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Bulletin No. 200 4-26 June 28, 2004 HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE These synopses are intended only as aids to the reader in identifying the subject matter covered. They may not be relied upon as authoritative interpretations. INCOME TAX Rev. Rul. 2004–55, page 1081. Disability insurance benefits.This ruling addresses the in- come tax treatment of short-term and long-term disability ben- efits under sections 104(a)(3) and 105(a) of the Code. Rev. Proc. 2004–37, page 1099. This proce dure provides a method for determining the source of a pensio n payment to a nonresident alien from a defined benefit pl an where the trust forming part of the plan is a trust created or organized in the United States that constitutes a qualifie d trust under section 401(a) of the Code. Rev. Proc. 2004–7 am plified. EMPLOYEE PLANS T.D. 9130, page 1082. Final regulations concern required minimum distributions under section 401(a)(9) of the Code for defined benefit plans and an- nuity contracts providing benefits under qualified plans, individ- ual retirement plans, and section 403(b) contracts. This docu- ment also contains a change to the separate account rules in the final regulations concerning required minimum distributions for defined contribution plans. EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS Announcement 2004–53, page 1105. A list is provided of organizations now classified as private foun- dations. Finding Lists begin on page ii. Index for January through June begins on page vi. The IRS Mission Provide America’s taxpayers top quality service by helping them understand and meet their tax responsibilities and by applying the tax law with integrity and fairness to all. Introduction The Internal Revenue Bulletin is the authoritative instrument of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for announcing official rulings and procedures of the Internal Revenue Service and for publishing Treasury Decisions, Executive Orders, Tax Conven- tions, legislation, court decisions, and other items of general interest. It is published weekly and may be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents on a subscription basis. Bulletin contents are compiled semiannually into Cumulative Bulletins, which are sold on a single-copy basis. It is the policy of the Service to publish in the Bulletin all sub- stantive rulings necessary to promote a uniform application of the tax laws, including all rulings that supersede, revoke, mod- ify, or amend any of those previously published in the Bulletin. All published rulings apply retroactively unless otherwise indi- cated. Procedures relating solely to matters of internal man- agement are not published; however, statements of internal practices and procedures that affect the rights and duties of taxpayers are published. Revenue rulings represent the conclusions of the Service on the application of the law to the pivotal facts stated in the revenue ruling. In those based on positions taken in rulings to taxpayers or technical advice to Service field offices, identifying details and information of a confidential nature are deleted to prevent unwarranted invasions of privacy and to comply with statutory requirements. Rulings and procedures reported in the Bulletin do not have the force and effect of Treasury Department Regulations, but they may be used as precedents. Unpublished rulings will not be relied on, used, or cited as precedents by Service personnel in the disposition of other cases. In applying published rulings and procedures, the effect of subsequent legislation, regulations, court decisions, rulings, and procedures must be considered, and Service personnel and others concerned are cautioned against reaching the same conclusions in other cases unless the facts and circumstances are substantially the same. The Bulletin is divided into four parts as follows: Part I.—19 86 Code. This part i ncludes rulings and decisions based on provisions of the Intern al Revenue Code of 1986. Part II.—Treaties and Tax Legislation. This part is divided into two subparts as follows: Subpart A, Tax Conventions and Other Related Items, and Subpart B, Leg- islation and Related Committee Reports. Part III.—Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous. To the extent practicable, pertinent cross references to these subjects are contained in the other Parts and Subparts. Also included in this part are Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rul- ings. Bank Secrecy Act Administrative Rulings are issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Assistant Sec- retary (Enforcement). Part IV .—Items of General Interest. This par t includes notices of proposed rulemakings, disbar- ment an d suspension lists, and announcements. The last Bulletin for each month includes a cumulative index for the matters published during the preceding months. These monthly indexes are cumulated on a semiannual basis, and are published in the last Bulletin of each semiannual period. The c ontents of this publication are not copyrighted and may be reprinted freely. A citation of the Internal Revenue Bulletin as the source would be appropriate. For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. June 28, 20042004-26 I.R.B. Part I. Rulings and Decisions Under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 104.—Compensa- tion for Injuries or Sickness (Also section 105.) Disability insurance benefits.This ruling addresses the income tax treatment of short-term and long-term disability ben- efits under sections 104(a)(3) and 105(a) of the Code. Rev. Rul. 2004–55 ISSUE Under the Amended Plan described below, are long-term disability benefits received by an employee who becomes disabled excludable from the employee’s gross income under § 104(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code? FACTS The Employer provides long-term dis- ability benefits to its eligible employees pursuant to a written plan. Long-term disability benefits are provided through a group insurance policy with a third-party insurance carrier. Under the terms of the plan, the Employer pays the entire pre- mium for the coverage and does not in- clude the cost of the coverage in the em- ployee’s gross income (i.e.,thepremiums are paid on a pre-tax basis and are not re- ported on the employee’s Form W-2 for that year). The Employer amends the plan (the Amended Plan) to provide that the Em- ployer will continue to pay the long-term disability coverage on a pre-tax basis for eligible employees. However, each eligi- ble employee may also irrevocably elect to have the Employer pay for the long-term disability coverage on an after-tax basis (i.e., elect to be taxed currently on the premiums paid by the Employer). An em- ployee’s election applies to the entire cost of the coverage that the Employer pays to the third-party insurance carrier, so that an employee may not elect after-tax treat- ment for only a portion of the premiums. If an employee elects after-tax treatment, the Employer allocates the appropriate proportion of the group premium to that employee and includes that amount in the employee’s gross income for the year in which the payments are made (i.e.,the premiums are reported on the employee’s Form W-2 for that year). Under the Amended Plan, the em- ployee’s election to pay for the cost of long-term disabilitycoverageonanaf- ter-tax basis is irrevocable once the plan year begins and must be made prior to the beginning of the plan year in which the election becomes effective. The employee has the ability to make a new irrevocable election for each plan year prior to the be- ginning of that plan year. In lieu of a new election for each plan year, the Employer may provide that an employee’s prior elec- tion, once made, continues from one year to the next unless affirmatively changed before the beginning of the new plan year. The Employer may also provide that the long-term disability premiums will auto- matically be included in the employee’s gross income for the year unless the em- ployee affirmatively elects otherwise prior to the beginning of the new plan year. Un- der the Amended Plan, an employee who becomes eligible for long-term disability coverage during a plan year (e.g.,anewly hired employee) may make an irrevocable prospective election for the remainder of that plan year. LAW AND ANALYSIS Section 61(a)(1) and § 1.61–21(a)(3) of the Income Tax Regulations provide that, except as otherwise provided in Subtitle A, gross income includes compensation for services, including fees, commissions, fringe benefits, and similar items. Section 104(a)(3) states that except in the case of amounts attributable to (and not in excess of) deductions allowed under § 213 for any prior taxable year, gross income does not include amounts received through accident or health insurance (or through an arrangement having the ef- fect of accident or health insurance) for personal injuries or sickness (other than amounts received by an employee to the extent such amounts are attributable to contributions by the employer which were not includible in the gross income of the employee, or are paid by the employer). Section 1.104–1(d) states that if an in- dividual purchases a policy of accident or health insurance out of his own funds, amounts received thereunder for personal injuries or sickness are excludable from his gross income under § 104(a)(3). Con- versely, if an employer is either the sole contributor to such a fund, or is the sole purchaser of a policy of accident or health insurance for his employees (on either a group or individual basis), the exclusion provided under § 104(a)(3) does not apply to any amounts received by his employees through such fund or insurance. Section 1.104–1(d) refers to § 1.105–1 for rules re- lating to the determination of the amount attributable to employer contributions. Section 1.105–1(b) provides that all amounts received by employees through an accident or health plan which is fi- nanced solely by their employer are sub- ject to the provisions of § 105(a). Under § 105(a), amounts received by an employee through accident or health insur- ance for personal injuries or sickness must be included in gross income to the extent such amounts (1) are attributable to con- tributions by the employer which were not includible in the gross income of the em- ployee, or (2) are paid by the employer. Section 1.105–1(c)(1) provides that in the case of amounts received by an em- ployee through an accident or health plan which is financed partially by his employer and partially by contributions of the em- ployee, § 105(a) applies to the extent that such payments are attributable to contri- butions of the employer that were not in- cludible in the employee’s gross income. The portion of the amounts which is at- tributable to the contributions of the em- ployer shall be determined in accordance with § 1.105–1(d) in the case of insured plans. Section 1.105–1(c)(2) provides that a separate determination of the portion of the amounts received under the accident or health plan which is attributable to the con- tributions of the employer shall be made with respect to each class of employees in any case where the plan provides that some classes of covered employees contribute 2004-26 I.R.B.1081June 28, 2004 but others do not, or that the employer will make different contributions for dif- ferent classes of employees, or that differ- ent classes of employees will make differ- ent contributions, and where in any such case both the contributions of the employer on account of each such class of employ- ees and the contributions of such class of employees can be ascertained. Section 1.105–1(d)(2) provides that if the accident or health coverage is provided under or is part of a group insurance pol- icy purchased by contributions of the em- ployer and of the employees, and the net premiums for such coverage for a period of at least three policy years are known at the beginning of the calendar year, the portion of any amount received by an em- ployee which is attributable to the contri- butions of the employer for such coverage shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the amount received as the portion of the net premiums contributed by the em- ployer for the last three policy years which are known at the beginning of the calendar year bears to the total of the net premiums contributed by the employer and all em- ployees for such policy years. This provi- sion is known as the “three-year look back rule.” The term “class of employees” as used in § 1.105–1(c)(2) is dependent solely on the contribution method used by the plan. The regulations do not refer to length of service, duties, or other factors as deter- minative of a “class of employees.” Ac- cordingly, under the Amended Plan, the group of employees that elects after-tax treatment of the long-term disability cov- erage is a separate class of employees un- der § 1.105–1(c)(2). In addition, when aplan that provides long-term disability benefits is amended as described above, the Amended Plan is a new plan in computing the contributions of the Employer and the employees. With re- spect to each employee, the Amended Plan is financed either solely by the Employer or solely by the employee. At no time is the coverage under the Amended Plan financed by both Employer and employee contributions. Therefore, the Amended Plan is not a contributory plan within the meaning of § 1.105–1(c)(1) and, because the Amended Plan is not described in § 1.105–1(c)(1), the “three-year look back rule” set forth in § 1.105–1(d)(2) does not apply. Finally, the applicable statutes and reg- ulations do not distinguish between short- term and long-term disability plans. Thus, if an employer offers both short-term and long-term disability plans and permits em- ployees to separately elect the contribu- tion payment method for each plan, the law does not require aggregation of the con- tributions paid foreach plan in determin- ing the taxation of benefits. Benefits paid under a short-term or long-term disability plan will be taxed according to the con- tribution payment election made for each type of coverage. HOLDING Under the Amended Plan, long-term disability benefits received by an em- ployee who has irrevocably elected, prior to the beginning of the plan year, to have the coverage paid by the Employer on an after-tax basis for the plan year in which the employee becomes disabled are attributable solely to after-tax em- ployee contributions and are excludable from the employee’s gross income under § 104(a)(3). Under the Amended Plan, long-term disability benefits received by an em- ployee whose coverage is paid by the Employer on a pre-tax basis for the plan year in which the employee becomes dis- abled are attributable solely to pre-tax Employer contributions and are includi- ble in the employee’s gross income under § 105(a). These holdings are equally applicable to short-term disability benefits. DRAFTING INFORMATION The principal author of this revenue ruling is Barbara E. Pie of the Office of Division Counsel/Associate Chief Coun- sel(TaxExemptandGovernmentEnti- ties). For further information regarding this revenue ruling, contact Ms. Pie at (202) 622–6080 (not a toll-free call). Section 105.—Amounts Received Under Accident and Health Plans This ruling addresses the income tax treatment of short-term and long-term disability benefits under sections 104(a)(3) and 105(a) of the Code. See Rev. Rul. 2004-55, page 1081. Section 401.—Qualified Pension, Profit-Sharing, and Stock Bonus Plans 26 CFR 1.401(a)(9)–6: Required minimum distribu- tions for defined benefit plans and annuity contracts. T.D. 9130 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1 Required Distributions From Retirement Plans AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury ACTION: Final regulations SUMMARY: This document contains fi- nal regulations concerning required mini- mum distributions under section 401(a)(9) for defined benefit plans and annuity con- tracts providing benefits under qualified plans, individual retirement plans, and sec- tion 403(b) contracts. This document also contains a change to the separate account rules in the final regulations concerning re- quired minimum distributions for defined contribution plans. These final regulations provide the public with guidance neces- sary to comply with the law and will affect administrators of, participants in, and ben- eficiaries of qualified plans; institutions that sponsor and administer individual re- tirement plans, individuals who use indi- vidual retirement plans for retirement in- come, and beneficiaries of individual re- tirement plans; and employees for whom amounts are contributed to section 403(b) annuity contracts, custodial accounts, or retirement income accounts and beneficia- ries of such contracts and accounts. DATES:Effective Date:These regulations areeffectiveJune15,2004. Applicability Date:These regulations apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2003. INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Vohs at (202) 622–6090. June 28, 200410822004-26 I.R.B. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background These final regulations amend 26 CFR part 1 relating to section 401(a)(9). The regulations provide guidance on the mini- mum distribution requirements under sec- tion 401(a)(9) for plans qualified under section 401(a) and for other arrangements that incorporate the section 401(a)(9) rules by reference. The section 401(a)(9) rules are incorporated by reference in section 408(a)(6) and (b)(3) for individual retire- ment accounts and annuities (IRAs) (in- cluding Roth IRAs, except as provided in section 408A(c)(5)), section 403(b)(10) for section 403(b) annuity contracts, and section 457(d) for eligible deferred com- pensation plans. Section 401(a)(9) provides rules for distributions during the life of the em- ployee in section 401(a)(9)(A) and rules for distributions after the death of the em- ployee in section 401(a)(9)(B). Section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) provides that the entire interest of an employee in a qualified plan must be distributed, beginning not later than the employee’s required beginning date, in accordance with regulations, over the life of the employee or over the lives of the employee and a designated beneficiary (or over a period not extending beyond the life expectancy of the employee and a designated beneficiary). Section 401(a)(9)(C) defines required beginning date for employees (other than 5-percent owners and IRA owners) as April 1 of the calendar year following the later of the calendar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2or the calendar year in which the employee retires. For 5-percent owners and IRA owners, the required beginning date is April 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2, even if the employee has not retired. Section 401(a)(9)(D) provides that (ex- cept in the case of a life annuity) the life expectancy of an employee and the em- ployee’s spouse that is used to determine the period over which payments must be made may be redetermined, but not more frequently than annually. Section 401(a)(9)(E) provides that the termdesignated beneficiarymeans any in- dividual designated as a beneficiary by the employee. Section 401(a)(9)(F) provides that, un- der regulations prescribed by the Secre- tary, any amount paid to a child shall be treated as if it had been paid to the surviv- ing spouse if such amount will be become payable to the surviving spouse upon such child reaching the age of majority (or other designated event permitted under regula- tions). Section 401(a)(9)(G) provides that any distribution required to satisfy the inciden- tal death benefit requirement of section 401(a) is a required minimum distribution. Section 401(a)(9) also provides that, if the employee dies after distributions have begun, the employee’s interest must be dis- tributed at least as rapidly as under the method used by the employee. Section 401(a)(9) further provides that, iftheemployeediesbeforerequiredmin- imum distributions have begun, the em- ployee’s interest must be either distributed (in accordance with regulations) over the life or life expectancy of the designated beneficiary with thedistributions begin- ning no later than 1 year after the date of the employee’s death, ordistributed within 5 years after the death of the employee. However, under section 401(a)(9)(B)(iv), a surviving spouse may wait until the date the employee would have attained age 70 1 /2to begin taking required minimum distributions. Comprehensive proposed regulations under section 401(a)(9) were first pub- lished in theFederal Registeron July 27, 1987 (EE–113–82, 1987–2 C.B. 881 [52 FR 28070]). Those proposed regulations were amended in 1997 (REG–209463–82, 1988–1 C.B. 376 [62 FR 67780]) to ad- dress the limited issue of the rules that apply when a trust is designated as an employee’s beneficiary. Comprehensive proposed regulations were reproposed in theFederal Registeron January 17, 2001 (REG–130477–00/REG–130481–00, 2001–1 C.B. 865 [66 FR 3928]). The 2001 proposed regulations substantially revised and simplified the rules for defined contribution plans but maintained the basic structure for defined benefit plans and re- quested additional comments on the rules that should apply to those plans. With respect to annuity payments, the 2001 pro- posed regulations retained the basic struc- ture of the 1987 proposed regulations and the preamble indicated that the IRS and Treasury were continuing to study these rules and specifically requested updated comments on current practices and issues relating to required minimum distributions from annuity contracts. Commentators on the 2001 proposed regulations provided information on the variety of annuity con- tracts being developed and available as insurance company products for purchase with separate accounts. Final and temporary regulations re- lating to required minimum distributions from qualified plans, individual retirement plans, and section 403(b) annuity con- tracts, custodial accounts, and retirement income accounts were published in the Federal Registeron April 17, 2002 (T.D. 8987, 2002–1 C.B. 852 [67 FR 18987]). Proposed regulations that cross reference those temporary regulations were pub- lished in the Proposed Rules section of theFederal Registeron April 17, 2002 (REG–108697–02, 2002–1 C.B. 918 [67 FR 18834]). The final and temporary regulations were effective with the 2003 calendar year. The 2002 regulations finalized the rules for defined contribution plans and the ba- sic rules regarding the determination of the required beginningdate, determination of designated beneficiary and other gen- eral rules that apply to both defined ben- efit and defined contribution plans. The 2002 regulations also provided temporary regulations under §1.401(a)(9)–6T relat- ing to minimum distribution requirements for defined benefit plans and annuity con- tracts purchased with an employee’s ac- count balance under a defined contribu- tion plan. In response to the comments to the 2001 proposed regulations, the tem- porary regulations significantly expanded the situations in which annuity payments under annuity contracts purchased with an employee’s benefit may provide for in- creasing payments, but this guidance was provided in proposed and temporary form rather than final form in order to give tax- payers an opportunity to comment on these changes. A public hearing was held on the tem- porary and proposed regulations on Octo- ber 9, 2002. At the public hearing, and in comments on the temporary regulations, concerns were raised that requiring com- pliance with certain of the rules in the temporary regulations in 2003 would not be appropriate. Many of the comments relate to restrictions on variable annuity 2004-26 I.R.B.1083June 28, 2004 payments, and certain other increasing annuity payments, set forth in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–6T. Commentators also re- quested additional guidance in applying the rule in A–12 of §1.401(a)(9)–6T that requires the entire interest under an annu- ity contract to include the actuarial value of other benefits (such as minimum sur- vivor