Links to Official IRS Bulletin Documents listed below are in the Adobe Acrobat PDF Format, and require the appropriate Acrobat Reader to view and/or print.

INCOME TAX

Notice 2003-81(PDF, 52K)
Option; foreign currency. This notice describes a transaction in which a taxpayer claims a loss upon the assignment of a section 1256 contract to a charity, but fails to report the recognition of gain when the taxpayer's obligation under an offsetting non-section 1256 contract terminates. The notice identifies the described transaction and those that are substantially similar to that transaction as listed transactions. The notice holds that the taxpayer must either recognize gain when the option is assumed by the charity or must recognize the premium at the time the taxpayer's obligations under the option contract terminate.

REG-110896-98(PDF, 82K)
Proposed regulations under section 664(b) of the Code concern the characterization of distributions from charitable remainder trusts. The proposed regulations reflect changes made to income tax rates, including the rates applicable to capital gains and certain dividends, by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. A public hearing is scheduled for March 9, 2004.

REG-160330-02(PDF, 59K)
Proposed regulations under section 704(c) of the Code provide guidance with respect to the tax treatment of installment obligations and property acquired pursuant to a contract under sections 704(c) and 737.

GIFT TAX

REG-110896-98(PDF, 82K)
Proposed regulations under section 664(b) of the Code concern the characterization of distributions from charitable remainder trusts. The proposed regulations reflect changes made to income tax rates, including the rates applicable to capital gains and certain dividends, by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. A public hearing is scheduled for March 9, 2004.

Notice 2003-80(PDF, 27K)
Weighted average interest rate update. The weighted average interest rate for December 2003 and the resulting permissible range of interest rates used to calculate current liability for purposes of the full funding limitation of section 412(c)(7) of the Code are set forth.

ESTATE TAX

REG-110896-98(PDF, 82K)
Proposed regulations under section 664(b) of the Code concern the characterization of distributions from charitable remainder trusts. The proposed regulations reflect changes made to income tax rates, including the rates applicable to capital gains and certain dividends, by the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. A public hearing is scheduled for March 9, 2004.

Announcement 2003-84(PDF, 68K)
A list is provided of organizations now classified as private foundations.

Announcement 2003-85(PDF, 39K)
This document contains corrections to proposed regulations (REG–128203–02, 2003–41 I.R.B. 828) under section 460 of the Code that provide guidance regarding the income tax consequences of certain partnership transactions involving contracts accounted for under a long term contract method of accounting.

Announcement 2003-86(PDF, 40K)
This document contains corrections to temporary regulations (T.D. 9090, 2003–43 I.R.B. 891) under section 448(d)(5) of the Code that provide guidance regarding the use of a nonaccrual experience method by taxpayers using an accrual method of accounting and performing services.

Announcement 2003-87(PDF, 40K)
This document contains corrections to proposed regulations (REG–106486–98, 2003–42 I.R.B. 853) under section 1275 of the Code that provide for the treatment of contingent payment debt instruments for which one or more payments are denominated in, or determined by reference to, a currency other than the taxpayer's functional currency.

T.D. 9096(PDF, 44K)
This document removes final regulations sections 1.6152–1 and 301.6152–1 pertaining to section 6152 of the Code.