Determination of Earned Premiums

[4830-01-u] DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1 [REG-209839-96] RIN 1545-AU60

TITLE: Determination of Earned Premiums

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing.

SUMMARY: This document contains proposed regulations relating to the requirement that insurance companies other than life insurance companies reduce by 20 percent their deductions for increases in unearned premiums. This requirement was enacted as part of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. These regulations are necessary in order to provide guidance to nonlife insurance companies that are subject to the 20 percent reduction rule. This document also contains a notice of a public hearing on the proposed regulations.

DATES: Written comments must be received by April 2, 1997. Requests to speak and outlines of oral comments to be discussed

at the public hearing scheduled for April 30, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. must be received by April 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: CC:DOM:CORP:R (REG-209839-96), room 5226, Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand delivered between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to: CC:DOM:CORP:R (REG- 209839-96), Courier's Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. Alternatively, taxpayers may submit comments electronically via the internet by selecting the "Tax Regs" option on the IRS Home Page, or by submitting comments directly to the IRS internet site at http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/tax_regs/comments.html. The public hearing will be held in the Auditorium, Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Gary Geisler, (202) 622-3970; concerning submissions and the hearing, Evangelista Lee, (202) 622-7190 (not toll-free numbers).

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