Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2008-49

December 8, 2008


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. 2008-52 Rev. Rul. 2008-52

Section 1274A - Inflation adjusted numbers for 2009. This ruling provides the dollar amounts, increased by the 2009 inflation adjustment, for section 1274A of the Code. Rev. Rul. 2008-3 supplemented and superseded.

Rev. Rul. 2008-53 Rev. Rul. 2008-53

Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 642, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for December 2008.

T.D. 9431 T.D. 9431

Final regulations under section 6039I of the Code implement the authority given the Secretary to require information reporting on employer-owned life insurance contracts.

Notice 2008-106 Notice 2008-106

This notice informs taxpayers that the new 9 percent applicable percentage floor for certain buildings that are placed in service after July 30, 2008 and before December 31, 2013, enacted pursuant to section 3002(a)(1) of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008, applies notwithstanding a pre-Act irrevocable election by the taxpayer to apply to these buildings an applicable percentage that is less than 9 percent.

ADMINISTRATIVE

T.D. 9432 T.D. 9432

Final regulations under section 9037 of the Code change Treasury procedures for making payments from the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.

Rev. Proc. 2008-70 Rev. Proc. 2008-70

Insurance companies; loss reserves; discounting unpaid losses. The loss payment patterns and discount factors are set forth for the 2008 accident year. These factors will be used for computing discount unpaid losses under section 846 of the Code. This procedure also corrects the discount factors for the Composite and International (Composite) lines of business for the 2006 and 2007 accident years in Rev. Proc. 2007-9, 2007-1 C.B. 278, and Rev. Proc. 2008-10, 2008-3 I.R.B. 290, for taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100, 1988-2 C.B. 439. Rev. Procs. 2007-9 and 2008-10 modified.

Rev. Proc. 2008-71 Rev. Proc. 2008-71

Insurance companies; discounting estimated salvage recoverable. The salvage discount factors are set forth for the 2008 accident year. These factors will be used for computing estimated salvage recoverable under section 832 of the Code.

Announcement 2008-117 Announcement 2008-117

This document provides notice of a public hearing on proposed regulations (REG-155087-05, 2008-38 I.R.B. 726) relating to credits and payments for alcohol mixtures, biodiesel mixtures, renewable diesel mixtures, alternative fuel mixtures, and alternative fuel sold for use or used as a fuel, as well as proposed regulations relating to the definition of gasoline and diesel fuel. The public hearing is scheduled for February 9, 2009.

Preface

The IRS Mission

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Introduction

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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

Rev. Rul. 2008-53

Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 642, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for December 2008.

This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for December 2008 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term, mid-term, and long-term applicable federal rates (AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Table 2 contains the short-term, mid-term, and long-term adjusted applicable federal rates (adjusted AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1288(b). Table 3 sets forth the adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the low-income housing credit described in section 42(b)(1) for buildings placed in service during the current month. However, under section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013, shall not be less than 9%. Table 5 contains the federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or for a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest for purposes of section 7520. Finally, Table 6 contains the 2009 interest rate for sections 846 and 807.

REV. RUL. 2008-53 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for December 2008
Period for Compounding
Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term
AFR 1.36% 1.36% 1.36% 1.36%
110% AFR 1.51% 1.50% 1.50% 1.50%
120% AFR 1.64% 1.63% 1.63% 1.62%
130% AFR 1.78% 1.77% 1.77% 1.76%
Mid-term
AFR 2.85% 2.83% 2.82% 2.81%
110% AFR 3.13% 3.11% 3.10% 3.09%
120% AFR 3.43% 3.40% 3.39% 3.38%
130% AFR 3.71% 3.68% 3.66% 3.65%
150% AFR 4.30% 4.25% 4.23% 4.21%
175% AFR 5.01% 4.95% 4.92% 4.90%
Long-term
AFR 4.45% 4.40% 4.38% 4.36%
110% AFR 4.90% 4.84% 4.81% 4.79%
120% AFR 5.35% 5.28% 5.25% 5.22%
130% AFR 5.80% 5.72% 5.68% 5.65%
REV. RUL. 2008-53 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for December 2008
Period for Compounding
Annual Semiannual Quarterly Monthly
Short-term adjusted AFR 2.20% 2.19% 2.18% 2.18%
Mid-term adjusted AFR 3.82% 3.78% 3.76% 3.75%
Long-term adjusted AFR 5.40% 5.33% 5.29% 5.27%
REV. RUL. 2008-53 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for December 2008
Adjusted federal long-term rate for the current month 5.40%
Long-term tax-exempt rate for ownership changes during the current month (the highest of the adjusted federal long-term rates for the current month and the prior two months.) 5.40%
REV. RUL. 2008-53 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for December 2008
Note: Under Section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013, shall not be less than 9%.
Appropriate percentage for the 70% present value low-income housing credit 7.84%
Appropriate percentage for the 30% present value low-income housing credit 3.36%
REV. RUL. 2008-53 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for December 2008
Applicable federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or a term of years, or a remainder or reversionary interest 3.4%
REV. RUL. 2008-53 TABLE 6
Rates Under Sections 846 and 807
Applicable rate of interest for 2009 for purposes of sections 846 and 807 4.06%

Rev. Rul. 2008-52

Section 1274A - Inflation adjusted numbers for 2009. This ruling provides the dollar amounts, increased by the 2009 inflation adjustment, for section 1274A of the Code. Rev. Rul. 2008-3 supplemented and superseded.

This revenue ruling provides the dollar amounts, increased by the 2009 inflation adjustment, for § 1274A of the Internal Revenue Code.

BACKGROUND

In general, §§ 483 and 1274 determine the principal amount of a debt instrument given in consideration for the sale or exchange of nonpublicly traded property. In addition, any interest on a debt instrument subject to § 1274 is taken into account under the original issue discount provisions of the Code. Section 1274A, however, modifies the rules under §§ 483 and 1274 for certain types of debt instruments.

In the case of a “qualified debt instrument,” the discount rate used for purposes of §§ 483 and 1274 may not exceed 9 percent, compounded semiannually. Section 1274A(b) defines a qualified debt instrument as any debt instrument given in consideration for the sale or exchange of property (other than new § 38 property within the meaning of § 48(b), as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990) if the stated principal amount of the instrument does not exceed the amount specified in § 1274A(b). For debt instruments arising out of sales or exchanges before January 1, 1990, this amount is $2,800,000.

In the case of a “cash method debt instrument,” as defined in § 1274A(c), the borrower and lender may elect to use the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting. In particular, for any cash method debt instrument, § 1274 does not apply, and interest on the instrument is accounted for by both the borrower and the lender under the cash method of accounting. A cash method debt instrument is a qualified debt instrument that meets the following additional requirements: (A) In the case of instruments arising out of sales or exchanges before January 1, 1990, the stated principal amount does not exceed $2,000,000; (B) the lender does not use an accrual method of accounting and is not a dealer with respect to the property sold or exchanged; (C) § 1274 would have applied to the debt instrument but for an election under § 1274A(c); and (D) an election under § 1274A(c) is jointly made with respect to the debt instrument by the borrower and lender. Section 1.1274A-1(c)(1) of the Income Tax Regulations provides rules concerning the time for, and manner of, making this election.

Section 1274A(d)(2) provides that, for any debt instrument arising out of a sale or exchange during any calendar year after 1989, the dollar amounts stated in § 1274A(b) and § 1274A(c)(2)(A) are increased by the inflation adjustment for the calendar year. Any increase due to the inflation adjustment is rounded to the nearest multiple of $100 (or, if the increase is a multiple of $50 and not of $100, the increase is increased to the nearest multiple of $100). The inflation adjustment for any calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which the CPI for the preceding calendar year exceeds the CPI for calendar year 1988. Section 1274A(d)(2)(B) defines the CPI for any calendar year as the average of the Consumer Price Index as of the close of the 12-month period ending on September 30 of that calendar year.

INFLATION-ADJUSTED AMOUNTS UNDER § 1274A

For debt instruments arising out of sales or exchanges after December 31, 1989, the inflation-adjusted amounts under § 1274A are shown in Table 1.

Rev. Rul. 2008-52 Table 1
Inflation-Adjusted Amounts Under § 1274A
Calendar Year of Sale or Exchange 1274A(b) Amount (qualified debt instrument) 1274A(c)(2)(A) Amount (cash method debt instrument)
1990 $2,933,200 $2,095,100
1991 $3,079,600 $2,199,700
1992 $3,234,900 $2,310,600
1993 $3,332,400 $2,380,300
1994 $3,433,500 $2,452,500
1995 $3,523,600 $2,516,900
1996 $3,622,500 $2,587,500
1997 $3,723,800 $2,659,900
1998 $3,823,100 $2,730,800
1999 $3,885,500 $2,775,400
2000 $3,960,100 $2,828,700
2001 $4,085,900 $2,918,500
2002 $4,217,500 $3,012,500
2003 $4,280,800 $3,057,700
2004 $4,381,300 $3,129,500
2005 $4,483,000 $3,202,100
2006 $4,630,300 $3,307,400
2007 $4,800,800 $3,429,100
2008 $4,913,400 $3,509,600
2009 $5,131,700 $3,665,500
Note: These inflation adjustments were computed using the All-Urban, Consumer Price Index, 1982-1984 base, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS

Rev. Rul. 2008-3, 2008-2 I.R.B. 249, is supplemented and superseded.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The author of this revenue ruling is Andrea M. Hoffenson of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products). For further information regarding this revenue ruling, please contact Ms. Hoffenson at (202) 622-3930 (not a toll-free call).

