCEEDING $10,000
FROM JANUARY 1, 1995 — PRESENT
1995-1 C.B.
RATE TABLE PG
Jan. 1, 1995—Mar. 31, 1995 6.5% 18 572
Apr. 1, 1995—Jun. 30, 1995 7.5% 20 574
Jul. 1, 1995—Sep. 30, 1995 6.5% 18 572
Oct. 1, 1995—Dec. 31, 1995 6.5% 18 572
Jan. 1, 1996—Mar. 31, 1996 6.5% 66 620
Apr. 1, 1996—Jun. 30, 1996 5.5% 64 618
Jul. 1, 1996—Sep. 30, 1996 6.5% 66 620
Oct. 1, 1996—Dec. 31, 1996 6.5% 66 620
Jan. 1, 1997—Mar. 31, 1997 6.5% 18 572
Apr. 1, 1997—Jun. 30, 1997 6.5% 18 572
Jul. 1, 1997—Sep. 30, 1997 6.5% 18 572
Oct. 1, 1997—Dec. 31, 1997 6.5% 18 572
Jan. 1, 1998—Mar. 31, 1998 6.5% 18 572
Apr. 1, 1998—Jun. 30, 1998 5.5% 16 570
Jul. 1, 1998—Sep. 30, 1998 5.5% 16 570
Oct. 1, 1998—Dec. 31, 1998 5.5% 16 570
Jan. 1, 1999—Mar. 31, 1999 4.5% 14 568
Apr. 1, 1999—Jun. 30, 1999 5.5% 16 570
Jul. 1, 1999—Sep. 30, 1999 5.5% 16 570
Oct. 1, 1999—Dec. 31, 1999 5.5% 16 570
Jan. 1, 2000—Mar. 31, 2000 5.5% 64 618
Apr. 1, 2000—Jun. 30, 2000 6.5% 66 620
Jul. 1, 2000—Sep. 30, 2000 6.5% 66 620
Oct. 1, 2000—Dec. 31, 2000 6.5% 66 620
Jan. 1, 2001—Mar. 31, 2001 6.5% 18 572
Apr. 1, 2001—Jun. 30, 2001 5.5% 16 570
Jul. 1, 2001—Sep. 30, 2001 4.5% 14 568
Oct. 1, 2001—Dec. 31, 2001 4.5% 14 568
Jan. 1, 2002—Mar. 31, 2002 3.5% 12 566
Apr. 1, 2002—Jun. 30, 2002 3.5% 12 566
Jul. 1, 2002—Sep. 30, 2002 3.5% 12 566
Oct. 1, 2002—Dec. 31, 2002 3.5% 12 566
Jan. 1, 2003—Mar. 31, 2003 2.5% 10 564
Apr. 1, 2003—Jun. 30, 2003 2.5% 10 564
Jul. 1, 2003—Sep. 30, 2003 2.5% 10 564
Oct. 1, 2003—Dec. 31, 2003 1.5% 8 562
Jan. 1, 2004—Mar. 31, 2004 1.5% 56 610
Apr. 1, 2004—Jun. 30, 2004 2.5% 58 612
Jul. 1, 2004—Sep. 30, 2004 1.5% 56 610
Oct. 1, 2004—Dec. 31, 2004 2.5% 58 612
Jan. 1, 2005—Mar. 31, 2005 2.5% 10 564
Apr. 1, 2005—Jun. 30, 2005 3.5% 12 566
Jul. 1, 2005—Sep. 30, 2005 3.5% 12 566
Oct. 1, 2005—Dec. 31, 2005 4.5% 14 568
Jan. 1, 2006—Mar. 31, 2006 4.5% 14 568
Apr. 1, 2006—Jun. 30, 2006 4.5% 14 568

Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

Notice 2006-21

GO Zone Resident Population Estimates

This notice informs the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi of their state population portion in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) to determine the (1) Gulf Opportunity housing amount under § 1400N(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code, and (2) maximum aggregate face amount of qualified Gulf Opportunity Zone Bonds (GO Zone Bonds) under § 1400N(a)(3) of the Code.

BACKGROUND

The Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005 (P. L. 109-135, 119 Stat. 25) (GOZA) added § 1400M and § 1400N to the Code to provide certain tax benefits to those areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, and Rita. Section 1400M(1) defines the GO Zone as that portion of the Hurricane Katrina disaster area determined by the President to warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act [Stafford Act] by reason of Hurricane Katrina. Section 1400M(2) defines the term “Hurricane Katrina disaster area” as an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President before September 14, 2005, under section 401 of the Stafford Act by reason of Hurricane Katrina. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has identified those counties and parishes in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi that warrant individual or individual and public assistance resulting from Hurricane Katrina. These counties and parishes are:

Alabama— Baldwin, Chocktaw, Clarke, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Pickens, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, and Washington.

Louisiana— Acadia, Ascension, Assumption, Calcasieu, Cameron, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Lafourche, Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Vermilion, Washington, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana.

Mississippi— Adams, Amite, Attala, Choctaw, Claiborne, Clarke, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Franklin, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Hinds, Holmes, Humphreys, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jefferson Davis, Jones, Kemper, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Leake, Lincoln, Lowndes, Madison, Marion, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Stone, Walthall, Warren, Wayne, Wilkinson, Winston and Yazoo.

Additional Housing Credit Amount

Section 1400N(c)(1)(A) provides that, for purposes of § 42, in the case of calendar years 2006, 2007, and 2008, the State housing credit ceiling of each State, any portion of which is located in the GO Zone, shall be increased by the lesser of—

(i) the aggregate housing credit dollar amount allocated by the State housing credit agency of such State to buildings located in the GO Zone for such calendar year, or

(ii) the Gulf Opportunity housing amount for such State for such calendar year. Section 1400N(c)(1)(B) defines the term “Gulf Opportunity housing amount” to mean, for any calendar year, the amount equal to the product of $18.00 multiplied by the portion of the State population which is in the GO Zone (as determined on the basis of the most recent census estimate of resident population released by the Bureau of the Census before August 28, 2005). The Gulf Opportunity housing amount is not adjusted for inflation. Only Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi have state population located in the GO Zone and thus qualify for the Gulf Opportunity housing amount.

GO Zone Bond Amount

Section 1400N(a)(1) provides that any GO Zone Bond may be treated as either an exempt facility bond or qualified mortgage bond. Section 1400N(a)(3)(A) provides that the maximum aggregate face amount of bonds that may be designated as GO Zone Bonds for any State shall not exceed the product of $2,500 multiplied by the portion of the State population that is in the GO Zone (as determined on the basis of the most recent census estimate of resident population released by the Bureau of the Census before August 28, 2005). Section 1400N(a)(2)(B) provides that a GO Zone Bond can only be issued by the state of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, or any political subdivision thereof. Section 1400N(a)(2)(D) provides that a GO Zone bond must be issued after December 21, 2005, and before January 1, 2011.

PORTION OF STATE POPULATION IN GO ZONE

The most recent census estimate of the resident population released by the U.S. Census Bureau before August 28, 2005, that reflects the portion of state population that is in the GO Zone is the July 1, 2004, Annual Estimates of the Population for Counties released by the U.S. Census Bureau on April 14, 2005, in Press Release CB05-51. The portion of each state’s population that is in the GO Zone is determined by adding together the population estimate provided by CB05-51 for each county and parish located in the GO Zone for that state. The results are used to determine each state’s Gulf Opportunity housing amount under § 1400N(c)(1)(B) and the maximum aggregate face amount of bonds that may be designated as GO Zone Bonds under § 1400N(a)(3)(A). Each state’s total portion is provided below:

Portion of State Population in Go Zone
Alabama 869,544
Louisiana 3,153,293
Mississippi 1,968,283

The principal authors of this notice are Christopher J. Wilson, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries) and Timothy L. Jones, Office of the Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax-Exempt and Government Entities). For further information regarding this notice, contact Mr. Wilson at (202) 622-3040 (not a toll-free call).

