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Bulletin No. 1997–41
October 14, 1997
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
ADMINISTRATIVE
Rev. Rul. 97–42, page 4.
Notice 97–54, page 7.
Last-in, first-out inventories, automobile dealers. A
franchised automobile dealer that elected the LIFO inventory
method violates the LIFO conformity requirement of section
472 of the Code by providing to the credit subsidiary of its
franchisor an income statement that fails to reflect the LIFO
inventory method in the computation of net income.
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) under section 51 of
the Code has been revised and expanded, effective October
1, 1997, and the Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit goes into effect
on January 1, 1998.
EMPLOYEE PLANS
Del. Order 97 (Rev. 34), page 14.
The authority delegated by the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue to the Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans
and Exempt Organizations), to enter into and approve certain
closing agreements, may be redelegated to special assistants and division directors reporting directly to the Assistant
Commissioner. Del. Order 97 (Rev. 33) superseded.
Announcement 97–102, page 15.
This announcement provides revised instructions for sponsors and adopters of regional prototype and volume submitter retirement plans. Additionally, practitioner comments are
solicited regarding the future direction of these programs.
EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
Rev. Proc. 97–44, page 8.
Last-in, first-out inventories, automobile dealers. Relief
is provided for automobile dealers that violate the LIFO inventory requirement of section 472 of the Code by providing,
for credit purposes, an income statement prepared in a format required by, or on a preprinted form supplied by, their
franchisor, covering any taxable year ended before October
14, 1997, that fails to reflect the LIFO inventory method.
Rev. Proc. 97–45, page 10.
Optional rules are provided under which an employee of a
federal government agency who is reimbursed for ordinary
and necessary business expenses relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, or listed property (such as an employee’s
automobile) may make an adequate accounting to the
employer to substantiate those expenses by submitting only
an account book, diary, log, etc., without submitting documentary evidence such as receipts.
Announcement 98–103, page 16.
Public comments are requested on the optional procedures,
provided in Rev. Proc. 97–45, for substantiating the reimbursement of employee expenses.
Announcement 97–101, page 13.
A list is given of organizations now classified as private foundations.
Finding Lists begin on page 21.
Announcement of Disbarments and Suspensions begins on page 17.
Announcement of Declaratory Judgement Proceedings Under Section 7428 begins on page 16.
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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the proper amount of tax revenue at the least cost; serve
the public by continually improving the quality of our prod-
Statement of Principles
of Internal Revenue
Tax Administration
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administering the law in a reasonable, practical manner.
Issues should only be raised by examining officers when
they have merit, never arbitrarily or for trading purposes.
At the same time, the examining officer should never hesitate to raise a meritorious issue. It is also important that
care be exercised not to raise an issue or to ask a court to
adopt a position inconsistent with an established Service
position.
The function of the Internal Revenue Service is to administer the Internal Revenue Code. Tax policy for raising revenue
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should be relentless in its attack on unreal tax devices and
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meaning of the statutory provision and not to adopt a
strained construction in the belief that he or she is “protecting the revenue.” The revenue is properly protected only
when we ascertain and apply the true meaning of the statute.
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Introduction
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Part I. Rulings and Decisions Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Section 62.—Adjusted Gross
Income Defined
26 CFR 1.62–2: Reimbursements and other expense
allowance arrangements.
Optional rules are provided under which an employee of a federal government agency who is reimbursed for ordinary and necessary business expenses
relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, listed property (such as an employee’s automobile) may make
an adequate accounting to the employer to substantiate those expenses by submitting an account book,
diary, log, etc., alone, without submitting documentary evidence such as receipts. See Rev. Proc. 97–45
page 10.
Last-in, first-out inventories, automobile dealers. A franchised automobile
dealer that elected the LIFO inventory
method violates the LIFO conformity requirement of Code section 472 by providing to the credit subsidiary of its franchisor an income statement that fails to
reflect the LIFO inventory method in the
computation of net income.
Rev. Rul. 97–42
ISSUE
Section 162.—Trade or
Business Expenses
26 CFR 1.162–17: Reporting and substantiation of
certain business expenses of employees.
Optional rules are provided under which an employee of a federal government agency who is reimbursed for ordinary and necessary business expenses
relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, listed property (such as an employee’s automobile) may make
an adequate accounting to the employer to substantiate those expenses by submitting an account book,
diary, log, etc., alone, without submitting documentary evidence such as receipts. See Rev. Proc. 97–45
page 10.
Section 274.—Disallowance of
Certain Entertainment, Etc.,
Expenses
26 CFR 1.274–5T: Substantiation requirements
(temporary).
Optional rules are provided under which an employee of a federal government agency who is reim bursed for ordinary and necessary business expenses
relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, listed property (such as an employee’s automobile) may make
an adequate accounting to the employer to substantiate those expenses by submitting an account book,
diary, log, etc., alone, without submitting documentary evidence such as receipts. See Rev. Proc. 97–45
page 10.
26 CFR 1.274(d)–1: Substantiation requirements.
Optional rules are provided under which an employee of a federal government agency who is reimbursed for ordinary and necessary business expenses
relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, listed property (such as an employee’s automobile) may make
an adequate accounting to the employer to substantiate those expenses by submitting an account book,
diary, log, etc., alone, without submitting documentary evidence such as receipts. See Rev. Proc. 97–45
page 10.
Section 472.—Last-in, First-out
Inventories
26 CFR 1.472-2(e): LIFO conformity requirement.
October 14, 1997
Whether a franchised automobile
dealer that elected the last-in, first-out
(LIFO) inventory method for federal income tax purposes violates the LIFO conformity requirement of § 472(c) or (e)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code by providing certain monthly income statements to
the credit subsidiary of its franchisor (an
automobile manufacturer).
end of each month. The income statements are prepared in a format required
by X or on pre-printed forms supplied by
X and present the dealers’ operating results for both the month and the calendar
year-to-date.
During 1996, A, B, and C’s monthly financial statements were received by X
and Y. In the January through November
income statements, A, B, and C calculated
their Cost of Goods Sold using the specific identification inventory method instead of the LIFO inventory method.
Under the specific identification method,
the cost of the dealers’beginning and ending inventories is determined by reference
to X’s actual invoice price for the automobiles on hand.
Situation 1 — LIFO Reflected in Gross
Profit. A provided the following income
statement to X and Y for the month of December:
INCOME STATEMENT
December 1996
Sales of Automobiles
Cost of Goods Sold
Gross Profit
Variable Expenses
Fixed Expenses
Net Income
FACTS
A, B, and C are franchised automobile
dealers engaged in the purchase, sale, and
service of automobiles manufactured by
X. A, B, and C regularly finance their purchases of new automobiles through Y, a
subsidiary of X.
For federal income tax purposes, A, B,
and C use the accrual method of accounting and a calendar taxable year. Each
dealer elected to use the LIFO inventory
method to account for its automobile inventory beginning with its taxable year
ended December 31, 1970.
Pursuant to the terms of the franchise
agreements with X and the financing
agreements with Y, X and Y must receive
balance sheets and income statements
from A, B, and C within 10 days after the
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Month
Year-to-Date
$ 300x
(255x)
$ 45x
( 12x)
( 18x)
$ 15x
$ 3,600x
(2,400x)
$ 1,200x
( 144x)
( 216x)
$ 840x
A calculated its Cost of Goods Sold for
the year and the month as follows. First,
A used the specific identification inventory method to calculate a tentative cost
of goods sold for the year ($2,340x) and
the month ($195x). Then, A made an adjustment of $60x (representing a $60x increase in A’s LIFO reserve for 1996) to
the tentative cost of goods sold to arrive at
Cost of Goods Sold for the year ($2,400x)
and the month ($255x), respectively.
Situation 2 — LIFO Reflected in Net
Income. B provided the following income
statement to X and Y for the month of December:
B used the specific identification inventory method to calculate its Cost of Goods
Sold and Gross Profit for both the year
and month without adjusting for a $60x
increase in B’s LIFO reserve for 1996. On
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holders, partners, other proprietors, or
beneficiaries, has not used any inventory
method other than LIFO.
Section 1.472–2(e)(1) generally proMonth
Year-to-Date
vides
exceptions to the LIFO conformity
Sales of Automobiles
$ 300x
$ 3,600x
requirement.
Under § 1.472–2(e)(1)(iv),
Cost of Goods Sold
(195x)
(2,340x)
a
taxpayer
is
not at variance with the
Gross Profit
$ 105x
$ 1,260x
LIFO
conformity
requirement if it uses an
Variable Expenses
( 12x)
( 144x)
inventory
method
other than LIFO in a reFixed Expenses
( 18x)
( 216x)
port
or
statement
covering
a period of less
Operating Profit
$ 75x
$ 900x
than
an
entire
taxable
year.