T.D. 9431

Information Reporting on Employer-Owned Life Insurance Contracts

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Final regulations and removal of temporary regulations.

SUMMARY:

This document contains final regulations concerning information reporting on employer-owned life insurance contracts under section 6039I of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). This final regulation is necessary to provide taxpayers with guidance as to how the requirements of section 6039I should be applied. These regulations generally apply to taxpayers that are engaged in a trade or business and that are directly or indirectly a beneficiary of a life insurance contract covering the life of an insured who is an employee of the trade or business on the date the contract is issued.

DATES:

Effective Date: These regulations are effective on November 6, 2008.

Applicability Date: These regulations are applicable for tax years ending after November 6, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda K. Boyd, 202-622-3970 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background and Explanation of Provisions

The Pension Protection Act of 2006, Public Law 109-280, 120 Stat. 780 (2006), added sections 101(j) and 6039I to the Code concerning employer-owned life insurance contracts.

Section 101(j)(1) provides that, in the case of an employer-owned life insurance contract, the amount of death benefits excluded from gross income under section 101(a)(1) shall not exceed an amount equal to the sum of the premiums and other amounts paid by the policyholder for the contract. For this purpose, an employer-owned life insurance contract is a life insurance contract that (i) is owned by a person engaged in a trade or business and under which such person is directly or indirectly a beneficiary under the contract, and (ii) covers the life of an insured who is an employee with respect to the trade or business on the date the contract is issued. An applicable policyholder is generally a person who owns an employer-owned life insurance contract, or a related person as described in section 101(j)(3).

Section 101(j)(2) provides exceptions to the general rule of section 101(j)(1) in the case of certain employer-owned life insurance contracts with respect to which certain notice and consent requirements are met. Those exceptions are based either on (i) the insured’s status as an employee within 12 months of death or as a highly compensated employee or highly compensated individual, or (ii) the extent to which death benefits are paid to a family member, trust, or estate of the insured employee, or are used to purchase an equity interest in the applicable policyholder from a family member, trust or estate.

Section 6039I provides that every applicable policyholder that owns one or more employer-owned life insurance contracts shall file a return, at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulations, showing for each year the contracts are owned—

(1) The number of employees of the applicable policyholder at the end of the year;

(2) The number of such employees insured under such contracts at the end of the year;

(3) The total amount of insurance in force at the end of the year under such contracts;

(4) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the applicable policyholder and the type of business in which the policyholder is engaged; and

(5) That the policyholder has a valid consent for each insured employee (or, if not all such consents are obtained, the number of insured employees for whom such consent was not obtained).

Section 6039I(c) provides that any term used in section 6039I that is used in section 101(j) has the same meaning given that term by section 101(j).

Sections 101(j) and 6039I apply to life insurance contracts issued after August 17, 2006, except for a contract issued after that date pursuant to a section 1035 exchange for a contract issued before that date. For this purpose, a material increase in the death benefit or other material change causes the contract to be treated as a new contract except that, in the case of a master contract within the meaning of section 264(f)(4)(E), the addition of covered lives is treated as a new contract only with respect to those additional covered lives.

On November 13, 2007, the IRS published temporary regulations in the Federal Register (T.D. 9364, 2007-51 I.R.B. 1177 [72 FR 63806]), which serve as the basis for a cross-reference notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-115910-07, 2007-51 I.R.B. 1214 [72 FR 63838]). The temporary regulations and notice of proposed rulemaking provide that the Commissioner may prescribe the form and manner of satisfying the reporting requirements imposed by section 6039I on applicable policyholders owning one or more employer-owned life insurance contracts issued after August 17, 2006. Pursuant to these regulations, on January 24, 2008, the IRS released Form 8925, “Report of Employer-Owned Life Insurance Contracts”, for taxpayers to use to comply with the reporting requirements of section 6039I.

No public hearing was requested or held. The IRS received comments from one taxpayer. Those comments primarily concern the notice and consent requirements of section 101(j), rather than the reporting requirements of section 6039I. Accordingly, this Treasury decision adopts the proposed regulations without substantive change and removes the corresponding temporary regulations. In order to make the regulations more useful to taxpayers, this Treasury decision sets forth the information that is enumerated in section 6039I and required to be reported under that provision. The IRS and Treasury Departments will continue to consider the comments received in connection with any future published guidance under section 101(j).

Special Analyses

It has been determined that this Treasury Decision is not a significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. It has also been determined that section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to this regulation.

In accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6), it is hereby certified that the regulations will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Even though a substantial number of small entities may be subject to the requirements of section 6039I, these final regulations do not require the reporting of information other than that which is specifically required by section 6039I. Further, the burden associated with completing the prescribed form is minimal because the information required by section 6039I is readily available. Accordingly, the regulations will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities and a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.

Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Internal Revenue Code, the notice of proposed rulemaking preceding this regulation was submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small business.

Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is amended as follows:

PART 1—INCOME TAXES

Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 is amended by removing the entry for §1.6039I-1T, and adding an entry in numerical order to read in part as follows:

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

Section 1.6039I-1 also issued under 26 U.S.C. 6039I. * * *

Par. 2. Section 1.6039I-1 is added to read as follows:

§1.6039I-1 Reporting of certain employer-owned life insurance contracts.

(a) Requirement to report. Section 6039I requires every taxpayer that is an applicable policyholder owning one or more employer-owned life insurance contracts issued after August 17, 2006, to file a return showing the following information for each year the contracts are owned—

(1) The number of employees of the applicable policyholder at the end of the year;

(2) The number of such employees insured under such contracts at the end of the year;

(3) The total amount of insurance in force at the end of the year under such contracts;

(4) The name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the applicable policyholder and the type of business in which the policyholder is engaged; and

(5) That the applicable policyholder has a valid consent for each insured employee (or, if all such consents are not obtained, the number of insured employees for whom such consent was not obtained).

(b) Time and manner of reporting. Applicable policyholders owning one or more employer-owned life insurance contracts issued after August 17, 2006, must provide the information required under §6039I by attaching Form 8925, “Report of Employer-Owned Life Insurance Contracts”, to the policyholder’s income tax return by the due date of that return, or by filing such other form at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner may in the future prescribe.

(c) Effective/applicability date. These regulations are applicable for tax years ending after November 6, 2008.

§1.6039I-1T [Removed]

Par. 3. Section 1.6039I-1T is removed.

Linda E. Stiff,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.

Approved October 16, 2008.

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

Note

(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on November 5, 2008, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for November 6, 2008, 73 F.R. 65981)

Drafting Information

The principal author of these regulations is Linda K. Boyd, Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions & Products). However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury Department participated in their development.

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T.D. 9432

Payments From the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 702

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Final regulations and removal of temporary regulations.

SUMMARY:

This document contains final regulations under section 9037 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating to the financing of presidential primary campaigns. The regulations relate to Treasury procedures for making payments from the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account (Primary Account) to eligible primary candidates. These regulations affect all candidates eligible to receive payments from the Primary Account.

DATES:

Effective Date: These regulations are effective on November 13, 2008.

Applicability Date: For dates of applicability, see §§702.9037-1(b) and 702.9037-2(c).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karla M. Meola, (202) 622-4930 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This document contains amendments to 26 CFR part 702 under section 9037 of the Code. On February 14, 2008, the IRS published temporary regulations (T.D. 9382, 2008-9 I.R.B. 482) in the Federal Register (73 FR 8608). On the same date, the IRS published a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-149475-07, 2008-9 I.R.B. 510) in the Federal Register (73 FR 8632) cross-referencing the temporary regulations.

The notice of proposed rulemaking provided that, pursuant to section 9036, the Federal Election Commission (Commission) will certify to the Treasury Secretary the full amount of payments to which a candidate is entitled under section 9034. The Treasury Secretary will pay promptly, but not before the start of a Presidential election year, the amounts certified by the Commission from the Primary Account to the candidate. The notice of proposed rulemaking also authorized the Treasury Secretary to provide guidance prescribing rules and procedures for the Primary Account. Contemporaneously with the publication of the notice of proposed rulemaking, the IRS published Rev. Proc. 2008-15, 2008-9 I.R.B. 489, which revises the procedures for making prompt payment from the Primary Account to eligible primary candidates.