Notice 2006-29

Guidance Regarding Reporting for WHFITs

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This notice informs taxpayers of amendments that will be made to the final regulations under § 1.671-5 (Reporting Requirements for Widely Held Fixed Investment Trusts (WHFITs)), published in the Federal Register (T.D. 9241, 2006-7 I.R.B. 427 [71 FR 4002]) on January 24, 2006, regarding certain reporting rules for non-mortgage widely held fixed investment trusts (NMWHFITs). Until amendments reflecting these changes are issued, taxpayers may rely on this notice.

SECTION 2. THE QUALIFIED NMWHFIT EXCEPTION

The final regulations under § 1.671-5 provide that if a NMWHFIT satisfies the qualified NMWHFIT exception in § 1.671-5(c)(2)(iv)(E), trustees and middlemen of those trusts are excepted from specific reporting requirements regarding market discount, bond premium, sales and dispositions, redemptions, and sales of trust interests. Section 1.671-5(c)(2)(iv)(E) provides that the qualified NMWHFIT exception is satisfied if a NMWHFIT has a start-up date that is before February 23, 2006, and the calendar year for which the trustee is reporting begins before January 1, 2011. Section 1.671-5(b)(19) defines a WHFIT’s start-up date as the date on which substantially all of the assets have been deposited with the trustee of the WHFIT.

Since the issuance of the § 1.671-5 final regulations, a number of comments have been received requesting that the definition of start-up date be clarified with respect to the qualified NMWHFIT exception and that the qualified NMWHFIT exception be extended to NMWHFITs created a certain period of time on or after February 23, 2006.

In response, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service intend to amend § 1.671-5(c)(2)(iv)(E) to provide that if, prior to February 23, 2006, both: (1) the registration statement of a NMWHFIT becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (15 U.S.C. 77a, et seq.); and (2) trust interests are offered for sale to the public, the NMWHFIT will be considered to have a start-up date that satisfies the qualified NMWHFIT exception. Section 1.671-5(c)(2)(iv)(E) will also be amended to provide that if, on or after February 23, 2006 and before June 1, 2006, both: (1) the registration statement of the NMWHFIT becomes effective under the Securities Act of 1933; and (2) trust interests are offered for sale to the public, the NMWHFIT will be considered to have a start-up date that satisfies the qualified NMWHFIT exception, provided that the NMWHFIT is fully funded before August 1, 2006.

SECTION 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR THE NMWHFIT SAFE HARBOR AND SIMPLIFIED REPORTING FOR EQUITY TRUSTS UPON THE SALE OF A TRUST INTEREST

Section 1.671-5(f)(1)(i) provides that if substantially all of a NMWHFIT’s income is from dividends (as defined in § 6042(b) and the regulations thereunder) or interest (as defined in § 6049(b) and the regulations thereunder) and all trust interests have identical value and rights, a NMWHFIT may report under the safe harbor in § 1.671-5(f). Section 1.671-5(c)(2)(v)(C) provides that a NMWHFIT is eligible for simplified reporting on the sale of a trust interest by a trust interest holder if substantially all of the income of the NMWHFIT consists of dividends and: (1) the trustee is required by the governing document of the NMWHFIT to make distributions of all cash (less reasonably required reserve funds) held by the NMWHFIT no less frequently than monthly; or (2) the qualified NMWHFIT exception is satisfied.

Commentators have requested clarification regarding whether trust sales proceeds received by a NMWHFIT will make the NMWHFIT ineligible for the safe harbor reporting rules in § 1.671-5(f) and the simplified reporting rules for sales of trust interests for equity trusts in § 1.671-5(c)(2)(v)(C). Commentators also noted the reference to § 6049(b) in § 1.671-5(f)(1)(i)(1) and that the definition of interest in § 6049(b) does not include interest that is exempt from tax under § 103 of the Internal Revenue Code. These commentators were concerned that if a NMWHFIT’s income is from tax-exempt interest, the NMWHFIT would not be eligible to report under the NMWHFIT safe harbor reporting rules.

In response, the Service and the Treasury Department intend to amend § 1.671-5(f)(1)(i) to provide that trust sales proceeds received by the NMWHFIT, in addition to dividends and interest, will not cause the NMWHFIT to become ineligible for the NMWHFIT safe harbor in § 1.671-5(f). In addition, to address commentators’ concerns regarding NMWHFITs whose income is from tax-exempt interest, § 1.671-5(f)(1)(i)(1) will be corrected to remove the references to § 6042(b) and § 6049(b) and the regulations thereunder. Section 1.671-5(c)(2)(v)(C) will be amended to provide that trust sales proceeds received by the NMWHFIT in addition to dividend income will not cause an equity trust to be ineligible for the simplified reporting regarding sales of trust interests in § 1.671-5(c)(2)(v)(C).

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE

The effective date for amended § 1.671-5(c)(2)(iv)(E), § 1.671-5(c)(2)(v)(C) and § 1.671-5(f)(1)(i) will be the date of publication of those amendments in the Federal Register. Taxpayers, however, may apply those amendments as of January 24, 2006.

SECTION 5. DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this notice is Faith P. Colson of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries). For further information regarding this notice, contact Faith P. Colson at (202) 622-3060 (not a toll-free call).

Rev. Proc. 2006-18

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

01. This revenue procedure provides: (1) limitations on depreciation deductions for owners of passenger automobiles first placed in service by the taxpayer during calendar year 2006, including special tables of limitations on depreciation deductions for trucks and vans, and for passenger automobiles designed to be propelled primarily by electricity and built by an original equipment manufacturer (electric automobiles); and (2) the amounts to be included in income by lessees of passenger automobiles first leased by the taxpayer during calendar year 2006, including a separate table of inclusion amounts for lessees of trucks and vans, and a separate table for lessees of electric automobiles.

02. The tables detailing these depreciation limitations and lessee inclusion amounts reflect the automobile price inflation adjustments required by § 280F(d)(7).

SECTION 2. BACKGROUND

01. For owners of passenger automobiles, § 280F(a) imposes dollar limitations on the depreciation deduction for the year that the passenger automobile is placed in service by the taxpayer and each succeeding year. In the case of electric automobiles placed in service after August 5, 1997, and before January 1, 2007, § 280F(a)(1)(C) requires tripling of these limitation amounts. Section 280F(d)(7) requires the amounts allowable as depreciation deductions to be increased by a price inflation adjustment amount for passenger automobiles placed in service after 1988. The method of calculating this price inflation amount for trucks and vans placed in service in or after calendar year 2003 uses a different CPI “automobile component” (the “new trucks” component) than that used in the price inflation amount calculation for other passenger automobiles (the “new cars” component), resulting in somewhat higher depreciation deductions for trucks and vans. This change reflects the higher rate of price inflation that trucks and vans have been subject to since 1988. For purposes of this revenue procedure, the term “trucks and vans” refers to passenger automobiles that are built on a truck chassis, including minivans and sport utility vehicles (SUVs) that are built on a truck chassis.