Other Income & Expenses
( 60x)
( 60x)
However, § 1.472–2(e)(6) provides that
Net Income
$ 15x
$ 840x
a series of credit statements or financial
the Other Income and Expenses line, B re- come, profit, or loss of the first taxable reports is considered a single statement or
duced Operating Profit in the Year-to-Date year for which the LIFO method is to be report covering an entire taxable year if
column by $60x (representing the $60x in- used, for the purpose of a report or state- the statements or reports in the series are
crease in B’s LIFO reserve for 1996) and ment covering that taxable year to share- prepared using a single inventory method
in the Month column by $60x to arrive at holders, partners, other proprietors, or and can be combined to disclose the income, profit, or loss for the entire taxable
B’s Net Income for the year ($840x) and beneficiaries, or for credit purposes.
year.
For this purpose a taxable year inthe month ($15x), respectively.
Section 472(e) provides that a taxpayer
cludes
any one-year period that both beSituation 3 — LIFO Not Reflected on electing to use the LIFO inventory
gins
and
ends in a taxable year for which
the Income Statement. C provided the method must continue to use the LIFO inthe
taxpayer
used the LIFO inventory
following income statement to X and Y for ventory method unless the taxpayer: (1)
method.
§
1.472–2(e)(2).
Thus, income
the month of December:
obtains the consent of the Commissioner
statements
prepared
on
the
basis
of a calC used the specific identification in- to change to a different method; or (2) is
endar
year
may
be
subject
to
the
LIFO
ventory method to calculate its Cost of required by the Commissioner to change
conformity
requirement
even
though
the
Goods Sold, Gross Profit, and Net Income to a different method because the taxtaxpayer
employs
a
fiscal
year
for
federal
for the year and month without adjusting payer has used some inventory method
for a $60x increase in C’s LIFO reserve other than LIFO to ascertain the income, income tax purposes.
Under § 1.472–2(e)(2)(vi), a taxpayer is
for 1996. Thus, the December 1996 in- profit, or loss of any subsequent taxable
come statement does not reflect C’s use of year in a report or statement covering that not at variance with the LIFO conformity
the LIFO inventory method.
taxable year (a) to shareholders, partners, requirement if it uses costing methods or
other proprietors, or beneficiaries, or (b) accounting methods to ascertain income,
LAW AND ANALYSIS
profit, or loss in financial statements for
for credit purposes.
credit purposes if such methods are not inSection 472(a) authorizes a taxpayer to
Section 1.472–2(e)(1) of the Income
consistent with the LIFO inventory
use the LIFO inventory method in accor- Tax Regulations provides that a taxpayer
method. The use of cost estimates is an
dance with regulations prescribed by the electing to use the LIFO inventory
example of a costing method that is not inSecretary.
method must establish to the satisfaction
consistent with the LIFO inventory
Section 472(c) provides that a taxpayer of the Commissioner that the taxpayer, in
method. § 1.472–2(e)(8)(ix).
may not elect to use the LIFO inventory ascertaining the income, profit, or loss of
The financial statements received by Y
method unless it establishes to the satis- the taxable year for which the LIFO inare
“for credit purposes” within the
faction of the Commissioner that it used ventory method is first used, or for any
meaning
of §§ 472(c) and (e)(2) because
no method other than the LIFO method in subsequent taxable year, for credit purthey
were
issued to a creditor with whom
inventorying goods to ascertain the in- poses or for purposes of reports to shareA, B, and C maintain continuing credit relationships. Thus, under §§ 472(c),
INCOME STATEMENT
472(e)(2), and § 1.472–2(e)(1), A, B, and
December 1996
C violated the LIFO conformity requirement if they used a method other than
Month
Year-to-Date
LIFO in inventorying goods to ascertain
Sales of Automobiles
$ 300x
$ 3,600x
the income, profit, or loss for the taxable
Cost of Goods Sold
(195x)
(2,340x)
year covered by the financial statements
Gross Profit
$ 105x
$ 1,260x
provided to Y.
Variable Expenses
( 12x)
( 144x)
In Situations 1 and 2, A and B did not
Fixed Expenses
( 18x)
( 216x)
violate the LIFO conformity requirement
Operating Profit
$ 75x
$ 900x
in their statements to Y because they
Other Income & Expenses
–0–
–0–
used the LIFO method in inventorying
Net Income
$ 75x
$ 900x
goods to ascertain their net income in the
INCOME STATEMENT
December 1996
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October 14, 1997
Month and Year-to-Date columns of the
December income statement. The results
in Situations 1 and 2 would be the same
if the $60x LIFO adjustment reflected in
the Month and Year-to-Date columns of
the December 1996 income statement
had been a reasonable estimate of the
change in LIFO reserve for the year.
Further, if A or B had employed a fiscal
taxable year, the results in Situations 1
and 2 would be the same if A or B made
either an adjustment for the change in
the LIFO reserve that occurred during
the calendar year in the Month and Yearto-Date column of the December income
statement or an a djustment for the
change in the LIFO reserve that occurred
during the fiscal year in the Month and
Ye a r-to-Date columns of the income
statements provided for the last month of
the fiscal year.
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In Situation 3, C violated the LIFO
conformity requirement in its statements
to Y because C used a method other than
LIFO in inventorying goods to ascertain
its net income in the Year-to-Date column
of the December income statement. Further, C violated the LIFO conformity requirement because the January through
November income statements can be
combined with the December income
statement to ascertain C’s net income for
the year using a single inventory method
other than LIFO. The result in Situation 3
would be the same even if C’s December
31, 1996 Balance Sheet had reflected a
1996 adjustment to C’s LIFO reserve.
HOLDING
federal income tax purposes violates the
LIFO conformity requirement of § 472(c)
or (e)(2) by providing to the credit subsidiary of its franchisor (an automobile
manufacturer) an income statement for
the taxable year that fails to reflect the
LIFO inventory method in the computation of net income.
DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue
ruling is Jeffery G. Mitchell of the Office
of Assistant Chief Counsel (Income Tax
and Accounting). For further information
regarding this revenue ruling, contact Mr.
Mitchell on (202) 622-4970 (not a toll
free call).
A franchised automobile dealer that
elected the LIFO inventory method for
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Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit
Notice 97–54
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub.
L. No. 105–34, (the Act) was enacted on
August 5, 1997. The Act extended and
amended the Work Opportunity Ta x
Credit (WOTC) under section 51 of the
Internal Revenue Code and created the
We l f a r e - t o - Work tax credit under new
section 51A of the Code. This notice describes the principal statutory changes. It
also announces the release of a new Form
8850 (issued September 1997) for use in
pre-screening job applicants and requesting certifications in connection with both
credits and a transition period for using
the earlier version of Form 8850 (issued
September 1996), which does not reflect
the changes contained in the Act.
WOTC Overview
The WOTC is a tax credit for employers who hire individuals belonging to one
of the targeted groups listed in section 51
of the Code. For purposes of the credit,
an individual is not a member of a targeted group unless the individual is certified as such by the State employment security agency (SESA). See s e c t i o n
51(d)(11) of the Code and Notice 96-52,
1996-2 C.B. 218.
• Extension and Amendment of WOTC
Prior to amendment, (1) the W O T C
was scheduled to expire on September 30,
1997, (2) there were seven targ e t e d
groups, (3) the credit was 35 percent of
first-year wages up to $6,000 (for a maxi mum credit of $2,100 per individual), and
(4) the minimum employment period was
generally 400 hours or 180 days. Act section 603 made several changes to the
WOTC. First, it extended the credit to
cover individuals who begin work by
June 30, 1998. The Act modified the definitions of two targeted groups: (i) qualified recipients of benefits under Aid to
Families with Dependent Children
(AFDC) or a successor program and (ii)
qualified veterans. It added a new targeted group consisting of certain individuals who receive supplemental security
income (SSI) benefits under the Social
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Security Act. It increased the credit percentage to 40 percent for certified workers who work at least 400 hours (for a
maximum credit of $2,400 per individual). Finally, the Act amended the minimum employment period so that employers may also claim the WOTC for
certified workers who work at least 120
hours but less than 400 hours. Workers
who meet this minimum work requirement will entitle the employer to a credit
of 25 percent of qualified wages. No
credit is available for workers who work
less than 120 hours.
• Certification Process
There are two ways an employer can
satisfy the requirement to obtain a certification that a worker is a member of a targeted group. First, the employer can obtain a certification from the SESA, on or
before the day the individual begins work,
stating that the individual belongs to a targeted group. Section 51(d)(11)(A)(i) of
the Code.
Alternatively, the employer can complete a “pre-screening notice” with respect to the prospective employee on or
before the day the individual is offered
employment. Then, within 21 days after
the individual begins work, the employer
submits that notice to the SESA as part of
a request for certification. Section
51(d)(11)(A)(ii). For this purpose, employers have been using Form 8850, Work
O p p o rtunity Tax Credit Pre - S c re e n i n g
Notice and Certification Request (issued
September 1996). (See Revised Form
8850 discussion on page 8.)