benefits) provided under the contract and that the rule requiring the inclusion of these values be delayed until the guid- ance is provided. Finally, commentators requested that special consideration be provided to governmental plans. In response to these comments and in order to provide adequate time to con- sider the issues raised, the IRS issued No- tice 2003–2, 2003–1 C.B. 257, which pro- vided that, pending the issuance of further regulations, plans are permitted to satisfy certain requirements in the 1987 or 2001 proposed regulations with respect to vari- able annuity payments in lieu of comply- ing with the corresponding requirements in the 2002 temporary regulations, and that the entire interest under an annuity con- tract (including an annuity described in section 408(b) or section 403(b)) is permit- tedtobedeterminedasthedollaramount credited to the employee or beneficiary without regard to the actuarial value of any other benefits (such as minimum sur- vivor benefits) thatwill be provided under the contract. Notice 2003–2 also provided that, pending the issuance of further reg- ulations under section 401(a)(9), govern- mental plans are only required to satisfy a reasonable and good faith interpretation of section 401(a)(9). Finally, Notice 2003–2 provided that the transitional relief would continue at least through the year in which additional regulations are published, with a later effective date for certain governmen- tal plans. In response to the comments received, these final regulations make a number of significant modifications to the proposed and temporary regulations and adopt the regulations as modified. They also make a minor modification to the rules in A–2 of §1.401(a)(9)–8 for separate accounts. These final regulations contain rules relat- ing to minimum distribution requirements for defined benefit plans and annuity con- tracts purchased with an employee’s ac- count balance under a defined contribution plan. For purposes of this discussion of the background of the regulations in this pre- amble, as well as the explanation of provi- sions below, whenever the termemployee is used, it is intended to include not only an employee but also an IRA owner. Explanation of Provisions Overview These final regulations retain the basic rules of the temporary regulations. For example, distributions of an employee’s entire interest must be paid in the form of periodic annuity payments for the em- ployee’s or beneficiary’s life (or the joint lives of the employee and beneficiary) or over a comparable period certain. The payments must be nonincreasing or only increase as provided in the regulations. As provided in the temporary regulations, the permitted increases under these final reg- ulations include: adjustments to reflect in- creases in the cost of living; any increase in benefits pursuant to a plan amendment; a pop up in payments in the event of the death of the beneficiary or the divorce of the employee and spouse; or return of em- ployee contributions upon an employee’s death. In addition, for both annuity con- tracts purchased from insurance compa- nies and annuities paid from section 401(a) qualified trusts, the regulations allow vari- able annuities and other regular increases, if certain conditions are satisfied. The reg- ulations also allow changes in distribution form in certain circumstances. These regulations retain many rules from the temporary regulations without modification. These include, for example, rules regarding: the distribution of bene- fits that accrue after an employee’s first distribution calendar year; the treatment of nonvested benefits; the actuarial in- crease to an employee’s benefit that must be provided if the employee retires after the calendar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2; and benefits that com- mence in the form of an annuity prior to an employee’s required beginning date. Incidental benefit requirement The basic purpose of the incidental ben- efit rule is to ensure that the payments un- der the annuity are primarily to provide re- tirement benefits to the employee. These final regulations retain the basic rule in the temporary regulations that, if distributions commence under a distribution option that is in the form of a joint and survivor an- nuity where the beneficiary is not the em- ployee’s spouse, the incidental benefit re- quirement will not be satisfied unless the payments to the beneficiary as a percent- age of the payments to the employee do not exceed the percentage provided in the table in the regulations. The percentage is based on the number of years that the em- ployee’s age exceeds the beneficiary’s age, and the percentage decreases as the differ- ence between the ages increases. This re- flects the fact that the greater the number of years younger a beneficiary is than the employee, the greater the number of years of expected payments that will be made to the beneficiary after the death of the em- ployee. Under the table in the temporary regulations, a plan may not provide a 100 percent survivor benefit to an employee’s nonspouse beneficiary under a joint and survivor annuity if the beneficiary is more than 10 years youngerthan the employee. Some commentators suggested that an ad- justment to the table is appropriate if the employee commences distributions before 70 1 /2. This is because, in such a case, more payments are expected to be made while the employee is alive. In response to these comments, the final regulations provide that, if an employee’s annuity starting date is at an age younger than age 70, an adjustment is made to the employee/beneficiary age difference. This adjusted employee/beneficiary age differ- ence is determined by decreasing the age difference by the number of years the em- ployee is younger than age 70 at the annu- ity starting date. The effect of this change is to permit a higher percentage after an employee’s death for employees who com- mence benefits at earlier ages. Thus, for an employee age 55 at the time of the em- ployee’s annuity starting date, a joint and 100 percent survivor annuity can be pro- vided if the survivor is not more than 25 years younger than the employee. Increasing annuities (including acceleration and cost-of-living increases) These final regulations clarify that a plan may provide an annual increase that does not exceed the increase in an eligi- ble cost-of-living index for a 12-month pe- riod ending in the year during which the increase occurs or the prior year. An el- igible cost-of-living index is a consumer June 28, 200410842004-26 I.R.B. price index (CPI) issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and based on prices of all items (or all items excluding food and en- ergy), including an index for a population of consumers (such as urban consumers or urban wage earners and clerical workers) or geographic area or areas (such as a given metropolitan area or state). Under these regulations, a plan may provide for annual cost-of-living in- creases, or may provide for less frequent cost-of-living increases that are cumula- tive since the most recent increase (or the employee’s annuity starting date, if later), as long as there is no actuarial increase to reflect having not provided increases in the interim years. For a plan that provides annual in- creases, but provides a ceiling on the annual increase, and thus does not allow a full cost-of-living increase in some years, the plan may allow an unused portion of the cost-of-living increase to be provided in a subsequent year when the ceiling ex- ceeds the increase in the CPI for that year and still treat the increase in that subse- quent year as an increase that does not exceed an eligible cost-of-living index. Finally, a plan can provide for annu- ity payments with a percentage adjustment based on the increase in compensation for the position held by the employee at the time of retirement. However, in the case of a nongovernmental plan, this form of ad- justment is only permitted if it is provided under the terms of the plan as in effect on April 17, 2002. In addition to these permitted increases in the amount of annuity payments, the final regulations retain the rules in the temporary regulations allowing an annuity purchased from an insurance company with an employee’s account balance un- der a defined contribution plan to provide for variable and increasing payments and clarifythattheserulesapplytoanannu- ity contract purchased from an insurance company by a qualified trust for a defined benefit plan. For an annuity contract pur- chased from an insurance company, these final regulations retain the rule that the to- tal expected future payments (disregarding any payment increases) as of the annuity starting date must exceed the premium being annuitized. This rule insures that annuity payments start at a high enough amount to prevent inappropriate deferral. In response to comments asking for more flexibility in the rules relating to changes in distribution amounts from an annuity contract purchased from an in- surance company, the final regulations replace the rule permitting partial and complete withdrawals with a broader rule permitting all types of acceleration. The final regulations allow any method that retains the same rate of increase in future payments but results in the total future expected payments under the annuity (dis- regarding any future payment increases and including the amount of any payment made as a result of the acceleration) being decreased, thereby allowing acceleration in the form of a shorter period as well as through withdrawals. In addition, the requirement that a total withdrawal option be available has been eliminated. These final regulations also permit de- fined benefit plans under a qualified trust to provide variable or fixed-rate increas- ing annuities paid directly from the trust, but the control in the regulations on the rate of increase for these annuities is dif- ferent. For these annuities, increases in payments solely to reflect better-than-as- sumed investment performance are per- mitted but only if the assumed interest rate for calculating the initial level of payments is at least 3 percent. Alternatively, fixed rate increases may be provided but only if the rate of increase is less than 5 per- cent. Paralleling the payment of the undis- tributed premium at death, the regulations allow a payment at death to the extent that the payments after annuitization are less than the present value of the employee’s accrued benefit as ofthe annuity starting date calculated using the applicable inter- est and morality under section 417(e). The rule allowing an acceleration of payments under an annuity has not been extended to annuity payments from a qual- ified trust. However, as noted below, such plans are permitted to allow changes in form of distribution in certain specific cir- cumstances as described below. In addi- tion, if distribution is in the form of a joint and survivor annuity, the final regulations allow the survivor to convert the survivor annuity into a lump sum upon the death of the employee. Permitted changes in form of distribution Some commentators requested that em- ployees and beneficiaries be permitted to change the form of future distributions in response to changed circumstances, such as upon retirement or death. In response to these comments, the regulations allow an employee or beneficiary to change the form of future distributions in a number of circumstances provided certain conditions are satisfied. First, if distribution is in the form of a period certain only annuity (i.e., an annuity with no life contingency), the individual may change the form of distri- bution prospectively at any time. The em- ployee or beneficiary also is permitted to change the form of distribution prospec- tively upon an employee’s actual retire- ment or upon plan termination, regardless of the form of annuity payments before retirement or plan termination. In addi- tion, an employee may change to a qual- ified joint and survivor annuity in connec- tion with marriage. In order to make these changes, the future payments must satisfy section 401(a)(9) (as though payments first com- menced on the new annuity starting date, treating the actuarial value of the re- maining payments as the employee’s or beneficiary’s entire interest). As a condi- tion to changes in the form of distribution, whether under a period certain only annu- ity or a life contingent annuity, the stream of payments from the employee’s original annuity starting date (both the payments before and after the change in form) must satisfy section 415 using the interest rate assumption and applicable mortality table in effect as of the annuity starting date. In addition, the end point of the new pe- riod certain, if any, may not be later the end point available at the original annuity starting date. Furthermore, the plan must treat an individual electing a new form of distribution under these rules as having a new annuity starting date for purposes of sections 415 and 417. Thus, the pay- ments under the new form must satisfy section 415 as of its new annuity start- ing date based on the applicable interest rate and applicable mortality table for that date, taking into account prior payments. Although not stated, for plans subject to section 411, any form of distribution or change in the form of distribution must 2004-26 I.R.B.1085June 28, 2004 not result in an impermissible forfeiture of benefits. A number of commentators requested that the final regulations provide the rule in prior proposed regulations that allowed minimum distributions from a defined benefit plan to be calculated using the rule for defined contribution plans in §1.401(a)(9)–5. The primary argument for allowing this level of flexibility in cal- culating distribution amounts from year to year is to allow employees to adjust to changed circumstances. The rules in these final regulations allowing a change in distribution form upon retirement or plan termination, and at any time when distribution is in the form of a term certain only, address this need. Value of guarantees in determining account value prior to annuitization The final regulations retain the basic rule in the temporary regulations that, be- fore annuitization, the defined contribution plan rules apply. For this purpose, an em- ployee’s entire interest under an annuity contract is the dollar amount credited to the employee or beneficiary under the con- tract plus the actuarial value of any addi- tional benefits (such as survivor benefits in excess of the account balance) that will be provided under the contract. A num- ber of commentators requested guidance on how this actuarial value is calculated and indicated that, in certain circumstances it would be appropriate to disregard this additional value. The IRS and Treasury believe that it is generally appropriate to reflect the value of additional benefits under an annuity con- tract, just as the fair market value of all as- sets generally must be reflected in valuing an account balance under a defined contri- bution plan. However, in response to these comments, the final regulations allow the additional benefits to be disregarded when there is apro-ratareductionintheaddi- tional benefits for any withdrawal, pro- vided the actuarial present value of the ad- ditional benefits is not more than 20 per- cent of the account balance. An example is provided that illustrates an acceptable method of determining the value of an ad- ditional benefit thatis a guaranteed death benefit. In addition, an exception is pro- vided for an additional benefit in the form of a guaranteed return of premiums upon death. Certain payments to children The final regulations provide rules governing when, pursuant to section 401(a)(9)(F), payment of an employee’s accrued benefit to a child may be treated as if such payments were made to a surviv- ing spouse. Under the final regulations, payments under a defined benefit plan or annuity contract that are made to an em- ployee’s child until such child reaches the age of majority (or dies, if earlier) may be treated, for purposes of section 401(a)(9), as if such payments were made to the surviving spouse, provided they become payable to the surviving spouse upon ces- sation of the payments to the child. In addition, for this purpose, a child may be treated as having not reached the age of majority if the child has not completed a specified course of education and is under the age of 26, or so long as the child is disabled. Governmental plans A number of commentators raised con- cerns that governmental plans offer annu- ity distribution options that are not per- mitted under the temporary regulations. Most of the suggestions made by com- mentators on behalf of governmental plans were incorporated into the final regula- tions, such as expanding the list of accept- able COLAs; permitting lump sum distri- butions to beneficiaries; and providing for pop-up payments to a surviving spouse af- ter the cessation of payments to a child. Nevertheless,some substantive changes recommended by or on behalf of governmental plans were not made in the final regulations. In light of the difficulties a governmental plan faces in changing its plan terms (e.g.,insome states, the state constitution does not al- low elimination of existing distribution options) and the public oversight of such plans, these final regulations provide a grandfather rule under which, in the case of an annuity distribution option provided under the terms of a governmental plan as in effect on April 17, 2002, the plan will not fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) merely because the annuity payments do not sat- isfy the requirements set forth in these regulations. However, a grandfathered distribution option must satisfy the statu- tory requirements of section 401(a)(9), based on a reasonable and good faith in- terpretation of that section. This grandfather rule only applies to ex- isting plan provisions. Otherwise, the reg- ulations provide that annuity payments un- der governmental plans within the mean- ing of section 414(d) must satisfy the rules for nongovernmental plans. Thus, any new distribution option in a governmental plan or change in a distribution option must comply with the rules applicable to non- governmental plans under these final reg- ulations. Separate accounts under defined contribution plans Several comments have been received raising administrative concerns with the rule in the final regulations applicable to defined contribution plans that recognizes separate accounts for purposes of section 401(a)(9) only after the separate account is actually established. In particular, con- cerns have been raised that, for employees who die late in a calendar year, it is nearly impossible to set up separate accounts by the end of the year so that they can be used to determine required minimum distribu- tions for the year after death. In response to these comments the regulations have been modified to provide that if separate accounts, determined as of an employee’s date of death, are actually established by the end of the calendar year following the year of an employee’s death, the separate accounts can be used to determine required minimum distributions for the year follow- ing the year of the employee’s death. Un- der the separate account rules, post-death investment experience must be shared on apro-ratabasis until the date on which the separate accounts are actually established. Effective Date As provided in the temporary and pro- posed regulations, these final regulations apply for purposes of determining required minimum distributions for calendar years beginning on or after January 1, 2003. However, in order to fulfill the commit- ment in Notice 2003–2 to allow plans to continue to use certain provisions from the pre-existing proposed regulations and June 28, 200410862004-26 I.R.B. to provide plan sponsors sufficient time to make any adjustments in their plans needed to comply with these regulations, a distribution from a defined benefit plan or annuity contract forcalendar years 2003, 2004, and 2005 will not fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) merely because the pay- mentsdonotsatisfytherulesinthesefi- nal regulations, provided the payments sat- isfy section 401(a)(9) based on a reason- able and good faith interpretation of the provisions of section 401(a)(9). For a plan that satisfies the parallel provisions of the 1987 proposed regulations, the 2001 pro- posed regulations, the 2002 temporary and proposed regulations, or these final regula- tions, a distribution will be deemed to sat- isfy a reasonable good faith interpretation of section 401(a)(9). For governmental plans, this reasonable good faith standard extends to the end of the calendar year that contains the 90 th day after the opening of the first legislative ses- sion of the legislative body with the author- itytoamendtheplanthatbeginsonorafter June 15, 2004, if such 90 th day is later than December 31, 2005. Special Analyses It has been determined that these fi- nal regulations are not a significant regu- latory action as defined in Executive Or- der 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assess- ment is not required. It also has been de- termined that section 553(b) of the Admin- istrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not apply to these regulations. Be- cause §1.401(a)(9)–6 imposes no new col- lection of information on small entities, a Regulatory Flexibility Analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chap- ter 6) is not required. Pursuant to sec- tion 7805(f) of the Code, the proposed reg- ulations preceding these regulations were submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advo- cacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small busi- ness. Drafting Information The principal authors of these reg- ulations are Marjorie Hoffman and CathyA.VohsoftheOfficeoftheDi- vision Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury participated in the develop- ment of these regulations. ***** Amendment stotheRegulations Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is amended as follows: PART 1—INCOME TAXES Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 is amended by removing the entry for “§1.401(a)(9)–6T” and adding an en- try in numerical order to read, in part, as follows: Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * * §1.401(a)(9)–6 is also issued under 26 U.S.C. 401(a)(9). * * * Par. 2. Remove “§1.401(a)(9)–6T” and replace it with §1.401(a)(9)–6 each time it is used in the sections listed below: §1.401(9)–0 §1.401(a)(9)–1 A–2(b) §1.401(a)(9)–2 A–1(c) §1.401(a)(9)–2 A–5 §1.401(a)(9)–2 A–6(a) §1.401(a)(9)–3 A–1(a) §1.401(a)(9)–3 A–1(b) §1.401(a)(9)–3 A–6 §1.401(a)(9)–4 A–4(a) §1.401(a)(9)–5 A–1(e) §1.401(a)(9)–8 A–2(a)(3) §1.401(a)(9)–8 A–6(b)(2) §1.401(a)(9)–8 A–7 §1.401(a)(9)–8 A–8 §1.403(b)–3 A–1(c)(3) §1.408–8 A–1(a) §1.408–8 A–1(b) §54.4974–2 A–3(a) §54.4974–2 A–4(b)(2)(i) Par. 3. Section 1.401(a)(9)–6 is added to read as follows: §1.401(a)(9)–6 Required minimum distributions for defined benefit plans and annuity contracts. Q–1. How must distributions under a defined benefit plan be paid in order to satisfy section 401(a)(9)? A–1. (a)General rules.Inordertosat- isfy section 401(a)(9), except as otherwise provided in this section, distributions of the employee’s entire interest under a de- fined benefit plan must be paid in the form of periodic annuity payments for the em- ployee’s life (or the joint lives of the em- ployee and beneficiary) or over a period certain that does not exceed the maximum length of the period certain determined in accordance with A–3 of this section. The interval between payments for the annuity must be uniform over the entire distribu- tion period and must not exceed one year. Once payments have commenced over a period, the period may only be changed in accordance with A–13 ofthis section. Life (or joint and survivor) annuity payments must satisfy the minimum distribution in- cidental benefit requirements of A–2 of this section. Except as otherwise provided in this section (such as permitted increases described in A–14 of this section), all pay- ments (whether paid over an employee’s life, joint lives, or a period certain) also must be nonincreasing. (b)Life annuity with period certain. The annuity may be a life annuity (or joint and survivor annuity) with a period certain if the life (or lives, if applicable) and period certain each meet the requirements of para- graph (a) of this A–1. For purposes of this section, if distributions are permitted to be made over the lives of the employee and the designated beneficiary, references to a life annuity include a joint and survivor an- nuity. (c)Annuity commencement.