The notice of proposed rulemaking invited comments and requests for a public hearing, but no comments were received and no public hearing was requested or held. Accordingly, this Treasury decision adopts the proposed regulations without modification as final regulations.

Special Analyses

It has been determined that this Treasury decision is not a significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. It has also been determined that section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to these regulations, and because the regulation does not impose a collection of information on small entities, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) does not apply. Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Code, this regulation has been submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small business.

Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations

Accordingly, 26 CFR part 702 is amended as follows:

PART 702—PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY MATCHING PAYMENT ACCOUNT

Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 702 continues to read in part as follows:

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

Par. 2. Section 702.9037-1T is removed.

§702.9037-1T [Removed].

Par. 3. Revise §702.9037-1 to read as follows:

§702.9037-1 Transfer of amounts to the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.

(a) In general. The Secretary will deposit amounts into the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account (Primary Account) only to the extent that there are amounts in the Presidential Election Campaign Fund (Fund) after the transfers prescribed by §701.9006-1(c) and (d). The Secretary will make this deposit promptly from amounts that have actually been transferred to the Fund under §701.9006-1(a). Any amounts in the Primary Account after October 31 following a presidential election will be returned to the Fund for the purpose of making the transfers prescribed by §701.9006-1(c), (d), and (f) for the next presidential election.

(b) Effective/applicability date. These regulations apply to the Primary Account on or after February 2, 1996.

Par. 4. Section 702.9037-2T is removed.

§702.9037-2T [Removed].

Par. 5. Revise §702.9037-2 to read as follows:

§702.9037-2 Payments from the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account.

(a) In general. Pursuant to section 9036, the Federal Election Commission (Commission) will certify to the Secretary the full amount of payment to which a candidate is entitled under section 9034. The Secretary will pay promptly, but not before the start of the matching payment period under section 9032(6), the amounts certified by the Commission from the Presidential Primary Matching Payment Account (Primary Account) to the candidate.

(b) Additional guidance. The Internal Revenue Service may publish guidance in the Internal Revenue Bulletin (see §601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b) of this chapter) prescribing additional rules and procedures for the Primary Account.

(c) Effective/applicability date. These regulations apply to the Primary Account on or after February 2, 1996.

Linda E. Stiff,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.

Approved October 28, 2008.

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

Note

(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on November 12, 2008, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for November 13, 2008, 73 F.R. 67103)

Drafting Information

The principal author of these regulations is Karla M. Meola of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax & Accounting). However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury Department participated in their development.

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Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

Notice 2008-106

Applicable Percentage Under Section 3002(A)(1) of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008

Purpose

This notice clarifies that the 9 percent applicable percentage floor for non-Federally subsidized new buildings that are placed in service after July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013, enacted pursuant to section 3002 of the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110-289) (Act), applies notwithstanding an irrevocable election by the taxpayer under former § 42(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code (now § 42(b)(1)[(A)](ii) of the Code, as amended by the Act) made on or before July 30, 2008.

Background

Section 42(a) of the Code provides that for purposes of § 38, the amount of the low-income housing credit for any taxable year in the credit period shall be an amount equal to (1) the applicable percentage of (2) the qualified basis of each qualified low-income building.

Section 42(b)(1) of the Code, as amended by the Act, provides, in part, that the term “applicable percentage” means, with respect to any building, the appropriate percentage prescribed by the Secretary for the earlier of (i) the month in which such building is placed in service, or (ii) at the election of the taxpayer the month in which the taxpayer and the housing credit agency enter into an agreement with respect to such building (which is binding on such agency, the taxpayer, and all successors in interest) as to the housing credit dollar amount to be allocated to such building. A month may be elected by the taxpayer only if the election is made not later than the 5th day after the close of such month. Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable. Guidance on the election of the appropriate percentage month can be found under § 1.42-8 of the Income Tax Regulations.

Section 42(b)(1)(B) of the Code, as amended by the Act, provides that the percentages prescribed by the Secretary for any month shall be percentages which will yield over a 10-year period amounts of credit which have a present value equal to (i) 70 percent of the qualified basis of a new building which is not federally subsidized for the taxable year, and (ii) 30 percent of the qualified basis of a building not described in (i).

Section 42(b)(1)(C) of the Code, as amended by the Act, provides that the present value shall be determined as of the last day of the 1st year of the 10-year period referred to in § 42(b)(1)(B) by using a discount rate equal to 72 percent of the average of the annual Federal mid-term rate and the annual Federal long-term rate applicable under § 1274(d)(1) to the month applicable under § 42(b)(1)(A)(i) and (ii) and compounded annually, and by assuming that the credit allowable for any year is received on the last day of such year.

Section § 42(b)(2) of the Code, as amended by the Act, provides that in the case of a new building (A) which is placed in service by the taxpayer after the date of enactment of this paragraph (i.e., July 30, 2008), and before December 31, 2013, and (B) which is not federally subsidized for the taxable year, the applicable percentage shall not be less than 9 percent.

Section § 42(i)(2) of the Code, as amended by the Act, provides that for purposes of § 42(b)(1) a new building shall be treated as “federally subsidized” for any taxable year if, at any time during such taxable year or any prior taxable year, there is or was outstanding any obligation the interest on which is exempt from tax under § 103, the proceeds of which are or were used (directly or indirectly) with respect to the building or the operation thereof.

Section 42(m)(2)(A) of the Code provides that the housing credit dollar amount allocated to a project shall not exceed the amount the housing credit agency determines is necessary for the financial feasibility of the project and its viability as a qualified low-income housing project throughout the credit period. In making the determination, the housing credit agency shall consider (i) the sources and uses of funds and total financing planned for the project, (ii) any proceeds or receipts expected to be generated by reason of tax benefits, (iii) the percentage of the housing credit dollar amount used for project costs other than the cost of intermediaries (this clause shall not be applied so as to impede the development of projects in hard-to-develop areas), and (iv) the reasonableness of the developmental and operational costs of the project. See also § 1.42-8(a)(5) of the regulations.

For newly constructed and substantially rehabilitated buildings that are not federally subsidized, the applicable percentage (i.e., 70-percent present value credit) has been temporarily increased by the Act to not less than 9 percent. This temporary increase applies to buildings placed in service by the taxpayer after July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013. The definition of a “federally subsidized” building has also been changed by the Act to include only those buildings financed with tax-exempt bonds. At issue is the correct applicable percentage to apply in a situation in which a taxpayer, on or before July 30, 2008, irrevocably elected under former § 42(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Code to apply an applicable percentage that is less than 9 percent, and places in service after July 30, 2008, and before December 31, 2013, a newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated building that is not federally subsidized.

Conclusion

The Service has determined that the 9 percent applicable percentage floor under § 42(b)(2) of the Code, as amended by the Act, will apply to a building that meets the requirements of § 42(b)(2), even if an election under former § 42(b)(2)(A)(ii) was made with respect to such building on or before July 30, 2008. Notwithstanding the application of the 9 percent applicable percentage floor, the housing credit dollar amount allocated to a project shall not exceed the amount the housing credit agency determines is necessary for the financial feasibility of the project and its viability as a qualified low-income housing project throughout the credit period. See § 42(m)(2).

The principal author of this notice is Julie Hanlon Bolton, Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries). For further information regarding this notice, contact Ms. Hanlon Bolton at (202) 622-3040 (not a toll-free call).

Rev. Proc. 2008-70

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure prescribes the loss payment patterns and discount factors for the 2008 accident year. These factors will be used for computing discounted unpaid losses under § 846 of the Internal Revenue Code. See Rev. Proc. 2008-10, 2008-3 I.R.B. 290, for background concerning the loss payment patterns and application of the discount factors. This revenue procedure also corrects the discount factors for the Composite and International (Composite) lines of business for the 2006 and 2007 accident years in Rev. Proc. 2007-9, 2007-3 I.R.B. 278, and Rev. Proc. 2008-10, 2008-3 I.R.B. 290, for taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100, 1988-2 C.B. 439.

SECTION 2. SCOPE

This revenue procedure applies to any taxpayer that is required to discount its unpaid losses under § 846 for a line of business using discount factors published by the Secretary.

SECTION 3. CORRECTION OF REV. PROC. 2007-9 AND REV. PROC. 2008-10

.01 Rev. Proc. 2007-9, 2007-3 I.R.B. 278, prescribes the loss payment patterns and discount factors for the 2006 accident year. Rev. Proc. 2008-10, 2008-3 I.R.B. 290, prescribes the loss payment patterns and discount factors for the 2007 accident year. An error has been discovered in the composite discount factors for the 2006 and 2007 accident years that were determined for the Composite and International (Composite) lines of business for taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100, which is used for computing discounted unpaid losses for accident years not separately reported on the annual statement.

.02 Rev. Proc. 2007-9 as corrected for the Composite line of business provides: “Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 90.1284 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2006 and prior years that are outstanding at the end of the 2016 taxable year.”