Welfare-to-Work Tax Credit Overview
The new Welfare-to-Work tax credit,
added by section 801 of the Act, is a tax
credit for employers who hire individuals
certified by the SESAas long-term family
assistance recipients. The credit is effective for wages paid to such individuals
who begin work after December 31, 1997,
and before May 1, 1999. Long-term family assistance recipients are (1) members
of a family that has received family assistance (AFDC or a successor program) for
at least 18 consecutive months ending on
the hiring date; (2) members of a family
that has received family assistance for a
total of at least 18 months (whether or not
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consecutive) after August 5, 1997; and (3)
members of a family that ceases after August 5, 1997, to be eligible for family assistance because of either federal or state
time limits.
The Welfare-to-Work tax credit is 35
percent of qualifying first-year wages and
50 percent of qualifying second-year
wages. For this purpose (although not for
the WOTC), wages include certain taxexempt amounts relating to accident and
health coverage, educational assistance
programs, and dependent care assistance
programs. For each employment year, up
to $10,000 of wages (in contrast with the
$6,000 maximum for the WOTC) may be
considered in determining the amount of
the Welfare-to-Work tax credit.
Although the substantive requirements
are different for the WOTC and the Welfare-to-Work tax credit, the certification
process is the same. Thus, the employer
must either receive a certification from
the SESA on or before the day the individual begins work, stating that the individual is a long-term family assistance recipient, or the employer must complete a
“pre-screening notice” on or before the
day the individual is offered employment.
In the latter case the employer must,
within 21 days after the individual begins
work, submit that notice to the SESA as
part of a request for certification.
Coordination of WOTC and Welfare-toWork Tax Credit
The Welfare-to-Work tax credit is coordinated with the WOTC so that in any one
taxable year an employer cannot claim
both credits with respect to the same individual. For example, assume that an individual begins work on March 1, 1998, and
works at least 400 hours for an employer
whose taxable year is the calendar year.
The employer pays “first-year wages”
from March 1998 through February 1999,
and pays “second-year wages” from
March 1999 through February 2000. If
the individual is certified as both a member of one of the WOTC targeted groups
and a long-term family assistance recipient and the requirements for both credits
are otherwise satisfied, the employer will
have the following choices. For 1998, the
employer may claim either the WOTC
(40 percent of wages up to $6,000) or the
October 14, 1997
Welfare-to-Work tax credit (35 percent of
wages as defined in section 51A(b)(5) of
the Code up to $10,000). For 1999, the
employer may choose again which credit
to claim. The WOTC would be based
solely on the amount of first-year wages
(up to the $6,000 limit) paid in 1999, during the balance of the first employment
year (i.e., January and February 1999).
The We l f a r e - t o - Work tax credit would
have two components: 35 percent of the
amount of first-year wages (up to the
$10,000 limit) paid in January and February 1999, and 50 percent of the amount of
the second-year wages (up to a separate
$10,000 limit) paid in March through December 1999. For 2000, the taxpayer
could claim only the Welfare-to-Work tax
credit, based on the amount of secondyear wages (up to the second $10,000
limit) paid in January and February 2000.
Revised Form 8850
On September 20, 1997, the IRS issued
a revised and renamed Form 8850, P re Screening Notice and Certification Re quest for the Work Opportunity and Wel fare-to-Work Credits. The changes to the
WOTC and the enactment of the Welfareto-Work tax credit are reflected on a single form to simplify the certification
process for prospective employees, employers, and SESAs.
required certifications. Before claiming
the WOTC or the Welfare-to-Work tax
credit with respect to an individual, the
employer must receive a certification
from the SESA that the individual is, in
fact, a member of a targeted group or a
long-term family assistance recipient, as
the case may be.
The principal author of this notice is
Robert Wheeler of the Office of Associate
Chief Counsel (Employee Benefits and
Exempt Organizations). For further information regarding this notice contact Mr.
Wheeler on (202) 622-6060 (not a tollfree call).
26 CFR 1.472–2: Requirements incident to adoption and use of LIFO inventory method.
(Also Part I, § 472; § 1.472-1.)
Rev. Proc. 97–44
SECTION 1. PURPOSE
The new form is available to computer
users through the IRS home page on the
World Wide Web, http://www. i r s . u streas.gov, and by modem directly at 703321-8020 (not a toll-free number). Employers may also request Form 8850 by
calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-8293676).
This revenue procedure provides relief
for automobile dealers that elected the
last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory method
and violated the LIFO conformity requirement of § 472(c) or (e)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code by providing, for
credit purposes, an income statement prepared in a format required by the franchisor or on a pre-printed form supplied
by the franchisor (an automobile manufacturer), covering any taxable year ended
on or before October 14, 1997, that fails
to reflect the LIFO inventory method.
See, e.g., R e v. Rul. 97–42, 1997–41
I.R.B. (Situation 3). Automobile dealers
that comply with this revenue procedure
will not be required to change from the
LIFO inventory method to another inventory method as a result of such LIFO conformity violation.
Transition Relief
SECTION 2. BACKGROUND
Employers should begin using the new
Form 8850 for employees whose first day of
work is on or after October 1, 1997 (for the
WOTC), or on or after January 1, 1998 (for
the Welfare-to-Work tax credit). Employers
may continue to use the old Form 8850,
however, for individuals who are in one of
the original seven WOTC targeted groups
and begin work before January 1, 1998.
Employers that submit Forms 8850 to
SESAs are not entitled to the applicable
credits unless the employers receive the
.01 Section 472(a) authorizes a taxpayer to use the LIFO inventory method
in accordance with regulations prescribed
by the Secretary.
.02 Section 472(c) provides that a taxpayer may not elect to use the LIFO inventory method unless it establishes to the
satisfaction of the Commissioner that it
used no method other than the LIFO
method in inventorying goods to ascertain
the income, profit, or loss of the first taxable year for which the LIFO method is to
How to Get the Revised Form 8850
October 14, 1997
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be used, for the purpose of a report or
statement covering that taxable year to
shareholders, partners, other proprietors,
or beneficiaries, or for credit purposes.
.03 Section 472(e) provides that a taxpayer electing to use the LIFO inventory
method must continue to use the LIFO inventory method unless the taxpayer: (1)
obtains the consent of the Commissioner
to change to a different method; or (2) is
required by the Commissioner to change
to a different method because the taxpayer has used some inventory method
other than LIFO to ascertain the income,
profit, or loss of any subsequent taxable
year in a report or statement covering that
taxable year (a) to shareholders, partners,
other proprietors, or beneficiaries, or (b)
for credit purposes.
.04 Section 1.472–2(e)(1) of the Income Tax Regulations provides that a taxpayer electing to use the LIFO inventory
method must establish to the satisfaction
of the Commissioner that the taxpayer, in
ascertaining the income, profit, or loss of
the taxable year for which the LIFO inventory method is first used, or for any
subsequent taxable year, for credit purposes or for purposes of reports to shareholders, partners, other proprietors, or
beneficiaries, has not used any inventory
method other than LIFO.
.05 Rev. Rul. 97–42 holds that a franchised automobile dealer that elected the
LIFO inventory method violates the
LIFO conformity requirement by providing to a credit subsidiary of its franchisor
(an automobile manufacturer) an income
statement covering a taxable year that
fails to reflect the LIFO inventory
method in the computation of net income.
.06 Rev. Proc. 79–23, 1979–1 C.B.
564, provides that a violation of the LIFO
conformity requirement warrants termination of a taxpayer’s LIFO election.
SECTION 3. SCOPE
This revenue procedure applies to any
taxpayer engaged in the purchase, sale,
and service of automobiles or light-duty
trucks that violated the LIFO conformity
requirement by providing, for credit purposes, an income statement prepared in a
format required by the franchisor or on a
pre-printed form supplied by the franchisor (an automobile manufacturer), covering any taxable year ended on or before
October 14, 1997, that fails to reflect the
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LIFO inventory method in the computation of net income, regardless of whether
the taxpayer is currently under examination, before an appeals office, or before a
federal court. For this purpose, the term
“taxpayer” has the same meaning as the
term “person” defined in § 7701(a)(1)
(rather than the meaning of the term “taxpayer” defined in § 7701(a)(14)). The
term “taxpayer” includes a corporation
that is included in an affiliated group of
corporations as defined in § 1504.
SECTION 4. RELIEF
.01 A taxpayer within the scope of this
revenue procedure that satisfies all the re quirements for relief set forth herein is
hereby granted the following relief: the
district director will not terminate the
LIFO election of the taxpayer because of
a LIFO conformity violation described in
section 3 of this revenue procedure.
.02 The relief granted under this revenue procedure extends only to LIFO
conformity violations described in section
3 of this revenue procedure that occurred
on or before October 14, 1997. Accordingly, the district director may, upon examination, terminate a taxpayer’s LIFO
election for:
(1) other LIFO conformity violations, including those described in section
3 of this revenue procedure that occur
after October 14, 1997; or
(2) any other action that may warrant termination of a taxpayer’s LIFO
election.