(1)An- nuity payments must commence on or before the employee’s required begin- ning date (within the meaning of A–2 of §1.401(a)(9)–2). The first payment, whichmustbemadeonorbeforetheem- ployee’s required beginning date, must be the payment which is required for one payment interval. The second payment neednotbemadeuntiltheendofthe next payment interval even if that pay- ment interval ends in the next calendar year. Similarly, in the case of distributions commencing after death in accordance with section 401(a)(9)(B)(iii) and (iv), the first payment, which must be made on or before the date determined under A–3(a) or (b) (whichever is applicable) of §1.401(a)(9)–3, must be the payment which is required for one payment inter- val. Payment intervals are the periods for which payments are received,e.g., bimonthly, monthly, semi-annually, or an- nually. All benefit accruals as of the last day of the first distribution calendar year must be included in the calculation of the amount of annuity payments for payment intervals ending on or after the employee’s required beginning date. 2004-26 I.R.B.1087June 28, 2004 (2) This paragraph (c) is illustrated by the following example: Example. A defined benefit plan (Plan X) pro- vides monthly annuity payments of $500 for the life of unmarried participants with a 10-year period cer- tain. An unmarried, retired participant (A) in Plan X attains age 70 1 /2in 2005. In order to meet the require- ments of this paragraph, the first monthly payment of $500 must be made on behalf of A on or before April 1, 2006, and the payments must continue to be made in monthly payments of $500 thereafter for the life and 10-year period certain. (d)Single sum distributions.Inthe case of a single sum distribution of an em- ployee’s entire accrued benefit during a distribution calendar year, the amount that is the required minimum distribution for the distribution calendar year (and thus not eligible for rollover under section 402(c)) is determined using either the rule in para- graph (d)(1) or the rule in paragraph (d)(2) of this A–1. (1) The portion of the single sum dis- tribution that is a required minimum dis- tribution is determined by treating the sin- gle sum distribution as a distribution from an individual account plan and treating the amount of the single sum distribution as the employee’s account balance as of the end of the relevant valuation calen- dar year. If the single sum distribution is being made in the calendar year con- taining the required beginning date and the required minimum distribution for the employee’s first distribution calendar year has not been distributed, the portion of the single sum distribution that represents the required minimum distribution for the em- ployee’s first and second distribution cal- endar years is not eligible for rollover. (2) The portion of the single sum distri- bution that is a required minimum distribu- tion is permitted to be determined by ex- pressing the employee’s benefit as an an- nuity that would satisfy this section with an annuity starting date as of the first day of the distribution calendar year for which the required minimum distribution is being determined, and treating one year of an- nuity payments as the required minimum distribution for that year, and not eligi- ble for rollover. If the single sum distri- bution is being made in the calendar year containing the required beginning date and the required minimum distribution for the employee’s first distribution calendar year has not been made, the benefit must be ex- pressed as an annuity with an annuity start- ing date as of the first day of the first dis- tribution calendar year and the payments for the first two distribution calendar years would be treated as required minimum dis- tributions, and not eligible for rollover. (e)Death benefits. The rule in para- graph (a) of this A–1, prohibiting increas- ing payments under an annuity applies to payments made upon the death of an em- ployee. However, for purposes of this sec- tion, an ancillary death benefit described in this paragraph (e) may be disregarded in applying that rule. Such an ancillary death benefit is excluded in determining an em- ployee’s entire interest and the rules pro- hibiting increasing payments do not apply to such an ancillary death benefit. A death benefit with respect to an employee’s ben- efit is an ancillary death benefit for pur- posesofthisA–1if— (1) It is not paid as part of the em- ployee’s accrued benefit or under any op- tional form of the employee’s benefit; and (2) The death benefit, together with any other potential payments with respect to the employee’s benefit that may be pro- vided to a survivor, satisfy the incidental benefit requirement of §1.401–1(b)(1)(i). (f)Additional guidance. Additional guidance regarding how distributions un- der a defined benefit plan must be paid in order to satisfy section 401(a)(9) may be issued by the Commissioner in revenue rulings, notices, or other guidance pub- lished in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. See §601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b) of this chapter. Q–2. How must distributions in the form of a life (or joint and survivor) annuity be made in order to satisfy the minimum distribution incidental ben- efit (MDIB) requirement of section 401(a)(9)(G) and the distribution compo- nent of the incidental benefit requirement of §1.401–1(b)(1)(i)? A–2. (a)Life annuity for employee.If the employee’s benefit is paid in the form of a life annuity for the life of the employee satisfying section 401(a)(9) without regard to the MDIB requirement, the MDIB re- quirement of section 401(a)(9)(G) will be satisfied. (b)Joint and survivor annuity, spouse beneficiary. If the employee’s sole ben- eficiary, as of the annuity starting date for annuity payments, is the employee’s spouse and the distributions satisfy sec- tion 401(a)(9) without regard to the MDIB requirement, the distributions to the em- ployee will be deemed to satisfy the MDIB requirement of section 401(a)(9)(G). For example, if an employee’s benefit is being distributed in the form of a joint and sur- vivor annuity for the lives of the employee and the employee’s spouse and the spouse is the sole beneficiary of the employee, the amount of the periodic payment payable to the spouse would not violate the MDIB re- quirement if it was 100 percent of the an- nuity payment payable to the employee, re- gardless of the difference in the ages be- tween the employee and the employee’s spouse. (c)Joint and survivor annuity, non- spouse beneficiary—(1)Explanation of rule. If distributions commence under a distribution option that is in the form of a joint and survivor annuity for the joint lives of the employee and a beneficiary other than the employee’s spouse, the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement will not be satisfied as of the date distributions commence unless under the distribution option, the annu- ity payments to be made on and after the employee’s required beginning date will satisfy the conditions of this paragraph (c). The periodic annuity payment payable to the survivor must not at any time on and after the employee’s required beginning date exceed the applicable percentage of the annuity payment payable to the em- ployee using the table in paragraph (c)(2) of this A–2. The applicable percentage is based on the adjusted employee/ben- eficiary age difference. The adjusted employee/beneficiary age difference is determined by first calculating the excess of the age of the employee over the age of the beneficiary based on their ages on their birthdays in a calendar year. Then, if the employee is younger than age 70, the age difference determined in the pre- vious sentence is reduced by the number of years that the employee is younger than age 70 on the employee’s birthday in the calendar year that contains the annuity starting date. In thecase of an annuity that provides for increasing payments, the re- quirement of this paragraph (c) will not be violated merely because benefit payments to the beneficiary increase, provided the increase is determined in the same manner for the employee and the beneficiary. (2)Table. June 28, 200410882004-26 I.R.B. Adjusted employee/beneficiary agedifferenceApplicable percentage 10 years or less100% 1196% 1293% 1390% 1487% 1584% 1682% 1779% 1877% 1975% 2073% 2172% 2270% 2368% 2467% 2566% 2664% 2763% 2862% 2961% 3060% 3159% 3259% 3358% 3457% 3556% 3656% 3755% 3855% 3954% 4054% 4153% 4253% 4353% 44 and greater52% (3)Example. This paragraph (c) is il- lustrated by the following example: Example. Distributions commence on January 1, 2003, to an employee (Z), born March 1, 1937, af- ter retirement at age 65. Z’s daughter (Y), born Feb- ruary 5, 1967, is Z’s beneficiary. The distributions are in the form of a joint and survivor annuity for the lives of Z and Y with payments of $500 a month to Z and upon Z’s death of $500 a month to Y,i.e., the projected monthly payment to Y is 100 percent of the monthly amount payable to Z. Accordingly, under A–10 of this section, compliance with the rules of this section is determined as of the annuity starting date. The adjusted employee/beneficiary age difference is calculated by taking the excess of the employee’s age over the beneficiary’s age and subtracting the num- ber of years the employee is younger than age 70. In this case, Z is 30 years older than Y and is com- mencing benefit 5 years before attaining age 70 so the adjusted employee/beneficiary age difference is 25 years. Under the table in paragraph (c)(2) of this A–2, the applicable percentage for a 25-year adjusted em- ployee/beneficiary age difference is 66 percent. As of January 1, 2003 (the annuity starting date), the plan does not satisfy the MDIB requirement because, as of such date, the distribution option provides that, as of Z’s required beginning date, the monthly payment to Y upon Z’s death will exceed 66 percent of Z’s monthly payment. (d)Period certain and annuity features. If a distribution form includes a period cer- tain, the amount of the annuity payments payable to the beneficiary need not be re- duced during the period certain, but in the case of a joint and survivor annuity with a period certain, the amount of the annuity payments payable to the beneficiary must satisfy paragraph (c) of this A–2 after the expiration of the period certain. (e)Deemed satisfaction of incidental benefit rule. Except in the case of dis- tributions with respect to an employee’s benefit that include an ancillary death ben- efit described in paragraph A–1(e) of this section, to the extent the incidental benefit requirement of §1.401–1(b)(1)(i) requires a distribution, thatrequirement is deemed to be satisfied if distributions satisfy the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement of this A–2. If the employee’s benefits include an ancillary death bene- fit described in paragraph A–1(e) of this section, the benefits (including the ancil- lary death benefit) must be distributed in accordance with the incidental benefit re- quirement describedin §1.401–1(b)(1)(i) and the benefits (excluding the ancil- lary death benefit) must also satisfy the minimum distribution incidental benefit requirement of this A–2. Q–3. How long is a period certain under a defined benefit plan permitted to extend? 2004-26 I.R.B.1089June 28, 2004 A–3. (a)Distributions commencing during the employee’s life. The period certain for any annuity distributions com- mencing during the life of the employee with an annuity starting date on or after the employee’s required beginning date generally is not permitted to exceed the applicable distribution period for the em- ployee (determined in accordance with the Uniform Lifetime Table in A–2 of §1.401(a)(9)–9) for the calendar year that contains the annuitystarting date. See A–10 of this section for the rule for an- nuity payments with an annuity starting date before the required beginning date. However, if the employee’s sole benefi- ciary is the employee’s spouse, the period certain is permitted to be as long as the joint life and last survivor expectancy of the employee and the employee’s spouse, if longer than the applicable distribution period for the employee, provided the pe- riod certain is not provided in conjunction with a life annuity under A–1(b) of this section. (b)Distributions commencing after the employee’s death. (1) If annuity distribu- tions commence after the death of the em- ployee under the life expectancy rule (un- der section 401(a)(9)(B)(iii) or (iv)), the period certain for any distributions com- mencing after death cannot exceed the ap- plicable distribution period determined un- der A–5(b) of §1.401(a)(9)–5 for the distri- bution calendar year that contains the an- nuity starting date. (2) If the annuity starting date is in a cal- endar year before the first distribution cal- endar year, the period certain may not ex- ceed the life expectancy of the designated beneficiary using the beneficiary’s age in the year that contains the annuity starting date. Q–4. Will a plan fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) merely because distributions are made from an annuity contract which is purchased from an insurance company? A–4. A plan will not fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) merely because distribu- tions are made from an annuity contract which is purchased with the employee’s benefit by the plan from an insurance com- pany, as long as the payments satisfy the requirements of this section. If the annu- ity contract is purchased after the required beginning date, the first payment interval must begin on or before the purchase date and the payment required for one payment interval must be made no later than the end of such payment interval. If the payments actually made under the annuity contract do not meet the requirements of section 401(a)(9), the plan fails to satisfy section 401(a)(9). See also A–14 of this section permitting certain increases under annuity contracts. Q–5. In the case of annuity distribu- tions under a defined benefit plan, how must additional benefits that accrue after the employee’s first distribution calendar year be distributed in order to satisfy sec- tion 401(a)(9)? A–5. (a) In the case of annuity dis- tributions under a defined benefit plan, if any additional benefits accrue in a calendar year after the employee’s first distribution calendar year, distribution of the amount that accrues in the calendar year must com- mence in accordance with A–1 of this sec- tion beginning with the first payment in- terval ending in the calendar year immedi- ately following the calendar year in which such amount accrues. (b) A plan will not fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) merely because there is an ad- ministrative delay in the commencement of the distribution of the additional bene- fits accrued in a calendar year, provided that the actual payment of such amount commences as soon as practicable. How- ever, payment must commence no later than the end of the first calendar year fol- lowing the calendar year in which the addi- tional benefit accrues, and the total amount paid during such first calendar year must be no less than the total amount that was required to be paid during that year under A–5(a) of this section. Q–6. If a portion of an employee’s ben- efit is not vested as of December 31 of a distribution calendar year, how is the de- termination of the required minimum dis- tribution affected? A–6. In the case of annuity distribu- tions from a defined benefit plan, if any portion of the employee’s benefit is not vested as of December 31 of a distribu- tion calendar year, the portion that is not vested as of such date will be treated as not having accrued for purposes of determin- ing the required minimum distribution for that distribution calendar year. When an additional portion of the employee’s ben- efit becomes vested, such portion will be treated as an additional accrual. See A–5 of this section for the rules for distribut- ing benefits which accrue under a defined benefit plan after the employee’s first dis- tribution calendar year. Q–7. If an employee (other than a 5-percent owner) retires after the calen- dar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2, for what period must the em- ployee’s accrued benefit under a defined benefit plan be actuarially increased? A–7. (a)Actuarial increase starting date. If an employee (other than a 5-per- cent owner) retires after the calendar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2, in order to satisfy section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii), the employee’s accrued benefit under a de- fined benefit plan must be actuarially in- creased to take into account any period af- ter age 70 1 /2in which the employee was not receiving any benefits under the plan. The actuarial increase required to satisfy sec- tion 401(a)(9)(C)(iii) must be provided for the period starting on the April 1 following the calendar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2, or January 1, 1997, if later. (b)Actuarial increase ending date. The period for which the actuarial in- crease must be provided ends on the date on which benefits commence after retire- ment in an amount sufficient to satisfy section 401(a)(9). (c)Nonapplication to plan providing same required beginning date for all em- ployees. If, as permitted under A–2(e) of §1.401(a)(9)–2, a plan provides that the re- quired beginning date for purposes of sec- tion 401(a)(9) for all employees is April 1 of the calendar year following the calen- dar year in which the employee attains age 70 1 /2(regardless of whether the employee is a 5-percent owner) and the plan makes distributions in an amount sufficient to sat- isfy section 401(a)(9) using that required beginning date, no actuarial increase is re- quired under section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii). (d)Nonapplication to governmental and church plans. The actuarial increase required under this A–7 does not apply to a governmental plan (within the meaning of section 414(d)) or a church plan. For pur- poses of this paragraph, the termchurch planmeans a plan maintained by a church for church employees, and the termchurch means any church (as defined in section 3121(w)(3)(A)) or qualified church-con- trolled organization (as defined in section 3121(w)(3)(B)). June 28, 200410902004-26 I.R.B. Q–8. What amount of actuarial increase is required under section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii)? A–8. In order to satisfy section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii), the retirement bene- fits payable with respect to an employee as of the end of the period for actuarial increases (described in A–7 of this sec- tion) must be no less than: the actuarial equivalent of the employee’s retirement benefits that would have been payable as of the date the actuarial increase must commence under paragraph (a) of A–7 of this section if benefits had commenced on that date; plus the actuarial equivalent of any additional benefits accrued after that date; reduced by the actuarial equivalent of any distributions made with respect to the employee’s retirement benefits after that date. Actuarial equivalence is deter- mined using the plan’s assumptions for determining actuarial equivalence for pur- poses of satisfying section 411. Q–9. How does the actuarial increase required under section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii) re- late to the actuarial increase required under section 411? A–9. In order for any of an employee’s accrued benefit to be nonforfeitable as re- quired under section 411, a defined benefit plan must make an actuarial adjustment to an accrued benefit, the payment of which is deferred past normal retirement age. The only exception to this rule is that gen- erally no actuarial adjustment is required to reflect the period during which a benefit is suspended as permitted under section 203(a)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) (88 Stat. 829). The actuarial increase required under section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii) for the pe- riod described in A–7 of this section is generally the same as, and not in addition to, the actuarial increase required for the same period under section 411 to reflect any delay in the payment of retirement benefits after normal retirement age. How- ever, unlike the actuarial increase required under section 411, the actuarial increase required under section 401(a)(9)(C)(iii) must be provided even during any pe- riod during which an employee’s benefit has been suspended in accordance with ERISA section 203(a)(3)(B). Q–10. What rule applies if distribu- tionscommencetoanemployeeonadate before the employee’s required beginning date over a period permitted under section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) and the distribution form is an annuity under which distributions are made in accordance with the provisions of A–1 of this section? A–10. (a)General rule. If distribu- tions commence to an employee on a date before the employee’s required beginning date over a period permitted under section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) and the distribution form is an annuity under which distributions are made in accordance with the provisions of A–1 of this section, the annuity start- ing date will be treated as the required be- ginning date for purposes of applying the rules of this section and §1.401(a)(9)–2. Thus, for example, the designated bene- ficiary distributions will be determined as of the annuity starting date. Similarly, if the employee dies after the annuity starting date but before the required beginning date determined under A–2 of §1.401(a)(9)–2, after the employee’s death, the remain- ing portion of the employee’s interest must continue to be distributed in accordance with this section over the remaining pe- riod over which distributions commenced. The rules in §1.401(a)(9)–3 and section 401(a)(9)(B)(ii) or (iii) and (iv) do not ap- ply. (b)Period certain.If,asoftheem- ployee’s birthday in the year that contains the annuity starting date, the age of the em- ployee is under 70, the following rule ap- plies in applying the rule in paragraph (a) of A–3 of this section. The applicable dis- tribution period for the employee is the dis- tribution period for age 70, determined in accordance with the Uniform Lifetime Ta- ble in A–2 of §1.401(a)(9)–9, plus the ex- cess of 70 over the age of the employee as of the employee’s birthday in the year that contains the annuity starting date. (c)Adjustment to employee/beneficiary age difference. See A–2(c)(1) of this sec- tion for the determination of the adjusted employee/beneficiary age difference in the case of an employee whose age on the an- nuity starting date is less than 70. Q–11. What rule applies if distribu- tions commence to the surviving spouse of an employee over a period permitted un- der section 401(a)(9)(B)(iii)(II) before the date on which distributions are required to commence and the distribution form is an annuity under which distributions are made as of the date distributions com- mence in accordancewith the provisions of A–1 of this section. A–11. If distributions commence to the surviving spouse of an employee over a period permitted under section 401(a)(9)(B)(iii)(II) before the date on which distributions are required to com- mence and the distribution form is an annuity under which distributions are made as of the date distributions com- mence in accordance with the provisions of A–1 of this section, distributions will be considered to have begun on the actual commencement date for purposes of sec- tion 401(a)(9)(B)(iv)(II). Consequently, in such case, A–5 of §1.401(a)(9)–3 