.03 Rev. Proc. 2007-9 as corrected for the International (Composite) line of business provides: “Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 90.1284 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2006 and prior years that are outstanding at the end of the 2016 taxable year.”

.04 Rev. Proc. 2008-10 as corrected for the Composite line of business provides: “Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 92.4923 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2007 and prior years that are outstanding at the end of the 2017 taxable year.”

.05 Rev. Proc. 2008-10 as corrected for the International (Composite) line of business provides: “Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 92.4923 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2007 and prior years that are outstanding at the end of the 2017 taxable year.”

SECTION 4. TABLES OF DISCOUNT FACTORS

.01 The following tables present separately for each line of business the discount factors under § 846 for accident year 2008. All the discount factors presented in this section were determined using the applicable interest rate under § 846(c) for 2008, which is 4.06 percent, and by assuming all loss payments occur in the middle of the calendar year.

.02 If the groupings of individual lines of business on the annual statement change, taxpayers must discount the unpaid losses on the affected lines of business in accordance with the discounting patterns that would have applied to those unpaid losses based on their classification on the 2005 annual statement. See Rev. Proc. 2008-10, 2008-3 I.R.B. 290, section 2, for additional background on discounting under section 846 and the use of the Secretary’s tables.

.03 Section V of Notice 88-100, 1988-2 C.B. 439, sets forth a composite method for computing discounted unpaid losses for accident years that are not separately reported on the annual statement. The tables separately provide discount factors for taxpayers who elect to use the composite method of section V of Notice 88-100. See Rev. Proc. 2002-74, 2002-2 C.B. 980.

.04 Tables.