.03 The district director may, upon examination, verify the accuracy of the taxpayer’s settlement amount calculation and
otherwise determine whether the taxpayer
has fully satisfied the requirements of this
revenue procedure. The district director
may terminate a taxpayer’s LIFO election
for any violation year ended within the
look-back period if the taxpayer failed to
fully satisfy the requirements of this revenue procedure.
.04 Nothing in this revenue procedure
will prohibit the district director from
making adjustments to a taxpayer’s LIFO
inventory method of accounting.
SECTION 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR
RELIEF
.01 A taxpayer within the scope of this
revenue procedure for which any violation year ended within the look-back pe1997–41 I.R.B.
riod is entitled to relief only if the taxpayer: (1) pays the settlement amount at
the time and in the manner set forth in
section 5.03 of this revenue procedure;
(2) submits the accompanying memorandum at the time and in the manner set
forth in sections 5.03 and 5.04 of this revenue procedure; and (3) satisfies the additional requirements set forth in section 7
of this revenue procedure. A taxpayer
within the scope of this revenue procedure that does not have a violation year
that ends in the look-back period is automatically granted relief and is not required to satisfy any of the requirements
of this revenue procedure.
.02 Settlement Amount. (1) In general.
A taxpayer applying for relief under this
revenue procedure must pay a “settlement
amount,” which is intended to approximate the after-tax, time value of money
benefit that the taxpayer will derive from
continuing to use the LIFO inventory
method for a period of years. The settlement amount is not treated as interest
under § 163(a) and may not be capitalized
or deducted under any provision of the
Code. Moreover, the settlement amount
is not refundable or creditable against any
federal tax liability of the taxpayer.
(2) Calculating the settlement
amount. The settlement amount equals
4.7% of the difference between the LIFO
carrying value and the non-LIFO carrying
value (for example, the value using the
actual invoice cost or the first-in, first-out
method) of the taxpayer’s inventory (the
“LIFO reserve”) on the last day of the taxpayer’s last taxable year ended on or before October 14, 1997. For this purpose,
the taxpayer’s inventory includes only inventory related to the purchase, sale, and
service of automobiles and light-duty
trucks. A taxpayer determines the LIFO
reserve on the last day of its last taxable
year ended on or before October 14, 1997,
using the method of accounting that it
used on its original federal income tax return for that taxable year.
.03 Time and Manner of Payment. (1)
In general. The settlement amount must
be paid in three equal installments. Except
as provided in section 5.03(2) or (3) of this
revenue procedure, the first installment
and the memorandum described in section
5.04 of this revenue procedure, are due on
or before May 31, 1998. The remaining
installments and memoranda are due on or
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before January 31 of the two succeeding
calendar years. Payments, together with
the original memorandum, must be sent to
the Internal Revenue Service, Cincinnati
Service Center, 201 W. River Center Blvd.,
Stop 31, Unit 21, Covington, KY 41019.
A copy of each memorandum must be sent
to the national office addressed to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Attention: CC:DOM:IT&A, P.O. Box 7604,
Benjamin Franklin Station, Washington,
DC 20044 (or, in the case of a private delivery service: Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, Attention: CC:DOM:IT&A,
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224).
(2) Taxpayers under examination,
before appeals, or before a federal court.
If any federal income tax return of a taxpayer is under examination, before an appeals office, or before a federal court on
October 14, 1997, the first installment of
the settlement amount and the memorandum described in section 5.04 of this revenue procedure are due on or before December 1, 1997. For this purpose, the
terms “under examination,” “before an appeals office,” and “before a federal court”
have the same meaning as provided in Rev.
Proc. 97–27, 1997–21 I.R.B. 10. The taxpayer must notify the examining agent(s),
appeals officer, or the counsel for the government, whichever is applicable, in writing on or before December 15, 1997, that it
has applied for relief under this revenue
procedure. Evidence that the first installment has been paid and a copy of the memorandum described in section 5.04 of this
revenue procedure must be provided as
part of this written notification.
(3) Option to pay settlement
amount in one installment. A taxpayer
may elect to pay the entire settlement
amount in one installment. If a taxpayer
makes this election, the entire settlement
amount and the original memorandum described in section 5.04 of this revenue
procedure are due on or before May 31,
1998, or, if any federal income tax return
of the taxpayer is under examination, before an appeals office, or before a federal
court, on or before December 1, 1997. In
addition, if applicable, the written notification required in section 5.03(2) of this
revenue procedure must be satisfied. A
copy of the memorandum must be sent to
the national office as required by section
5.03(1) of this revenue procedure.
October 14, 1997
.04 Accompanying Memorandum.
Each installment payment must be accompanied by a memorandum providing
the following information:
(1) the taxpayer’s name, address,
and EIN number;
(2) the amount of the taxpayer’s
LIFO reserve calculated under section
5.02(2) of this revenue procedure;
(3) the total settlement amount calculated under section 5.02(2) of this revenue procedure;
(4) the amount of the installment
being paid;
(5) a statement identifying the payment as the first, second, or third installment (or a statement that the taxpayer
elects to pay the entire settlement amount
in a single installment); and
(6) a statement that the taxpayer
agrees to all of the terms of this revenue
procedure.
Each memorandum must be signed under
penalties of perjury by an individual with
authority to bind the taxpayer in such matters. The following language must be either typed or legibly printed at the top of
the first page of each memorandum:
“ PAY M E N T OF SETTLEMENT
AMOUNT UNDER REV. PROC. 97–44.”
SECTION 6. DEFINITIONS
.01 Violation year. A violation year is
any taxable year for which a taxpayer violated the LIFO conformity requirement
under the facts described in section 3 of
this revenue procedure. However, solely
for purposes of this revenue procedure, a
taxable year will not be treated as a violation year if it ended on or before October
14, 1997, and the taxpayer replaced the
twelfth monthly income statement for that
year with a “thirteenth period income
statement” that:
(1) covered the same period as the
twelfth monthly income statement;
(2) reflected the LIFO inventory
method; and
(3) was provided, before the first
monthly income statement of the following year, to each creditor that received the
twelfth monthly income statement.
.02 Look-back period. For purposes of
this revenue procedure, the “look-back
period” consists of the taxpayer’s six
most recent taxable years ended on or before October 14, 1997.
October 14, 1997
SECTION 7. ADDITIONAL TERMS OF
RELIEF
SECTION 9. PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT
.01 A taxpayer that fails to pay each
installment of the settlement amount
t i m e l y, or to submit the memorandum
t i m e l y, has not satisfied the requirements of this revenue procedure. A ccordingly, the relief provided under section 4 of this revenue procedure is not
available.
.02 A taxpayer that ceases to engage in
the trade or business of purchase, sale,
and service of automobiles or light-duty
trucks or terminates its existence must
pay the remaining balance of the settlement amount within 45 days of the cessation or termination. A taxpayer is
treated as ceasing to engage in a trade or
business if the operations of the trade or
business cease, or substantially all the
assets of the trade or business are transferred to another taxpayer in a taxable or
non-taxable transfer. For this purpose,
“substantially all” has the same meaning
as in section 3.01 of Rev. Proc. 77–37,
1977–2 C.B. 568. No acceleration of the
settlement amount is required under this
section 7.02 when a C corporation elects
to be treated as an S corporation, or an S
corporation terminates its S election and
is then treated as a C corporation. Howe v e r, acceleration of the settlement
amount is required if a sole proprietor incorporates and immediately elects to be
treated as an S corporation.
.03 A taxpayer that makes one or
more payments under this revenue procedure may not change from the LIFO
inventory method pursuant to Rev. Proc.
97–37, 1997–33 I.R.B. 18, for a taxable
year beginning before the date that the
entire settlement amount is paid in accordance with this revenue procedure.
A taxpayer requesting to change from
the LIFO method for a taxable year beginning before the date that the entire
settlement amount is paid, must file a
Form 3115 in accordance with Rev.
Proc. 97–27. The Commissioner will
not grant consent to change from the
LIFO method unless the taxpayer agrees
to accelerate any remaining payments of
the settlement amount.
The collections of information contained
in this revenue procedure have been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507)
under control number 1545–1559.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to,
a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid
OMB control number.
The collection of information in this revenue procedure is in section 5 of this revenue
procedure. This information is required to
ensure that the settlement amount required to
be paid under this revenue procedure is accurately computed and timely paid. The
likely respondents are businesses engaged in
the retail sale of new automobiles.
The estimated total annual reporting
burden is 100,000 hours.
The estimated annual burden per respondent will vary from 10 hours to 30
hours, depending on individual circumstances, with an estimated average of 20
hours. The estimated number of respondents is 5,000.
Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as
long as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
SECTION 8. EFFECT ON OTHER
DOCUMENTS
Rev. Proc. 97–37 is modified.
