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INCOME TAX

Notice 2003-51(PDF, 96K)
This notice accompanies Rev. Rul. 2003-76. The notice requests comments on possible additional guidance prescribing the tax treatment of partial exchanges of annuity contracts and also provides interim guidance.

Notice 2003-54(PDF, 81K)
This notice advises taxpayers and their representatives about a tax shelter that uses a common trust fund (CTF) to invest in offsetting gain and loss positions in foreign currencies for the purpose of creating losses for a high net worth taxpayer and notifies the taxpayers and their representatives that the claimed tax benefits purportedly generated by these transactions are not allowable for federal income tax purposes. The notice also states that this transaction is a "listed transaction" and warns of the potential penalties that may be imposed if taxpayers claim losses from such a transaction.

REG-131997-02(PDF, 164K)
Proposed regulations under section 42 of the Code concerning the low-income housing tax credit make amendments to existing regulations to reflect statutory changes made by the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000. A public hearing is scheduled for September 23, 2003.

Rev. Proc. 2003-66(PDF, 60K)
Rents paid to a real estate investment trust (REIT) by a joint venture partnership that includes a taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS) of the REIT. This procedure provides conditions under which payments to a REIT from a joint venture between a TRS and an unrelated third party for space at a property owned by the REIT will be treated as rents from real property under section 856(d) of the Code.

Rev. Rul. 2003-72(PDF, 85K)
Determination of a child’s specific age. A child attains an age on his or her birthday for purposes of Code sections 21 (child and dependent care credit), 23 (adoption credit), 24 (child tax credit), 32 (earned income credit), 129 (excludable dependent care benefits), 131 (excludable foster care benefits), 137 (excludable adoption assistance benefits), and 151 (dependency exemptions).

Rev. Rul. 2003-76(PDF, 117K)
Exchange of a portion of annuity contract. An exchange of a portion of an annuity contract into a new annuity contract is treated as a tax-free exchange under section 1035 of the Code. Investment in the contract and basis are allocated according to cash value immediately prior to the exchange using the rules of sections 72 and 1031.

Rev. Rul. 2003-90(PDF, 114K)
Accrual of liability for California franchise tax. This ruling holds that, for federal income tax purposes, a taxpayer that uses an accrual method of accounting incurs a liability for California franchise tax in the taxable year following the taxable year in which the tax is incurred under the California Revenue and Tax Code. Rev. Rul. 79-410 amplified.

Rev. Rul. 2003-91(PDF, 129K)
Investor control doctrine. This ruling presents guidance on the investor control doctrine by presenting a factual scenario in which a variable contract holder does not have control over segregated account assets sufficient to be deemed the owner of the assets. In this manner, this ruling presents a "safe harbor" from which taxpayers may operate.

Rev. Rul. 2003-92(PDF, 121K)
Variable contract holder. This ruling holds that a variable contract holder is the owner of interests in a nonregistered partnership where interests in the nonregistered partnership are not available exclusively through the purchase of a life insurance or annuity contract. Rev. Rul. 81-225 clarified and amplified.

Rev. Rul. 2003-93(PDF, 75K)
Low-income housing credit; satisfactory bond; “bond factor” amounts for the period July through September 2003. This ruling announces the monthly bond factor amounts to be used by taxpayers who dispose of qualified low-income buildings or interests therein during the period July through September 2003.

Rev. Rul. 2003-94(PDF, 111K)
Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for August 2003.

Rev. Rul. 2003-95(PDF, 121K)
Life insurance contracts; distributions made in connection with a change in benefits. This ruling describes the rules of section 7702(f)(7) of the Code regarding the tax treatment of a cash distribution made in connection with a reduction in the benefits of a life insurance contract.

Notice 2003-53(PDF, 92K)
This notice provides modifications to the reporting requirements for distributions from Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (CESAs) for calendar years after 2002.

Notice 2003-53(PDF, 92K)
This notice provides modifications to the reporting requirements for distributions from Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (CESAs) for calendar years after 2002.