Tables of Factors to be Used to Discount Unpaid Losses Incurred in Accident Year 2008
(Interest rate: 4.06 percent)
Accident and Health (Other Than Disability Income or Credit Disability Insurance)
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the 2008 and later taxable years.
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount all unpaid losses in this line of business that are outstanding at the end of the 2008 taxable year.
Auto Physical Damage
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 89.4096 89.4096 10.5904 10.3639 97.8613
2009 99.6848 10.2752 0.3152 0.3030 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2010 and later years 0.1576 0.1576 0.1545 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2010 taxable year.
Commercial Auto/Truck Liability/Medical
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 23.6718 23.6718 76.3282 70.1942 91.9637
2009 47.5425 23.8708 52.4575 48.6936 92.8249
2010 66.6847 19.1421 33.3153 31.1437 93.4816
2011 81.5105 14.8258 18.4895 17.2843 93.4819
2012 90.0548 8.5443 9.9452 9.2701 93.2115
2013 94.7311 4.6763 5.2689 4.8762 92.5459
2014 97.0602 2.3292 2.9398 2.6982 91.7820
2015 98.1174 1.0572 1.8826 1.7293 91.8572
2016 98.8692 0.7518 1.1308 1.0326 91.3161
2017 99.1160 0.2467 0.8840 0.8228 93.0737
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.2467 0.6373 0.6045 94.8560
2019 0.2467 0.3906 0.3774 96.6210
2020 and later years 0.2467 0.1439 0.1410 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 95.5540 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Composite
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 34.7004 34.7004 65.2996 59.2808 90.7829
2009 58.6076 23.9072 41.3924 37.2999 90.1131
2010 71.7608 13.1532 28.2392 25.3968 89.9346
2011 81.4987 9.7379 18.5013 16.4943 89.1521
2012 87.8488 6.3501 12.1512 10.6863 87.9440
2013 91.4226 3.5739 8.5774 7.4744 87.1415
2014 93.4057 1.9831 6.5943 5.7549 87.2720
2015 94.2280 0.8222 5.7720 5.1498 89.2206
2016 95.4875 1.2595 4.5125 4.0741 90.2843
2017 96.3560 0.8685 3.6440 3.3535 92.0287
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.8685 2.7754 2.6036 93.8109
2019 0.8685 1.9069 1.8233 95.6199
2020 0.8685 1.0383 1.0114 97.4044
2021 and later years 0.8685 0.1698 0.1664 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.3096 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Fidelity/Surety
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 25.2328 25.2328 74.7672 71.0916 95.0839
2009 61.1025 35.8698 38.8975 37.3872 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2010 and later years 19.4487 19.4487 19.0655 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2010 taxable year.
Financial Guaranty/Mortgage Guaranty
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 7.7824 7.7824 92.2176 88.2568 95.7050
2009 62.1390 54.3565 37.8610 36.3911 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2010 and later years 18.9305 18.9305 18.5575 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2010 taxable year.
International (Composite)
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 34.7004 34.7004 65.2996 59.2808 90.7829
2009 58.6076 23.9072 41.3924 37.2999 90.1131
2010 71.7608 13.1532 28.2392 25.3968 89.9346
2011 81.4987 9.7379 18.5013 16.4943 89.1521
2012 87.8488 6.3501 12.1512 10.6863 87.9440
2013 91.4226 3.5739 8.5774 7.4744 87.1415
2014 93.4057 1.9831 6.5943 5.7549 87.2720
2015 94.2280 0.8222 5.7720 5.1498 89.2206
2016 95.4875 1.2595 4.5125 4.0741 90.2843
2017 96.3560 0.8685 3.6440 3.3535 92.0287
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.8685 2.7754 2.6036 93.8109
2019 0.8685 1.9069 1.8233 95.6199
2020 0.8685 1.0383 1.0114 97.4044
2021 and later years 0.8685 0.1698 0.1664 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.3096 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Medical Malpractice — Claims-Made
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 4.9425 4.9425 95.0575 85.0276 89.4485
2009 19.9369 14.9944 80.0631 73.1839 91.4078
2010 44.3489 24.4120 55.6511 51.2525 92.0962
2011 64.8374 20.4885 35.1626 32.4331 92.2375
2012 80.2530 15.4156 19.7470 18.0245 91.2770
2013 85.7907 5.5377 14.2093 13.1072 92.2442
2014 91.2722 5.4815 8.7278 8.0478 92.2082
2015 93.3314 2.0593 6.6686 6.2739 94.0812
2016 96.1257 2.7942 3.8743 3.6782 94.9374
2017 97.6538 1.5281 2.3462 2.2687 96.6961
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 and later years 1.5281 0.8182 0.8021 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0440 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Medical Malpractice — Occurrence
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 1.5878 1.5878 98.4122 82.1817 83.5076
2009 4.4720 2.8842 95.5280 82.5760 86.4417
2010 17.7738 13.3018 82.2262 72.3595 88.0005
2011 35.8814 18.1076 64.1186 56.8257 88.6260
2012 52.9447 17.0633 47.0553 41.7266 88.6757
2013 68.4348 15.4901 31.5652 27.6193 87.4993
2014 79.5616 11.1268 20.4384 17.3902 85.0861
2015 85.8198 6.2582 14.1802 11.7123 82.5961
2016 90.1267 4.3069 9.8733 7.7943 78.9437
2017 90.3701 0.2434 9.6299 7.8625 81.6469
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.2434 9.3865 7.9335 84.5197
2019 0.2434 9.1431 8.0073 87.5770
2020 0.2434 8.8998 8.0841 90.8352
2021 0.2434 8.6564 8.1641 94.3126
2022 and later years 0.2434 8.4130 8.2473 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 86.1528 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Miscellaneous Casualty
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 72.9064 72.9064 27.0936 26.1964 96.6888
2009 93.5836 20.6771 6.4164 6.1673 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2010 and later years 3.2082 3.2082 3.1450 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2010 taxable year.
Multiple Peril Lines (Homeowners/Farmowners, Commercial Multiple Peril, and Special Liability (Ocean Marine, Aircraft (All Perils), Boiler and Machinery))
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 52.5880 52.5880 47.4120 44.2537 93.3385
2009 80.0449 27.4570 19.9551 18.0416 90.4110
2010 86.1625 6.1175 13.8375 12.5336 90.5767
2011 90.7452 4.5827 9.2548 8.3676 90.4137
2012 93.9006 3.1555 6.0994 5.4885 89.9844
2013 95.7613 1.8607 4.2387 3.8132 89.9627
2014 96.8755 1.1141 3.1245 2.8315 90.6219
2015 97.6715 0.7960 2.3285 2.1345 91.6659
2016 98.0329 0.3615 1.9671 1.8524 94.1706
2017 98.6810 0.6481 1.3190 1.2665 96.0207
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.6481 0.6709 0.6568 97.8997
2019 and later years 0.6481 0.0228 0.0224 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 97.9053 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Other (Including Credit)
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 67.9528 67.9528 32.0472 30.8190 96.1676
2009 89.4609 21.5081 10.5391 10.1299 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2010 and later years 5.2695 5.2695 5.1657 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2010 taxable year.
Other Liability — Claims-Made
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 5.8796 5.8796 94.1204 83.2369 88.4367
2009 18.8735 12.9938 81.1265 73.3613 90.4283
2010 41.6840 22.8105 58.3160 53.0709 91.0056
2011 62.5322 20.8483 37.4678 33.9583 90.6333
2012 73.5207 10.9885 26.4793 24.1277 91.1189
2013 82.0036 8.4829 17.9964 16.4539 91.4286
2014 88.6279 6.6244 11.3721 10.3644 91.1391
2015 90.7107 2.0828 9.2893 8.6605 93.2317
2016 94.8439 4.1332 5.1561 4.7959 93.0145
2017 96.2689 1.4249 3.7311 3.5370 94.7977
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 1.4249 2.3062 2.2270 96.5683
2019 and later years 1.4249 0.8812 0.8639 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 97.0645 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Other Liability — Occurrence
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 13.6594 13.6594 86.3406 74.5578 86.3531
2009 24.8389 11.1795 75.1611 66.1806 88.0517
2010 41.7792 16.9403 58.2208 51.5868 88.6055
2011 58.4995 16.7203 41.5005 36.6249 88.2518
2012 69.5197 11.0203 30.4803 26.8702 88.1560
2013 77.7513 8.2316 22.2487 19.5641 87.9336
2014 84.2243 6.4730 15.7757 13.7553 87.1929
2015 83.2275 -0.9968 16.7725 15.3306 91.4032
2016 88.8524 5.6249 11.1476 10.2151 91.6347
2017 91.3852 2.5328 8.6148 8.0461 93.3986
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 2.5328 6.0820 5.7891 95.1836
2019 2.5328 3.5492 3.4404 96.9345
2020 and later years 2.5328 1.0164 0.9964 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.7637 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Private Passenger Auto Liability/Medical
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 42.6108 42.6108 57.3892 54.0511 94.1835
2009 71.5827 28.9719 28.4173 26.6915 93.9269
2010 84.6947 13.1120 15.3053 14.3997 94.0826
2011 92.3556 7.6610 7.6444 7.1693 93.7860
2012 96.2369 3.8812 3.7631 3.5012 93.0391
2013 97.9275 1.6907 2.0725 1.9187 92.5799
2014 98.7719 0.8444 1.2281 1.1352 92.4394
2015 99.2692 0.4973 0.7308 0.6740 92.2334
2016 99.5053 0.2361 0.4947 0.4606 93.0998
2017 99.6440 0.1387 0.3560 0.3378 94.8818
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.1387 0.2174 0.2101 96.6446
2019 and later years 0.1387 0.0787 0.0772 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 97.0811 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Products Liability — Claims-Made
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 1.0259 1.0259 98.9741 84.7900 84.6586
2009 11.7927 10.7667 88.2073 76.2088 86.3973
2010 29.3642 17.5716 70.6358 61.3781 86.8939
2011 55.1655 25.8012 44.8345 37.5503 83.7531
2012 83.4171 28.2516 16.5829 10.2554 61.8434
2013 64.8933 -18.5238 35.1067 29.5679 84.2229
2014 82.3346 17.4414 17.6654 12.9765 73.4571
2015 86.3986 4.0640 13.6014 9.3576 68.7991
2016 76.3310 -10.0676 23.6690 20.0075 84.5305
2017 78.7910 2.4600 21.2090 18.3104 86.3331
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 2.4600 18.7490 16.5444 88.2412
2019 2.4600 16.2890 14.7066 90.2855
2020 2.4600 13.8290 12.7943 92.5176
2021 2.4600 11.3691 10.8043 95.0326
2022 and later years 2.4600 8.9091 8.7336 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 89.2840 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Products Liability — Occurrence
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 5.0466 5.0466 94.9534 80.1653 84.4260
2009 13.6935 8.6469 86.3065 74.5994 86.4354
2010 28.2541 14.5606 71.7459 62.7748 87.4961
2011 41.3083 13.0542 58.6917 52.0070 88.6104
2012 59.3693 18.0610 40.6307 35.6944 87.8509
2013 73.0717 13.7024 26.9283 23.1659 86.0279
2014 74.6612 1.5895 25.3388 22.4849 88.7371
2015 78.9833 4.3221 21.0167 18.9889 90.3513
2016 86.1231 7.1398 13.8769 12.4765 89.9085
2017 88.6931 2.5700 11.3069 10.3614 91.6379
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 2.5700 8.7369 8.1604 93.4018
2019 2.5700 6.1669 5.8701 95.1869
2020 2.5700 3.5969 3.4868 96.9378
2021 and later years 2.5700 1.0269 1.0067 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.0919 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Reinsurance — Nonproportional Assumed Property
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 12.9458 12.9458 87.0542 80.8403 92.8620
2009 60.1796 47.2338 39.8204 35.9393 90.2535
2010 80.8225 20.6429 19.1775 16.3406 85.2075
2011 84.9430 4.1205 15.0570 12.8008 85.0155
2012 85.6680 0.7250 14.3320 12.5809 87.7821
2013 80.0452 -5.6229 19.9548 18.8276 94.3509
2014 86.7013 6.6561 13.2987 12.8020 96.2654
2015 97.2533 10.5520 2.7467 2.5578 93.1205
2016 97.6721 0.4188 2.3279 2.2344 95.9820
2017 98.8078 1.1357 1.1922 1.1665 97.8487
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 and later years 1.1357 0.0564 0.0553 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.5477 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Reinsurance — Nonproportional Assumed Liability
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 32.5917 32.5917 67.4083 54.5146 80.8723
2009 33.3995 0.8078 66.6005 55.9039 83.9392
2010 35.4948 2.0953 64.5052 56.0362 86.8708
2011 44.0321 8.5373 55.9679 49.6024 88.6265
2012 64.8299 20.7979 35.1701 30.4004 86.4383
2013 66.4358 1.6059 33.5642 29.9965 89.3706
2014 77.8097 11.3738 22.1903 19.6119 88.3805
2015 82.4438 4.6341 17.5562 15.6809 89.3183
2016 84.1944 1.7507 15.8056 14.5317 91.9406
2017 87.9223 3.7279 12.0777 11.3189 93.7176
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 3.7279 8.3498 7.9757 95.5191
2019 3.7279 4.6219 4.4967 97.2900
2020 and later years 3.7279 0.8940 0.8764 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.6662 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Reinsurance — Nonproportional Assumed Financial Lines
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 8.4783 8.4783 91.5217 82.6377 90.2930
2009 28.0475 19.5693 71.9525 66.0302 91.7692
2010 60.4351 32.3875 39.5649 35.6726 90.1622
2011 82.4448 22.0097 17.5552 14.6688 83.5583
2012 90.2720 7.8271 9.7280 7.2799 74.8343
2013 85.3168 -4.9551 14.6831 12.6301 86.0181
2014 88.3777 3.0608 11.6223 10.0206 86.2186
2015 89.9934 1.6157 10.0066 8.7793 87.7346
2016 81.6664 -8.3269 18.3336 17.6300 96.1625
2017 91.0491 9.3827 8.9509 8.7745 98.0298
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.5352 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.
Special Property (Fire, Allied Lines, Inland Marine, Earthquake, Burglary and Theft)
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 44.5756 44.5756 55.4244 53.5639 96.6430
2009 88.4263 41.8507 13.5737 13.0467 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2010 and later years 6.7869 6.7869 6.6531 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2010 taxable year.
Workers’ Compensation
Tax Year Estimated Cumulative Losses Paid (%) Estimated Losses Paid Each Year (%) Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discounted Unpaid Losses at Year End (%) Discount Factors (%)
2008 19.0410 19.0410 80.9590 69.6415 86.0207
2009 40.2442 21.2032 59.7558 50.8396 85.0789
2010 57.1497 16.9055 42.8503 35.6584 83.2162
2011 67.8601 10.7104 32.1399 26.1804 81.4579
2012 75.5399 7.6797 24.4601 19.4093 79.3507
2013 80.1157 4.5758 19.8843 15.5296 78.0994
2014 82.1828 2.0672 17.8172 14.0513 78.8640
2015 84.4045 2.2217 15.5955 12.3555 79.2248
2016 85.5195 1.1150 14.4805 11.7198 80.9346
2017 86.2855 0.7661 13.7145 11.4141 83.2269
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year and that are outstanding at the end of the tax year shown.
2018 0.7661 12.9484 11.0961 85.6945
2019 0.7661 12.1823 10.7651 88.3666
2020 0.7661 11.4163 10.4207 91.2795
2021 0.7661 10.6502 10.0624 94.4802
2022 and later years 0.7661 9.8842 9.6894 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 88.0210 percent to discount unpaid losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years and that are outstanding at the end of the 2018 taxable year.

SECTION 5. EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS

Rev. Proc. 2007-9 and Rev. Proc. 2008-10 are modified as to the composite discount factor to be used by taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 under the Composite and International (Composite) lines of business.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Katherine A. Hossofsky of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions & Products). For further information regarding this revenue procedure, contact Ms. Hossofsky at (202) 622-8435 (not a toll-free call).