and section 401(a)(9)(B)(ii) and (iii) will not applyuponthedeathofthesurviving spouse as though the surviving spouse were the employee. Instead, the annuity distributions must continue to be made, in accordance with the provisions of A–1 of this section, over the remaining period over which distributions commenced. Q–12. In the case of an annuity con- tract under an individual account plan that has not yet been annuitized, how is sec- tion 401(a)(9) satisfied with respect to the employee’s or beneficiary’s entire interest under the annuity contract for the period prior to the date annuity payments so com- mence? A–12. (a)General rule.Priortothe date that an annuity contract under an in- dividual account plan is annuitized, the interest of an employee or beneficiary un- der that contract is treated as an individual account for purposes of section 401(a)(9). Thus, the required minimum distribution for any year with respect to that inter- est is determined under §1.401(a)(9)–5 rather than this section. See A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–5 for rules relating to the satisfaction of section 401(a)(9) in the year that annuity payments commence and A–2(a)(3) of §1.401(a)(9)–8. (b)Entire interest. For purposes of ap- plying the rules in §1.401(a)(9)–5, the en- tire interest under the annuity contract as of December 31 of the relevant valuation cal- endar year is treated as the account balance for the valuation calendar year described in A–3 of §1.401(a)(9)–5. The entire inter- est under an annuity contract is the dollar amount credited to the employee or ben- eficiary under the contract plus the actu- arial present value of any additional bene- fits (such as survivor benefits in excess of the dollar amount credited to the employee or beneficiary) that will be provided under 2004-26 I.R.B.1091June 28, 2004 the contract. However, paragraph (c) of this A–12 describes certain additional ben- efits that may be disregarded in determin- ing the employee’s entire interest under the annuity contract. The actuarial present value of any additional benefits described under this A–12 is to be determined us- ing reasonable actuarial assumptions, in- cluding reasonable assumptions as to fu- ture distributions, and without regard to an individual’s health. (c)Exclusions. (1) The actuarial present value of any additional bene- fits provided under an annuity contract described in paragraph (b) of this A–12 may be disregarded if the sum of the dollar amount credited to theemployeeorbene- ficiary under the contract and the actuarial present value of the additional benefits is no more than 120 percent of the dollar amount credited to theemployeeorbene- ficiary under the contract and the contract provides only for the following additional benefits: (i) Additional benefits that, in the case of a distribution, are reduced by an amount sufficient to ensure that the ratio of such sum to the dollar amount credited does not increase as a result of the distribution, and (ii) An additional benefit that is the right to receive a final payment upon death that does not exceed the excess of the premi- ums paid less the amount of prior distribu- tions. (2) If the only additional benefit pro- vided under the contract is the additional benefit described in paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of this A–14, the additional benefit may be disregarded regardless of its value in re- lationtothedollaramountcreditedtothe employee or beneficiary under the con- tract. (3) The Commissioner in revenue rulings, notices, or other guidance pub- lished in the Internal Revenue Bulletin (see §601.601(d)(2) of this chapter) may provide additional guidance on additional benefits that may be disregarded. (d)Examples. The following examples, which use a 5 percent interest rate and the Mortality Table provided in Rev. Rul. 2001–62, 2001–2 C.B. 632, illustrate the application of the rules in this A–12: Example 1. (i) G is the owner of a variable an- nuity contract (Contract S) under an individual ac- count plan which has not been annuitized. Contract S provides a death benefit until the end of the calendar year in which the owner attains the age of 84 equal to the greater of the current Contract S notional account value (dollar amount credited to G under the contract) and the largest notional account value at any previous policy anniversary reduced proportionally for subse- quent partial distributions (High Water Mark). Con- tract S provides a death benefit in calendar years after the calendar year in which the owner attains age 84 equal to the current notional account value. Contract S provides that assets within the contract may be in- vested in a Fixed Account at a guaranteed rate of 2 percent. Contract S provides no other additional ben- efits. (ii) At the end of 2008, when G has an attained age of 78 and 9 months the notional account value of Contract S (after the distribution for 2008 of 4.93% of the notional account value as of December 31, 2007) is $550,000, and the High Water Mark, before adjust- ment for any withdrawals from Contract S in 2008 is $1,000,000. Thus, Contract S will provide addi- tional benefits (i.e., the death benefits in excess of the notional account value) through 2014, the year S turns 84. The actuarial present value of these ad- ditional benefits at the end of 2008 is determined to be $84,300 (15 percent of the notional account value). In making this determination, the following assumptions are made: on the average, deaths occur mid-year; the investment return on his notional ac- count value is 2 percent per annum; and minimum required distributions (determined without regard to additional benefits under the Contract S) are made at the end of each year. The following table summarizes the actuarial methodology used in determining the ac- tuarial present value of the additional benefit. YearDeath Benefit During Year End-of-Year Notional Account Before Withdrawal Average Notional Account Withdrawal at End of Year End-of-Year Notional Account After Withdrawal 2008 $1,000,000$550,000 2009 $ 950,739 1 $561,000 2 $555,500 3 $28,205 4 $532,795 2010 $ 901,983$543,451$538,123$28,492$514,959 2011 $ 853,749$525,258$520,109$28,769$496,490 2012 $ 806,053$506,419$501,454$29,034$477,385 2013 $ 758,916$486,933$482,159$29,287$457,645 2014 $ 712,356$466,798$462,222$29,525$437,273 YearSurvivorship to Start of Year Interest Discount to End of 2008 Mortality Rate During Year Discounted Additonal Benefits Within Year 2008 20091.00000 .97590 .04426 5 $17,070 2010 .95574 .92943 6 .04946 $15,987 7 2011.90847 8 .88517.05519 $14,807 2012 .85833 .84302.06146 $13,546 2013 .80558 .80288.06788 $12,150 2014 .75090 .76464.07477 $10,739 $84,30 0 1 $1,000,000 death benefit reduced 4.93 percent for withdrawal during 2008. 2 Noti onal account value at end of prior year (after distribution) increased by 2 percent return for year. June 28, 200410922004-26 I.R.B. 3 Average of $550,000 notional account value at end of prior year (after distribution) and $561,000 notional account value at end of current year (before distribution). 4 December 31, 2008, notional account (before distribution) divided by uniform lifetime table age 79 factor of 19.5. 5 One-quarter a ge 78 rate plus three-quarters age 79 rate. 6 Five percent discounted 18 months (1.05^(-1.5)). 7 Blended age 79/age 80 mortality rate (.04946) multiplied by the $363,860 excess of death benefit over the average notional account value (901,983 less 538,123) multiplied by .95574 probability of survivorship to the start of 2010 multiplied by 18 month interest discount of .92943. 8 Survivorship to start of preceding year (.95574) multiplied by probability of survivorship during prior year (1 - .04946). (iii) Because Contract S provides that, in the case of a distribution, the value of the additional death ben- efit (which is the o nly additional benefit available un- der the contract) is reduced by an amount that is at least proportional to the reduction in the notional ac- count value and, a t age 78 and 9 months, the sum of the notional account value (dollar amount cred- ited to the employee under the contract) and the actu- arial present va lue of the additionaldeath benefit is no more than 120 percent of the notional account value, the exclusion under paragraph (c)(2) of this A–12 is applicable for 200 9. Therefore, for purposes of ap- plying the rules in §1.401(a)(9)–5, the entire interest under Contract S may be determined as the notional account value (i. e., without regard to the additional death benefit). Example 2. (i)Thefactsarethesameasin Example 1except t hat the notional account value is $450,000 at the end of 2008. In this instance, the actuarial present value of the death benefit in excess of the notional acc ount value in 2008 is determined to be $108,669 (24 percent of the notional account value). The following table summarizes the actu- arial methodolog y used in determining the actuarial present value of the additional benefit. YearDeath Benefit During Year End-of-Year Notional Account Before Withdrawal Average Notional Account Withdrawal at End of Year End-of-Year Notional Account After Withdrawal 2008 $1,000,000$450,000 2009 $ 950,739$459,000$454,500$23,077$435,923 2010 $ 901,983$444,642$440,282$23,311$421,330 2011 $ 853,749$429,757$425,543$23,538$406,219 2012 $ 806,053$414,343$410,281$23,755$390,588 2013 $ 758,916$398,399$394,494$23,962$374,437 2014 $ 712,356$381,926$378,181$24,157$357,768 YearSurvivorship to Start of Year Interest Discount to End of 2008 Mortality Rate During Year Discounted Additional Benefits Within Year 2008 20091.00000 .97590 .04426 $21,432 2010 .95574 .92943.04946 $20,286 2011.90847 .88517.05519 $19,004 2012 .85833 .84302.06146 $17,601 2013 .80558 .80288.06788 $15,999 2014 .75090 .76464.07477 $14,347 $108,669 (ii) Because the sum of the notional account bal- ance and the actuarial present value of the additional death benefit is more than 120 percent of the notional account value, the exclusion under paragraph (b)(1) of this A–12 does not apply for 2009. Therefore, for purposes of applying the rules in §1.401(a)(9)–5, the entire interest under Contract S must include the ac- tuarial present value of the additional death benefit. Q–13. When can an annuity payment period be changed? A–13. (a)In general. An annuity pay- ment period may be changed in accordance with the provisions set forth in paragraph (b)ofthisA–13orinassociationwith an annuity payment increase described in A–14 of this section. (b)Reannuitization. If, in a stream of annuity payments that otherwise satis- fies section 401(a)(9), the annuity payment period is changed and the annuity pay- ments are modified in association with that change, this modification will not cause the distributions to fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) provided the conditions set forth in paragraph (c) of this A–13 are satisfied, and either — (1) The modification occurs at the time that the employee retires or in connection with a plan termination; (2) The annuity payments prior to mod- ification are annuity payments paid over a period certain without life contingencies; or (3) The annuity payments after modifi- cation are paid under a qualified joint and survivor annuity over the joint lives of the employee and a designated beneficiary, the employee’s spouse is the sole designated beneficiary, and themodification occurs in connection with theemployee becoming marriedtosuchspouse. (c)Conditions. In order to modify a stream of annuity payments in accordance with paragraph (b) of this A–13, the fol- lowing conditions must be satisfied — 2004-26 I.R.B.1093June 28, 2004 (1) The future payments under the mod- ified stream satisfy section 401(a)(9) and this section (determined by treating the date of the change as a new annuity starting date and the actuarial present value of the remaining payments prior to modification as the entire interest of the participant); (2) For purposes of sections 415 and 417, the modification is treated as a new annuity starting date; (3) After taking into account the mod- ification, the annuity stream satisfies sec- tion 415 (determined at the original annu- ity starting date, using the interest rates and mortality tables applicable to such date); and (4) The end point of the period certain, if any, for any modified payment period is not later than the end point available under section 401(a)(9) to the employee at the original annuity starting date. (d)Examples. For the following exam- ples in this A–13, assume that the Appli- cable Interest Rate throughout the period from 2005 through 2008 is 5 percent and throughout 2009 is 4 percent, the Applica- ble Mortality Table throughout the period from 2005 to 2009 is the table provided in Rev. Rul. 2001–62, 2001–2 C.B. 632, and the section 415 limit in 2005 at age 70 for a straight life annuity is $255,344: Example 1. (i) A participant (D), who has 10 years of participation in a frozen defined benefit plan (Plan W), attains age 70 1 /2in 2005. D is not retired and elects to receive distributions from Plan W in the form of a straight life (i.e., level payment) annuity with annual payments of $240,000 per year beginning in 2005 at a date when D has an attained age of 70. Plan W offers non-retired employees in pay status the opportunity to modify their annuity payments due to an associated change in the payment period at retire- ment. Plan W treats the date of the change in payment period as a new annuity starting date for the purposes of sections 415 and 417. Thus, for example, the plan provides a new qualified and joint survivor annuity election and obtains spousal consent. (ii) Plan W determines modifications of annuity payment amounts at retirement such that the present value of future new annuity payment amounts (tak- ing into account the new associated payment period) is actuarially equivalent to the present value of future pre-modification annuity payments (taking into ac- count the pre-modification annuity payment period). Actuarial equivalency for this purpose is determined using the Applicable Interest Rate and the Applicable Mortality Table as of the date of modification. (iii) D retires in 2009 at the age of 74 and, after receiving four annual payments of $240,000, elects to receive his remaining distributions from Plan W in the form of an immediate final lump sum payment (calculated at 4 percent interest) of $2,399,809. (iv) Because payment of retirement benefits in the form of an immediate final lump sum payment satis- fies (in terms of form) section 401(a)(9), the condi- tion under paragraph (c)(1) of this A–13 is met. (v) Because Plan W treats a modification of an annuity payment stream at retirement as a new annu- ity starting date for purposes of sections 415 and 417, the condition under paragraph (c)(2) of this A–13 is met. (vi) After taking into account the modification, the annuity stream determined as of the original an- nuity starting date consists of annual payments be- ginning at age 70 of $240,000, $240,000, $240,000, $240,000, and $2,399,809. This benefit stream is ac- tuarially equivalent to a straight life annuity at age 70 of $250,182, an amount less than the section 415 limit determined at the original annuity starting date, us- ing the interest and mortality rates applicable to such date. Thus, the condition under paragraph (c)(3) of this A–13 is met. (vii) Thus, because a stream of annuity payments in the form of a straight life annuity satisfies section 401(a)(9), and because each of the conditions under paragraph (c) of this A–13 are satisfied, the modifi- cation of annuity payments to D described in this ex- ample meets the requirements of this A–13. Example 2. The facts are the same as inExample 1except that the straight life annuity payments are paid at a rate of $250,000 per year and after D retires the lump sum payment at age 75 is $2,499,801. Thus, after taking into account the modification, the annu- ity stream determined as of the original annuity start- ing date consists of annual payments beginning at age 70 of $250,000, $250,000, $250,000, $250,000, and $2,499,801. This benefit stream is actuarially equiva- lent to a straight life annuity at age 70 of $260,606, an amount greater than the section 415 limit determined at the original annuity starting date, using the interest and mortality rates applicable to such date. Thus, the lump sum payment to D fails to satisfy the condition under paragraph (c)(3) of this A–13. Therefore, the lump sum payment to D fails to meet the requirements of this A–13 and thus fails to satisfy the requirements of section 401(a)(9). Example 3. (i) A participant (E), who has 10 years of participation in a frozen defined benefit plan (Plan X), attains age 70 1 /2and retires in 2005 at a date when his attained age is 70. E elects to receive annual dis- tributions from Plan X in the form of a 27 year period certain annuity (i.e., a 27 year annuity payment period without a life contingency) paid at a rate of $37,000 per year beginning in 2005 with future payments in- creasing at a rate of 4 percent per year (i.e., the 2006 payment will be $38,480, the 2007 payment will be $40,019 and so on). Plan X offers participants in pay status whose annuity payments are in the form of a term-certain annuity the opportunity to modify their payment period at any time and treats such modifica- tions as a new annuity starting date for the purposes of sections 415 and 417. Thus, for example, the plan provides a new qualified and joint survivor annuity election and obtains spousal consent. (ii) Plan X determines modifications of annuity payment amounts such that the present value of fu- ture new annuity payment amounts (taking into ac- count the new associated payment period) is actuari- ally equivalent to the present value of future pre-mod- ification annuity payments (taking into account the pre-modification annuity payment period). Actuarial equivalency for this purpose is determined using 5 percent and the Applicable Mortality Table as of the date of modification. (iii) In 2008, E, after receiving annual payments of $37,000, $38,480, and $40,019, elects to receive his remaining distributions from Plan W in the form of a straight life annuity paid with annual payments of $92,133 per year. (iv) Because payment of retirement benefits in the form of a straight life annuity satisfies (in terms of form) section 401(a)(9), the condition under para- graph (c)(1) of this A–13 is met. (v) Because Plan X treats a modification of an an- nuity payment stream at retirement as a new annuity starting date for purposes of sections 415 and 417, the condition under paragraph (c)(2) of this A–13 is met. (vi) After taking into account the modification, the annuity stream determined as of the original an- nuity starting date consists of annual payments be- ginning at age 70 of $37,000, $38,480, $40,019, and a straight life annuity beginning at age 73 of $92,133. This benefit stream is equivalent to a straight life an- nuity at age 70 of $82,539, an amount less than the section 415 limit determined at the original annuity starting date, using the interest and mortality rates ap- plicable to such date. Thus, the condition under para- graph (c)(3) of this A–13 is met. (vii) Thus, because a stream of annuity payments in the form of a straight life annuity satisfies section 401(a)(9), and because each of the conditions under paragraph (c) of this A–13 are satisfied, the modifi- cation of annuity payments to E described in this ex- ample meets the requirements of this A–13. Q–14. Are annuity payments permitted to increase? A–14. (a)General rules. Except as oth- erwise provided in this section, all annu- ity payments (whether paid over an em- ployee’s life, joint lives, or a period cer- tain) must be nonincreasing or increase only in accordance with one of more of the following — (1) With an annual percentage increase that does not exceed the percentage in- crease in an eligible cost-of-living index as defined in paragraph (b) of this A–14 for a 12-month period ending in the year during which the increase occurs or the prior year; (2) With a percentage increase that oc- curs at specified times (e.g., at specified ages) and does not exceed the cumulative total of annual percentage increases in an eligible cost-of-living index as defined in paragraph (b) of this A–14 since the an- nuity starting date, or if later, the date of the most recent percentage increase. How- ever, in cases providing such a cumulative increase, an actuarial increase may not be provided to reflect the fact that increases were not provided in the interim years; (3) To the extent of the reduction in the amount of the employee’s payments to provide for a survivor benefit, but only if there is no longer a survivor benefit be- June 28, 200410942004-26 I.R.B. cause the beneficiary whose life was be- ing used to determine the period described in section 401(a)(9)(A)(ii) over which pay- ments were being made dies or is no longer the employee’s beneficiary pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order within the meaning of section 414(p); (4) To pay increased benefits that result from a plan amendment; (5) To allow a beneficiary to convert the survivor portion of a joint and survivor annuity into a single sum distribution upon the employee’s death; or (6) To the extent increases are permitted in accordance with paragraph (c) or (d) of this A–14. (b)(1) For purposes of this A–14, an el- igible cost-of-living index means an index described in paragraphs (b)(2), (b)(3), or (b)(4) of this A–14. (2) A consumer price index that is based on prices of all items (or all items exclud- ing food and energy) and issued by the Bu- reau of Labor Statistics, including an index for a specific population (such as urban consumers or urban wage earners and cler- ical workers) and an index for a geographic area or areas (such as a given metropolitan area or state). (3) A percentage adjustment based on a cost-of-living index described in para- graph (b)(2) of this A–14, or a fixed per- centage if less. In any year when the cost-of-living index is lower than the fixed percentage, the fixed percentage may be treated as an increase in an eligible cost-of- living index, provided it does not exceed the sum of: (i) The cost-of-living index for that year, and (ii) The accumulated excess of the an- nual cost-of-living index from each prior year over the fixed annual percentage used in that year (reduced by any amount previously utilized under this paragraph (b)(3)(ii)). (4) A percentage adjustment based on the increase in compensation for the po- sition held by the employee at the time of retirement, and provided under either the terms of a governmental plan within the meaning of section 414(d) or under the terms of a nongovernmental plan as in ef- fect on April 17, 2002. (c)Additional permitted increases for annuity payments under annuity contracts purchased from insurance companies.In the case of annuity payments paid from an annuity contract purchased from an insur- ance company, if the total future expected payments (determined in accordance with paragraph (e)(3) of this A–14) exceed the total value being annuitized (within the meaning of paragraph (e)(1) of this A–14) , the payments under the annuity will not fail to satisfy the nonincreasing payment requirement in A–1(a) of this section merely because the payments are increased in accordance with one or more of the following— (1) By a constant percentage, applied not less frequently than annually; (2) To provide a final payment upon the death of the employee that does not ex- ceed the excess of the total value being an- nuitized (within the meaning of paragraph (e)(1) of this A–14) over the total of pay- ments before the death of the employee; (3) As a result of dividend payments or other payments that result from actu- arial gains (within the meaning of para- graph (e)(2) of this A–14), but only if ac- tuarial gain is measured no less frequently than annually and the resulting dividend payments or other payments are either paid no later than the year following the year for which the actuarial experience is measured or paid in the same form as the payment of the annuity over the remaining period of the annuity (beginning no later than the year following the year for which the