02. For leased passenger automobiles, § 280F(c) requires a reduction in the deduction allowed to the lessee of the passenger automobile. The reduction must be substantially equivalent to the limitations on the depreciation deductions imposed on owners of passenger automobiles. Under § 1.280F-7(a), this reduction requires the lessees to include in gross income an inclusion amount determined by applying a formula to the amount obtained from a table. There is a table for lessees of electric automobiles, a table for lessees of trucks and vans, and a table for all other passenger automobiles. Each table shows inclusion amounts for a range of fair market values for each tax year after the passenger automobile is first leased.

SECTION 3. SCOPE

01. The limitations on depreciation deductions in section 4.02(2) of this revenue procedure apply to passenger automobiles (other than leased passenger automobiles) that are placed in service by the taxpayer in calendar year 2006, and continue to apply for each tax year that the passenger automobile remains in service.

02. The tables in section 4.03 of this revenue procedure apply to leased passenger automobiles for which the lease term begins during calendar year 2006. Lessees of such passenger automobiles must use these tables to determine the inclusion amount for each tax year during which the passenger automobile is leased. See Rev. Proc. 2002-14, 2002-1 C.B. 450, for passenger automobiles first leased before January 1, 2003, Rev. Proc. 2003-75, 2003-2 C.B. 1018, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2003, Rev. Proc. 2004-20, 2004-1 C.B. 642, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2004, and Rev. Proc. 2005-13, 2005-1 C.B. 759, for passenger automobiles first leased during calendar year 2005.

SECTION 4. APPLICATION

01. In General.

(1) Limitations on Depreciation Deductions for Certain Automobiles. The limitations on depreciation deductions for passenger automobiles placed in service by the taxpayer for the first time during calendar year 2006 are found in Tables 1 through 3 in section 4.02(2) of this revenue procedure. Table 1 of this revenue procedure provides limitations on depreciation deductions for a passenger automobile. Table 2 of this revenue procedure provides limitations on depreciation deductions for a truck or van. Table 3 of this revenue procedure provides limitations on depreciation deductions for an electric automobile.

(2) Inclusions in Income of Lessees of Passenger Automobiles. A taxpayer first leasing a passenger automobile during calendar year 2006 must determine the inclusion amount that is added to gross income using the tables in section 4.03 of this revenue procedure. The inclusion amount is determined using Table 4 in the case of a passenger automobile (other than a truck, van, or electric automobile), Table 5 in the case of a truck or van, and Table 6 in the case of an electric automobile. In addition, the procedures of § 1.280F-7(a) must be followed.

02. Limitations on Depreciation Deductions for Certain Automobiles.

(1) Amount of the Inflation Adjustment. Under § 280F(d)(7)(B)(i), the automobile price inflation adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which the CPI automobile component for October of the preceding calendar year exceeds the CPI automobile component for October 1987. The term “CPI automobile component” is defined in § 280F(d)(7)(B)(ii) as the “automobile component” of the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers published by the Department of Labor (the CPI). The new car component of the CPI was 115.2 for October 1987 and 135.1 for October 2005. The October 2005 index exceeded the October 1987 index by 19.9. The Service has, therefore, determined that the automobile price inflation adjustment for 2006 for passenger automobiles (other than trucks and vans) is 17.27 percent (19.9/115.2 x 100%). This adjustment is applicable to all passenger automobiles (other than trucks and vans) that are first placed in service in calendar year 2006. The dollar limitations in § 280F(a) must therefore be multiplied by a factor of 0.1727, and the resulting increases, after rounding to the nearest $100, are added to the 1988 limitations to give the depreciation limitations applicable to passenger automobiles (other than trucks, vans, and electric automobiles) for calendar year 2006. To determine the dollar limitations applicable to an electric automobile first placed in service during calendar year 2006, the dollar limitations in § 280F(a) are tripled in accordance with § 280F(a)(1)(C) and are then multiplied by a factor of 0.1727; the resulting increases, after rounding to the nearest $100, are added to the tripled 1988 limitations to give the depreciation limitations for calendar year 2006. To determine the dollar limitations applicable to trucks and vans first placed in service during calendar year 2006, the new truck component of the CPI is used instead of the new car component. The new truck component of the CPI was 112.4 for October 1987 and 143.6 for October 2005. The October 2005 index exceeded the October 1987 index by 31.2. The Service has, therefore, determined that the automobile price inflation adjustment for 2006 for trucks and vans is 27.76 percent (31.2/112.4 x 100%). This adjustment is applicable to all trucks and vans that are first placed in service in calendar year 2006. The dollar limitations in § 280F(a) must therefore be multiplied by a factor of 0.2776, and the resulting increases, after rounding to the nearest $100, are added to the 1988 limitations to give the depreciation limitations applicable to trucks and vans.

(2) Amount of the Limitation. For passenger automobiles placed in service by the taxpayer in calendar year 2006, Tables 1 through 3 contain the dollar amount of the depreciation limitation for each tax year. Use Table 1 for passenger automobiles placed in service by the taxpayer in calendar year 2006. Use Table 2 for trucks and vans placed in service by the taxpayer in calendar year 2006. Use Table 3 for electric automobiles placed in service by the taxpayer in calendar year 2006.

REV. PROC. 2006-18 TABLE 1
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES PLACED IN SERVICE BY THE TAXPAYER DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2006
Tax Year Amount
1st Tax Year $2,960
2nd Tax Year $4,800
3rd Tax Year $2,850
Each Succeeding Year $1,775
REV. PROC. 2006-18 TABLE 2
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR TRUCKS AND VANS PLACED IN SERVICE BY THE TAXPAYER DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2006
Tax Year Amount
1st Tax Year $3,260
2nd Tax Year $5,200
3rd Tax Year $3,150
Each Succeeding Year $1,875
REV. PROC. 2006-18 TABLE 3
DEPRECIATION LIMITATIONS FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES PLACED IN SERVICE BY THE TAXPAYER DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2006
Tax Year Amount
1st Tax Year $8,980
2nd Tax Year $14,400
3rd Tax Year $8,650
Each Succeeding Year $5,225

03. Inclusions in Income of Lessees of Passenger Automobiles.

The inclusion amounts for passenger automobiles first leased in calendar year 2006 are calculated under the procedures described in § 1.280F-7(a). Lessees of passenger automobiles other than trucks, vans, and electric automobiles should use Table 4 of this revenue procedure in applying these procedures, while lessees of trucks and vans should use Table 5 of this revenue procedure and lessees of electric automobiles should use Table 6 of this revenue procedure.