Rev. Proc. 2008-71

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure prescribes the salvage discount factors for the 2008 accident year. These factors must be used to compute discounted estimated salvage recoverable under § 832 of the Internal Revenue Code.

SECTION 2. BACKGROUND

Section 832(b)(5)(A) requires that all estimated salvage recoverable (including that which cannot be treated as an asset for state accounting purposes) be taken into account in computing the deduction for losses incurred. Under § 832(b)(5)(A), paid losses are to be reduced by salvage and reinsurance recovered during the taxable year. This amount is adjusted to reflect changes in discounted unpaid losses on nonlife insurance contracts and in unpaid losses on life insurance contracts. An adjustment is then made to reflect any changes in discounted estimated salvage recoverable and in reinsurance recoverable.

Pursuant to § 832(b), the amount of estimated salvage is determined on a discounted basis in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary.

SECTION. 3. SCOPE

This revenue procedure applies to any taxpayer that is required to discount estimated salvage recoverable under § 832.

SECTION 4. APPLICATION

.01 The following tables present separately for each line of business the discount factors under § 832 for the 2008 accident year. All the discount factors presented in this section were determined using the applicable interest rate under § 846(c) for 2008, which is 4.06 percent, and by assuming all estimated salvage is recovered in the middle of each calendar year. See Rev. Proc. 2008-11, 2008-3 I.R.B. 301, for background regarding the tables.

.02 These tables must be used by taxpayers irrespective of whether they elected to discount unpaid losses using their own historical experience under § 846.

.03 Section V of Notice 88-100, 1988-2 C.B. 439, provides a composite discount factor to be used in determining the discounted unpaid losses for accident years that are not separately reported on the NAIC Annual Statement. The tables separately provide discount factors for taxpayers who elect to use the composite method. Rev. Proc. 2002-74, 2002-2 C.B. 980, clarifies that for certain insurance companies subject to tax under § 831 the composite method for discounting unpaid losses set forth in Notice 88-100, section V, 1988-2 C.B. 439, is permitted but not required. This revenue procedure further provides alternative methods for computing discounted unpaid losses that are permitted for insurance companies not using the composite method, and sets forth a procedure for insurance companies to obtain automatic consent of the Commissioner to change to one of the methods described in Rev. Proc. 2002-74.

.04 Tables.

Tables of Factors to be Used to Discount
Salvage Recoverable With Respect to Losses Incurred in
Accident Year 2008
(Interest rate: 4.06 percent)
Accident and Health (Other Than Disability Income or Credit Disability Insurance)
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year as of the end of the 2008 and later taxable years.
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount all salvage recoverable in this line of business as of the end of the 2008 taxable year.
Auto Physical Damage
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 97.2331
2009 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2010 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2010 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Commercial Auto/Truck Liability/Medical
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 92.3526
2009 92.2970
2010 92.6408
2011 92.9897
2012 93.7281
2013 93.5170
2014 91.9508
2015 92.8642
2016 96.2378
2017 98.0298
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Composite
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 92.3690
2009 92.1172
2010 91.9402
2011 91.7659
2012 91.1438
2013 90.2174
2014 91.0647
2015 92.4105
2016 94.4361
2017 96.2605
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 96.8444 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Fidelity/Surety
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 93.6954
2009 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2010 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2010 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Financial Guaranty/Mortgage Guaranty
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 94.7421
2009 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2010 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2010 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
International (Composite)
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 92.3690
2009 92.1172
2010 91.9402
2011 91.7659
2012 91.1438
2013 90.2174
2014 91.0647
2015 92.4105
2016 94.4361
2017 96.2605
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 96.8444 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Medical Malpractice — Claims-Made
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 92.6642
2009 93.7424
2010 92.1505
2011 92.7778
2012 92.0831
2013 87.6889
2014 84.3189
2015 90.2868
2016 96.4445
2017 98.0298
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Medical Malpractice — Occurrence
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 85.5177
2009 89.9300
2010 92.2898
2011 84.2693
2012 94.7905
2013 91.4234
2014 93.0145
2015 95.8751
2016 97.0989
2017 98.0298
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Miscellaneous Casualty
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 96.5837
2009 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2010 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2010 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Multiple Peril Lines (Homeowners/Farmowners, Commercial Multiple Peril, and Special Liability (Ocean Marine, Aircraft (All Perils), Boiler and Machinery))
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 93.0068
2009 92.3990
2010 92.3201
2011 92.2569
2012 91.4462
2013 89.8725
2014 91.0239
2015 93.4483
2016 94.8485
2017 96.6142
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Other (Including Credit)
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 95.6448
2009 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2010 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2010 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Other Liability — Claims-Made
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 88.4208
2009 89.5374
2010 87.6521
2011 90.8781
2012 92.3590
2013 94.2379
2014 93.1673
2015 91.7716
2016 97.3613
2017 98.0298
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0675 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Other Liability — Occurrence
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 87.1236
2009 88.1600
2010 90.4878
2011 91.2470
2012 90.6851
2013 90.8000
2014 90.2668
2015 93.0020
2016 95.7619
2017 97.5722
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Private Passenger Auto Liability/Medical
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 94.5329
2009 94.5579
2010 94.3102
2011 93.4459
2012 92.8620
2013 92.0891
2014 92.9858
2015 94.5440
2016 94.6149
2017 96.4088
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Products Liability — Claims-Made
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 88.9426
2009 51.3741
2010 53.7803
2011 90.7115
2012 80.1341
2013 91.4320
2014 59.5121
2015 90.5055
2016 91.6367
2017 92.7680
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 94.5598
2019 96.3623
2020 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 95.2929 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Products Liability — Occurrence
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 87.6369
2009 89.7198
2010 91.6030
2011 92.4224
2012 92.8704
2013 90.4185
2014 91.0511
2015 94.0066
2016 94.2757
2017 96.1335
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 95.9730 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Reinsurance — Nonproportional Assumed Property
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 91.0976
2009 92.7443
2010 95.6984
2011 80.1417
2012 89.8643
2013 81.5378
2014 51.4095
2015 92.8399
2016 73.3181
2017 88.1043
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 89.8547
2019 91.6751
2020 93.5877
2021 95.6459
2022 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 90.7540 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Reinsurance — Nonproportional Assumed Liability
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 86.7636
2009 90.0422
2010 91.4998
2011 88.6312
2012 90.7036
2013 91.5709
2014 91.4636
2015 93.2257
2016 95.1632
2017 96.9140
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 94.8390 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Reinsurance — Nonproportional Assumed Financial Lines
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 87.1652
2009 85.9016
2010 89.9069
2011 78.5011
2012 90.2511
2013 80.2802
2014 90.4154
2015 90.8197
2016 97.5152
2017 98.0298
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Special Property (Fire, Allied Lines, Inland Marine, Earthquake, Burglary and Theft)
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 94.8844
2009 96.1174
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factor to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2010 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 98.0298 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2010 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.
Workers’ Compensation
Tax Year Discount Factors (%)
2008 88.3785
2009 90.4189
2010 91.2195
2011 91.1364
2012 89.6372
2013 88.2223
2014 88.8169
2015 88.5309
2016 90.7105
2017 92.4766
Taxpayers that do not use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use the following factors to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the tax year shown with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in the 2008 accident year.
2018 94.2879
2019 96.1430
2020 and later years 98.0298
Taxpayers that use the composite method of Notice 88-100 should use 95.7028 percent to discount salvage recoverable as of the end of the 2018 taxable year with respect to losses incurred in this line of business in 2008 and prior years.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Katherine A. Hossofsky of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions & Products). For further information regarding this revenue procedure, contact Ms. Hossofsky at (202) 622-8435 (not a toll-free call).

Part IV. Items of General Interest

Announcement 2008-117

Alcohol Fuel and Biodiesel; Renewable Diesel; Alternative Fuel; Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion; Taxable Fuel Definitions; Excise Tax Returns; Hearing

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed regulations (REG-155087-05, 2008-38 I.R.B. 726) relating to credits and payments for alcohol mixtures, biodiesel mixtures, renewable diesel mixtures, alternative fuel mixtures, and alternative fuel sold for use or used as a fuel, as well as proposed regulations relating to the definition of gasoline and diesel fuel.

DATES:

The public hearing is being held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at the public hearing by Friday, January 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES:

The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.

Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), room 5205, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through Friday to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, or sent electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov (IRS-REG-155087-05).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Concerning the regulations, Taylor Cortright (202) 622-3130; concerning submissions of comments, the hearing and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend the hearing Funmi Taylor at (202) 622-7180 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The subject of the public hearing is the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-155087-05) that was published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (73 FR 43890).

The rules of 26 CFR 601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing. Persons who wish to present oral comments at the hearing that submitted written comments by October 27, 2008, must submit an outline of the topics to be addressed and the amount of time to be denoted to each topic (signed original and eight (8) copies)

A period of 10 minutes is allotted to each person for presenting oral comments. After the deadline for receiving outlines has passed, the IRS will prepare an agenda containing the schedule of speakers. Copies of the agenda will be made available, free of charge, at the hearing or in the Freedom of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) (Room 1621) which is located at the 11th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, entrance, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.