actu- arial experience is measured); and (4) An acceleration of payments under the annuity (within the meaning of para- graph (e)(4) of this A–14). (d)Additional permitted increases for annuity payments from a qualified trust.In the case of annuity payments paid under a defined benefit plan qualified under sec- tion 401(a) (other than annuity payments under an annuity contract purchased from an insurance company that satisfy para- graph (c) of this section), the payments under the annuity will not fail to satisfy the nonincreasing payment requirement in A–1(a) of this section merely because the payments are increased in accordance with one of the following — (1) By a constant percentage, applied not less frequently than annually, at a rate that is less than 5 percent per year; (2) To provide a final payment upon the death of the employee that does not exceed the excess of the actuarial present value of the employee’s accrued benefit (within the meaning of section 411(a)(7)) calcu- lated as the annuity starting date using the applicable interest rate and the applicable mortality table under section 417(e) (or, if greater, the total amount of employee con- tributions) over the total of payments be- fore the death of the employee; or (3) As a result of dividend payments or other payments that result from actu- arial gains (within the meaning of para- graph (e)(2) of this A–14), but only if — (i) Actuarial gain is measured no less frequently than annually; (ii) The resulting dividend payments or other payments are either paid no later than the year following the year for which the actuarial experience is measured or paid in the same form as the payment of the annuity over the remaining period of the annuity (beginning no later than the year following the year for which the actuarial experience is measured); (iii) The actuarial gain taken into ac- count is limited to actuarial gain from in- vestment experience; (iv) The assumed interest used to calcu- late such actuarial gains is not less than 3 percent; and (v) The payments are not increasing by a constant percentage as described in para- graph (d)(1) of this A–14. (e)Definitions. For purposes of this A–14, the following definitions apply — (1) Total value being annuitized means — (i) In the case of annuity payments un- der a section 403(a) annuity plan or under a deferred annuity purchased by a section 401(a) trust, the value of the employee’s entire interest (within the meaning of A–12 of this section) being annuitized (valued as of the date annuity payments commence); (ii) In the case of annuity payments under an immediate annuity contract pur- chased by a trust for a defined benefit plan qualified under section 401(a), the amount of the premium used to purchase the con- tract; and (iii) In the case of a defined contribution plan, the value of the employee’s account balance used to purchase an immediate an- nuity under the contract. (2) Actuarial gain means the difference between an amount determined using the actuarial assumptions (i.e., investment re- turn, mortality, expense, and other simi- lar assumptions) used to calculate the ini- tial payments before adjustment for any in- creases and the amount determined under 2004-26 I.R.B.1095June 28, 2004 the actual experience with respect to those factors. Actuarial gain also includes dif- ferences between the amount determined using actuarial assumptions when an an- nuity was purchased or commenced and such amount determined using actuarial assumptions used in calculating payments at the time the actuarial gain is determined. (3) Total future expected payments means the total future payments expected to be made under the annuity contract as of the date of the determination, calcu- lated using the Single Life Table in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9 (or, if applicable, the Joint and Last Survivor Table in A–3 of in §1.401(a)(9)–9) for annuitants who are still alive, without regard to any increases in annuity payments after the date of de- termination, and taking into account any remaining period certain. (4) Acceleration of payments means a shortening of the payment period with re- spect to an annuity or a full or partial com- mutation of the future annuity payments. An increase in the payment amount will be treated as an acceleration of payments in the annuity only if the total future expected payments under the annuity (including the amount of any payment made as a result of the acceleration) is decreased as a result of the change in payment period. (f)Examples. Paragraph (c) of this A–14 is illustrated by the following exam- ples: Example 1. Variable annuity. A retired partici- pant (Z1) in defined contribution plan X attains age 70 on March 5, 2005, and thus, attains age 70 1 /2in 2005. Z1 elects to purchase annuity Contract Y1 from Insurance Company W in 2005. Contract Y1 is a sin- gle life annuity contract with a 10-year period cer- tain. Contract Y1 provides for an initial annual pay- ment calculated with an assumed interest rate (AIR) of 3 percent. Subsequent payments are determined by multiplying the prior year’s payment by a fraction the numerator of which is 1 plus the actual return on the separate account assets underlying Contract Y1 since the preceding payment and the denominator of which is 1 plus the AIR during that period. The value of Z1’s account balance in Plan X at the time of pur- chase is $105,000, and the purchase price of Contract Y1 is $105,000. Contract Y1 provides Z1 with an initial payment of $7,200 at the time of purchase in 2005. The total future expected payments to Z1 un- der Contract Y1 are $122,400, calculated as the initial payment of $7,200 multiplied by the age 70 life ex- pectancy of 17 provided in the Single Life Table in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9. Because the total future ex- pected payments on the purchase date exceed the to- tal value used to purchase Contract Y1 and payments may only increase as a result of actuarial gain, with such increases, beginning no later than the next year, paid in the same form as the payment of the annuity over the remaining period of the annuity, distributions received by Z1 from Contract Y1 meet the require- ments under paragraph (c)(3) of this A–14. Example 2. Participating annuity. A retired par- ticipant (Z2) in defined contribution plan X attains age 70 on May 1, 2005, and thus, attains age 70 1 /2in 2005. Z2 elects to purchase annuity Contract Y2 from Insurance Company W in 2005. Contract Y2 is a par- ticipating single life annuity contract with a 10-year period certain. Contract Y2 provides for level annual payments with dividends paid in a lump sum in the year after the year for whichthe actuarial experience is measured or paid out levelly beginning in the year after the year for which the actuarial gain is measured over the remaining lifetime and period certain,i.e., the period certain ends at the same time as the original period certain. Dividends are determined annually by the Board of Directors of Company W based upon a comparison of actual actuarial experience to expected actuarial experience in the past year. The value of Z2’s account balance in Plan X at the time of pur- chase is $265,000, and the purchase price of Contract Y2 is $265,000. Contract Y2 provides Z2 with an initial payment of $16,000 in 2005. The total future expected payments to Z2 under Contract Y2 are cal- culated as the annual initial payment of $16,000 mul- tiplied by the age 70 life expectancy of 17 provided in the Single Life Table in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9 for a total of $272,000. Because the total future expected payments on the purchase date exceeds the total value used to purchase Contract Y2 and payments may only increase as a result of actuarial gain, with such in- creases, beginning no later than the next year, paid in the same form as the payment of the annuity over the remaining period of the annuity, distributions re- ceived by Z2 from Contract Y2 meet the requirements under paragraph (c)(3) of this A–14. Example 3. Participating annuity with dividend accumulation. The facts are the same as inExample 2except that the annuity provides a dividend accu- mulation option under which Z2 may defer receipt of the dividends to a time selected by Z2. Because the dividend accumulation option permits dividends to be paid later than the end of the year following the year for which the actuarial experience is measured or as a stream of payments that only increase as a result of actuarial gain, with such increases beginning no later than the next year, paid in the same form as the payment of the annuity over the remaining period of the annuity inExample 2, the dividend accumulation option does not meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(3) of this A–14. Neither does the dividend accu- mulation option fit within any of the other increases described in paragraph (c) of this A–14. Accordingly, the dividend accumulation option causes the contract, and consequently any distributions from the contract, to fail to meet the requirements of this A–14 and thus fail to satisfy the requirements of section 401(a)(9). Example 4. Participating annuity with dividends used to purchase additional death benefits. The facts are the same as inExample 2except that the annuity provides an option under which actuarial gain under the contract is used to provide additional death ben- efit protection for Z2. Because this option permits payments as a result of actuarial gain to be paid later than the end of the year following the year for which the actuarial experience is measured or as a stream of payments that only increase as a result of actuarial gain, with such increases beginning no later than the next year, paid in the same form as the payment of the annuity over the remaining period of the annuity in Example 2, the option does not meet the requirements of paragraph (c)(3) of this A–14. Neither does the op- tion fit within any of the other increases described in paragraph (c) of this A–14. Accordingly, the addition of the option causes the contract, and consequently any distributions from the contract, to fail to meet the requirements of this A–14 and thus fail to satisfy the requirements of section 401(a)(9). Example 5. Annuity with a fixed percentage in- crease. A retired participant (Z3) in defined contri- bution plan X attains age 70 1 /2in 2005. Z3 elects to purchase annuity contract Y3 from Insurance Com- pany W. Contract Y3 is a single life annuity contract with a 20-year period certain (which does not exceed the maximum period certain permitted under A–3(a) of this section) with fixed annual payments increasing 3 percent each year. The value of Z3’s account bal- ance in Plan X at the time of purchase is $110,000, and the purchase price of Contract Y3 is $110,000. Contract Y3 provides Z3 with an initial payment of $6,000 at the time of purchase in 2005. The total fu- ture expected payments toZ3 under Contract Y3 are $120,000, calculated as the initial annual payment of $6,000 multiplied by the period certain of 20 years. Because the total future expected payments on the purchase date exceed the total value used to purchase Contract Y3 and payments only increase as a constant percentage applied not less frequently than annually, distributions received by Z3 from Contract Y3 meet the requirements under paragraph (c)(1) of this A–14. Example 6. Annuity with excessive increases. ThefactsarethesameasinExample 5except that the initial payment is $5,400 and the annual rate of increase is 4 percent. In this example, the total future expected payments are $108,000, calculated as the initial payment of $5,400 multiplied by the period certain of 20 years. Because the total future expected payments are less than the total value of $110,000 used to purchase Contract Y3, distributions received by Z3 do not meet the requirements under paragraph (c) of this A–14 and thus fail to meet the requirements of section 401(a)(9). Example 7. Annuity with full commutation fea- ture. (i) A retired participant (Z4) in defined contri- bution Plan X attains age 78 in 2005. Z4 elects to purchase Contract Y4 from Insurance Company W. Contract Y4 provides for a single life annuity with a 10 year period certain (which does not exceed the maximum period certain permitted under A–3(a) of this section) with annual payments. Contract Y4 pro- vides that Z4 may cancel Contract Y4 at any time be- fore Z4 attains age 84, and receive, on his next pay- ment due date, a final payment in an amount deter- mined by multiplying the initial payment amount by a factor obtained from Table M of Contract Y4 using the Y4’s age as of Y4’s birthday in the calendar year of the final payment. The value of Z4’s account bal- ance in Plan X at the time of purchase is $450,000, and the purchase price of Contract Y4 is $450,000. Contract Y4 provides Z4 with an initial payment in 2005 of $40,000. The factors in Table M are as fol- lows: June 28, 200410962004-26 I.R.B. Age at Final PaymentFactor 79 10.5 8010.0 81 9.5 829.0 83 8.5 848.0 (ii) The total future expected payments to Z4 un- der Contract Y4 are $456,000, calculated as the initial payment of 40,000 multiplied by the age 78 life ex- pectancy of 11.4 provided in the Single Life Table in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9. Because the total future ex- pected payments on the purchase date exceed the total value being annuitized (i.e., the $450,000 used to pur- chase Contract Y4), the permitted increases set forth in paragraph (c) of this A–14 are available. Further- more, because the factors in Table M are less than the life expectancy of each of the ages in the Single Life Table provided in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9, the final payment is always less than the total future expected payments. Thus, the final payment is an acceleration of payments within the meaning of paragraph (c)(4) of this A–14. (iii) As an illustration of the above, if Participant Z4 were to elect to cancel Contract Y4 on the day before he was to attain age 84, his contractual final payment would be $320,000. This amount is deter- mined as $40,000 (the annual payment amount due under Contract Y4) multiplied by 8.0 (the factor in Table M for the next payment due date, age 84). The total future expected payments under Contract Y4 at age 84 before the final payment is $324,000, calcu- lated as the initial payment amount multiplied by 8.1, the age 84 life expectancy provided in the Single Life Table in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9. Because $320,000 (the total future expected payments under the annuity contract, including the amount of the final payment) is less than $324,000 (the total future expected pay- ments under the annuity contract, determined before the election), the final payment is an acceleration of payments within the meaning of paragraph (c)(4) of this A–14. Example 8. Annuity with partial commutation feature. (i) The facts are the same as inExample 7 except that the annuity provides Z4 may request, at any time before Z4 attains age 84, an ad hoc pay- ment on his next payment due date with future pay- ments reduced by an amount equal to the ad hoc pay- ment divided by the factor obtained from Table M (fromExample 7) corresponding to Z4’s age at the time of the ad hoc payment. Because, at each age, the factors in Table M are less than the corresponding life expectancies in the Single Life Table in A–1 of §1.401(a)(9)–9, total future expected payments under Contract Y4 will decrease after an ad hoc payment. Thus, ad hoc distributions received by Z4 from Con- tract Y4 will satisfy the requirements under paragraph (c)(4) of this A–4. (ii) As an illustration of paragraph (i) of thisEx- ample 8,ifZ4weretorequest,onthedaybeforehe was to attain age 84, an ad hoc payment of $100,000 on his next payment due date, his recalculated an- nual payment amount would be reduced to $27,500. This amount is determined as $40,000 ( the amount of Z4’s next annual payment) reduced by $12,500 (his $100,000 ad hoc payment divided by the Table M factor at age 84 of 8.0). Thus, Z4’s total future expected payments after the ad hoc payment (and in- cluding the ad hoc payment) are equal to $322,750 ($100,000 plus $27,500 multiplied by the Single Life Table value of 8.1). Note that this $322,750 amount is less than the amount of Z4’s total future expected payments before the ad hoc payment ($324,000, de- termined as $40,000 multiplied by 8.1), and the re- quirements under paragraph (c)(4) of this A–4 are sat- isfied. Example 9. Annuity with excessive increases.(i) A retired participant (Z5) in defined contribution plan X attains age 70 1 /2in 2005. Z5 elects to purchase annuity Contract Y5 from Insurance Company W in 2005 with a premium of $1,000,000. Contract Y5 is a single life annuity contract with a 20-year period certain. Contract Y5 provides for an initial payment of $200,000, a second payment one year from the time of purchase of $40,000, and 18 succeeding an- nual payments each increasing at a constant percent- age rate of 4.5 percent from the preceding payment. (ii) Contract Y5 fails to meet the requirements of section 401(a)(9) because the total future expected payments without regard to any increases in the annu- ity payment, calculated as $200,000 in year one and $40,000 in each of years two through twenty, is only $960,000 (i.e., an amount that does not exceed the to- tal value used to purchase the annuity). Q–15. Are there special rules applica- ble to payments made under a defined ben- efit plan or annuity contract to a surviving child? A–15. Yes, Pursuant to section 401(a)(9)(F), payments under a defined benefit plan or annuity contract that are made to an employee’s child until such child reaches the age of majority (or dies, if earlier) may be treated, for purposes of section 401(a)(9), as if such payments were made to the surviving spouse to the extent they become payable to the surviv- ing spouse upon cessation of the payments to the child. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a child may be treated as having not reached the age of majority if the child has not completed a specified course of education and is under the age of 26. In addition, a child who is disabled within themeaningofsection72(m)(7)whenthe child reaches the age of majority may be treated as having not reached the age of majority so long as the child continues to be disabled. Thus, when payments de- scribed in this paragraph A–15 become payable to the surviving spouse because the child attains the age of majority, re- covers from a disabling illness, dies, or completes a specified course of education, there is not an increase in benefits under A–1 of this section. Likewise, the age of child receiving such payments is not taken into consideration for purposes of the min- imum incidental benefit requirement of A–2 of this section. Q–16. Will a governmental plan within the meaning of section 414(d) fail to sat- isfy section 401(a)(9) if annuity payments under the plan do not satisfy this section? A–16. (a) Except as provided in para- graph (b) of this A–16, annuity payments under a governmental plan within the meaning of section 414(d) must satisfy this section. (b) In the case of an annuity distribu- tion option provided under the terms of a governmental plan as in effect on April 17, 2002, the plan will not fail to satisfy sec- tion 401(a)(9) merely because the annuity payments do not satisfy the requirements A–1 through A–15 of this section, pro- vided the distribution option satisfies sec- tion 401(a)(9) based on a reasonable and good faith interpretation of the provisions of section 401(a)(9). Q–17. What are the rules for determin- ing required minimum distributions for de- fined benefit plans and annuity contracts for calendar years 2003, 2004, and 2005? A–17. A distribution from a defined benefit plan or annuitycontract for calen- dar years 2003, 2004, and 2005 will not fail to satisfy section 401(a)(9) merely because the payments do not satisfy A–1 through A–16 of this section, provided the pay- ments satisfy section 401(a)(9) based on a reasonable and good faith interpretation of the provisions of section 401(a)(9). For governmental plans, this reasonable good faith standard extends to the end of the cal- endar year that contains the 90 th day after the opening of the first legislative session of the legislative body with the authority to amend the plan that begins on or after June 2004-26 I.R.B.1097June 28, 2004 15, 2004, if such 90 th day is later than De- cember 31, 2005. §1.401(a)(9)–6T [Removed] Par. 4. Section 1.401(a)(9)–6T is re- moved. Par. 5. In §1.401(a)(9)–8 A–2, the first sentence in paragraph (a)(2) is revised to read as follows: §1.401(a)(9)–8 Special rules. ***** A–2*** (a) * * * (2) If the employee’s benefit in a de- fined contribution plan is divided into sep- arate accounts and the beneficiaries with respect to one separate account differ from the beneficiaries with respect to the other separate accounts of the employee under the plan, for years subsequent to the cal- endar year containing the date as of which the separate accounts were established, or date of death if later, such separate account under the plan is not aggregated with the other separate accounts under the plan in order to determine whether the distribu- tions from such separate account under the plan satisfy section 401(a)(9). * * * ***** Mark E. Matthews, Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement. Approved June 1, 2004. Gregory F. Jenner, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. (Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on June 14, 2004, 8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register for June 15, 2004, 69 F.R. 33288) Section 861.—Income From Sources Within the United States A revenue procedure provides a method for allo- cating a pension payment to sources within and with- out the United States when a domestic trust under a qualified defined benefit plan makes a payment with respect to a nonresident alien participant and the ac- tual amounts of employer contributions made to the plan for the benefit of such participant are not known. See Rev. Proc. 2004-37, page 1099. Section 862.—Income From Sources Without the United States A revenue procedure provides a method for allo- cating a pension payment to sources within and with- out the United States when a domestic trust under a qualified defined benefit plan makes a payment with respect to a nonresident alien participant and the ac- tual amounts of employer contributions made to the plan for the benefit of such participant are not known. See Rev. Proc. 2004-37, page 1099. Section 871.—Tax on Nonresident Alien Individuals A revenue procedure provides a method for allo- cating a pension payment to sources within and with- out the United States when a domestic trust under a qualified defined benefit plan makes a payment with respect to a nonresident alien participant and the ac- tual amounts of employer contributions made to the plan for the benefit of such participant are not known. See Rev. Proc. 2004-37, page 1099. Section 1441.—Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens A revenue procedure provides a method for allo- cating a pension payment to sources within and with- out the United States when a domestic trust under a qualified defined benefit plan makes a payment with respect to a nonresident alien participant and the ac- tual amounts of employer contributions made to the plan for the benefit of such participant are not known. See Rev. Proc. 2004-37, page 1099. June 28, 200410982004-26 I.R.B. Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous 26 CFR 1.861–4: Compensation for labor or per- sonal services. (Also: Part I, sections 861, 862, 871, 1441.) Rev. Proc. 2004–37 SECTION 1. PURPOSE This revenue procedure provides a method for determining the source of a pension payment to a nonresident alien in- dividual from a defined benefit plan where the trust forming part of the plan is a trust created or organized in the United States that constitutes a qualified trust under § 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. SECTION 2. BACKGROUND Section 871(a) imposes a tax of 30 percent on amounts received by nonres- ident alien individuals as interest (other than original issue discount as defined in § 1273), dividends, rents, salaries, wages, premiums, annuities, compensa- tions, remunerations, emoluments, and other fixed or determinable annual or pe- riodical gains, profits, and income to the extent the amount so received is from sources within the United States and is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Section 1441(a) provides for the with- holding of tax, generally at a 30 percent rate, on certain income from sources within the United States paid to a nonresi- dent alien individual. Section 1441(b) lists salaries, wages, annuities, compensations, remunerations, or other fixed or deter- minable annual or periodical gains, among other things, as items of income subject to the withholding of tax under § 1441(a). Section 1.1441–4(b)(1)(ii) of the In- come Tax Regulationsprovides generally that U.S.-source payments to a nonresident alien individual from a trust described in § 401(a) are subject to withholding under § 1441. But see § 871(f) (excluding from income certain amounts received from certain qualified plans); § 1.1441–4(d) (excluding such amounts from withhold- ing). Section 861(a)(3) provides generally that compensation for labor or personal services performed in the United States is treated as income from sources within the United States. Section 862(a)(3) provides that compensation for labor or personal services performed outside the United States is treated as income from sources without the United States. Employer contributions to an annuity or pension plan constitute compensation for labor or personal services. See,e.g., Rev. Rul. 56–82, 1956–1 C.B. 59. For purposes of determining the source of pen- sion payments from a qualified trust under § 401(a), the portion of each payment that is attributable to employer contributions with respect to services rendered within the United States is treated as income from sources within the United States, the portion that is attributable to employer contributions with respect to services ren- dered outside the United States is treated as income from sources without the United States, and the portion that represents earnings and accretions to contributions of either the employer or the employee is treated as income from sources within the United States. Rev. Rul. 79–388, 1979–2 C.B. 270.See also,Clayton v. United States, 33 Fed. Cl. 628 (1995),aff’d with- out published opinion,91F.3d170(Fed. Cir. 1996),cert. denied, 519 U.S. 1040 (1996). Employer contributions to a defined benefit plan qualified under § 401(a) cov- ering more than one individual participant are not made for the benefit of specific participants, but are made based on ag- gregate liabilities toall participants. All funds held under the plan are available to provide benefits to any participant. Ac- cordingly, it is not possible in such a case to allocate actual contributions to specific participants. SECTION 3. SCOPE .01General application. If a trust under a qualified defined benefit plan makes a payment with respect to a participant who is a nonresident alien individual and the actual amounts of employer contributions made to the plan for the benefit of such participant are not known, the method set forth in section 4 of this revenue proce- duremaybeusedtoallocatethepayment to sources within and without the United States. The method set forth in section 4 is based on methods similar to those used for purposes of §§ 1.403(b)–1(d)(4), 1.402(b)–1(a)(2), and 1.402(b)–1(b)(2)(ii) of the Income Tax Regulations when con- tributions for the benefit of a particular par- ticipant are not known. .02Application to a possession of the United States. The method set forth in section 4 of this revenue procedure also may be used for purposes of allocating a payment from a trust under a qualified defined benefit plan to sources within and without a possession of the United States. See § 1.863–6 (providing that the principles applied for determining in- come from sources within and without the United States are generally applied for pur- poses of determining income from sources within and without a possession). Thus, for example, in the case of a payment from a trust under a qualified defined benefit plan to abona fideresident of Puerto Rico, the method set forth in section 4 may be used for purposes of determining what portion of the payment is derived from sources within Puerto Rico and therefore excludible from the recipient’s gross in- come under § 933(1). SECTION 4. METHOD .01Determination of total contribu- tions. The amount of total contributions to a defined benefit plan for the benefit of a particular individual is deemed to be the product of the following three quantities multiplied by one another, each such quan- tity determined as of the annuity starting date— (i) the present value of the individual’s pension payable at the annuity starting date, determined under section 4.02; (ii) the amount from Table I below based on the number of years from the first date the individual became a partic- ipant in the plan to the annuity starting date (representing the amount that, when contributed on an annual level basis, will accumulate to $1.00 at the annuity starting date); and (iii) the number of years from the first date the individual became a participant in the plan to the annuity starting date. .02Present value of pension. (a) If pay- ment is made in the form of a straight life 2004-26 I.R.B.1099June 28, 2004 annuity commencingat the annuity start- ing date, then the present value of the in- dividual’s pension is the product of (i) the amount payable annually, multiplied by (ii) the value from Table II below, based on the individual’s age at the annuity start- ing date, of an annuity of $1.00 per annum payable in equal monthly installments dur- ing the life of the individual. (b)Ifpaymentismadeintheformof a single-sum payment of the total bene- fit due to the individual under the plan at the annuity starting date, then the present value of the individual’s pension is equal to the amount of the single-sum payment. (c)Ifpaymentismadeinaformnot identified in either of the two preced- ing paragraphs, then the present value of the individual’s pension is the actuarial present value of the individual’s pension, determined on the annuity starting date based on a 7% rate of interest and the mor- tality table in Rev. Rul. 2001–62, 2001–2 C.B. 632. .03Tables. Table I.— Amount that, when con- tributed on an annual level basis, will accumulate to $1.00 at the annuity starting date, based on the total number of years from the first date the individual became a participant in the plan to the annuity starting date Number o f Years Amount 1 $1.0000 20.4831 30.3111 40.2252 50.1739 60.1398 70.1156 80.0975 90.083 5 100.0724 110.0634 120.055 9 130.0497 140.0443 150.03 98 160.0359 170.0324 180.0 294 190.0268 200.0244 2 1 0. 0223 220.0204 230.0187 2 4 0. 0172 250.0158 260.0146 270.0134 280.0124 290.0115 300.0106 310.0098 June 28, 200411002004-26 I.R.B. Number of YearsAmount 320.0091 330.0084 340.0078 350.0072 360.0067 370.0062 380.0058 390.0054 400.0050 410.0047 420.0043 430.0040 440.0038 450.0035 460.0033 470.0030 480.0028 490.0026 500.0025 Table II.— The value of an annuity of $1.00 per annum payable in equal monthly installments during the life of the individ- ual, based on the individual’s age at the an- nuity starting date. Age at Annuity Starting DateValue 4013.61 4113.54 4213.46 4313.38 4413.29 4513.20 4613.11 4713.00 4812.89 4912.78 5012.66 5112.53 5212.40 5312.25 5412.11 5511.95 2004-26 I.R.B.1101June 28, 2004 Age at Annuity Starting DateValue 5611.79 5711.62 5811.45 5911.26 6011.08 6110.88 6210.68 6310.48 6410.27 6510.06 669.84 679.62 689.40 699.17 708.93 718.69 728.44 738.18 747.92 757.65 767.38 777.10 786.83 796.55 806.28 .04Allocation of payments to sources within and without the United States. (a)General rule. The portion of each payment that is deemed to be attributable to contributions for services rendered out- side the United States, and thus treated as income from sources without the United States, is equal to the quotient of (i) the product of (A) the total deemed contribu- tions (as determined under section 4.01 of this revenue procedure), multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the months of service credited under the plan that were rendered outside the United States and the denominator of which is the total months of service credited un- der the plan as of the annuity starting date (i.e., prorated based on months of service rendered within and without the United States), divided by (ii) the present value of the pension at the annuity starting date (as determined under section 4.02 of this revenue procedure). The remain- der of the payment, which represents the sum of deemed contributions for services rendered within the United States plus earnings on all contributions, is treated as income from sources within the United States. (b)Special rule for employee after-tax contributions. If the participant has made any employee after-tax contributions to the plan, then each payment is first reduced by the employee after-tax contributions allo- cable to such payment under § 72. The por- tion of the remainder of each payment that is treated as income from sources with- out the United States is equal to the quo- tient of (i) the product of (A) the excess of the total contributions (as determined un- der section 4.01 of this revenue procedure) over the total employee after-tax contribu- tions to the plan, multiplied by (B) a frac- tion, the numerator of which is the num- ber of months of service credited under the plan that were rendered outside the United States and the denominator of which is the total months of service credited under the plan at the annuity starting date, divided by (ii) the excess of the present value of the pension at the annuity starting date (as determined under section 4.02 of this rev- enue procedure) over the total employee after-tax contributions to the plan. The portion of each payment that is allocable neither to employee after-tax contributions nor to income from sources without the United States is treated as income from sources within the United States. June 28, 200411022004-26 I.R.B. SECTION 5. EXAMPLES .01Retirement at age 65.(a)Facts. P, a nonresident alien individual, is a cit- izen and resident of Country B. P will be age 65 on December 31, 2004. There is no income tax treaty in force between the United States and Country B. P has been an employee of Company X, a domestic corporation, since 1975 and is retiring on December 31, 2004. P worked in Company X’s branch office in Country B from January 1, 1975, through December 31, 1984. On January 1, 1985, P was transferred to the United States to work at Company X’s headquarters. While P worked in the United States, P was classified as a resident alien under § 7701(b)(1)(A)(ii). On January 1, 1995, P was transferred back to Company X’s branch office in Country B, where P will have worked until retiring on December 31, 2004. In total, P will have worked 360 months for Company X, including 240 months worked in Country B and 120 months worked in the United States. Throughout P’s employment by Com- pany X, P has been a participant in a de- fined benefit plan (“Plan A”) maintained by Company X. The trust forming part of Plan A is a trust created or organized in the United States that constitutes a qual- ified trust under § 401(a). The normal form of retirement benefit under Plan A is a straight life annuity. The amount payable under the straight life annuity form is an annual benefit of 1 percent of highest-five years’ pay multiplied by years of service credited under the plan, payable monthly for life commencing at normal retirement age (age 65) or at actual retirement age, if later. Plan A provides for an actuarially re- duced amount to be payable if the partici- pant has a severance from employment be- fore normal retirement age, but the reduc- tion is smaller if the participant retires after age 55 with at least 20 years of service (for example, only a 16.67% reduction applies at age 55). Contributions under Plan A are not made on behalf of specific individual participants. P is entitled to a monthly pension from Plan A beginning at age 65, the annual amount of which will be $30,000 payable as a straight life annuity. P elects to re- ceive payment of that pension in the form of a straight life annuity commencing im- mediately. P has never made any after-tax contributions to Plan A, and § 871(f), re- lating to an exclusion from gross income for certain amounts received from certain qualified pension plans, does not apply to any amounts received by P from Plan A. (b)Application. The total deemed con- tributions for the benefit of P under the method set forth in section 4.01 of this rev- enue procedure equal $95,972, which is the product of $301,800 (the present value of P’s pension benefit from Plan A under section 4.02(a), computed as the product of $30,000 multiplied by 10.06, which is the applicable adjustment factor under Table II of section 4.03), multiplied by 0.0106 (the number from Table I that corresponds to the total number of years of accumula- tion for P before the annuity starting date), multiplied by 30 (P’s total years of service credited under the plan). Under section 4.04 of this revenue procedure, the portion of each payment that is treated as income from sources without the United States is equal to the quotient of (i) the product of 240/360 multiplied by $95,972, divided by (ii) $301,800, or 21 percent. The remain- ing 79 percent is treated as income from sources within the United States that is subject to withholding under § 1441(a). .02Early Retirement.(a)Facts.The facts with respect to Plan A and Company XarethesameasinExample 5.01.Q, a nonresident alien individual, is a citi- zen and resident of Country B. Q will be age 55 on December 31, 2004. There is no income tax treaty in force between the United States and Country B. Q has been an employee of Company X since 1985 and is retiring on Decem- ber 31, 2004. Q worked in Company X’s branch office in Country B from Jan- uary 1, 1985, through December 31, 1994. On January 1, 1995, Q was transferred to the United States to work at Company X’s headquarters. While Q worked in the United States, Q was classified as a resi- dent alien under § 7701(b)(1)(A)(ii). On September 1, 2001, Q was transferred back to Company X’s branch office in Country B, where Q will have worked until retir- ing on December 31, 2004. In total, Q will have worked 240 months for Com- pany X, including 160 months worked in Country B and 80 months worked in the United States. Throughout Q’s employment by Com- pany X, Q has been a participant in Plan A.Qisentitledtoamonthlypension from Plan A beginning at age 55, the an- nual amount of which will be $25,000 payable as a straight life annuity. Q elects to receive an actuarially equivalent joint and contingent annuity option of $23,000 annually with a 50 percent continuation percentage (and Q’s designated contin- gent annuitant is age 55) and the actuarial present value of that benefit under section 4.02(c) is $288,019. Q has never made any after-tax contributions to Plan A, and § 871(f), relating to an exclusion from gross income for amounts received from certain qualified pension plans, does not apply to any amounts received by Q from Plan A. (b)Application. The total deemed con- tributions for the benefit of Q under the method set forth in section 4.01 of this revenue procedure equal $140,553, which is the product of $288,019 (the present value of Q’s $23,000 annual pension bene- fit from Plan A with a 50-percent continu- ation percentage, as determined under the assumptions in section 4.02(c)), multiplied by 0.0244 (the number from Table I that corresponds to the total number of years of accumulation for Qbefore the annuity starting date), multiplied by 20 (Q’s total years of service credited under the plan). Under section 4.04 of this revenue proce- dure, the portion of each payment that is treated as income fromsources without the United States is equal to the quotient of (i) 160/240 multiplied by $140,553, divided by (ii) $288,019, or 33 percent. The re- maining 67 percent is treated as income from sources within the United States that is subject to withholding under § 1441(a). SECTION 6. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF PRIVATE LETTER RULINGS .01 The Service will not issue a private letter ruling regarding a method for deter- mining the source of a pension payment to a nonresident alien individual from a trust under a defined benefit plan that is quali- fied under § 401(a) if the proposed method (including the related assumptions) is in- consistent with sections 4.01, 4.02, and 4.03 of this revenue procedure. .02 Revenue Procedure 2004–7, 2004–1 I.R.B. 237, is amplified by adding the following to section 3.01: Section 861. Income from Sources Within the United States. A method 2004-26 I.R.B.1103June 28, 2004 for determining the source of a pension payment to a nonresident alien individ- ual from a trust under a defined bene- fit plan that is qualified under § 401(a) if the proposed method is inconsistent with sections 4.01, 4.02, and 4.03 of Revenue Procedure 2004–37, 2004–26 I.R.B. 1099. Section 862. Income from Sources Without the United States. A method for determining the source of a pension payment to a nonresident alien individ- ual from a trust under a defined benefit plan that is qualified under § 401(a) if the proposed method is inconsistent with sections 4.01, 4.02, and 4.03 of Revenue Procedure 2004–37, 2004–26 I.R.B. 1099. SECTION 7. DRAFTING INFORMATION The principal author of this revenue procedure is Michelle S. Lyon of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Inter- national). However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury Department par- ticipated in its development. For further information regarding this revenue proce- dure generally, contact Ms. Lyon at (202) 622–3880 (not a toll-free call). For infor- mation regarding computations under the method set forth in section 4 of this rev- enue procedure, contact Diane S. Bloom at (202) 283–9888 (not a toll-free call). June 28, 200411042004-26 I.R.B. Part IV. Items of General Interest Foundations Status of Certain Organizations Announcement 2004–53 The following organizations have failed to establish or have been unable to main- tain their status as public charities or as op- erating foundations. Accordingly, grantors and contributors may not, after this date, rely on previous rulings or designations in the Cumulative List of Organizations (Publication 78), or on the presumption arising from the filing of notices under sec- tion 508(b) of the Code. This listing does notindicate that the organizations have lost their status as organizations described in section 501(c)(3), eligible to receive de- ductible contributions. Former Public Charities.The follow- ing organizations (which have been treated as organizations thatare not private foun- dations described in section 509(a) of the Code) are now classified as private foun- dations: Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery Support Committee, Joliet, IL Advocates of Bay County Boot Camp, Inc., Panama City, FL After Three Program Multi-Agency Coalition, Inc., Lithonia, GA Alliance for Innovation, Northville, MI Alms-Way Ministries, Farmington, GA Alpha Omega Development Corp., Racine, WI Alyans Atizay Ayisyn, Inc., Miami, FL Alzheimer Associates Enterprise, Fairfield, OH Ambassador Ministries, Inc., Milford, MA American Academic Alliance for Israel, Inc., New York, NY American Amateur Indexed Golf Association, Stafford, TX American Association for Caregiver Education, Inc., Boca Raton, FL American Foundation Researching International Conservation of Animals, Slaughtern, LA American Friends of Bais Hamedresh Taharos, Monsey, NY American Home Care Services, Inc., Los Angeles, CA American Humanitarian Development Association, Charlotte, NC American Sports Fans Foundation, Inc., Boca Raton, FL American Youth Racing, Lakewood, OH Animal Preservation Foundation, Inc., New York, NY Arc Angels of Flagler, Inc., Bunnell, FL Art Moves Media, Alexandria, VA Asatta and Cosmo Rescued Animals Sanctuary, Inc., Bronx, NY Asociacion Cultural El Salvador, Sacramento, CA Aspen-Olive Community Development Corp., Philadelphia, PA Association Against Homeless in America, Seattle, WA Association of Certified Fraud Examiners Central Arkansas Chapter, Little Rock, AR Atela Corporation, Quincy, FL Avitronic Nav-Com, Inc., Ozark, AL Awele Foundation International, Baltimore, MD B & R Intergenerational Care Center, Kansas City, MO Back to the Workplace, Inc., St. Louis, MO Bangor Housing Community Action Team, Bangor, ME Baskett Recreation League, Inc., Henderson, KY Befitnet Alliance, Incorporated, Sayreville, NJ Benton County Re-Entry School, Inc., Bentonville, AR Bestside Manor, Inc., Fort Collins, CO Biddy Mason Institute, Los Angeles, CA Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR Bob Crawford Scholarship Fund, Rochester, NY Bonnie Loch, Princeton, ME Boundary Large Canine Society, British Columbia, Canada Bread of Life, Royal, NE Brentwood Lions Charities, Inc., Brentwood, TN Bright Dreams International, Dallas, TX B S R Memorial Trust, Brooklyn, NY Bullthistle Model Railroad Society, Inc., Norwich, NY Bush Grove Missionary Baptist Church Food Service, Arlington, TN Cache Booster Club, Cache, OK Cardiology Associates Foundation, New York, NY Caregivers in Touch, Inc., Anniston, AL Caritas of Yucaipa, Irvine, CA Carrick Band Boosters Association, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Cats Wrestling Boosters Club, Chico, CA Center for Community and Business Development, Inc., Bronx, NY Centro Latino, New Bedford, MA Cheeseborough Striders, Nashville, TN Chester Square Neighborhood Association, Inc., Boston, MA Chi State Learning Is For Everyone Foundation, Sacramento, CA Clannada Na Gadelica, Chattanooga, TN Clearwater Family Youth Center, Inc., Piedmont, MO Coalition for Children, Inc., Royal Palm Beach, FL Colorado Golf for Charities Fund, Littleton, CO Colorado House of Ruth, Incorporated, Littleton, CO Colossus of Boston H 9, Portland, ME Columbus Multimedia Communication Network, Columbus, OH Communities Receiving Support, Inc., Jacksonville, FL Community Concerts of St. Tammany, Ltd., Mandeville, LA Community Outreach Youth Center, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL Computers for Educators, Inc., Sterling, MA Conejo Valley Chorale, Oak Park, CA Corpus Christi Foundation of Holland Zealand, Holland, MI Country Care Homes, Pequot Lakes, MN Creative Photographic Society, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Crisis Institute, New Orleans, LA Dade-Monroe Wages Coalition, Inc., Miami, FL Delco Associates Limited, Wollaston, MA Decisions in Democracy International, Exeter, NH Delray Beach Lions Foundation, Inc., Delray Beach, FL Desales Housing Corp., New Orleans, LA Dewitt County Cares, Inc., Cuero, TX Dick Marx Foundation, Sherman Oaks, CA Dog Project and Cat Project, Inc., Port Washington, NY Dovetail Christian Ministries, Inc., Cazenovia, NY 2004-26 I.R.B.1105June 28, 2004 East Boston Gateway, E. Boston, MA East Carolina Junior Volleyball Club, Inc., Winterville, NC East Pond Association, Augusta, ME Eastern Long Island Coastal Conservation Alliance, Inc., Southampton, NY Education Through Awareness, Inc., Simi Valley, CA Efficientime Life Management, Los Angeles, CA Efforts United, Inc., Lynn, MA Elliston Community Development Corp., Memphis, TN Empowerment Institute, Inc., Columbia, MO Fairplex Development, Los Angeles, CA Families and Individuals Turning Toward Hope, Inc., Vorhees, NJ Family Recovery Centers Endowment Fund, Inc., Lisbon, OH Figure Skating Foundation, Lake Arrowhead, CA Flora D. Parrish Foundation, Tucson, AZ Foundation for Family Happiness, Arlington, VA Foundation for the Enhancement of Excellence in Education, Inc., New Orleans, LA Franklin County Community Ministerial Alliance, Inc., Apalachicola, FL Fred McClerklin Ministries, Inc., Columbia, SC Friends of St. Francis of Assisi, Louisville, KY Friends of the Grand County Childrens Justice Center, Moab, UT Gables Radiology Research and