Department of Treasury July 16, 2009 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Internal Revenue Service intends to begin electronically processing payments received by check for written determinations pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2009-01. When a requestor makes a payment by check for a written determination, the requestor authorizes the IRS to either use information from the check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from the requestor's account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When the IRS uses information from the check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from the requestor's account as soon as the same day that the IRS receives the payment. Additionally, the requestor will not receive the check back from their financial institution. This change in procedure will be effective on and after August 17, 2009.

This document contains proposed regulations that amend the regulations concerning taxpayers who make the election to claim the reduced research credit. The proposed regulations simplify how taxpayers make the election and affect taxpayers that claim the research credit. This document also provides a notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 1120-POL, U.S. Income Tax Return for Certain Political Organizations.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Questionnaires A, B, C, D, E, F, H, I, J, K, M, Q, R, S, T, UP, UV, V, W, X, and Y, Form 637 Questionnaires.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 944-SS, Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Form 944-PR, Planilla para la Declaracion ANNUAL de la Cotribucion Federal del Patrono.

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Notice 2009-31, Election and Notice Procedures for Multiemployer Plans under sections 204 and 205 of WRERA and Revenue Procedure 2009-XX, Revocation of Elections by Multiemployer Plans to Freeze Funded Status under section 204 of WRERA.

As of July 15, 2009, the Secretary of the Treasury gives public notice that all outstanding 11\3/4\ percent Treasury Bonds of 2009-14 (CUSIP No. 912810 DN 5) dated November 15, 1984, due November 15, 2014, are called for redemption at par on November 15, 2009, on which date interest on such bonds will cease.