Because of access restrictions, the IRS will not admit visitors beyond the immediate entrance area more than 30 minutes before the hearing starts. For information about having your name placed on the building access list to attend the hearing, see the “FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT” section of this document.

LaNita Van Dyke,
Chief, Publications and
Regulations Branch,
Legal Processing Division,
Associate Chief Counsel
(Procedure and Administration).

Note

(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on November 19, 2008, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for November 20, 2008, 73 F.R. 70288)

Announcement of Disciplinary Sanctions From the Office of Professional Responsibility

The Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) announces recent disciplinary sanctions involving attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, enrolled actuaries, enrolled retirement plan agents, and appraisers. These individuals are subject to the regulations governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which are set out in Title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 10, and which are published in pamphlet form as Treasury Department Circular No. 230. The regulations prescribe the duties and restrictions relating to such practice and prescribe the disciplinary sanctions for violating the regulations.

The disciplinary sanctions to be imposed for violation of the regulations are:

Disbarred from practice before the IRS—An individual who is disbarred is not eligible to represent taxpayers before the IRS.

Suspended from practice before the IRS—An individual who is suspended is not eligible to represent taxpayers before the IRS during the term of the suspension.

Censured in practice before the IRS—Censure is a public reprimand. Unlike disbarment or suspension, censure does not affect an individual’s eligibility to represent taxpayers before the IRS, but OPR may subject the individual’s future representations to conditions designed to promote high standards of conduct.

Monetary penalty—A monetary penalty may be imposed on an individual who engages in conduct subject to sanction or on an employer, firm, or entity if the individual was acting on its behalf and if it knew, or reasonably should have known, of the individual’s conduct.

Disqualification of appraiser—An appraiser who is disqualified is barred from presenting evidence or testimony in any administrative proceeding before the Department of the Treasury or the IRS.

Under the regulations, attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, enrolled actuaries, and enrolled retirement plan agents may not assist, or accept assistance from, individuals who are suspended or disbarred with respect to matters constituting practice (i.e., representation) before the IRS, and they may not aid or abet suspended or disbarred individuals to practice before the IRS.

Disciplinary sanctions are described in these terms:

Disbarred by decision after hearing, Suspended by decision after hearing, Censured by decision after hearing, Monetary penalty imposed after hearing, and Disqualified after hearing—An administrative law judge (ALJ) conducted an evidentiary hearing upon OPR’s complaint alleging violation of the regulations and issued a decision imposing one of these sanctions. After 30 days from the issuance of the decision, in the absence of an appeal, the ALJ’s decision became the final agency decision.

Disbarred by default decision, Suspended by default decision, Censured by default decision, Monetary penalty imposed by default decision, and Disqualified by default decision—An ALJ, after finding that no answer to OPR’s complaint had been filed, granted OPR’s motion for a default judgment and issued a decision imposing one of these sanctions.

Disbarment by decision on appeal, Suspended by decision on appeal, Censured by decision on appeal, Monetary penalty imposed by decision on appeal, and Disqualified by decision on appeal—The decision of the ALJ was appealed to the agency appeal authority, acting as the delegate of the Secretary of the Treasury, and the appeal authority issued a decision imposing one of these sanctions.

Disbarred by consent, Suspended by consent, Censured by consent, Monetary penalty imposed by consent, and Disqualified by consent—In lieu of a disciplinary proceeding being instituted or continued, an individual offered a consent to one of these sanctions and OPR accepted the offer. Typically, an offer of consent will provide for: suspension for an indefinite term; conditions that the individual must observe during the suspension; and the individual’s opportunity, after a stated number of months, to file with OPR a petition for reinstatement affirming compliance with the terms of the consent and affirming current eligibility to practice (i.e., an active professional license or active enrollment status). An enrolled agent or an enrolled retirement plan agent may also offer to resign in order to avoid a disciplinary proceeding.

Suspended by decision in expedited proceeding, Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding, Suspended by consent in expedited proceeding—OPR instituted an expedited proceeding for suspension (based on certain limited grounds, including loss of a professional license and criminal convictions).

OPR has authority to disclose the grounds for disciplinary sanctions in these situations: (1) an ALJ or the Secretary’s delegate on appeal has issued a decision on or after September 26, 2007, which was the effective date of amendments to the regulations that permit making such decisions publicly available; (2) the individual has settled a disciplinary case by signing OPR’s “consent to sanction” form, which requires consenting individuals to admit to one or more violations of the regulations and to consent to the disclosure of the individual’s own return information related to the admitted violations (for example, failure to file Federal income tax returns); or (3) OPR has issued a decision in an expedited proceeding for suspension.

Announcements of disciplinary sanctions appear in the Internal Revenue Bulletin at the earliest practicable date. The sanctions announced below are alphabetized first by the names of states and second by the last names of individuals. Unless otherwise indicated, section numbers (e.g., § 10.51) refer to the regulations.

City and State Name Professional Designation Disciplinary Sanction Effective Date(s)
California
San Francisco Portugal Leon, Jorge E. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from August 8, 2008
District of Columbia
Washington, DC Roberson, Jr., James O. Attorney Suspended by decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license in New Jersey) Indefinite from October 22, 2008
Illinois
Dekalb Erwin, Scott R. Attorney Suspended by decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Maryland
Silver Spring Alexander, Jr., David Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (attorney disbarment) Indefinite from October 22, 2008
Port Tobacco Thomas, Robert L. Enrolled Agent Suspended by decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (conviction under state law, conspiracy to commit bribery) Indefinite from October 22, 2008
Pikesville Weinrauch, Aaron D. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (attorney disbarment) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
Accoceek Wilbon, Bernadette M. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
Massachusetts
Springfield Pellegrino, Matthew A. Attorney Suspended by decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from October 22, 2008
Missouri
Florissant Alderfer, Jr., William K. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
Ballwin Dickhaus, Karl W. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
Nebraska
Omaha Switzer, Jr., William L. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of attorney license) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
New Jersey
Roberson, Jr., James O., See District of Columbia
New York
Buffalo Brewer, Byron V. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (conviction under 26 U.S.C. § 7203, willful failure to file tax return) Indefinite from October 22, 2008
North Carolina
Oakboro Harward, Pete A. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
Mooreseville Moffett, Donna M. CPA Suspended by decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from November 4, 2008
Ohio
Columbus Beerman, Jeffrey A. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Lancaster Boyer, Ronald L. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Cincinnati Buettner, F. Allen CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Lessburg Hoskins, Jeffrey J. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (attorney disbarment) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Mansfield Schrack, II, James CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Norton Stamp, James A. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Pennsylvania
Swoyersville Capwell, Anthony C. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (suspension of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Tennessee
Brentwood Leckrone, James D. Attorney Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (conviction under 26 U.S.C. § 7201, filing a false income tax return) Indefinite from October 28, 2008
Wyoming
Douglas Gottlob, John C. CPA Suspended by default decision in expedited proceeding under § 10.82 (revocation of CPA license) Indefinite from October 28, 2008

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 2008-1 through 2008-26 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-26, dated June 30, 2008.

Bulletins 2008-27 through 2008-49

Announcements

Article Issue Link Page
2008-62 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 74
2008-63 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 114
2008-64 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 114
2008-65 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 279
2008-66 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 164
2008-67 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 164
2008-68 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 244
2008-69 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 318
2008-70 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 318
2008-71 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 321
2008-72 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 321
2008-73 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 391
2008-74 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 392
2008-75 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 392
2008-76 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 393
2008-77 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 394
2008-78 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 453
2008-79 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 568
2008-80 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 706
2008-81 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 706
2008-82 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 708
2008-83 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 709
2008-84 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 748
2008-85 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 749
2008-86 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 843
2008-87 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 843
2008-88 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 843
2008-89 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 844
2008-90 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 896
2008-91 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 963
2008-92 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 963
2008-93 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 896
2008-94 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 964
2008-95 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 964
2008-96 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1010
2008-97 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1010
2008-98 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1087
2008-99 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1089
2008-100 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1090
2008-101 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1090
2008-102 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1011
2008-103 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1161
2008-104 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1136
2008-105 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1219
2008-106 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1137
2008-107 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1162
2008-108 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1165
2008-109 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1166
2008-110 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1224
2008-111 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1224
2008-112 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1199
2008-113 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1199
2008-114 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1226
2008-115 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1228
2008-116 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1230
2008-117 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
2008-118 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49


Court Decisions

Article Issue Link Page
2087 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 845