REV. PROC. 2006-18 TABLE 4
DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES (THAT ARE NOT TRUCKS, VANS, OR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES) WITH A LEASE TERM BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2006
Fair Market Value of Passenger Automobile Tax Year During Lease
Over Not Over 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th & later
$15,200 $15,500 4 6 10 10 10
15,500 15,800 6 10 16 18 18
15,800 16,100 8 15 22 25 28
16,100 16,400 9 19 29 33 36
16,400 16,700 11 24 35 40 45
16,700 17,000 13 28 42 48 53
17,000 17,500 16 34 50 58 66
17,500 18,000 19 41 61 71 80
18,000 18,500 23 48 71 84 95
18,500 19,000 26 55 82 96 110
19,000 19,500 29 62 93 109 125
19,500 20,000 32 70 103 122 139
20,000 20,500 36 76 114 135 154
20,500 21,000 39 84 124 148 168
21,000 21,500 42 91 135 160 184
21,500 22,000 45 98 146 173 198
22,000 23,000 50 109 162 192 220
23,000 24,000 57 123 183 218 250
24,000 25,000 63 138 204 243 279
25,000 26,000 70 152 225 269 309
26,000 27,000 76 166 247 294 339
27,000 28,000 83 181 268 319 368
28,000 29,000 90 195 289 345 397
29,000 30,000 96 209 311 371 426
30,000 31,000 103 223 332 397 455
31,000 32,000 109 238 353 422 485
32,000 33,000 116 252 374 448 515
33,000 34,000 122 267 395 473 545
34,000 35,000 129 281 417 498 574
35,000 36,000 135 295 439 523 604
36,000 37,000 142 309 460 549 633
37,000 38,000 148 324 481 575 662
38,000 39,000 155 338 502 601 691
39,000 40,000 161 353 523 626 721
40,000 41,000 168 367 545 651 750
41,000 42,000 175 381 566 677 780
42,000 43,000 181 396 587 702 810
43,000 44,000 188 410 608 728 839
44,000 45,000 194 424 630 753 869
45,000 46,000 201 438 651 779 898
46,000 47,000 207 453 672 805 927
47,000 48,000 214 467 694 830 956
48,000 49,000 220 482 715 855 986
49,000 50,000 227 496 736 881 1,016
50,000 51,000 233 510 758 906 1,045
51,000 52,000 240 525 778 932 1,075
52,000 53,000 246 539 800 958 1,104
53,000 54,000 253 553 821 984 1,133
54,000 55,000 259 568 842 1,009 1,163
55,000 56,000 266 582 864 1,034 1,192
56,000 57,000 273 596 885 1,060 1,221
57,000 58,000 279 611 906 1,085 1,251
58,000 59,000 286 625 927 1,111 1,281
59,000 60,000 292 639 949 1,136 1,311
60,000 62,000 302 661 981 1,174 1,354
62,000 64,000 315 690 1,023 1,225 1,413
64,000 66,000 328 718 1,066 1,276 1,473
66,000 68,000 341 747 1,108 1,328 1,531
68,000 70,000 354 776 1,151 1,378 1,590
70,000 72,000 367 804 1,194 1,429 1,649
72,000 74,000 380 833 1,236 1,481 1,707
74,000 76,000 393 862 1,278 1,532 1,767
76,000 78,000 407 890 1,321 1,583 1,825
78,000 80,000 420 919 1,363 1,634 1,884
80,000 85,000 443 969 1,438 1,723 1,987
85,000 90,000 475 1,041 1,544 1,851 2,135
90,000 95,000 508 1,112 1,651 1,978 2,282
95,000 100,000 541 1,184 1,757 2,106 2,429
100,000 110,000 590 1,291 1,917 2,297 2,650
110,000 120,000 655 1,435 2,130 2,552 2,944
120,000 130,000 720 1,579 2,342 2,807 3,239
130,000 140,000 786 1,722 2,555 3,062 3,534
140,000 150,000 851 1,865 2,768 3,317 3,829
150,000 160,000 916 2,009 2,980 3,573 4,123
160,000 170,000 982 2,152 3,193 3,828 4,417
170,000 180,000 1,047 2,295 3,406 4,083 4,712
180,000 190,000 1,112 2,439 3,619 4,337 5,007
190,000 200,000 1,178 2,582 3,832 4,592 5,301
200,000 210,000 1,243 2,726 4,044 4,848 5,595
210,000 220,000 1,309 2,869 4,257 5,103 5,890
220,000 230,000 1,374 3,012 4,470 5,358 6,185
230,000 240,000 1,439 3,156 4,682 5,613 6,480
240,000 and up 1,505 3,299 4,895 5,868 6,774
REV. PROC. 2006-18 TABLE 5
DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR TRUCKS AND VANS WITH A LEASE TERM BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2006
Fair Market Value of Truck or Van Tax Year During Lease
Over Not Over 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and later
$16,700 $17,000 4 8 12 14 16
17,000 17,500 6 14 20 24 29
17,500 18,000 9 21 31 37 43
18,000 18,500 13 28 42 49 58
18,500 19,000 16 36 52 62 72
19,000 19,500 19 43 63 75 87
19,500 20,000 23 50 73 88 102
20,000 20,500 26 57 84 101 116
20,500 21,000 29 64 95 113 131
21,000 21,500 32 72 105 126 146
21,500 22,000 36 78 116 139 161
22,000 23,000 41 89 132 158 183
23,000 24,000 47 104 153 183 213
24,000 25,000 54 118 174 209 242
25,000 26,000 60 132 196 235 271
26,000 27,000 67 146 217 261 300
27,000 28,000 73 161 238 286 330
28,000 29,000 80 175 260 311 359
29,000 30,000 86 190 281 336 389
30,000 31,000 93 204 302 362 418
31,000 32,000 99 219 323 388 447
32,000 33,000 106 233 344 413 478
33,000 34,000 112 247 366 439 506
34,000 35,000 119 261 387 465 536
35,000 36,000 125 276 408 490 566
36,000 37,000 132 290 430 515 595
37,000 38,000 139 304 451 541 624
38,000 39,000 145 319 472 566 654
39,000 40,000 152 333 493 592 684
40,000 41,000 158 347 515 618 712
41,000 42,000 165 362 536 642 743
42,000 43,000 171 376 557 669 772
43,000 44,000 178 390 579 694 801
44,000 45,000 184 405 600 719 831
45,000 46,000 191 419 621 745 860
46,000 47,000 197 434 642 770 890
47,000 48,000 204 448 663 796 919
48,000 49,000 210 462 685 822 948
49,000 50,000 217 476 707 847 977
50,000 51,000 224 490 728 872 1,008
51,000 52,000 230 505 749 898 1,037
52,000 53,000 237 519 770 924 1,066
53,000 54,000 243 534 791 949 1,096
54,000 55,000 250 548 813 974 1,125
55,000 56,000 256 563 833 1,000 1,155
56,000 57,000 263 577 855 1,025 1,184
57,000 58,000 269 591 877 1,051 1,213
58,000 59,000 276 605 898 1,077 1,243
59,000 60,000 282 620 919 1,102 1,272
60,000 62,000 292 641 951 1,141 1,316
62,000 64,000 305 670 994 1,191 1,375
64,000 66,000 318 699 1,036 1,242 1,435
66,000 68,000 331 728 1,078 1,293 1,494
68,000 70,000 344 756 1,121 1,345 1,552
70,000 72,000 358 784 1,164 1,395 1,612
72,000 74,000 371 813 1,206 1,447 1,670
74,000 76,000 384 842 1,249 1,497 1,729
76,000 78,000 397 871 1,291 1,548 1,788
78,000 80,000 410 899 1,334 1,600 1,846
80,000 85,000 433 949 1,409 1,688 1,950
85,000 90,000 465 1,021 1,515 1,816 2,098
90,000 95,000 498 1,093 1,621 1,944 2,244
95,000 100,000 531 1,164 1,728 2,071 2,392
100,000 110,000 580 1,272 1,887 2,263 2,612
110,000 120,000 645 1,416 2,099 2,518 2,907
120,000 130,000 711 1,559 2,312 2,773 3,202
130,000 140,000 776 1,702 2,525 3,028 3,497
140,000 150,000 841 1,846 2,738 3,283 3,791
150,000 160,000 907 1,989 2,950 3,539 4,085
160,000 170,000 972 2,132 3,164 3,793 4,380
170,000 180,000 1,037 2,276 3,376 4,049 4,674
180,000 190,000 1,103 2,419 3,589 4,303 4,969
190,000 200,000 1,168 2,563 3,801 4,559 5,263
200,000 210,000 1,233 2,706 4,015 4,813 5,558
210,000 220,000 1,299 2,849 4,227 5,069 5,853
220,000 230,000 1,364 2,993 4,440 5,324 6,147
230,000 240,000 1,430 3,136 4,652 5,580 6,441
240,000 and up 1,495 3,279 4,866 5,834 6,736
REV. PROC. 2006-18 TABLE 6
DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES WITH A LEASE TERM BEGINNING IN CALENDAR YEAR 2006
Fair Market Value of Electric Automobile Tax Year During Lease
Over Not Over 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th and later
$45,000 $46,000 4 8 11 12 12
46,000 47,000 10 22 33 37 42
47,000 48,000 17 36 54 63 72
48,000 49,000 24 51 74 89 101
49,000 50,000 30 65 96 114 131
50,000 51,000 37 79 118 139 160
51,000 52,000 43 94 139 165 189
52,000 53,000 50 108 160 190 219
53,000 54,000 56 123 181 216 248
54,000 55,000 63 137 202 242 277
55,000 56,000 69 151 224 267 307
56,000 57,000 76 165 245 293 337
57,000 58,000 82 180 266 318 367
58,000 59,000 89 194 288 343 396
59,000 60,000 95 209 309 369 425
60,000 62,000 105 230 341 407 470
62,000 64,000 118 259 383 459 528
64,000 66,000 131 288 425 510 587
66,000 68,000 144 316 469 560 646
68,000 70,000 158 345 510 612 705
70,000 72,000 171 373 554 662 764
72,000 74,000 184 402 596 713 823
74,000 76,000 197 431 638 765 881
76,000 78,000 210 459 682 815 940
78,000 80,000 223 488 724 866 1,000
80,000 85,000 246 538 798 956 1,103
85,000 90,000 278 610 905 1,083 1,250
90,000 95,000 311 682 1,011 1,211 1,397
95,000 100,000 344 753 1,118 1,338 1,544
100,000 110,000 393 861 1,277 1,529 1,766
110,000 120,000 458 1,004 1,490 1,785 2,060
120,000 130,000 524 1,147 1,703 2,040 2,354
130,000 140,000 589 1,291 1,915 2,295 2,649
140,000 150,000 654 1,435 2,127 2,551 2,943
150,000 160,000 720 1,578 2,340 2,806 3,237
160,000 170,000 785 1,721 2,553 3,061 3,532
170,000 180,000 850 1,865 2,766 3,315 3,827
180,000 190,000 916 2,008 2,979 3,570 4,122
190,000 200,000 981 2,151 3,192 3,826 4,416
200,000 210,000 1,046 2,295 3,404 4,081 4,711
210,000 220,000 1,112 2,438 3,617 4,336 5,005
220,000 230,000 1,177 2,581 3,830 4,591 5,300
230,000 240,000 1,243 2,725 4,042 4,846 5,594
240,000 and up 1,308 2,868 4,255 5,102 5,888