Educational Foundation, Inc., Coral Gables, FL Gateway Youth Athletic Association, Huntington, MA Genesis Community Awareness Center, Inc., Hialeah, FL Georgetown Revitalization Committee, Georgetown, CA Get a Life Evangelistic Association, Concord, CA Gibson Court Housing Corporation, Ukiah, CA Giles County Farmland Preservation Trust, Pulaski, TN Global Dialogue Institute, Gladwyne, PA Global Health Foundation, Springville, UT Global Life Enhancement Center, Inc., Atlanta, GA Gosplosion, Inc., Lakeland, FL Great Bay Stewards at Sandy Point, Inc., Stratham, NH GreatHeart Scouts, Inc., Starkville, MS Green Light Foundation, Newport, RI Guardian Eldercare, Brockway, PA Guiding Light Community Development Corporation, Houston, TX Hands on Production, Inc., Lexington, KY Hared’s Helpful Hands, Minneapolis, MN Harvest Christian Center, Pearl, MS Harvester Community Development Corporation, Decatur, GA Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center, Buxton, ME Helping Hands Coalition of Greater Newport News, Inc., Newport News, VA Helpmate USA, New York, NY Herb Skolnick Cultural Arts Foundation, Inc., Pompano Beach, FL Historic Bowman Mill Neighborhood Association, Inc., Lexington, KY Historic Edgefield, Inc., Nashville, TN HIV AIDS Mendocino Coast Project, Fort Bragg, CA Hopkinton Arts & Music Festival, Contoocook, NH I Am Somebody Pantry, Inc., Dallas, TX Institute for Plant Based Nutrition, Bala Cynwyd, PA Institutional Community Development Corporation, Cleveland, OH Interactive Community Development, Garland, TX International Institute of Forestry and Agriculture, Springville, UT Internationally Advancing Mankind, Garland, TX Jack & Jill Day Care Preschool, Pine Bluff, AR Jeanine L. Webb Memorial Scholarship, Waverly, TN Joyful Manor, Inc., Houma, LA Jumpstart Sports Club, Inc., Campbell, CA Keystone Housing Corporation, Logansport, IN Kids in Distress Foundation, Incorporated, Wilton Manors, FL LaReche Foundation, Brooklyn, NY Lauderdale County Education Foundation, Ripley, TN Learning Center Newington, Newington, NH Lighthouse Confidence Center, Chiefland, FL Lil Flowers Child Development Center, Sacramento, CA Lillie Stoates Awards, Inc., Orlando, FL Lions of District 22–C Student Honor Band, Inc., Frederick, MD Long Beach Film Foundation, Long Beach, CA Los Siervos Resale Non Profit Corporation, Vista, CA Louisiana Association for Community Economic Development, Baton Rouge, LA Luminous Group, Inc., New York, NY Maloata Village Native Community Poultry Development, Inc., Pago Pago, AS Mane Effect Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc., Kaukauna, WI Mark E. King Medical Research Foundation, LaVerne, CA Marsin Forest Grove Conservatory, Houghton, MI Mary Diana Samuel Corporation, Cleveland, TN Media Arts International, Inc., Long Island City, NY Mercy Home Healthcare, Memphis, TN Merrimack Valley Small Business Development Council, Inc., Lawrence, MA Metropolitan Interdenominational Ministers Conference, Inc., Brooklyn, NY Mexican Children’s Home & Clinic, Inc., San Antonio, TX Michigan Panthers Baseball Club, Inc., Wixom, MI Mid-South Sheltered Workshop, Jonesboro, AR Mid-South Youth Baseball, Inc., Millington, TN Minnesota Skating Scholarship, Edina, MN Monona Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, Sergeant Bluff, IA Mound Bottom Press, Pegram, TN Mountian Regional Council on Aging, Blue Jay, CA MRC Parents Association, Inc., Miami, FL MS Warrior, San Francisco, CA Mt. Lebanon, Inc., Memphis, TN Mt. Sinai Rmue Outreach Ministries, Orangeburg, SC Muhammads Development Corporation, Springfield, MA National Association of Christian Educators, Inc., Hendersonville, TN Native American Mentoring Enterprise, Provo, UT June 28, 200411062004-26 I.R.B. New Agreement Community Development Corporation, Houston, TX New Covenant Urban and Disabled Community Services, Inc., Santa Diego, CA New Creations Development Programs, Inc., Fern Creek, KY New Directors Charity Group, Inc., Pacific Palisades, CA New Fiction Project, Inc., New York, NY New Hampshire Sports Museum Corporation, Manchester, NH New Hope Ranch A Non Profit Corporation, Chattaroy, WA New Horizons Housing and Independent Living, North Hollywood, CA New Life Family Shelter, Inc., Miami, FL New Life, Inc., Reno, NV Nguoi Viet Foundation, Westminster, CA Noahs Ark Abundant Resource Kare Foundation, Springville, UT Nor-Cal Elite, Wheatland, CA Norpoint Soccer Club, Tacoma, WA North American Institute for Performance Education, Concord, NH North Pine Street Senior Housing Corporation, Ukiah, CA Northern Arizona Celtic Heritage Society, Flagstaff, AZ Northern Illinois Tejano Cultural Society, Inc., Aurora, IL Nubian Foundation, Austin, TX Nutrition Education Worldwide, Chicago, IL Oikodome Ministries, Moreno Valley, CA Olathe Volleyball Club, Inc., Olathe, KS Open Door Dance Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Operation Foundation, Agusta, GA Operation Lemon-Aid, Inc., Highland Park, IL Or-Letzion, Brooklyn, NY Orange Bowl Foundation, Inc., Miami, FL Orlando Caribbean Masqueraders Association, Inc., Orlando, FL OrotYehuda,NewYork,NY Orphanages of Thailand, Inc., Stanton, CA Oxford Academy Corp., Shrewsbury, MA Park West Residents Association, Vernon Rockville, CT Patches of Sunshine Animal Sanctuary, Inc., Memphis, TN Pathway Ministries, Ltd., Barre, VT People With Pride, Ontario, CA Performance Gallery, Inc., New York, NY Peter Beck Memorial Scholarship Fund, Galt, CA Philippine American Federation of South Florida, Inc., North Miami, FL Pinkie Unlimited, Berkeley, CA Portland Opera Repertory Theatre, Portland, ME Praxis the Official Tribute to Mark Lenard, Pittsburgh, PA Press Freedom Foundation, North Miami, FL Preventive Mentoring Services, Dallas, TX Professional Education and Credentialing, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA Project New Start, Chicago, IL Project Real, Washington, DC Project Respect, Inc., Hailey, ID Providercare, Gorham, ME Pround2Be,Cerritos,CA PSI Applications, Fairfield, CA PSI Tau Chapter Foundation of Omega PSI Phi Fraternity, Inc., Lexington, KY Public Lands Equal Access Alliance – PLEAA, Springville, UT Queens Division of Hatzolo, Inc., New York, NY Rainier Valley Community Development Association, Seattle, WA Ray of Hope, Dallas, TX Recycle Otsego County, Gaylord, MI Restoration Fellowship, Fayetteville, GA Rick Hughes Evangelistic Ministries, Inc., Cropwell, AL Riverview Gardens Educational Foundation, CO John Kulla-Branz, Saint Louis, MO Road Scholars, Inc., Harrington Park, NJ Rochester Recovery Center, Inc., Rochester, NY Romema Torah Center, Inc., New York, NY Royal Lancers Ventage Dance Troup, Ofallon, MO Russell County Foundation for Excellence, Inc., Russell Springs, KY Rxaprescription Anonymous, Inc., Columbia, MD San Francisco Friends of Chamber Music, San Francisco, CA Sanctuary at the Water Garden, Cary, NC Sandra and Jesse Jackson Jr., Foundation, Washington, DC Search Research Discover Apply Academy, Inc., Tulsa, OK Second Great Gold Rush Foundation, Inc., Sacramento, CA Second Step Transition House, Detroit, MI Senior Services, Inc., Cortland, OH Seniornet Sarasota Learning Center, Bradenton, FL Serrano Band of Indians, Highland, CA SF Chinatown Leo Club Big Sibling Program, Mountain View, CA Sierra Supported Services, Inc., Susanville, CA Silver Charitable Fund, Inc., Los Angeles, CA SingleWomenWithChildren Organization, Inc., Raleigh, NC Small-Felder-Minifield Training Center, Inc., of Tuskegee, Memphis, TN Smart Coalition of California, Sacramento, CA Smashing Athletes Booster Club, Inc., Miami, FL Solid Rock Academy, Inc., Port Sulphur, LA South Florida Chapter of the Association of Jewish Libraries, Miami, FL Southeast North Carolina Jazz-N-Friends, Incorporated, Fayetteville, NC Southern California Diamonds Softball Club, Thousand Oaks, CA Southwest Musical Arts Foundation, Scottsdale, AZ Space Needle Volleyball Foundation, Seattle, WA Spring Hill Arts Center, Spring Hill, TN St. Bernard Coalition for Project Graduation, Inc., Chalmette, LA St. Paul Community Economic Development St. Paul Partners, St. Louis, MO Stand & Be Counted, Inc., Palmdale, CA Step by Step Day Care and Learning Center, Inc., Midland City, AL Stop Employee Abuse Association, Plano, TX Succeed America, Inc., S. Attleboro, MA Suitlandfest Community Development Corporation, Suitland, MD Summit Seekers, Inc., Fishers, IN Sumter Learning Center, York, AL Sunglo Concepts of Care, Inc., Harlingen, TX S W A M Cultural Center, New York, NY Sword Ministries, Arlington, TX Teatro Main Street, Inc., Fort Worth, TX Technology R & D, Inc., San Louis Obispo, CA Tennessee Main Street Association, Inc., Lawrenceburg, TN Tigers Only Preservation Society, Clarksburg, NJ Tikar, Inc., Temple, TX 2004-26 I.R.B.1107June 28, 2004 Transformations Project, Inc., Jamaica Plain, MA Transitional Services, Inc., Secretary, MD Tri City Project T E A C H, Winston Salem, NC Tuscawarus Educational Development, Inc., New Philadelphia, OH United World Charities, Allentown, PA Until Its Time, Richmond, VA Upper Cumberland Access, Inc., Sparta, TN Urban Empire, Inc., New York, NY Urban Hope, Grand Rapids, MI USA Tennis Classic, San Bruno, CA Utah Therapeutic Riding Foundation, Draper, UT Victims Team Advocacy of Osage County Oklahoma, Inc., Pawhuska, OK Violeta Barrios De Chamorro Foundation, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Vision Advancement Foundation, Inc., Bartlesville, OK Visions Plus, Inc., Portsmouth, VA Walpole Youth Basketball Association, Inc., Walpole, MA Washington Court Senior Housing Corporation, Ukiah, CA WBD Save the Childrens Lives, Houston, TX We Have Risen Ministry, Bartlette, TN West High Athletic Alumni Association, Anchorage, AK Willis Adult Family Care Home, Inc., Midway, FL Wilmington Community Roundtable Foundation, Inc., Wilmington, MA Womenpower, Portland, ME Woodland Chamber of Commerce 21st Century Foundation, Woodland, CA World Concern With Compassion, Inc., New York, NY World Future Fund, Inc., Alexandria, VA World Peace Museum, Greensboro, NC Youth Incentive Program, Inc., Brunswick, GA If an organization listed above submits information that warrants the renewal of its classification as a public charity or as a private operating foundation, the Inter- nalRevenueServicewillissuearulingor determinationletterwiththerevisedclas- sification as to foundation status. Grantors and contributors may thereafter rely upon such ruling or determination letter as pro- videdinsection1.509(a)–7oftheIncome Tax Regulations. It is not the practice of the Service to announce such revised clas- sification of foundation status in the Inter- nal Revenue Bulletin. June 28, 200411082004-26 I.R.B. Definition of Terms Revenue rulings and revenue procedures (hereinafter referred to as “rulings”) that have an effect on previous rulings use the following defined terms to describe the ef- fect: Amplifieddescribes a situation where no change is being made in a prior pub- lished position, but the prior position is be- ingextendedtoapplytoavariationofthe fact situation set forth therein. Thus, if an earlier ruling held that a principle ap- plied to A, and the new ruling holds that the same principle also applies to B, the earlier ruling is amplified. (Compare withmodi- fied,below). Clarifiedis used in those instances where the language in a prior ruling is be- ing made clear because the language has caused, or may cause, some confusion. It is not used where a position in a prior ruling is being changed. Distinguisheddescribes a situation where a ruling mentions a previously pub- lished ruling and points out an essential difference between them. Modifiedis used where the substance of a previously published position is being changed. Thus, if a prior ruling held that a principle applied to A but not to B, and the new ruling holds that it applies to both A and B, the prior ruling is modified because it corrects a published position. (Compare withamplifiedandclarified, above). Obsoleteddescribes a previously pub- lished ruling that is not considered deter- minative with respect to future transac- tions. This term is most commonly used in a ruling that lists previously published rul- ings that are obsoleted because of changes in laws or regulations. A ruling may also be obsoleted because the substance has been included in regulations subsequently adopted. Revokeddescribes situations where the position in the previously published ruling is not correct and the correct position is beingstatedinanewruling. Supersededdescribes a situation where the new ruling does nothing more than re- state the substance and situation of a previ- ously published ruling (or rulings). Thus, the term is used to republish under the 1986 Code and regulations the same po- sition published under the 1939 Code and regulations. The term is also used when it is desired to republish in a single rul- ing a series of situations, names, etc., that were previously published over a period of time in separate rulings. If the new rul- ing does more than restate the substance of a prior ruling, a combination of terms is used. For example,modifiedandsu- persededdescribes a situation where the substance of a previously published ruling is being changed in part and is continued without change in part and it is desired to restate the valid portion of the previously published ruling in a new ruling that is self contained. In this case, the previously pub- lished ruling is first modified and then, as modified, is superseded. Supplementedis used in situations in which a list, such as a list of the names of countries, is published in a ruling and that list is expanded by adding further names in subsequent rulings. After the original rul- ing has been supplemented several times, a new ruling may be published that includes the list in the original ruling and the ad- ditions, and supersedes all prior rulings in the series. Suspendedis used in rare situations to show that the previous published rul- ings will not be applied pending some future action such as the issuance of new or amended regulations, the outcome of cases in litigation, or the outcome of a Service study. Abbreviations The fol lowing abbreviations in current use and for merly used will appear in material publis hedintheBulletin. A—Individual. Acq.—A cquiescence. B—Individual. BE—Beneficiary. BK—Bank . B.T.A.—Board of Tax Appeals. C—Individual. C.B.—Cu mulative Bulletin. CFR—Code of Federal Regulations. CI—City. COOP—Coo perative. Ct.D.—Court Decision. CY—County. D—Decede nt. DC—Dummy Corporation. DE—Donee. Del. Order —Delegation Order. DISC—Domestic International Sales Corporation. DR—Donor. E—Estate. EE—Employee. E.O.—Executive Order. ER—Emp loyer. ERISA—Employee Retirement Income Security Act. EX—Executor. F—Fiduc iary. FC—Foreign Country. FICA—Federal Insurance Contributions Act. FISC—Fo reign International Sales Company. FPH—Foreign Personal Holding Company. F.R.—Federal Register. FUTA—Fed eral Unemployment Tax Act. FX—Foreign corporation. G.C.M.—Chief Counsel’s Memorandum. GE—Grante e. GP—General Partner. GR—Grantor. IC—Insura nce Company. I.R.B.—Internal Revenue Bulletin. LE—Lessee. LP—Limited Partner. LR—Lessor. M—Minor. Nonacq.—No nacquiescence. O—Organization. P—Parent Corporation. PHC—Persona l Holding Company. PO—Possession of the U.S. PR—Partner. PRS—Pa rtnership. PTE—Prohibited Transaction Exemption. Pub. L.—Public Law. REIT—Re al Estate Investment Trust. Rev. Proc.—Revenue Procedure. Rev. Rul.—Revenue Ruling. S—Subsi diary. S.P.R.—Statement of Procedural Rules. Stat.—Statutes at Large. T—Target Corporation. T.C.—Tax Court. T.D.—Treasury Decision. TFE—Trans feree. TFR—Transferor. T.I.R.—Technical Information Release. TP—Taxpay er. TR—Trust. TT—Trustee. U.S.C.—Uni ted States Code. X—Corporation. Y—Corporation. Z—Corporat ion. 2004-26 I.R.B.iJune 28, 2004 Numerical Finding List 1 Bulletins 2004–1 through 2004–26 Announcements: 2004-1, 2004-1 I.R.B.254 2004-2, 2004-3 I.R.B.322 2004-3, 2004-2 I.R.B.294 2004-4, 2004-4 I.R.B.357 2004-5, 2004-4 I.R.B.362 2004-6, 2004-3 I.R.B.322 2004-7, 2004-4 I.R.B.365 2004-8, 2004-6 I.R.B.441 2004-9, 2004-6 I.R.B.441 2004-10, 2004-7 I.R.B.501 2004-11, 2004-10 I.R.B.581 2004-12, 2004-9 I.R.B.541 2004-13, 2004-9 I.R.B.543 2004-14, 2004-10 I.R.B.582 2004-15, 2004-11 I.R.B.612 2004-16, 2004-13 I.R.B.668 2004-17, 2004-12 I.R.B.635 2004-18, 2004-12 I.R.B.639 2004-19, 2004-13 I.R.B.668 2004-20, 2004-13 I.R.B.673 2004-21, 2004-13 I.R.B.673 2004-22, 2004-14 I.R.B.709 2004-23, 2004-13 I.R.B.673 2004-24, 2004-14 I.R.B.714 2004-25, 2004-15 I.R.B.737 2004-26, 2004-15 I.R.B.743 2004-27, 2004-14 I.R.B.714 2004-28, 2004-16 I.R.B.818 2004-29, 2004-15 I.R.B.772 2004-30, 2004-17 I.R.B.833 2004-31, 2004-18 I.R.B.854 2004-32, 2004-18 I.R.B.860 2004-33, 2004-18 I.R.B.862 2004-34, 2004-19 I.R.B.895 2004-35, 2004-17 I.R.B.839 2004-36, 2004-20 I.R.B.932 2004-37, 2004-17 I.R.B.839 2004-38, 2004-18 I.R.B.878 2004-39, 2004-17 I.R.B.840 2004-40, 2004-17 I.R.B.840 2004-41, 2004-18 I.R.B.879 2004-42, 2004-17 I.R.B.840 2004-43, 2004-21 I.R.B.955 2004-44, 2004-21 I.R.B.957 2004-45, 2004-21 I.R.B.958 2004-46, 2004-21 I.R.B.964 2004-47, 2004-21 I.R.B.966 2004-48, 2004-22 I.R.B.998 2004-49, 2004-21 I.R.B.966 2004-50, 2004-22 I.R.B.1005 2004-51, 2004-23 I.R.B.1041 2004-52, 2004-24 I.R.B.1071 Announcements— Continued: 2004-53, 2004-26 I.R.B.1105 2004-54, 2004-24 I.R.B.1061 Court Decisions: 2078, 2004-16 I.R.B.773 2079, 2004-22 I.R.B.978 Notices: 2004-1, 2004-2 I.R.B.268 2004-2, 2004-2 I.R.B.269 2004-3, 2004-5 I.R.B.391 2004-4, 2004-2 I.R.B.273 2004-5, 2004-7 I.R.B.489 2004-6, 2004-3 I.R.B.308 2004-7, 2004-3 I.R.B.310 2004-8, 2004-4 I.R.B.333 2004-9, 2004-4 I.R.B.334 2004-10, 2004-6 I.R.B.433 2004-11, 2004-6 I.R.B.434 2004-12, 2004-10 I.R.B.556 2004-13, 2004-12 I.R.B.631 2004-14, 2004-9 I.R.B.526 2004-15, 2004-9 I.R.B.526 2004-16, 2004-9 I.R.B.527 2004-17, 2004-11 I.R.B.605 2004-18, 2004-11 I.R.B.605 2004-19, 2004-11 I.R.B.606 2004-20, 2004-11 I.R.B.608 2004-21, 2004-11 I.R.B.609 2004-22, 2004-12 I.R.B.632 2004-23, 2004-15 I.R.B.725 2004-24, 2004-13 I.R.B.642 2004-25, 2004-15 I.R.B.727 2004-26, 2004-16 I.R.B.782 2004-27, 2004-16 I.R.B.782 2004-28, 2004-16 I.R.B.783 2004-29, 2004-17 I.R.B.828 2004-30, 2004-17 I.R.B.828 2004-31, 2004-17 I.R.B.830 2004-32, 2004-18 I.R.B.847 2004-33, 2004-18 I.R.B.847 2004-34, 2004-18 I.R.B.848 2004-35, 2004-19 I.R.B.889 2004-36, 2004-19 I.R.B.889 2004-37, 2004-21 I.R.B.947 2004-38, 2004-21 I.R.B.949 2004-39, 2004-22 I.R.B.982 2004-40, 2004-23 I.R.B.1028 2004-42, 2004-25 I.R.B.1075 Proposed Regulations: REG-106590-00, 2004-14 I.R.B.704 REG-116664-01, 2004-3 I.R.B.319 REG-129447-01, 2004-19 I.R.B.894 REG-106681-02, 2004-18 I.R.B.852 Proposed Regulations— Continued: REG-122379-02, 2004-5 I.R.B.392 REG-139792-02, 2004-20 I.R.B.926 REG-139845-02, 2004-5 I.R.B.397 REG-140492-02, 2004-23 I.R.B.1031 REG-148399–02, 2004-24 I.R.B.1066 REG-165579-02, 2004-13 I.R.B.651 REG-166012-02, 2004-13 I.R.B.655 REG-115471-03, 2004-14 I.R.B.706 REG-116564-03, 2004-20 I.R.B.927 REG-121475-03, 2004-16 I.R.B.793 REG-126459-03, 2004-6 I.R.B.437 REG-126967-03, 2004-10 I.R.B.566 REG-128309-03, 2004-16 I.R.B.800 REG-128590-03, 2004-21 I.R.B.952 REG-149752-03, 2004-14 I.R.B.707 REG-153172-03, 2004-15 I.R.B.729 REG-156232-03, 2004-5 I.R.B.399 REG-156421-03, 2004-10 I.R.B.571 REG-167217-03, 2004-9 I.R.B.540 REG-167265-03, 2004-15 I.R.B.730 Revenue Procedures: 2004-1, 2004-1 I.R.B.1 2004-2, 2004-1 I.R.B.83 2004-3, 2004-1 I.R.B.114 2004-4, 2004-1 I.R.B.125 2004-5, 2004-1 I.R.B.167 2004-6, 2004-1 I.R.B.197 2004-7, 2004-1 I.R.B.237 2004-8, 2004-1 I.R.B.240 2004-9, 2004-2 I.R.B.275 2004-10, 2004-2 I.R.B.288 2004-11, 2004-3 I.R.B.311 2004-12, 2004-9 I.R.B.528 2004-13, 2004-4 I.R.B.335 2004-14, 2004-7 I.R.B.489 2004-15, 2004-7 I.R.B.490 2004-16, 2004-10 I.R.B.559 2004-17, 2004-10 I.R.B.562 2004-18, 2004-9 I.R.B.529 2004-19, 2004-10 I.R.B.563 2004-20, 2004-13 I.R.B.642 2004-21, 2004-14 I.R.B.702 2004-22, 2004-15 I.R.B.727 2004-23, 2004-16 I.R.B.785 2004-24, 2004-16 I.R.B.790 2004-25, 2004-16 I.R.B.791 2004-26, 2004-19 I.R.B.890 2004-27, 2004-17 I.R.B.831 2004-28, 2004-22 I.R.B.984 2004-29, 2004-20 I.R.B.918 2004-30, 2004-21 I.R.B.950 2004-31, 2004-22 I.R.B.986 2004-32, 2004-22 I.R.B.988 2004-33, 2004-22 I.R.B.989 1 A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2003–27 through 2003–52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2003–52, dated December 29, 2003. June 28, 2004ii2004-26 I.R.B. Revenue Procedures— Continued: 2004-34, 2004-22 I.R.B.991 2004-35, 2004-23 I.R.B.1029 2004-36, 2004-24 I.R.B.1063 2004-37, 2004-26 I.R.B.1099 Revenue Rulings: 2004-1, 2004-4 I.R.B.325 2004-2, 2004-2 I.R.B.265 2004-3, 2004-7 I.R.B.486 2004-4, 2004-6 I.R.B.414 2004-5, 2004-3 I.R.B.295 2004-6, 2004-4 I.R.B.328 2004-7, 2004-4 I.R.B.327 2004-8, 2004-10 I.R.B.544 2004-9, 2004-6 I.R.B.428 2004-10, 2004-7 I.R.B.484 2004-11, 2004-7 I.R.B.480 2004-12, 2004-7 I.R.B.478 2004-13, 2004-7 I.R.B.485 2004-14, 2004-8 I.R.B.511 2004-15, 2004-8 I.R.B.515 2004-16, 2004-8 I.R.B.503 2004-17, 2004-8 I.R.B.516 2004-18, 2004-8 I.R.B.509 2004-19, 2004-8 I.R.B.510 2004-20, 2004-10 I.R.B.546 2004-21, 2004-10 I.R.B.544 2004-22, 2004-10 I.R.B.553 2004-23, 2004-11 I.R.B.585 2004-24, 2004-10 I.R.B.550 2004-25, 2004-11 I.R.B.587 2004-26, 2004-11 I.R.B.598 2004-27, 2004-12 I.R.B.625 2004-28, 2004-12 I.R.B.624 2004-29, 2004-12 I.R.B.627 2004-30, 2004-12 I.R.B.622 2004-31, 2004-12 I.R.B.617 2004-32, 2004-12 I.R.B.621 2004-33, 2004-12 I.R.B.628 2004-34, 2004-12 I.R.B.619 2004-35, 2004-13 I.R.B.640 2004-36, 2004-12 I.R.B.620 2004-37, 2004-11 I.R.B.583 2004-38, 2004-15 I.R.B.717 2004-39, 2004-14 I.R.B.700 2004-40, 2004-15 I.R.B.716 2004-41, 2004-18 I.R.B.845 2004-42, 2004-17 I.R.B.824 2004-43, 2004-18 I.R.B.842 2004-44, 2004-19 I.R.B.885 2004-45, 2004-22 I.R.B.971 2004-46, 2004-20 I.R.B.915 2004-47, 2004-21 I.R.B.941 2004-48, 2004-21 I.R.B.945 2004-49, 2004-21 I.R.B.939 2004-50, 2004-22 I.R.B.977 2004-51, 2004-22 I.R.B.974 Revenue Rulings— Continued: 2004-52, 2004-22 I.R.B.973 2004-53, 2004-23 I.R.B.1026 2004-54, 2004-23 I.R.B.1024 2004-55, 2004-26 I.R.B.1081 2004-56, 2004-24 I.R.B.1055 2004-57, 2004-24 I.R.B.1048 2004-58, 2004-24 I.R.B.1043 2004-59, 2004-24 I.R.B.1050 2004-60, 2004-24 I.R.B.1051 2004-61, 2004-25 I.R.B.1073 2004-62, 2004-25 I.R.B.1072 Tax Conventions: 2004-3, 2004-7 I.R.B.486 2004-52, 2004-24 I.R.B.1071 Treasury Decisions: 9099, 2004-2 I.R.B.255 9100, 2004-3 I.R.B.297 9101, 2004-5 I.R.B.376 9102, 2004-5 I.R.B.366 9103, 2004-3 I.R.B.306 9104, 2004-6 I.R.B.406 9105, 2004-6 I.R.B.419 9106, 2004-5 I.R.B.384 9107, 2004-7 I.R.B.447 9108, 2004-6 I.R.B.429 9109, 2004-8 I.R.B.519 9110, 2004-8 I.R.B.504 9111, 2004-8 I.R.B.518 9112, 2004-9 I.R.B.523 9113, 2004-9 I.R.B.524 9114, 2004-11 I.R.B.589 9115, 2004-14 I.R.B.680 9116, 2004-14 I.R.B.674 9117, 2004-15 I.R.B.721 9118, 2004-15 I.R.B.718 9119, 2004-17 I.R.B.825 9120, 2004-19 I.R.B.881 9121, 2004-20 I.R.B.903 9122, 2004-19 I.R.B.886 9123, 2004-20 I.R.B.907 9124, 2004-20 I.R.B.901 9125, 2004-23 I.R.B.1012 9126, 2004-23 I.R.B.1023 9127, 2004-24 I.R.B.1042 9128, 2004-21 I.R.B.943 9129, 2004-24 I.R.B.1046 9130, 2004-26 I.R.B.1082 2004-26 I.R.B.iiiJune 28, 2004 Findings List of Current Actions on Previously Published Items 1 Bulletins 2004–1 through 2004–26 Announcements: 93-60 Obsoleted by Rev. Proc. 2004-23, 2004-16 I.R.B.785 2003-56 Modified by Ann. 2004-11, 2004-10 I.R.B.581 2004-38 Modified by Ann. 2004-43, 2004-21 I.R.B.955 2004-43 Corrected by Ann. 2004-51, 2004-23 I.R.B.1041 Notices: 98-5 Withdrawn by Notice 2004-19, 2004-11 I.R.B.606 2000-4 Obsoleted by T.D. 9115, 2004-14 I.R.B.680 2002-31 Modified by Rev. Rul. 2004-60, 2004-24 I.R.B.1051 2003-76 Modified by Notice 2004-19, 2004-11 I.R.B.606 2004–2 Modified by Notice 2004–25, 2004–15 I.R.B.727 Proposed Regulations: REG-110896-98 Corrected by Ann. 2004-14, 2004-10 I.R.B.582 REG-115037-00 Corrected by Ann. 2004-7, 2004-4 I.R.B.365 REG-138499-02 Partially withdrawn by REG-106590-00, 2004-14 I.R.B.704 REG-143321-02 Withdrawn by REG-156232-03, 2004-5 I.R.B.399 REG-146893-02 Corrected by Ann. 2004-7, 2004-4 I.R.B.365 Proposed Regulations— Continued: REG-163974-02 Corrected by Ann. 2004-13, 2004-9 I.R.B.543 REG-166012-02 Corrected by Ann. 2004-40, 2004-17 I.R.B.840 Revenue Procedures: 71-21 Modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-34, 2004-22 I.R.B.991 85-35 Obsoleted by