Notices

Article Issue Link Page
2008-55 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 11
2008-56 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 79
2008-57 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 80
2008-58 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 81
2008-59 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 123
2008-60 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 178
2008-61 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 180
2008-62 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 130
2008-63 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 261
2008-64 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 268
2008-65 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 182
2008-66 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 270
2008-67 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 307
2008-68 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 418
2008-69 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 419
2008-70 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 575
2008-71 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 462
2008-72 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 998
2008-73 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 717
2008-74 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 718
2008-75 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 719
2008-76 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 768
2008-77 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 814
2008-78 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 851
2008-79 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 815
2008-80 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 820
2008-81 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 852
2008-82 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 853
2008-83 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 905
2008-84 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 855
2008-85 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 905
2008-86 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 925
2008-87 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 930
2008-88 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 933
2008-89 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 999
2008-90 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1000
2008-91 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1001
2008-92 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1001
2008-93 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1002
2008-94 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1070
2008-95 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1076
2008-96 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1077
2008-97 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1080
2008-98 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1080
2008-99 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1194
2008-100 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1081
2008-101 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1082
2008-102 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1106
2008-103 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1156
2008-105 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1208
2008-106 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49


Proposed Regulations

Article Issue Link Page
209006-89 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 867
157711-02 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1087
143544-04 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 947
160868-04 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1115
161695-04 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 699
164965-04 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 450
142339-05 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1116
143453-05 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 310
146895-05 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 700
155087-05 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 726
164370-05 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1157
142680-06 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 565
156779-06 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1160
120476-07 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 679
120844-07 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 770
128841-07 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1124
129243-07 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 32
138355-07 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 311
140029-07 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 828
142040-07 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 451
142333-07 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1008
149404-07 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 839
149405-07 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 73
100464-08 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 313
101258-08 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 111
102122-08 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 278
102822-08 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 744
103146-08 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 701
106251-08 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 774
107318-08 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1131
115457-08 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 390
118327-08 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1218
121698-08 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 163


Revenue Procedures

Article Issue Link Page
2008-32 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 82
2008-33 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 93
2008-34 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 13
2008-35 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 132
2008-36 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 340
2008-37 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 137
2008-38 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 139
2008-39 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 143
2008-40 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 151
2008-41 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 155
2008-42 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 160
2008-43 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 186
2008-44 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 187
2008-45 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 224
2008-46 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 238
2008-47 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 272
2008-48 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 586
2008-49 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 423
2008-50 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 464
2008-51 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 562
2008-52 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 587
2008-53 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 678
2008-54 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 722
2008-55 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 768
2008-56 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 826
2008-57 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 855
2008-58 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 856
2008-59 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 857
2008-60 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1006
2008-61 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 934
2008-62 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 935
2008-63 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 946
2008-64 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1195
2008-65 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1082
2008-66 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1107
2008-67 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1211
2008-69 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1217
2008-70 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
2008-71 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49


Revenue Rulings

Article Issue Link Page
2008-32 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 6
2008-33 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 8
2008-34 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 76
2008-35 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 116
2008-36 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 165
2008-37 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 77
2008-38 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 249
2008-39 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 252
2008-40 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 166
2008-41 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 170
2008-42 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 175
2008-43 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 258
2008-44 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 292
2008-45 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 403
2008-46 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 572
2008-47 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 760
2008-48 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 713
2008-49 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 811
2008-50 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1098
2008-51 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1171
2008-52 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
2008-53 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49


Social Security Contribution and Benefit Base; Domestic Employee Coverage Threshold

Article Issue Link Page
2008-103 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1156


Treasury Decisions

Article Issue Link Page
9401 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 1
9402 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 254
9403 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 285
9404 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 280
9405 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 293
9406 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 287
9407 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 330
9408 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 323
9409 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 118
9410 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 414
9411 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 398
9412 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 687
9413 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 404
9414 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 454
9415 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 570
9416 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1142
9417 2008-37 I.R.B. 2008-37 693
9418 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 713
9419 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 790
9420 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 750
9421 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 755
9422 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 898
9423 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 966
9424 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1012
9425 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1100
9426 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1153
9427 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1179
9428 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1174
9429 2008-47 I.R.B. 2008-47 1167
9430 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1205
9431 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
9432 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49


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 2008-1 through 2008-26 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-26, dated June 30, 2008.

Bulletins 2008-27 through 2008-49

Announcements

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
2008-19 Superseded by Ann. 2008-95 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 964
2008-64 Corrected by Ann. 2008-71 2008-32 I.R.B. 2008-32 321
2008-72 Corrected by Ann. 2008-78 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 453


Notices

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
88-80 Modified by Notice 2008-79 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 815
99-48 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-40 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 151
2000-9 Obsoleted by Rev. Proc. 2008-41 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 155
2004-2 Amplified by Notice 2008-59 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 123
2004-50 Amplified by Notice 2008-59 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 123
2005-11 Superseded by T.D. 9425 2008-45 I.R.B. 2008-45 1100
2005-91 Obsoleted by T.D. 9422 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 898
2006-88 Modified and superseded by Notice 2008-60 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 178
2007-22 Amplified by Notice 2008-59 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 123
2007-36 Clarified, modified, and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-54 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 722
2007-52 Updated and amplified by Notice 2008-96 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1077
2007-53 Updated by Notice 2008-97 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1080
2008-41 Amended and supplemented by Notice 2008-88 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 933


Proposed Regulations

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
161695-04 Corrected by Ann. 2008-92 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 963
143453-05 Hearing cancelled by Ann. 2008-96 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1010
155087-05 Hearing scheduled by Ann. 2008-117 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
129243-07 Corrected by Ann. 2008-75 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 392
151135-07 Hearing scheduled by Ann. 2008-64 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 114
101258-08 Corrected by Ann. 2008-73 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 391
102822-08 Hearing cancelled by Ann. 2008-116 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1230
103146-08 Hearing scheduled by Ann. 2008-102 2008-43 I.R.B. 2008-43 1011
115457-08 Hearing scheduled by Ann. 2008-108 2008-46 I.R.B. 2008-46 1165


Revenue Procedures

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
92-25 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-41 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 155
92-83 Obsoleted by Rev. Proc. 2008-37 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 137
2001-10 Section 6.02(1)(a) modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-52 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 587
2001-42 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-39 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 143
2002-9 Clarified, modified, amplified, and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-52 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 587
2002-9 Modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-43 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 186
2002-28 Section 7.02(1)(a) modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-52 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 587
2002-44 Modified by Ann. 2008-111 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1224
2002-64 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-55 2008-39 I.R.B. 2008-39 768
2004-44 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-67 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1211
2005-29 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-49 2008-34 I.R.B. 2008-34 423
2006-27 Modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-50 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 464
2006-29 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-34 2008-27 I.R.B. 2008-27 13
2006-34 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-44 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 187
2006-44 Modified by Ann. 2008-111 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1224
2007-9 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-70 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
2007-14 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-52 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 587
2007-19 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-39 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 143
2007-37 Updated by Rev. Proc. 2008-62 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 935
2007-42 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-32 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 82
2007-43 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-33 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 93
2007-44 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-56 2008-40 I.R.B. 2008-40 826
2007-49 Section 3 modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-50 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 464
2007-50 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-36 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 340
2007-63 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-59 2008-41 I.R.B. 2008-41 857
2007-66 Modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-54 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 722
2007-70 Modified by Ann. 2008-63 2008-28 I.R.B. 2008-28 114
2007-72 Amplified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-47 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 272
2008-3 Modified and amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-61 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 934
2008-4 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-67 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1211
2008-10 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-70 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
2008-12 Modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2008-35 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 132
2008-43 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-52 2008-36 I.R.B. 2008-36 587
2008-52 Modified by Ann. 2008-84 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 748


Revenue Rulings

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
67-213 Amplified by Rev. Rul. 2008-40 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 166
71-234 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-43 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 186
76-273 Obsoleted by T.D. 9414 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 454
77-480 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2008-43 2008-30 I.R.B. 2008-30 186
82-105 Obsoleted by T.D. 9414 2008-35 I.R.B. 2008-35 454
91-17 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-41 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 155
91-17 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-42 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 160
91-17 Superseded in part by Rev. Proc. 2008-40 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 151
2005-6 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2008-38 2008-29 I.R.B. 2008-29 139
2006-57 Modified by Notice 2008-74 2008-38 I.R.B. 2008-38 718
2008-3 Supplemented and superseded by Rev. Rul. 2008-52 2008-49 I.R.B. 2008-49
2008-12 Amplified by Rev. Rul. 2008-38 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 249
2008-12 Clarified by Ann. 2008-65 2008-31 I.R.B. 2008-31 279


Treasury Decisions

Old Article Action New Article Issue Link Page
8073 Corrected by Ann. 2008-99 2008-44 I.R.B. 2008-44 1089
9391 Corrected by Ann. 2008-74 2008-33 I.R.B. 2008-33 392
9417 Corrected by Ann. 2008-91 2008-42 I.R.B. 2008-42 963
9424 Corrected by Ann. 2008-114 2008-48 I.R.B. 2008-48 1226


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