Department of Treasury October 15, 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document contains corrections to final regulations (TD 9502) that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, September 17, 2010 (75 FR 56858) under section 883(a) and (c) of the Internal Revenue Code, concerning the exclusion from gross income of income derived by certain foreign corporations from the international operation of ships or aircraft.

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 an existing final regulation, REG-148867-03, (TD 9327) Disclosure of Returns and Return Information in Connection with Written Contracts or Agreements for the Acquisition of Property or Services for Tax Administration Purposes.

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 an existing final regulation, IA-44-94 (TD 8690), Deductibility, Substantiation, and Disclosure of Certain Charitable Contributions (Sec. Sec. 1.170A-13(f) and 1.6115-1).

FinCEN is issuing this final rule extending the compliance date for those provisions in 31 CFR 103.33 that apply to mutual funds. On April 14, 2010, FinCEN issued a final rule that included mutual funds within the general definition of ``financial institution'' in regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (``BSA''). The final rule subjects mutual funds to 31 CFR 103.33, which requires the creation, retention, and transmittal of records or information for transmittals of funds. FinCEN is extending, from January 10, 2011 to April 10, 2011, the date on which mutual funds must begin to comply with 31 CFR 103.33.