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DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue
procedure is Jeffery G. Mitchell of the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Income
Tax & Accounting). For further information regarding this revenue procedure,
contact Mr. Mitchell on (202) 622-4970
(not a toll-free call).
26 CFR 601.105: Examination of returns and
claims for refund, credit, or abatement; determination of correct tax liability.
(Also Part I, §§ 62, 162, 274; 1.62-2, 1.162–17,
1.274–5T, 1.274(d)–1.)
Rev. Proc. 97–45
SECTION 1. PURPOSE
This revenue procedure provides optional rules under which an employee of a
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federal government agency who is reimbursed for ordinary and necessary business expenses relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, or listed property (such as an
employee’s automobile) may make an adequate accounting to the employer to
substantiate those expenses (under
§§ 1.274–5T(f)(2) and (4)(ii) of the temporary Income Tax Regulations) by submitting an account book, diary, log, etc.,
alone, without submitting documentary
evidence such as receipts. These rules
generally apply to employees of the exec utive and judicial branches, and certain
employees of the legislative branch, of
the federal government.
SECTION 2. BACKGROUND
.01 Section 162(a) of the Internal Revenue Code allows a deduction for all ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred during the taxable year in carrying
on any trade or business, including traveling expenses (including amounts expended
for meals and lodging) while away from
home in pursuit of a trade or business.
.02 Section 1.62–2(c)(2) provides that
reimbursements by an employer to an employee for business expenses paid or incurred by the employee are paid under an
“accountable plan” if the reimbursement
arrangement meets the requirements of
business purpose, substantiation, and returning amounts in excess of expenses.
Amounts failing to meet these requirements are treated as paid under a nonaccountable plan. Section 1.62–2(c)(3).
.03 Amounts treated as paid under an
accountable plan are excluded from the
e m p l o y e e ’s gross income, are not reported as wages or other compensation on
the employee’s Form W–2, and are exempt from the withholding and payment
of employment taxes. Section
1.62–2(c)(4). Conversely, amounts
treated as paid under a nonaccountable
plan are included in the employee’s gross
income, must be reported as wages or
other compensation on the employee’s
Form W–2, and are subject to the withholding and payment of employment
taxes. Section 1.62–2(c)(5).
.04 An employee may satisfy the substantiation requirement of a § 1.62–2(c)(2)
accountable plan by substantiating the expenses to the employer in accordance with
§ 274(d) and the regulations thereunder.
Section 1.62–2(e)(2).
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.05 Section 274(d) disallows a deduction
under § 162 for any travel (including meals
and lodging), entertainment, gift, or listed
property expense, unless the taxpayer substantiates the elements of the expense by adequate records or by sufficient evidence.
.06 Under § 1.274–5T(c)(2), a taxpayer
must maintain two types of records to satisfy the “adequate records” requirement:
(1) a summary of expenses (account book,
d i a r y, log, statement of expense, trip
sheets, or similar record) made at or near
the time the expenses are incurred (as provided in § 1.274–5T(c)(2)(ii)), and (2)
documentary evidence (such as receipts,
paid bills, or similar evidence as provided
in § 1.274–5T(c)(2)(iii)). Section
1.274–5T(c)(2)(iii) generally requires that
a taxpayer have documentary evidence to
substantiate (A) any expenditure for lodging, and (B) any other expenditure of $75
or more ($25 or more for expenses paid or
incurred before October 1, 1995). Together, these records must establish the elements of amount, time, place, and business purpose (and, for gifts and
entertainment, business relationship of the
recipient or persons entertained) for each
expenditure or use. Section 1.274–5T(b).
.07 Section 1.274–5T(f)(4)(i) requires an
employee substantiating expenses (or making an “adequate accounting” of expenses)
to the employer to submit to the employer
records that satisfy the “adequate records”
requirements of § 1.274–5T(c)(2). However, § 1.274–5T(f)(4)(ii) provides that the
Commissioner may prescribe rules under
which an employee may make an adequate
accounting to the employer by submitting
an account book, diary, log, etc., alone,
without submitting documentary evidence.
SECTION 3. SCOPE
This revenue procedure provides rules
pursuant to § 1.274–5T(f)(4)(ii) under
which an employee of a federal government agency may make an adequate accounting to the employer to substantiate the
employee’s expenses for travel, entertainment, gifts, or listed property, by submitting an account book, diary, log, statement
of expense, trip sheet, or similar record,
without submitting documentary evidence.
SECTION 4. DEFINITIONS
.01 Documentary evidence. The term
“documentary evidence” means receipts,
paid bills, or similar evidence (whether on
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paper or in electronic form) sufficient
to support an expenditure (as provided in
§ 1.274–5T(c)(2)(iii)).
.02 Employee. The term “employee”
has the same meaning as in 5 U.S.C. §
5701(2). The term “employee” also includes members of the uniformed services
(as defined in 37 U.S.C. § 101(3)) and
members of the Foreign Service (as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 3903).
.03 Employer. The term “employer”
means a federal government agency
(within the meaning of section 4.06 of
this revenue procedure) that reimburses
its employees under a reimbursement
arrangement for their expenses for travel,
entertainment, gifts, or listed property.
.04 Expenses or expenditures. The
terms “expenses” or “expenditures” mean
expenses under § 274(d) for travel (including meals and lodging away from
home), entertainment, gifts, or listed
property, incurred by an employee in connection with the performance of services
as an employee.
.05 Expense voucher. The term “expense voucher” means an account book,
d i a r y, log, statement of expense, trip
sheet, or similar record (within the meaning of § 1.274–5T(c)(2)(ii), and whether
on paper or in electronic form).
.06 Federal government agency. The
term “federal government agency” has the
same meaning as “agency” in 5 U.S.C.
§ 5701(1).
.07 Reimbursement. The term “reimbursement” includes advances, reimbursements, or allowances for expenses.
SECTION 5. APPLICATION
.01 In general An employee of a federal government agency may make an ad equate accounting to the employer to substantiate the employee’s expenses (under
§§ 1.274–5T(f)(2) and (4)(ii)) without
submitting documentary evidence, provided the employer makes the reimbursement pursuant to a written policy that includes all the procedures set forth in
section 5.02 of this revenue procedure.
An adequate accounting made pursuant to
these procedures satisfies the substantiation requirements applicable to accountable plans under § 1.62–2(c)(2). However, an employer must comply with the
other requirements of § 1.62–2 in order to
treat reimbursements as paid under an accountable plan.
October 14, 1997
.02 Required procedures
(1) The types and amounts of expenses
paid or incurred by the employee, or to be
paid or incurred by the employee, must be
approved by an appropriate official of the
employer (who is not the employee incurring the expenses), either in advance of,
or after, the employee pays or incurs the
expenses.
(2) Within a reasonable time after paying or incurring the expenses, the employee must submit to the employer an
expense voucher sufficient to establish
the elements of amount, time, place, and
business purpose (and, for gifts and entertainment, business relationship of the recipient or persons entertained) for each
expenditure or use.
(3) Except as provided in Rev. Proc.
96–63, 1996–2 C.B. 420, or Rev. Proc.
96–64, 1996–2 C.B. 427, or any successors, the employee must obtain and retain
for a period of four years after submitting
October 14, 1997
the expense voucher, documentary evidence for (a) expenditures of $75 or more,
and (b) all expenditures for lodging, and
produce the documentary evidence when
requested by the employer or the Service.
The employer must timely inform an employee receiving reimbursements of these
requirements.
(4) The employer must conduct periodic audits of a representative sample of
the expense vouchers submitted (including related documentary evidence), selected on a statistically sound basis.
Compliance with the applicable requirements of the General Accounting Office is
sufficient.
(5) The employer must either (a) collect from an employee any amount discovered on audit or otherwise to have
been reimbursed in excess of the amount
supported by the documentary evidence
required under section 5.02(3) of this revenue procedure, or (b) treat such excess as
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paid under a nonaccountable plan.
(6) The employer’s policy and procedures (including audit procedures) for reimbursing employees for expenses must
be subject to review by an independent
government authority (such as its Inspector General or the General Accounting
Office).
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE
This revenue procedure is effective October 1, 1997.
DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue
procedure is Donna M. Crisalli of the Office of Assistant Chief Counsel (Income
Tax and Accounting). For further information regarding this revenue procedure,
contact Ms. Crisalli at (202) 622-4920
(not a toll-free call).
1997–41 I.R.B.
Part IV. Items of General Interest
Foundations Status of Certain
Organizations
Announcement 97–101
The following organizations have
failed to establish or have been unable to
maintain their status as public charities or
as operating foundations. Accordingly,
grantors and contributors may not, after
this date, rely on previous rulings or designations in the Cumulative List of Organizations (Publication 78), or on the presumption arising from the filing of notices
under section 508(b) of the Code. This
listing does not indicate that the organizations have lost their status as organizations described in section 501(c)(3), eligible to receive deductible contributions.