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE

This revenue procedure applies to passenger automobiles (other than leased passenger automobiles) that are first placed in service by the taxpayer during calendar year 2006, and to leased passenger automobiles that are first leased by the taxpayer during calendar year 2006.

SECTION 6. DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Bernard P. Harvey of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries). For further information regarding the depreciation limitations and lessee inclusion amounts in this revenue procedure, contact Bernard P. Harvey at (202) 622-3110 (not a toll-free call).

Part IV. Items of General Interest

REG-157271-05

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by Cross-Reference to Temporary Regulations Procedures for Administrative Review of a Determination That an Authorized Recipient Has Failed to Safeguard Tax Returns or Return Information

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations.

SUMMARY:

In this issue of the Bulletin, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations (T.D. 9252) regarding administrative review procedures for certain government agencies and other authorized recipients of tax returns or return information (authorized recipients) whose receipt of returns and return information may be suspended or terminated because they do not maintain proper safeguards. The temporary regulations provide guidance to responsible IRS personnel and authorized recipients as to these administrative procedures. The text of the temporary regulations published in this issue of the Bulletin serves as the text of the proposed regulations.

DATES:

Written and electronic comments and requests for a public hearing must be received by May 25, 2006.

ADDRESSES:

Send submissions to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-157271-05), Room 5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-157271-05), Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, or sent electronically, via the IRS Internet site at www.irs.gov/regs, or via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov (IRS and REG-157271-05).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Concerning submission of comments, Treena Garrett, (202) 622-7180; concerning the temporary regulations, Melinda K. Fisher, (202) 622-4580 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), tax returns and return information are protected from disclosure except in specifically enumerated circumstances. Where disclosure is permitted, section 6103 generally imposes strict safeguarding requirements and requires the IRS to monitor and enforce compliance with those requirements. Section 6103(p)(7) requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe procedures providing for administrative review of any determination under section 6103(p)(4) that an agency, body, or commission receiving returns or return information pursuant to section 6103(d) has failed to meet the safeguarding requirements. Withdrawn §301.6103(p)(7)-1 set forth the procedures for terminating future disclosures to these authorized recipients. These proposed regulations provide the intermediate review and termination procedures for all authorized recipients identified in section 6103(p)(4).

With an increasing volume of authorized disclosures of returns and return information, it is critical that authorized recipients of returns and return information adhere to the strict safeguard requirements of the Code and that the IRS take all necessary steps to ensure that those requirements are met. If unauthorized disclosures do occur, it is similarly important that the IRS take steps to address them and ensure that they are not repeated. Such steps include, as appropriate, suspension or termination of further disclosures to an authorized recipient. Nevertheless, because the authority to receive returns and return information is provided by law, authorized disclosures should not be suspended or terminated for failure to maintain adequate safeguards without appropriate administrative review procedures. The temporary regulations set forth procedures to ensure that authorized recipients provide the proper security and protection to returns and return information.

Temporary regulations in this issue of the Bulletin amend the Procedure and Administration Regulations (26 CFR Part 301) relating to section 6103(p)(4) and (p)(7). The temporary regulations provide the intermediate review and termination procedures for all authorized recipients.

The text of the temporary regulations also serves as the text of these proposed regulations. The preamble to the temporary regulations explains the proposed regulations.

Special Analyses

It has been determined that this notice of proposed rulemaking is not a significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6), it is hereby certified that these regulations will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small businesses. These regulations do not impose burdens or obligations on any person, but instead provide certain rights of administrative review. Accordingly, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Code, these proposed regulations will be submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on their impact on small business.

Comments and Requests for a Public Hearing

Before these proposed regulations are adopted as final regulations, consideration will be given to any electronic and written comments (a signed original and eight (8) copies) that are submitted timely to the IRS. The IRS and Treasury Department specifically request comments on the clarity of the proposed regulations and how they can be made easier to understand. All comments will be available for public inspection and copying. A public hearing may be scheduled if requested in writing by a person who timely submits comments. If a public hearing is scheduled, notice of the date, time, and place for the hearing will be published in the Federal Register.

