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

Announcement 2005-31(PDF, 53K)
This document contains corrections to final regulations (T.D. 9165, 2005-4 I.R.B. 357) under section 330 of Title 31 of the U.S. Code governing practice before the Internal Revenue Service (Circular 230).

Rev. Proc. 2005-20(PDF, 51K)
This procedure describes how a regulated investment company (RIC) that holds a partnership interest is treated. A RIC that is a consenting partner in a partnership, that has in effect a monthly closing election under Rev. Proc. 2003-84, 2003-2 C.B. 1159, is treated as if directly invested in the assets held by the partnership. Rev. Proc. 2003-32 amplified and superseded.

Rev. Rul. 2005-25(PDF, 56K)
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs); non-high deductible health plan (HDHP). This ruling provides guidance on eligibility and contribution rules under section 223 of the Code for a married individual whose spouse has non-high deductible health plan (HDHP) coverage. A married individual may contribute to a Health Savings Account (HSA) even though his or her spouse has non-HDHP coverage, so long as the individual is not covered by the spouse’s non-HDHP. The maximum amount that an eligible individual may contribute to an HSA is based on whether the individual has self-only or family HDHP coverage.

REG-148521-04(PDF, 54K)
T.D. 9197(PDF, 65K)
Final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 7701 of the Code add to the list of foreign business entities that are always classified as corporations, per se corporations, and, therefore, are not eligible to check the box to change their classification. A public hearing on the proposed regulations is scheduled for July 27, 2005.

T.D. 9198(PDF, 191K)
Final regulations under section 355(e) of the Code relate to the recognition of gain on certain distributions of stock or securities in connection with an acquisition. The regulations provide guidance on whether an acquisition and a distribution are part of a plan (or series of related transactions).

Rev. Proc. 2005-23(PDF, 78K)
Retroactive payment of benefits; remedial amendment period; determination letters. This document contains procedures to limit the retroactive application of the decision in Central Laborers’ Pension Fund v. Heinz, 124 S.Ct. 2230 (2004), for affected retirement plans qualified under section 401(a) of the Code.

TAX CONVENTIONS

Announcement 2005-30(PDF, 49K)
Mutual Agreement on U.K. pension arrangements. A copy of the news release issued by the Director, International (U.S. Competent Authority), on April 13, 2005 (IR-2005-44), is set forth.

Rev. Proc. 2005-20(PDF, 51K)
This procedure describes how a regulated investment company (RIC) that holds a partnership interest is treated. A RIC that is a consenting partner in a partnership, that has in effect a monthly closing election under Rev. Proc. 2003-84, 2003-2 C.B. 1159, is treated as if directly invested in the assets held by the partnership. Rev. Proc. 2003-32 amplified and superseded.

REG-148521-04(PDF, 54K)
T.D. 9197(PDF, 65K)
Final, temporary, and proposed regulations under section 7701 of the Code add to the list of foreign business entities that are always classified as corporations, per se corporations, and, therefore, are not eligible to check the box to change their classification. A public hearing on the proposed regulations is scheduled for July 27, 2005.