Former Public Charities. The following
organizations (which have been treated as
organizations that are not private foundations described in section 509(a) of the
Code) are now classified as private foundations:
Advisory Committee of the Burton E.
Stevenson Endowment Fund,
Chillicothe, OH
Albina Head Start, Inc., Portland, OR
Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation
Foundation LTD, Savona, NY
Brooklyn Gastroenterological
Association, Brooklyn, NY
Broome County Chapter American
Institute of Banking, Binghamton, NY
Circolo Culturale Jazz, Inc.,
Staten Island, NY
Evergreen Network, Inc., Southport, CT
Family Life Center, Inc., Aliquippa, PA
Firedrake Inc., New York, NY
Foundation for Research in Cardiac
Surgery and Cardiovascular
Biology, Inc., New York, NY
Friends of Families, Buena Park, CA
Hip Hoppin Corporation, Brooklyn, NY
Hope Alliance for Animals, Branford, CT
International Institute for Trade and
Education, Inc., Brookline, MA
International Womens Club of New
England, Cape Neddick, ME
Inwood Heights Housing Development
Fund Corporation, Bronx, NY
Iota Kappa Lambda Schola,
Syracuse, NY
Iscomp Technical Institute,
Los Angeles, CA
Jose Napoleon Duarte Foundation, Inc.,
Great Falls, VA
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Kundalini Yoga Ashram of
New York, Inc., New York, NY
La Coalicion Deportiva Hispano
Americana, Inc., New York, NY
Lao International Community
Development Center of CT., Inc.,
Hartford, CT
La Paloma, Inc., Watertown, CT
Las Puertas Housing Corporation,
Bronx, NY
Latin American Womens Association of
Connecticut, Inc., Hamden, CT
Latino Community Volunteers
Corps., Inc., Middleborough, MA
Latino Peace Officers Association of
Massachusetts, Charlestown, MA
Lawrence D. Bell Aerospace Museum,
Williamsville, NY
Lechendor Arts Group, Inc.,
New York, NY
Lewis Foundation for Disadvantaged
Children, Inc., New York, NY
Ley, Staten Island, NY
Lift Up a Standard Ministries, Inc.,
Copiague, NY
Lights on Deaf Theater, Ltd.,
Rochester, NY
Lions Youth Hockey Association, Ltd.,
Glen Head, NY
Living Farms, Inc., Bronx, NY
Local Education Alternatives Resource
Network, Inc., New York, NY
Long Island Animal Advocates, Inc.,
Rockville Centre, NY
Long Island Society Prevention of
Cruelty Children County Nassau, Inc.,
Mineola, NY
Maat, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
Madonna of the Streets, Inc.,
Buffalo, NY
Mahasatipatthana Meditation Center,
Inc., Brooklyn, NY
Maine Respite Home, Portland, ME
Making Ends Meet Foundation, Inc.,
Marblehead, MA
Management Corps for the Emerging
East, Inc., Wellesley, MA
Mariners Harbor Improvement
Corporation, Staten Island, NY
Mark A. Kent Scholarship Fund, Inc.,
Hingham, MA
The Mayors Committee for a Better
Community, Las Vegas, NV
Mount Eve Land Trust, Inc., Goshen, NY
Naked Theatre, Inc., New Haven, CT
Nantucket Education Trust, Inc.,
Mamticlet, MA
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Napa State Hospital Volunteer Community
Advisory Board, Napa, CA
National Aids Memorial, Jersey City, NJ
National Association for Orphans &
Abandoned Children, Glenn Dale, MD
National Business Council for Family
Daycare, Inc., Kensington, CT
National Educational Technologies
Research Institute, Inc., Groton, CT
National Incarcerated Aids Network,
Leominster, MA
National Infertility Network Exchange,
East Meadow, NY
National Youth Achievement Foundation,
Bronx, NY
Neighborhood Assistance Center
Corporation, Woodhaven, NY
Nelson Memorial Playground Assn., Inc.,
Plymouth, MA
Ner Sarah Childrens Fund, Inc.,
Lawrence, NY
New England Alliance of Multiracial
Families, Inc., Medford, MA
New England Environmental Law
Society, Inc., Boston, MA
New Haven River Anglers, Inc., Bristol, VT
New Haven Womens Aids Coalition, Inc.,
New Haven, CT
New Hope, Lake Wood, CA
New Rochelle Opera Guild,
New Rochelle, NY
New Visions, Inc., Washington Mills, NY
Nightingale Research Foundation, Inc.,
Ogdensburg, NY
Non Hunters Rights Alliance,
Rockland, ME
Norman A. Fennell Memorial Scholarship
Foundation, Inc., Harwichport, MA
Northeast Bronx Redevelopment
Corporation, Bronx, NY
Nutmeg BMX, Inc., Bridgeport, CT
Ocean State Knitting Guild, Cranston, RI
Onteora Babe Ruth League, Inc.,
New York, NY
Optimum Professional Achievement
Foundation, Inc., Port Washington, NY
Organization for the Retirement of
People, Inc., Far Rockaway, NY
Our Daily Blessings, Albion, NY
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Development
Corporation, New York, NY
Our Place Drop in Center,
Bellows Falls, VT
Paramus Affordable Housing
Corporation, Paramus, NJ
People Helping People with Christ, Inc.,
Wareham, MA
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Region 15 PTO Perpetual Fund,
Southbury, CT
Sepharadic Heritage Alliance, Inc.,
Great Neck, NY
Spokane Chamber Choir, Colville, WA
Zanesville Green Commission, Inc.,
Zanesville, OH
If an organization listed above submits
information that warrants the renewal of its
classification as a public charity or as a private operating foundation, the Internal
Revenue Service will issue a ruling or determination letter with the revised classification as to foundation status. Grantors and
contributors may thereafter rely upon such
ruling or determination letter as provided
in section 1.509(a)–7 of the Income Tax
Regulations. It is not the practice of the
Service to announce such revised classification of foundation status in the Internal
Revenue Bulletin.
Delegation Order No. 97 (Rev. 34)
Delegation of Authority
A G E N C Y: Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Delegation of Authority
SUMMARY: The authority delegated by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to
the Assistant Commissioner (Employee
Plans and Exempt Organizations), to enter
into and approve certain closing agreements, may be redelegated to special assistants and division directors reporting
directly to the Assistant Commissioner
(Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations). The text of the delegation order
appears below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 18, 1997
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTA C T: John H. Tu r n e r, CP:E:EP:P:2,
Room 6702, 1111 Constitution Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20224, (202) 6226214 (not a toll-free number).
Effective: August 18, 1997
Closing Agreements Concerning Internal
Revenue Tax Liability (Supplemented by
Delegation Orders No. 236, 245, 247 and
248)
1. Authority: To enter into and approve
a written agreement with any person relating to the internal revenue tax liability of
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such person (or of the person or estate for
whom he or she acts) in respect to any
prospective transactions or completed
transactions if the request to the Chief
Counsel for determination or ruling was
made before any affected returns have
been filed. This does not include the authority to set aside any closing agreement.
Delegated to: The Chief Counsel in
cases under his/her jurisdiction.
Redelegation: This authority may be
redelegated no lower than the Deputy Associate Chief Counsels for cases under
their respective jurisdictions and to the
Assistant Chief Counsels for cases under
their respective jurisdictions that do not
involve precedent issues.
2. Authority: To enter into and approve
a written agreement with any person relating to the internal revenue tax liability of
such person (or of the person or estate for
whom he or she acts) for a taxable period
or periods ended prior to the date of
agreement and related specific items affecting other taxable periods. This does
not include the authority to set aside any
closing agreement.
Delegated to: The Associate Chief
Counsels and the Assistant Commissioners (Examination) and (International) for
matters under their respective jurisdictions.
Redelegation: The authority delegated
to the Associate Chief Counsels may be
redelegated, by the Deputy Chief Counsel,
to the Deputy Associate Chief Counsels.
The authority delegated to the Assistant
Commissioners (Examination) and (International) may be redelegated, respectively,
to the Deputy Assistant Commissioners
(Examination) and (International).
3. Authority: To enter into and approve
a written agreement with any person relating to the internal revenue tax liability of
such person (or of the person or estate for
whom he or she acts) with respect to the
performance of his or her functions as the
competent authority under the tax conventions of the United States. This does
not include the authority to set aside any
closing agreement.
Delegated to: The Assistant Commissioner (International).
Redelegation: This authority may be
redelegated to the Deputy Assistant Commissioner (International).
4. Authority: To enter into and approve
a written agreement with any person relat14
ing to the internal revenue tax liability of
such person (or of the person or estate for
whom he or she acts). This does not include the authority to set aside any closing agreement.
Delegated to: The Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations) in cases under his or her jurisdiction.
Redelegation: This authority may be
redelegated to special assistants and division directors reporting directly to the assistant commissioner.