Proposed Amendments to the Regulations

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 301 is proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 301—PROCEDURE AND ADMINISTRATION

Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 301 is amended, in part, by adding an entry in numerical order to read as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *

Sections 301.6103(p)(4)-1 and 301.6103(p)(7)-1 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(4) and (7) and (q); * * *

Par. 2. Section 301.6103(p)(4)-1 is added to read as follows:

§ 301.6103(p)(4)-1T Procedures relating to safeguards for returns or return information.

[The text of proposed § 301.6103(p)(4)-1 is the same as the text of § 301.6103(p)(4)-1T published elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin].

Par. 3. Section 301.6103(p)(7)-1 is added to read as follows:

§301.6103(p)(7)-1 Procedures for administrative review of a determination that an authorized recipient has failed to safeguard tax returns or return information.

[The text of proposed §301.6103(p)(7)-1 is the same as the text of §301.6103(p)(7)-1T published elsewhere in this issue of the Bulletin].

Mark E. Matthews,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.

Note

(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on February 23, 2006, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for February 24, 2006, 71 F.R. 9487)

Drafting Information

The principal author of these regulations is Melinda K. Fisher, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Administration), Disclosure and Privacy Law Division.

* * * * *

Announcement 2006-16

Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Excise Taxes; Definition of Highway Vehicle

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

This document withdraws a proposed regulation relating to the definition of a highway vehicle for purposes of various excise taxes. The withdrawal affects vehicle manufacturers, dealers, and lessors; tire manufacturers; sellers and buyers of certain motor fuels; and operators of heavy highway vehicles.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Franklin, (202) 662-3130 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On June 6, 2002, a notice of proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal Register (REG-103829-99, 2002-2 C.B. 59 [67 FR 38913]). A public hearing was held on February 27, 2003. This notice of proposed rulemaking proposed amending the definition of “highway vehicle” for purposes of the Highway Use Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 41), the Manufacturers and Retailers Excise Tax Regulations (26 CFR part 48), and the Temporary Excise Tax Regulations Under the Highway Revenue Act of 1982 (Pub. L. 97-424) (26 CFR part 145).

Sections 851 and 852 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-357) addressed the issues raised in the proposed regulation. Thus, the proposed regulation is unnecessary.

* * * * *

Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

Accordingly, under the authority of 26 U.S.C. 7805, the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-103829-99) that was published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2002 (67 FR 38913), is withdrawn.

Mark E. Matthews,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.

Note

(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on August 11, 2005, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for August 12, 2005, 70 F.R. 47160)

Announcement 2006-17

Deletions From Cumulative List of Organizations Contributions to Which are Deductible Under Section 170 of the Code

The name of an organization that no longer qualifies as an organization described in section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is listed below.

Generally, the Service will not disallow deductions for contributions made to a listed organization on or before the date of announcement in the Internal Revenue Bulletin that an organization no longer qualifies. However, the Service is not precluded from disallowing a deduction for any contributions made after an organization ceases to qualify under section 170(c)(2) if the organization has not timely filed a suit for declaratory judgment under section 7428 and if the contributor (1) had knowledge of the revocation of the ruling or determination letter, (2) was aware that such revocation was imminent, or (3) was in part responsible for or was aware of the activities or omissions of the organization that brought about this revocation.

If on the other hand a suit for declaratory judgment has been timely filed, contributions from individuals and organizations described in section 170(c)(2) that are otherwise allowable will continue to be deductible. Protection under section 7428(c) would begin on March 20, 2006, and would end on the date the court first determines that the organization is not described in section 170(c)(2) as more particularly set forth in section 7428(c)(1). For individual contributors, the maximum deduction protected is $1,000, with a husband and wife treated as one contributor. This benefit is not extended to any individual, in whole or in part, for the acts or omissions of the organization that were the basis for revocation.

Org. Name City State
John A. Hyman Memorial Youth Foundation Warrenton NC

Announcement 2006-18

Foundations Status of Certain Organizations

The following organizations have failed to establish or have been unable to maintain their status as public charities or as operating foundations. Accordingly, grantors and contributors may not, after this date, rely on previous rulings or designations in the Cumulative List of Organizations (Publication 78), or on the presumption arising from the filing of notices under section 508(b) of the Code. This listing does not indicate that the organizations have lost their status as organizations described in section 501(c)(3), eligible to receive deductible contributions.

Former Public Charities. The following organizations (which have been treated as organizations that are not private foundations described in section 509(a) of the Code) are now classified as private foundations:

