Internal Revenue Service January 23, 2012 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This document contains final regulations relating to the exclusion from gross income for amounts received on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness. The final regulations reflect amendments under the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. The final regulations affect taxpayers receiving damages on account of personal physical injuries or physical sickness and taxpayers paying these damages.

This document announces a public hearing on proposed regulations, (REG-133223-08) relating to Indian tribal government plans.

In the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register, the IRS is issuing temporary regulations that provide guidance on the definition of the term ``specified notional principal contract'' for purposes of section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) beginning after March 18, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The text of those regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations. The preamble to the temporary regulations explains the amendments added by the temporary regulations. The preamble to this notice of proposed rulemaking explains the proposed regulations, which provide guidance to nonresident aliens and foreign corporations that hold certain financial products providing for payments that are contingent upon or determined by reference to payments of dividends from sources within the United States. This document also provides a notice of a public hearing on these proposed regulations.