5. Authority: To enter into and approve
a written agreement with any person relating to the internal revenue tax liability of
such person (or of the person or estate for
whom he or she acts), for a taxable period
or periods ended prior to the date of the
agreement and related specific items affecting other taxable periods. This does
not include the authority to set aside any
closing agreement.
Delegated to: In cases under their jurisdiction (but excluding cases docketed
before the United States Tax Court), the
Assistant Commissioner (International);
regional commissioners; regional counsel; regional chief compliance officers;
service center directors; district directors;
regional directors of appeals; assistant regional directors of appeals; chiefs and associate chiefs of appeals offices; and appeals team chiefs with respect to their
team cases.
Redelegation: 1. Service center directors and the Director, Austin Compliance
Center, may redelegate this authority no
lower than the Chief, Examination Support
Unit, with respect to agreements concerning the administrative disposition of certain tax shelter cases, and no lower than the
Chief, Windfall Profit Tax Staff, Austin
Service Center or Austin Compliance Center, with respect to entering into and approving a written agreement with the Tax
Matters Partner/Person (TMP) and one or
more partners or shareholders with respect
to whether the partnership or S corporation, acting through its TMP, is duly authorized to act on behalf of the partners or
shareholders in the determination of partnership or S corporation items for purposes
of the tax imposed by Chapter 45, and for
purposes of assessment and collection of
the windfall profit tax for such partnership
or S corporation taxable year.
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2. The Assistant Commissioner (International) and district directors may redelegate this authority no lower than the
Chief, Quality Review Staff/Section with
respect to all matters, and not below the
Chief, Examination Support Staff/Section, or Chief, Planning and Special Programs Branch/Section, with respect to
agreements concerning the administrative
disposition of certain tax shelter cases, or
Chief, Special Procedures function, with
respect to the waiver of right to claim refunds for those responsible officers who
pay the corporate liability in lieu of a trust
fund recovery penalty assessment under
IRC 6672.
6. Authority: In cases under their jurisdiction docketed in the United States Tax
Court and in other Tax Court cases upon
the request of Chief Counsel or his/her
delegate, to enter into and approve a writ ten agreement with any person relating to
the internal revenue tax liability of such
person (or of the person or estate for
whom he or she acts), but only in respect
to related specific items affecting other
taxable periods. This does not include the
authority to set aside any closing agreement.
Delegated to: The associate chief
counsels; the Assistant Commissioners
(Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations) and (International); regional commissioners; regional counsel; regional directors of appeals; assistant regional
directors of appeals; chiefs and associate
chiefs of appeals offices; and appeals team
chiefs with respect to their team cases.
Redelegation: This authority may not
be redelegated.
7. Authority: In cases under the jurisdiction of the Assistant Commissioner
(International), to enter into and approve
a written agreement with any person relating to the internal revenue tax liability of
such person (or of the person or estate for
whom he/she acts), and to provide for the
mitigation of economic double taxation
under section 3 of Revenue Procedure
64–54, 1964–2 C.B. 1008, under Revenue
Procedure 72–22, 1972–1 C.B. 747, and
under Revenue Procedure 69–13, 1969–1
C.B. 402, and to enter into and approve a
written agreement providing the treatment
available under Revenue Procedure
65–17, 1965–1 C.B. 833. This does not
include the authority to set aside any closing agreement.
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Delegated to: The Assistant Commissioner (International).
Redelegation: This authority may not
be redelegated.
S o u rces of Authority: 26 CFR
301.7121–1(a); Treasury Order No.
150–07; Treasury Order No. 150–09; and
Treasury Order No. 150–17, subject to the
transfer of authority covered in Treasury
Order No. 120–01, as modified by Treasury Order No. 150–27, as revised.
To the extent that the authority previously exercised consistent with this order
may require ratification, it is hereby affirmed and ratified.
This order supersedes Delegation
Order No. 97 (Rev. 33), which was effective March 15, 1996.
Approved August 18, 1997.
Michael P. Dolan
Deputy Commissioner
Changes to Volume Submitter
and Regional Prototype
Programs
Announcement 97–102
A. Introduction
Because the Internal Revenue Service
(Service) is consolidating its determination letter processing program at the Ohio
Key District Office in Cincinnati, changes
in the Volume Submitter and Regional
Prototype Programs are necessary. Previously, each key district office managed its
own program.
H o w e v e r, effective with the date of
publication of this announcement, all requests for Volume Submitter A d v i s o r y
letters and Regional Prototype Notification letters may only be submitted to the
Ohio Key District Office in Cincinnati.
All existing Notification and Advisory
letters remain valid. In addition, requests
for determination letters by employers
who adopt a Regional Prototype or Volume submitter plan may only be submitted to the Ohio Key District Office.
This Announcement provides practitioners with specific instructions for submitting requests for approval of Volume
Submitter and Regional Prototype plans
(both new or amended). In addition, the
Announcement provides instructions for
the submission of determination letter re15
quests for adopters of these types of plans.
B. Background
The Volume Submitter Program enables
the Service to expedite the issuance of determination letters in response to applications for approval of certain individually
designed retirement plans. Under the program, previously administered by each
key district office, a practitioner who
meets the standards in C below, may request the Service to issue an advisory letter regarding the volume submitter specimen plan. A specimen plan is a sample
plan of a practitioner (rather than the actual plan of an employer) that contains
provisions that are identical or substantially similar to the provisions in plans that
the practitioner’s clients have adopted or
are expected to adopt. Once the Service
approves the specimen plan, the practitioner is able to file determination letter
requests on behalf of employers adopting
substantially similar plans. These determination letter requests ordinarily will be
processed more quickly than requests for
other individually designed plans. The requirements for the Volume Submitter Program are described more fully in Rev.
Proc. 97–6, 1997–1 I.R.B. 153.
A Regional Prototype Plan is a plan that
is made available by a regional sponsor
for adoption by employers. A Regional
Prototype Plan consists of a basic plan
document, an adoption agreement, and
(with certain exceptions) a trust or custodial account document. Once the Service
has approved the plan, an employer is able
to request a determination letter, if needed
for reliance. These determination letters
ordinarily will be processed more quickly
than requests pertaining to individually
designed plans. The requirements for the
Regional Prototype Program are described
more fully in Rev. Proc. 89–13, 1989–1
C.B. 801, as modified.
C. Approval of Volume Submitter Plans
Once a Volume Submitter practitioner’s
specimen plan is approved by the Ohio
Key District (whether as a new specimen
plan or as an amendment to a previously
approved specimen plan) the approved
plan may be marketed throughout the
country.
See F. below for Where To File.
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D. Approval of Regional Prototype Plans
G. Reliance
Since the Regional Prototype Program
is a national program with uniform rules
across the country, there will be no
change in the requirements for this program. Sponsors of Regional Prototype
Plans seeking a notification letter and
adopting employers seeking a determination letter should continue to follow the
instructions contained in Rev. proc.
89–13, as modified.
As of the date of the publication of this
Announcement, Regional Prototype sponsors may market approved Regional Prototype plans throughout the country.
See F. Below for Where to File.
Practitioners who already have Service
approved Volume Submitter and/or Regional Prototype plans may continue to
rely on their advisory/notification letters.
S i m i l a r l y, adopters of such plans who
have determination letters or are entitled
to rely on a notification letter, may continue to rely on them.
In certain instances, most notable a
large influx of applications, the application review may take place in an office
other than the Cincinnati office.
E. Registration of Regional Prototype
Plans
Sponsors of Regional Prototype Plans
must continue to meet the registration requirement of Section 14 of Rev. Proc.
89–13, as modified by Rev. Proc. 95–42
1995–2 C.B. 411.
F. Where to File
A request for approval of a volume submitter specimen plan should be submitted
to the Volume Submitter Coordinator in
the Ohio Key District Office at the following address:
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 2508
Cincinnati, OH 45201
ATTN: VSC Coordinator
Room 4106
Practitioners who (1) sponsor Regional
Prototype Plans, (2) adopt the plans of
mass submitters approved by Headquarters after the date of this Announcement,
or (3) amend plans previously approved
by the Service, must submit their applications for notification letters to the Ohio
Key District Office.
Adopters of previously approved Volume Submitter and Regional Prototype
plans should address requests for determination letters to the Ohio Key District Office at the following address:
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box 192
Covington, KY 41012-0192
Applications shipped by Express Mail
or by a delivery service should be sent to:
Internal Revenue Service
201 West Rivercenter Boulevard
ATTN: Extracting Stop 312
Covington, KY 41011
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H. Comments
The Service is presently considering
the feasibility of maintaining three separate volume type programs (Master and
Prototype, Regional Prototype and Volume Submitter). The Service is seeking
input from practitioners as to what, if any,
changes should be made to the programs.
Any practitioner wishing to comment on
this matter should address comments to:
Internal Revenue Service
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington DC 20224
ATTN: CP:E:EP:FC
Room 2236
Comments will be accepted until sixty
(60) days after the publication of this Announcement.