Org. Name City State
AG Heritage Park, Incorporated, Alta Vista KS
Alabama Chapter of Safari Club International, Inc., McCalla AL
American Breast Feeding Institute, Inc., East Sandwich MA
American Principles Foundation, Washington DC
Animal Recovery Foundation - Animal Rehabilitation Fund, Cranston RI
Animal Rights Enforcement Corp., New York NY
Arch Plaza, Inc., Miami Beach FL
Awakening Foundation, Beaverton OR
Baba Dilip Singh Hospital Corporation, Pittsburgh PA
Barbara H. Halpern Foundation for Women and Children, Bergenfield NJ
Bucks County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, Warminster PA
By Faith Experience Ministries, Inc., Jacksonville FL
C S Foundation, Inc., Keithville LA
C. W. Golden Foundation, Inc., Fayetteville GA
Casablanca American School Foundation c/o CT Corporation, Wilmington DE
Cesar A. Padilla Messianic Ministries, Inc., Warner Robins GA
Center for Active Video Education, Bethesda MD
Charley One Air Search & Rescue, Bassfield MS
Christian Camping, Inc., Clermont IA
Church Land Foundation Corp., Frisco TX
Circle of Life Farm & Rescue, Central Islip NY
Citizens for Classical FM, Denver CO
Community Counts, Santa Monica CA
Community Focused Development Corporation, Saint Louis MO
CRT-Campaign for Responsible Transplantation, Inc., New York NY
Dallas Tax Assistance Program, Dallas TX
David G. Joyner Ministries, Bakersfield CA
Denise Smith Ministries, Inc., Southport NC
Detroit Summer Finance Program, Inc., Detroit MI
Digital Bridge Learning Resource Center, Inc., Sun City Center FL
Donna Potter Ministries, Inc., Kingfisher OK
Donnas Day Care & Learning Center, San Bernardino CA
E.W. Willheart Educational Foundation, Inc., Atlanta GA
East West Academic Business and Cultural Council, New York NY
Employment Education Performance Improvement, Inc., San Bernardino CA
Fathers House Association, Chicago IL
Fishers of Men, Inc., Alto GA
Frank T. Fair Foundation, Blue Bell PA
FSASE Scholarship Foundation, Inc., Tallahassee FL
Fun Foundation, Koloa HI
Galena Park Boxing Academy & Youth Center, Inc., Galena Park TX
Glastonbury Interfaith Association, Inc., Glastonbury CT
Great Praise Outreach, Inc., Mobile AL
Greentrust Alliance, Inc., Cherry Hill NJ
Helping Hands International, Los Angeles CA
High Tech Imaging, Inc., Los Angeles CA
Hillsborough Historical Society, Hillsborough CA
Hingham Shipyard Historical Foundation, Hingham MA
Household of Faith Ministries, Inc., Sandy Hook KY
Housing Redevelopment & Rentals, Inc., St. Petersburg FL
Human Development Center, Inc., Milwaukee WI
Independent Thinking & New Media Foundation Corp., New York NY
Inn Ovations for Humanity, New Orleans LA
Institute for Ministry Law & Ethics, Salt Lake City UT
Institute of One, Waianae HI
Islamic Society & MASJID, Napa CA
Jacksonville Education Foundation, Inc., Jacksonville AR
Joseph G. Cirillo Memorial Scholarship Fund, Havertown PA
Kleiner Foundation, Dunn Loring VA
Knox Area Youth Recreation Ministries, Inc., Knoxville TN
Knox Hope Community Development Corporation, Baltimore MD
L A C E Foundation, NUEVO CA
Lee Community Services, Antioch CA
Lewis Street Housing Development Fund Company, Inc., Buffalo NY
Liberty Charitable Foundation, Inc., Bainbridge GA
Liberty Greys Military and Civilian Society, Whitman MA
Lord and His Children Outreach Ministry, Chicago IL
Maritime Shoshone, Inc., Moss Beach CA
MEDIA Internship Program, San Francisco CA
Memorable Moments Wishes and Youth Services, Inc., Birmingham AL
Men of Purpose K-Vision, Inc., East Palo Alto CA
Miami-Cass County Freedom Bound Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Inc., Peru IN
Mommys Breathing Space, Seattle WA
Moonvine Consortium, Harrisburg AR
Moses Udebiuwa Memorial Foundation, Davidsonville MD
Muslim American Voice for Economic & Human Survival, Inc., Evanston IL
Nanyo Kouryo Kyoukai Corporation, Saipan MP
Network of Believers, Poulsbo WA
New Jersey Turn District of the American Turners, Mahwah NJ
New York Menopause Foundation, New York NY
Newton County Adult Education, Inc., Morocco IN
North Carolina Athletic Council, Durham NC
Oakland Morh-I Tenants Association, Oakland CA
Ombudsmen to Promote Government Integrity, Alamo CA
Pendleton House Association, Elizabeth City NC
Prayer Time Ministries, Atlanta GA
Project Arizona Civic Education, Tucson AZ
Project Matthew, Carrollton TX
Project SOS, Inc., Linden AL
Re-Compute Org., Omaha NE
Red Sand Foundation, Incorporated, Ridgewood NJ
Red Sea Mission, Inc., Lancaster SC
Renewal Housing Foundation, San Jose CA
Resource Conservation and Information Institute, Inc., Weiser ID
Rethinking Aids the Group for the Scientific Reappraisal of the HIV, Oakland CA
Rhema Community Development, Chicago IL
RNIB America, Inc., Washington DC
Rudy Kachmann Behavior Foundation, Inc., Fort Wayne IN
Safe Haven Family Restoration, Inc., Savannah GA
Sapio Institute, Chesterbrook PA
SBS Basketball Foundation, Gilbert AZ
Scott Ferguson Ministries, Inc., Cleveland GA
Scott Foundation, Inc., Scott MS
S.D. Ireland Cancer Research Fund, Inc., South Burlington VT
Sequoia Presidential Yacht Foundation, Washington DC
Shannon House, Inc., Baltimore MD
Sigma Chi Beta Epsilon Educational Foundation, Inc., Salt Lake City UT
Social Humane Appreciation Relief Project Community Development and Betterment Corporation, Miami FL
Southern Friendship Community Development Corporation, Inc., Temple Hills MD
Spaulding Paolozzi Foundation, Charleston SC
Supreme Designs, Inc., Los Banos CA
Surviving Artists, Inc., Memphis TN
Telios, Inc., Charleston SC
Tennessee Business Roundtable Foundation, Nashville TN
Tony Betten Family Foundation, Grand Rapids MI
Truth in Research Foundation, Foster City CA
U-Start, Inc., Schenectady NY
Universal Cancer Foundation, Inc., Springhill FL
Valley of the Sun Boys and Girls Club, Scottsdale AZ
Vigil Enterprises, Albuquerque NM
Webster Area Soccer Association, Webster SD
Westwood Children’s Center, Inc., Houston TX
Whatever ICD, New York NY
Williams Economic Development, Inc., Ocala FL
Willis Demery Community Development Corporation, New Orleans LA
Willow Brook Institute of International Relations, Inc., Bethesda MD
Willowbrook-Champions Figure Skating, Houston TX
Wisdom Village, Alameda CA
Y Entrepreneurial Society, Inc., New Haven CT
Youth Fitness and Education Association, Alexandria VA

If an organization listed above submits information that warrants the renewal of its classification as a public charity or as a private operating foundation, the Internal Revenue Service will issue a ruling or determination letter with the revised classification as to foundation status. Grantors and contributors may thereafter rely upon such ruling or determination letter as provided in section 1.509(a)-7 of the Income Tax Regulations. It is not the practice of the Service to announce such revised classification of foundation status in the Internal Revenue Bulletin.

Definition of Terms and Abbreviations

Definition of Terms

Amplified describes a situation where no change is being made in a prior published position, but the prior position is being extended to apply to a variation of the fact situation set forth therein. Thus, if an earlier ruling held that a principle applied to A, and the new ruling holds that the same principle also applies to B, the earlier ruling is amplified. (Compare with modified, below).

Clarified is used in those instances where the language in a prior ruling is being made clear because the language has caused, or may cause, some confusion. It is not used where a position in a prior ruling is being changed.

Distinguished describes a situation where a ruling mentions a previously published ruling and points out an essential difference between them.

Modified is used where the substance of a previously published position is being changed. Thus, if a prior ruling held that a principle applied to A but not to B, and the new ruling holds that it applies to both A and B, the prior ruling is modified because it corrects a published position. (Compare with amplified and clarified, above).

Obsoleted describes a previously published ruling that is not considered determinative with respect to future transactions. This term is most commonly used in a ruling that lists previously published rulings that are obsoleted because of changes in laws or regulations. A ruling may also be obsoleted because the substance has been included in regulations subsequently adopted.

Revoked describes situations where the position in the previously published ruling is not correct and the correct position is being stated in a new ruling.

Superseded describes a situation where the new ruling does nothing more than restate the substance and situation of a previously published ruling (or rulings). Thus, the term is used to republish under the 1986 Code and regulations the same position published under the 1939 Code and regulations. The term is also used when it is desired to republish in a single ruling a series of situations, names, etc., that were previously published over a period of time in separate rulings. If the new ruling does more than restate the substance of a prior ruling, a combination of terms is used. For example, modified and superseded describes a situation where the substance of a previously published ruling is being changed in part and is continued without change in part and it is desired to restate the valid portion of the previously published ruling in a new ruling that is self contained. In this case, the previously published ruling is first modified and then, as modified, is superseded.

Supplemented is used in situations in which a list, such as a list of the names of countries, is published in a ruling and that list is expanded by adding further names in subsequent rulings. After the original ruling has been supplemented several times, a new ruling may be published that includes the list in the original ruling and the additions, and supersedes all prior rulings in the series.

Suspended is used in rare situations to show that the previous published rulings will not be applied pending some future action such as the issuance of new or amended regulations, the outcome of cases in litigation, or the outcome of a Service study.

Revenue rulings and revenue procedures (hereinafter referred to as “rulings”) that have an effect on previous rulings use the following defined terms to describe the effect:

Abbreviations

The following abbreviations in current use and formerly used will appear in material published in the Bulletin.

A—Individual.

Acq.—Acquiescence.

B—Individual.

BE—Beneficiary.

BK—Bank.

B.T.A.—Board of Tax Appeals.

C—Individual.

C.B.—Cumulative Bulletin.

CFR—Code of Federal Regulations.

CI—City.