Optional Procedures for
Substantiating Certain Travel,
Etc., Expenses — Public
Comments Requested
Announcement 97–103
Rev. Proc. 97–45, page 10, provides
optional rules under which an employee
of a federal government agency who is reimbursed for ordinary and necessary business expenses relating to travel, entertainment, gifts, or listed property (such as an
employee’s automobile) may make an adequate accounting to the employer to substantiate those expenses (under §§
1.274–5T(f) (2) and (4) (ii) of the temporary Income Tax Regulations) by submitting an account book, diary, log, etc.,
alone, without submitting documentary
evidence such as receipts. These rules
generally apply to employees of the executive and judicial branches, and certain
employees of the legislative branch, of
the federal government. The Service re16
quests comments from federal government agencies on the procedure in Rev.
Proc. 97–45.
In addition, the Service will continue to
accept public comments (originally requested in connection with the publication of § 1.274–5T(f) (4) (ii)) regarding
whether there are circumstances or conditions (including the use of internal controls) under which the Service could extend procedures like those in Rev. Proc.
97–45 to employers that are not federal
government agencies.
Comments should be submitted by December 31, 1997 to: Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station,
Washington,
DC 20044, A t t n :
CC:DOM:CORP:T:R (IT&A Branch 2),
Room 5228. All materials submitted will be
available for public inspection and copying.
Section 7428(c) Validation of
Certain Contributions Made
During Pendency of Declaratory
Judgment Proceedings
This announcement serves notice to potential donors that the organizations listed
below have recently filed timely declaratory
judgment suits under section 7428 of the
Code, challenging revocation of their status
as eligible donees under section 170(c)(2).
Protection under section 7428(c) of the
Code begins on the date that the notice of
revocation is published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin and ends on the date on
which a court first determines that an organization is not described in section
170(c)(2), as more particularly set forth in
section 7428(c)(1). In the case of individual contributors, maximum amount of contributions protected during this period is
limited to $1,000, with a husband and wife
being treated as one contributor. This protection is not extended to any individual
who was responsible, in whole or in part,
for the acts or omissions of the organization that were the basis for the revocation.
This protection also applies (but without
limitation as to amount) to organizations
described in section 170(c)(2) which are
exempt from tax under section 501(a). If
the organization ultimately prevaisl in its
declaratory judgment suit, deductibility of
contributions would be subject to the normal limitations set forth under section 170.
Oriana House, Inc., Akron, Ohio
Don Stewart Association, Phoenix, AZ
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Definition of Terms
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:
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.
D i s t i n g u i s h e d 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 ap-
plies 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 law 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 the 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.
Abbreviations
E.O.—Executive Order.
ER—Employer.
ERISA—Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
EX—Executor.
F—Fiduciary.
FC—Foreign Country.
FICA—Federal Insurance Contribution 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.—Statements of Procedral 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.
The following abbreviations in current use and for merly 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.
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Numerical Finding List 1
Railroad Retirement Quarterly Rate:
1997–28 I.R.B. 5
Bulletins 1997–27 through 1997–40
Announcements:
97–61, 1997–29 I.R.B. 13
97–67, 1997–27 I.R.B. 37
97–68, 1997–28 I.R.B. 13
97–69, 1997–28 I.R.B. 13
97–70, 1997–29 I.R.B. 14
97–71, 1997–29 I.R.B. 15
97–72, 1997–29 I.R.B. 15
97–73, 1997–30 I.R.B. 86
97–74, 1997–31 I.R.B. 16
97–75, 1997–32 I.R.B. 28
97–76, 1997–32 I.R.B. 28
97–77, 1997–33 I.R.B. 58
97–78, 1997–34 I.R.B. 11
97–79, 1997–35 I.R.B. 8
97–80, 1997–34 I.R.B. 12
97–81, 1997–34 I.R.B. 12
97–82, 1997–34 I.R.B. 12
97–83, 1997–34 I.R.B. 13
97–84, 1997–34 I.R.B. 13
97–85, 1997–35 I.R.B. 8
97–86, 1997–35 I.R.B. 9
97–87, 1997–35 I.R.B. 9
97–88, 1997–35 I.R.B. 9
97–89, 1997–36 I.R.B. 10
97–90, 1997–36 I.R.B. 10
97–91, 1997–37 I.R.B. 25
97–92, 1997–37 I.R.B. 26
97–93, 1997–36 I.R.B. 11
97–94, 1997–36 I.R.B. 12
97–95, 1997–36 I.R.B. 12
97–96, 1997–39 I.R.B. 15
97–97, 1997–38 I.R.B. 22
97–98, 1997–39 I.R.B. 15
97–99, 1997–40 I.R.B. 7
97–100, 1997–40 I.R.B. 8
Proposed Regulations:
REG–104893–97, 1997–29 I.R.B. 13
REG–105160–97, 1997–37 I.R.B. 22
REG–106043–97, 1997–37 I.R.B. 24
REG–107644–97, 1997–32 I.R.B. 24
REG–208151–91, 1997–38 I.R.B. 21
Revenue Procedures:
97–32, 1997–27 I.R.B. 9
97–32A, 1997–34 I.R.B. 10
97–33, 1997–30 I.R.B. 10
97–34, 1997–30 I.R.B. 14
97–35, 1997–33 I.R.B. 11
97–36, 1997–33 I.R.B. 14
97–37, 1997–33 I.R.B. 18
97–38, 1997–33 I.R.B. 43
97–39, 1997–33 I.R.B. 48
97–40, 1997–33 I.R.B. 50
97–41, 1997–33 I.R.B. 5
97–42, 1997–33 I.R.B. 57
97–43, 1997–39 I.R.B. 12
Revenue Rulings:
97–27, 1997–27 I.R.B. 4
97–28, 1997–28 I.R.B. 4
97–29, 1997–28 I.R.B. 4
97–30, 1997–31 I.R.B. 12
97–31, 1997–32 I.R.B. 4
97–32, 1997–33 I.R.B. 4
97–33, 1997–34 I.R.B. 4
97–34, 1997–34 I.R.B. 14
97–35, 1997–35 I.R.B. 4
97–36, 1997–36 I.R.B. 5
97–37, 1997–37 I.R.B. 15
97–38, 1997–38 I.R.B. 14
97–39, 1997–39 I.R.B. 4
97–40, 1997–39 I.R.B. 8
97–41, 1997–40 I.R.B. 4
Court Decisions:
Treasury Decisions:
2061, 1997–31 I.R.B. 5
2062, 1997–32 I.R.B. 8
8722, 1997–29 I.R.B. 4
8723, 1997–30 I.R.B. 4
8724, 1997–36 I.R.B. 4
8725, 1997–37 I.R.B. 16
8726, 1997–34 I.R.B. 7
8727, 1997–34 I.R.B. 5
8728, 1997–37 I.R.B. 4
8729, 1997–38 I.R.B. 4
8730, 1997–38 I.R.B. 16
Delegation Orders:
172 (Rev. 5), 1997–28 I.R.B. 6
Notices:
97–37, 1997–27 I.R.B. 4
97–38, 1997–27 I.R.B. 8
97–39, 1997–27 I.R.B. 8
97–40, 1997–28 I.R.B. 6
97–41, 1997–28 I.R.B. 6
97–42, 1997–29 I.R.B. 12
97–43, 1997–30 I.R.B. 9
97–44, 1997–31 I.R.B. 15
97–45, 1997–33 I.R.B. 7
97–46, 1997–34 I.R.B. 10
97–47, 1997–35 I.R.B. 5
97–48, 1997–35 I.R.B. 5
97–49, 1997–36 I.R.B. 8
97–50, 1997–37 I.R.B. 21
97–51, 1997–38 I.R.B. 20
97–52, 1997–38 I.R.B. 20
97–53, 1997–40 I.R.B. 6
97–55, 1997–40 I.R.B. 6
1
A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue
procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in
Internal Revenue Bulletins 1997–1 through 1997–26
will be found in Internal Revenue Bulletin 1997–27,
dated July 7, 1997.
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Finding List of Current Action on
Previously Published Items1
Bulletins 1997–27 through 1997–40
*Denotes entry since last publication
Revenue Procedures:
96–36
Superseded by
97–34, 1997–30 I.R.B. 14
96–42
Superseded by
97–27, 1997–27 I.R.B. 9
97–32
Modified and amplified by
97–32A, 1997–34 I.R.B. 10
Revenue Rulings:
89–42
Supplemented by
97–31, 1997–32 I.R.B. 4
93–76
Clarified, modified, partially
obsoleted, and superceded by
97–39, 1997–39 I.R.B 4
94–7
Clarified, modified, partially
obsoleted, and superceded by
97–39, 1997–39 I.R.B 4
1
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items mentioned in Internal Revenue Bulletins
1997–1 through 1997–26 will be found in Internal
Revenue Bulletin 1997–27, dated July 7, 1997.
October 14, 1997
22
1997–41 I.R.B.
October 14, 1997
26
1997–41 I.R.B.
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