COOP—Cooperative.

Ct.D.—Court Decision.

CY—County.

D—Decedent.

DC—Dummy Corporation.

DE—Donee.

Del. Order—Delegation Order.

DISC—Domestic International Sales Corporation.

DR—Donor.

E—Estate.

EE—Employee.

E.O.—Executive Order.

ER—Employer.

ERISA—Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

EX—Executor.

F—Fiduciary.

FC—Foreign Country.

FICA—Federal Insurance Contributions Act.

FISC—Foreign International Sales Company.

FPH—Foreign Personal Holding Company.

F.R.—Federal Register.

FUTA—Federal Unemployment Tax Act.

FX—Foreign corporation.

G.C.M.—Chief Counsel’s Memorandum.

GE—Grantee.

GP—General Partner.

GR—Grantor.

IC—Insurance Company.

I.R.B.—Internal Revenue Bulletin.

LE—Lessee.

LP—Limited Partner.

LR—Lessor.

M—Minor.

Nonacq.—Nonacquiescence.

O—Organization.

P—Parent Corporation.

PHC—Personal Holding Company.

PO—Possession of the U.S.

PR—Partner.

PRS—Partnership.

PTE—Prohibited Transaction Exemption.

Pub. L.—Public Law.

REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.

Rev. Proc.—Revenue Procedure.

Rev. Rul.—Revenue Ruling.

S—Subsidiary.

S.P.R.—Statement of Procedural Rules.

Stat.—Statutes at Large.

T—Target Corporation.

T.C.—Tax Court.

T.D. —Treasury Decision.

TFE—Transferee.

TFR—Transferor.

T.I.R.—Technical Information Release.

TP—Taxpayer.

TR—Trust.

TT—Trustee.

U.S.C.—United States Code.

X—Corporation.

Y—Corporation.

Z—Corporation.

Numerical Finding List

Numerical Finding List

A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2005-27 through 2005-52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2005-52, dated December 27, 2005.

Bulletins

Announcements

Article Issue Link Page
2006-1 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 260
2006-2 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 300
2006-3 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 327
2006-4 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 328
2006-5 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 378
2006-6 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 340
2006-7 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 342
2006-8 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 344
2006-9 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 392
2006-10 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 393
2006-11 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 420
2006-12 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 421
2006-13 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 462
2006-14 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 516
2006-15 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 632
2006-16 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12
2006-17 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12
2006-18 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12


Notices

Article Issue Link Page
2006-1 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 347
2006-2 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 278
2006-3 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 306
2006-4 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 307
2006-5 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 348
2006-6 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 385
2006-7 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 559
2006-8 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 386
2006-9 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 413
2006-10 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 386
2006-11 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 457
2006-12 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 458
2006-13 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 496
2006-14 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 498
2006-15 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 501
2006-16 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 538
2006-17 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 559
2006-18 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 502
2006-19 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 539
2006-20 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 560
2006-21 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12
2006-22 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 593
2006-23 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 594
2006-24 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 595
2006-25 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 609
2006-26 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 622
2006-27 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 626
2006-28 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 628
2006-29 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12


Proposed Regulations

Article Issue Link Page
107722-00 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 354
104385-01 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 389
122380-02 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 563
137243-02 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 317
133446-03 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 299
113365-04 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 580
148568-04 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 417
106418-05 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 461
138879-05 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 503
143244-05 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 419
146459-05 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 504
157271-05 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12


Revenue Procedures

Article Issue Link Page
2006-1 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 1
2006-2 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 89
2006-3 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 122
2006-4 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 132
2006-5 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 174
2006-6 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 204
2006-7 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 242
2006-8 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 245
2006-9 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 278
2006-10 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 293
2006-11 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 309
2006-12 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 310
2006-13 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 315
2006-14 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 350
2006-15 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 387
2006-16 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 539
2006-18 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12


Revenue Rulings

Article Issue Link Page
2006-1 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 261
2006-2 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 261
2006-3 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 276
2006-4 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 264
2006-5 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 302
2006-6 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 381
2006-7 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 399
2006-8 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 520
2006-9 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 519
2006-10 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 557
2006-11 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12
2006-12 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12


Tax Conventions

Article Issue Link Page
2006-6 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 340
2006-7 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 342
2006-8 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 344


Treasury Decisions

Article Issue Link Page
9231 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 272
9232 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 266
9233 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 303
9234 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 329
9235 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 338
9236 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 382
9237 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 394
9238 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 408
9239 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 401
9240 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 454
9241 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 427
9242 2006-7 I.R.B. 2006-7 422
9243 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 475
9244 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 463
9246 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 534
9247 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 521
9248 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 524
9249 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 546
9250 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 588
9251 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 590
9252 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12


Effect of Current Actions on Previously Published Items

Finding List of Current Actions on Previously Published Items

A cumulative list of current actions on previously published items in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2005-27 through 2005-52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2005-52, dated December 27, 2005.

Bulletins

Notices

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
2002-35 Clarified and modified by Notice 2006-16 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 538
2005-44 Supplemented by Notice 2006-1 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 347
2005-66 Supplemented by Notice 2006-20 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 560
2005-73 Supplemented by Notice 2006-20 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 560
2005-81 Supplemented by Notice 2006-20 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 560
2005-98 Supplemented by Notice 2006-7 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 559


Proposed Regulations

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
103829-99 Withdrawn by Ann. 2006-16 2006-12 I.R.B. 2006-12
131739-03 Corrected by Ann. 2006-10 2006-5 I.R.B. 2006-5 393
138647-04 Corrected by Ann. 2006-4 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 328
158080-04 Corrected by Ann. 2006-11 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 420


Revenue Procedures

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
96-52 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-10 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 293
97-27 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2006-11 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 309
97-27 Modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2006-12 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 310
2002-9 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2006-11 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 309
2002-9 Modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2006-12 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 310
2002-9 Modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2006-14 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 350
2002-9 Modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2006-16 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 539
2002-17 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2006-14 2006-4 I.R.B. 2006-4 350
2003-38 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2006-16 2006-9 I.R.B. 2006-9 539
2004-23 Superseded for certain taxable years by Rev. Proc. 2006-12 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 310
2004-40 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-9 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 278
2005-1 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-1 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 1
2005-2 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-2 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 89
2005-3 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-3 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 122
2005-4 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-4 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 132
2005-5 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-5 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 174
2005-6 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-6 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 204
2005-7 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-7 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 242
2005-8 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-8 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 245
2005-9 Superseded for certain taxable years by Rev. Proc. 2006-12 2006-3 I.R.B. 2006-3 310
2005-12 Section 10 modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-1 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 1
2005-24 Modified by Notice 2006-15 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 501
2005-61 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-3 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 122
2005-68 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-1 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 1
2005-68 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2006-3 2006-1 I.R.B. 2006-1 122


Revenue Rulings

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
55-355 Obsoleted by T.D. 9244 2006-8 I.R.B. 2006-8 463
74-503 Revoked by Rev. Rul. 2006-2 2006-2 I.R.B. 2006-2 261
77-230 Obsoleted by T.D. 9249 2006-10 I.R.B. 2006-10 546
91-5 Modified by T.D. 9250 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 588
92-86 Modified by T.D. 9250 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 588


Treasury Decisions

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
9192 Corrected by Ann. 2006-15 2006-11 I.R.B. 2006-11 632
9203 Corrected by Ann. 2006-12 2006-6 I.R.B. 2006-6 421


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