Rev. Proc. 2004-26, 2004-19 I.R.B.890 87-19 Obsoleted in part by Rev. Proc. 2004-18, 2004-9 I.R.B.529 93-15 Obsoleted in part by Rev. Proc. 2004-18, 2004-9 I.R.B.529 94-41 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-15, 2004-7 I.R.B.490 94-55 Obsoleted in part by Rev. Proc. 2004-18, 2004-9 I.R.B.529 98-16 Suspended by Notice 2004-12, 2004-10 I.R.B.556 2000-38 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-11, 2004-3 I.R.B.311 2000-50 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-11, 2004-3 I.R.B.311 2001-10 Modified by Ann. 2004-16, 2004-13 I.R.B.668 2001-23 Modified by Ann. 2004-16, 2004-13 I.R.B.668 2002-9 Modified and amplified by Rev. Rul. 2004-18, 2004-8 I.R.B.509 Rev. Rul. 2004-62, 2004-25 I.R.B.1072 Rev. Proc. 2004-23, 2004-16 I.R.B.785 Rev. Proc. 2004-30, 2004-21 I.R.B.950 Rev. Proc. 2004-32, 2004-22 I.R.B.988 Rev. Proc. 2004-33, 2004-22 I.R.B.989 Rev. Proc. 2004-34, 2004-22 I.R.B.991 Rev. Proc. 2004-36, 2004-24 I.R.B.1063 Revenue Procedures— Continued: Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-11, 2004-3 I.R.B.311 Ann. 2004-16, 2004-13 I.R.B.668 2002-28 Modified by Ann. 2004-16, 2004-13 I.R.B.668 2002-71 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-13, 2004-4 I.R.B.335 2003-1 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-1, 2004-1 I.R.B.1 2003-2 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-2, 2004-1 I.R.B.83 2003-3 As amplified by Rev. Proc. 2003-14, and as modified by Rev. Proc. 2003-48 superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-3, 2004-1 I.R.B.114 2003-4 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-4, 2004-1 I.R.B.125 2003-5 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-5, 2004-1 I.R.B.167 2003-6 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-6, 2004-1 I.R.B.197 2003-7 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-7, 2004-1 I.R.B.237 2003-8 Superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-8, 2004-1 I.R.B.240 2003-23 Modified and superseded by Rev. Proc. 2004-14, 2004-7 I.R.B.489 2003-26 Supplemented by Rev. Proc. 2004-17, 2004-10 I.R.B.562 2003-29 Obsoleted, except as provided in section 5.02, by Rev. Proc. 2004-24, 2004-16 I.R.B.790 2003-64 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-21, 2004-14 I.R.B.702 2004-1 Corrected by Ann. 2004-8, 2004-6 I.R.B.441 1 A cumulative list of current actions on previously published items in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2003–27 through 2003–52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2003–52, dated December 29, 2003. June 28, 2004iv2004-26 I.R.B. Revenue Procedures— Continued: 2004-4 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-15, 2004-7 I.R.B.490 2004-5 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-15, 2004-7 I.R.B.490 2004-6 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-15, 2004-7 I.R.B.490 2004-7 Amplified by Rev. Proc. 2004-37, 2004-26 I.R.B.1099 Revenue Rulings: 55-748 Modified and superseded by Rev. Rul. 2004-20, 2004-10 I.R.B.546 92-19 Supplemented in part by Rev. Rul. 2004-14, 2004-8 I.R.B.511 94-38 Clarified by Rev. Rul. 2004-18, 2004-8 I.R.B.509 98-25 Clarified by Rev. Rul. 2004-18, 2004-8 I.R.B.509 2004-38 Modified by Rev. Proc. 2004-22, 2004-15 I.R.B.727 Treasury Decisions: 9088 Corrected by Ann. 2004-39, 2004-17 I.R.B.840 2004-26 I.R.B.vJune 28, 2004 INDEX Internal Revenue Bulletins 2004–1 through 2004–26 The abbreviation and number in parenthesis following the index entry refer to the specific item; numbers in roman and italic type follow- ing the parentheses refer to the Internal Rev- enue Bulletin in which the item may be found and the page number on which it appears. Key to Abbreviations: AnnAnnouncement CDCourt Decision DODelegation Order EOExecutive Order PLPublic Law PTEProhibited Transaction Exemption RPRevenue Procedure RRRevenue Ruling SPRStatement of Procedural Rules TCTax Convention TDTreasury Decision TDOTreasury Department Order EMPLOYEE PLANS COBRA health care continuation cover- age requirements (RR 22) 10,553 Coverage requirements, exclusions (REG–149752–03) 14,707 Determination letters, issuing procedures (RP 6) 1,197 Electronic delivery of payee statements (Notice 10) 6,433 Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), participant, working owner (CD 2078) 16,773 Forms 1099 and 5498 payee statements, electronic delivery (Notice 10) 6,433 Full funding limitations, weighted aver- age interest rate for: January 2004 (Notice 3) 5,391 February 2004 (Notice 14) 9,526 March2004(Notice24)13,642 April 2004 (Notice 32) 18,847 May 2004 (Notice 40) 23,1028 June 2004 (Notice 42) 25,1075 Letter rulings: And determination letters, areas which will not be issued from: Associates Chief Counsel and Divi- sion Counsel (TE/GE) (RP 3) 1, 114 EMPLOYEE PLANS—Cont. Associate Chief Counsel (Interna- tional) (RP 7) 1,237 And information letters, etc. (RP 4) 1, 125 And information letters issued by As- sociate Offices, determination letters issued by Operating Divisions (RP 1) 1,1; correction of user fee (Ann 8) 6,441 User fees, request for letter rulings (RP 8) 1,240 Minimum funding standards: Current liability: Alternative deficit reduction (Ann 38) 18,878 Election of alternative deficit reduc- tion (Ann 43) 21,955; correction (Ann 51) 23,1041 Interest rate (Notice 34) 18,848 Waivers (RP 15) 7,490 Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 Proposed Regulations: 26 CFR 1.79–1, amended; 1.83–3, amended; 1.402(a)–1, amended; value of life insurance contracts when distributed from a qualified retirement plan (REG–126967–03) 10,566 26 CFR 1.410(b)–0, amended; 1.410(b)–6, revised; exclusion of employees of 501(c)(3) organiza- tions in 401(k) and 401(m) plans (REG–149752–03) 14,707 26 CFR 1.411(d)–3, amended; 54.4980F–1(b), amended; sec- tion 411(d)(6) protected benefits (REG–128309–03) 16,800 Qualified retirement plans: Determination letter program, future of (Ann 32) 18,860 Employee stock ownership plans, syn- thetic equity, listed transactions (RR 4) 6,414 Enforcement, union plans under sec- tion 457 (Ann 52) 24,1071 Governmental plan under section 457 (RR 57) 24,1048 Master and prototype (M&P) plans, volume submitter (VS) plans (Ann 33) 18,862 Minimum participation standards, spe- cial rule (RR 11) 7,480 EMPLOYEE PLANS—Cont. Remedial amendment period (RP 25) 16,791 Required minimum distributions (TD 9130) 26,1082 Rollovers (RR 12) 7,478 Section 411(d)(6) protected benefits (REG–128309–03) 16,800 Section 412(i) plans: Deductibility, listed transactions (RR 20) 10,546 Discrimination (RR 21) 10,544 Valuation (RP 16) 10,559 Top-heavy status, special rules (RR 13) 7,485 Vesting, consent (RR 10) 7,484 Regulations: 26 CFR 1.401(a)(9)–6, added; 1.401(a)(9)–6T,removed; 1.401(a)(9)–8, revised; required distributions from retirement plans (TD 9130) 26,1082 Roth IRAs, tax shelters (Notice 8) 4,333 S corporations, employee stock owner- ship plans (ESOPs), termination of election (RP 14) 7,489 Technical advice: To directors and appeals area direc- tors from Associates Chief Coun- sel and Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (TE/GE) (RP 2) 1,83 To IRS employees (RP 5) 1,167 Valuation of distributed life insurance contracts (REG–126967–03) 10,566 EMPLOYMENT TAX Collection of Limited Liability Com- pany’s (LLC’s) employment tax liabil- ities (RR 41) 18,845 Delinquent tax, levy on wages, salary, and other income, exempt amount ta- bles (Notice 4) 2,273 Form W-2, new reporting code for Box 12, 2004 (Ann 2) 3,322 Income and employment tax treatment of benefits received under the Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 (SEPPA) (Notice 17) 11,605 Mileage allowance, local transporta- tion expenses computed similarly to a courier’s compensation, accountable plan (RR 1) 4,325 June 28, 2004vi2004-26 I.R.B. EMPLOYMENT TAX—Cont. Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 Proposed Regulations: 26 CFR 31.3121(b)(2)–1, amended; 31.3121(b)(10)–2,amended; 31.3306(c)(10)–2, revised; student FICA exception (REG–156421–03) 10,571 Reduction of the stated principal amount of a recourse note issued by the em- ployee to the employer to acquire em- ployer stock, treatment (RR 37) 11,583 Student FICA exception under Code sec- tion 3121(b)(10): And section 3306(c)(10)(B), applica- tion (REG–156421–03) 10,571 Proposed safe harbor available for cer- tain institutions (Notice 12) 10,556 Wages, options and nonqualified deferred compensation transferred pursuant to divorce (RR 60) 24,1051 ESTATE TAX Gross estate, election to value on alter- nate valuation date (REG–139845–02) 5,397 Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 Proposed Regulations: 26 CFR 20.2032–1(b), revised; 301.9100–6T, amended; gross es- tate, election to value on alternate valuation date (REG–139845–02) 5, 397 Regulations: 26 CFR 20.2056(b), amended; 20.2056A–5, amended; 20.2056A– 13, revised; definition of income for trust purposes (TD 9102) 5,366 Trusts, definition of income, total return, adjustments to income (TD 9102) 5, 366 EXCISE TAX Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 EXCISE TAX—Cont. Private foundations: Determination of net investment in- come from distributions from trusts and estates (Notice 35) 19,889 Split-interest trust distributions, dis- tributable amount (Notice 36) 19, 889 EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS Declaratory judgmentsuits, annual notice to doners regarding pending and settled suits (Ann 1) 1,254 Electronic delivery of payee statements (Notice 10) 6,433 Forms 1099 and 5498 payee statements, electronic delivery (Notice 10) 6,433 Joint ventures with for-profit corporations (RR 51) 22,974 Letter rulings: And determination letters, areas which will not be issued from Associates Chief Counsel and Division Counsel (TE/GE) (RP 3) 1,114 And information letters, etc. (RP 4) 1, 125 And information letters issued by As- sociate Offices, determination letters issued by Operating Divisions (RP 1) 1,1; correction of user fee (Ann 8) 6,441 User fees, request for letter rulings (RP 8) 1,240 List of organizations classified as private foundations (Ann 12) 9,541;(Ann15) 11,612;(Ann17)12,635; (Ann 19) 13, 668;(Ann22)14,709; (Ann 25) 15, 737;(Ann28)16,818; (Ann 30) 17, 833;(Ann31)18,854; (Ann 34) 19, 895;(Ann36)20,932; (Ann 45) 21, 958;(Ann50)22,1005; (Ann 53) 26, 1105 Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 Private foundations: Determination of net investment in- come from distributions from trusts and estates (Notice 35) 19,889 Split-interest trust distributions, dis- tributable amount (Notice 36) 19, 889 EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS—Cont. Public advocacy activities conducted by certain tax-exempt organizations (RR 6) 4,328 Revocations (Ann 18) 12,639; (Ann 23) 13,673; (Ann 27) 14,714; (Ann 37) 17, 839; (Ann 41) 18,879 Technical advice: To directors and appeals area direc- tors from Associates Chief Coun- sel and Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (TE/GE) (RP 2) 1,83 To IRS employees (RP 5) 1,167 GIFT TAX Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 Regulations: 26 CFR 25.2523(e)–1, amended; 25.2523(h)–2, amended; 26.2601–1, amended; definition of income for trust purposes (TD 9102) 5,366 Trusts, definition of income, total return, adjustments to income (TD 9102) 5, 366 INCOME TAX Abusive foreign tax credit transactions: Taxpayer alert (Notice 20) 11,608 Withdrawal of Notice 98–5 (Notice 19) 11,606 Advance payments, year of inclusion (RP 34) 22,991; (Ann 48) 22,998 Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) pro- gram for 2003 (Ann 26) 15,743 Agent for certain purposes, definition (TD 9111) 8,518 Allocation and apportionment of in- terest expense (TD 9120) 19,881; (REG–129447–01) 19,894 Allocation of basis under section 358 (REG–116564–03) 20,927 At-risk limitations, interest other than that of creditor (TD 9124) 20,901 Automobile owners and lessees, inflation adjustment for 2004 (RP 20) 13,642 Capital gain dividends of RICs and REITS, applying section 1(h) of the Code (Notice 39) 22,982 2004-26 I.R.B.viiJune 28, 2004 INCOME TAX—Cont. Capitalization: Of amounts paid to acquire or create intangibles (TD 9107) 7,447 Tangible property (Notice 6) 3,308 Capitalized costs, treatment of capitalized business acquisition costs (Notice 18) 11,605 Charitable contributions, intellectual property (Notice 7) 3,310 Charitable remainder trust, application of ordering rule, cancellation of public hearing on REG–110896–98 (Ann 14) 10,582 Check the box, disregarded entities (REG–106681–02) 18,852 Circular 230, application to municipal bond options (Ann 29) 15,772 Compensation for injuries or sickness, amounts received under accident and health plans (RR 55) 26,1081 Confidential transactions (TD 9108) 6, 429 Consolidated groups: Circular basis adjustments (TD 9117) 15,721; (REG–167265–03) 15,730 Loss limitation rules (TD 9118) 15, 718; correction (Ann 47) 21,966; (REG–153172–03) 15,729 Consolidated returns: Affiliation, value requirement (Notice 37) 21,947 Rules for the disallowance of interest expense deductions under section 265(a)(2) (REG–128590–03) 21, 952 Contingent nonperiodic payments made pursuant to notional principal contracts (REG–166012–02) 13,655; correction (Ann 40) 17,840 Corporations: Determination of stock basis after a group structure change (TD 9122) 19,886 S corporations: Eligible shareholder, Indian tribal government (RR 50) 22,977 Relief for late shareholders (RP 35) 23,1029 Tax shelter, listed transaction (No- tice 30) 17,828 Spin-offs, corporate distributions (RR 23) 11,585 Structures to avoid limitations on in- terest deductions using partnerships and guaranteed payments, listed transactions (Notice 31) 17,830 INCOME TAX—Cont. Transfers of assets or stock following a reorganization (REG–165579–02) 13,651 Cost depletion for an oil and gas property, determining total recoverable units to compute (RP 19) 10,563 Costs attributable to stock options in qual- ified cost sharing arrangements, correc- tion to TD 9088 (Ann 39) 17,840 Creative property costs, safe harbor amor- tization (RP 36) 24,1063 Credit card annual fees, treatment by is- suers (RR 52) 22,973 Credits: Health coverage tax credit, qualified health insurance (RP 12) 9,528 Increasing research activities credit: Internal-use software, advance no- tice of proposed rulemaking – REG–153656–03 (Ann 9) 6,441 Qualified research definition (TD 9104) 6,406 Research credit recordkeeping agreements, pilot program (No- tice 11) 6,434 Low-income housing credit: 2004 population figures used for calculation (Notice 21) 11,609 Satisfactory bond, “bond factor” amounts for the period: January through March 2004 (RR 16) 8,503 April through June 2004 (RR 40) 15,716 State or local housing tax credit (TD 9110) 8,504 New markets tax credit (TD 9116) 14, 674; (REG–115471–03) 14,706 Nonconventional source fuel credit: Accounting (RP 27) 17,831;(Ann 42) 17,840 Inflation adjustment factor, refer- ence price for CY 2003 (Notice 33) 18,847 Renewable electricity production credit, 2004 inflation adjustment (Notice 29) 17,828 Credits or refunds of tax under section 692(c), procedures for claiming (RP 26) 19,890 Declaratory judgmentsuits, annual notice to doners regarding pending and settled suits (Ann 1) 1,254 Deduction of business expenses, use of statistical sampling to determine excep- INCOME TAX—Cont. tions from disallowance (RP 29) 20, 918 Depreciation of MACRS property that is acquired in a like-kind exchange or as a result of an involuntary conversion (TD 9115) 14,680; (REG–106590–00) 14, 704 Discharge of indebtedness under section 108, reduction of tax attributes (TD 9127) 24,1042 Disciplinary actions involving attorneys, certified public accountants, enrolled agents, and enrolled actuaries (Ann 6) 3,322; (Ann 49) 21,966 Disclosure of relative values of optional forms of benefit (TD 9099) 2,255 Disclosures of returns and return informa- tion to government employees (RR 53) 23,1026 Electronic filing of: Certain income tax returns and other forms (TD 9100) 3,297; (REG–116664–01) 3,319 Duplicate Forms 5472 (TD 9113) 9, 524; (REG–167217–03) 9,540 Form 8609 (TD 9112) 9,523 Electronic payee statements (TD 9114) 11,589 Enrolled agents, renewal of enrollment (Ann 35) 17,839 Environmental remediation expenses: Restoration of amount held under claim of right (RR 17) 8,516 Uniform capitalization of costs (RR 18) 8,509 Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP), cost-share payments (RR 8) 10,544 Forms: 3115, Application for Change in Ac- counting Method, revised (Ann 16) 13,668 5472, electronic filing of du- plicates (TD 9113) 9,524; (REG–167217–03) 9,540 8609, Low-Income Housing Credit Al- location Certification, electronic fil- ing (TD 9112) 9,523 8806, Information Return for Ac- quisition of Control or Substantial Change in Capital Structure, new (Ann 5) 4,362 8858, Information Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Foreign Disregarded Entities, comments re- quested(Ann4)4,357 June 28, 2004viii2004-26 I.R.B. INCOME TAX—Cont. Frivolous tax returns: Attempting to avoid taxes under sec- tion 861 (RR 30) 12,622 Common tax avoidance schemes, civil and criminal penalties (Notice 22) 12,632 Excluding gross income under section 911 (RR 28) 12,624 Filing a “zero return” (RR 34) 12,619 Meritless “claim of right” arguments (RR 29) 12,627 Meritless “corporation sole” argument (RR 27) 12,625 Meritless home-based business deduc- tions (RR 32) 12,621 Meritless “removal arguments” (RR 31) 12,617 Reparations tax credit (RR 33) 12,628 Guidance Priority List, recommendations for 2004–2005 (Notice 26) 16,782 Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): Eligible individual (RR 38) 15,717 Interaction between HSAs and other health arrangements (RR 45) 22,971 Questions and answers (Notice 2) 2, 269 Safe harbor for preventive care ben- efits provided by a high deductible health plan (HDHP) (Notice 23) 15, 725 Transition relief for calendar year 2004, HSA established before April 15, 2005 (Notice 25) 15,727 Transition relief for determining an el- igible individual (RP 22) 15,727 Income and employment tax treatment of benefits received under the Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003 (SEPPA) (Notice 17) 11,605 Individual income tax returns, common taxpayer mistakes (Notice 13) 12,631 Individual Taxpayer Identification Num- bers (ITINs), new application process (Notice 1) 2,268 Information reporting: Extension of certain 2004 deadlines (Notice 9) 4,334 For payments in lieu of dividends (TD 9103) 3,306 Health plans (Notice 16) 9,527 Royalties, payments made by a pub- lisher to a literary agent on behalf of an author (RR 46) 20,915 Innocent spouse relief, Publication 971, revised (Ann 24) 14,714 INCOME TAX—Cont. Insurance companies: Distributions from non-qualified annu- ity, section 72(q)(2) (Notice 15) 9, 526 Diversification requirements for variable annuity, endowment, and life insurance contracts (REG–163974–02), hearing (Ann 13) 9,543 Loss payment patterns and discount factors for the 2003 accident year (RP 9) 2,275 Salvage discount factors for the 2003 accident year (RP 10) 2,288 Interest: Deduction for education loan interest (TD 9125) 23,1012 Investment: Federal short-term, mid-term, and long-term rates for: January 2004 (RR 2) 2,265 February 2004 (RR 9) 6,428 March2004(RR25)11,587 April 2004 (RR 39) 14,700 May 2004 (RR 44) 19,885 June 2004 (RR 54) 23,1024 Rate tables (RR 14) 8,511 Rates: Underpayments and overpayments, quarter beginning: April 1, 2004 (RR 26) 11,598 July 1, 2004 (RR 56) 24,1055 Reporting interest payments on quali- fied education loans (TD 9125) 23, 1012 Inventory: LIFO, price indexes used by depart- ment stores for: November 2003 (RR 7) 4,327 December 2003 (RR 19) 8,510 January 2004 (RR 35) 13,640 February 2004 (RR 42) 17,824 March 2004 (RR 48) 21,945 April 2004 (RR 61) 25,1073 Letter rulings: And determination letters, areas which will not be issued from: Associates Chief Counsel and Divi- sion Counsel (TE/GE) (RP 3) 1, 114 Associate Chief Counsel (Interna- tional) (RP 7) 1,237 And information letters issued by As- sociate Offices, determination letters issued by Operating Divisions (RP INCOME TAX—Cont. 1) 1,1; correction of user fee (Ann 8) 6,441 Liabilities, contested (RP 31) 22,986 Losses, abandonment or worthlessness, creative property (RR 58) 24,1043 Meal and entertainment expenses, use of statistical sampling to determine amount excepted from deduction disal- lowance (RP 29) 20,918 Methods of accounting: Automatic consent for change in method (RP 23) 16,785 Changes in determining depreciation or amortization (RP 11) 3,311;(TD 9105) 6,419; (REG–126459–03) 6, 437 Credit cards: Annual fees (RP 32) 22,988 Late fees (RP 33) 22,989 REMIC residual interests, inducement fees (TD 9128) 21,943; (RP 30) 21, 950 Transfers to satisfy contested liabilities (RP 31) 22,986 Mortgage bonds and credit certificates, median income figures—2004 (RP 24) 16,790 Multi-party financing arrangements, use of related persons or pass-through enti- ties to avoid the application of sections 265(a)(2) and 246A (Ann 44) 21,957 Obligations of state and local govern- ments, solid waste disposal facilities (REG–140492–02) 23,1031 Partnerships: Allocation of foreign tax expen- ditures (TD 9121) 20,903; (REG–139792–02) 20,926 Amortization of goodwill and certain other intangibles (RR 49) 21,939 Assets-over partnership mergers, sec- tions 704(c)(1)(B) and 737 conse- quences (RR 43) 18,842 Capital account adjustments in con- nection with the granting of an inter- est in the partnership as considera- tion for services (TD 9126) 23,1023 Charitable contributions, trust govern- ing instrument requirement (RR 5) 3, 295 Conversion to state law corporation (RR 59) 24,1050 Electing large partnerships, separately stated items, qualified dividend in- come (Notice 5) 7,489 2004-26 I.R.B.ixJune 28, 2004 INCOME TAX—Cont. Tax assessment, statute of limitations (CD 2079) 22,978 Penalties, defenses available to the im- position of the accuracy-related penalty (TD 9109) 8,519 Pension distributions, guidance on source of cross-border payment (RP 37) 26, 1099 Per diem rates, Publication 1542, revision changes (Ann 20) 13,673 Practice before the Internal Revenue Ser- vice (REG–122379–02) 5,392 Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 Private foundations, organizations now classified as (Ann 12) 9,541; (Ann 15) 11,612; (Ann 17) 12,635; (Ann 19) 13,668; (Ann 22) 14,709; (Ann 25) 15,737; (Ann 28) 16,818; (Ann 30) 17,833; (Ann 31) 18,854; (Ann 34) 19,895; (Ann 36) 20,932; (Ann 45) 21,958; (Ann 50) 22,1005; (Ann 53) 26,1105 Proposed Regulations: 26 CFR 1.45D–1, amended; new mar- kets tax credit (REG–115471–03) 14,706 26 CFR 1.142(a)(6)–1, added; defini- tion of solid waste disposal facili- ties for tax-exempt bond purposes (REG–140492–02) 23,1031 26 CFR 1.162–30, added; 1.212–1(q), added;1.446–3,amended; 1.1234A–1, added; notional prin- cipal contracts, contingent nonperi- odic payments (REG–166012–02) 13,655; correction (Ann 40) 17,840 26 CFR 1.167(e)–1, amended; 1.446–1, amended; 1.1016–3, amended; changes in computing depreciation (REG–126459–03) 6, 437 26 CFR 1.168(a)–1, added; 1.168(b)–1, added; 1.168(d)–1, amended; 1.168(i)–0, –1, amended; 1.168(i)–5, –6, added; 1.168(k)–1, added; depreciation of MACRS property that is acquired in a like-kind exchange or as a re- sult of an involuntary conversion (REG–106590–00) 14,704 26 CFR 1.170A–11, amended; 1.556–2, amended; 1.565–1, amended; 1.936–7, amended; 1.1017–1, amended; 1.1368–1, INCOME TAX—Cont. amended; 1.1377–1, amended; 1.1502–21,–75,amended; 1.1503–2, amended; 1.6038B–1, amended; 301.7701–3, amended; guidance necessary to facili- tate business electronic filing (REG–116664–01) 3,319 26 CFR 1.263A–9, revised; 1.263A–15, amended; uniform cap- italization of interest expense in safe harbor sale and leaseback transac- tions (REG–148399–02) 24,1066 26 CFR 1.265–2, amended; 1.1502–13, amended; special con- solidated return rules for the dis- allowance of interest expense de- ductions under section 265(a)(2) (REG–128590–03) 21,952 26 CFR 1.337(d)–2(c)(2), added; 1.1502–35(f)(1), added; 1.1502– 80(c), revised; loss limitation rules (REG–153172–03) 15,729 26 CFR 1.358–1, –2, amended; alloca- tion of basis (REG–116564–03) 20, 927 26 CFR 1.368–1, –2, amended; corpo- rate reorganizations, transfers of as- sets or stock following a reorganiza- tion (REG–165579–02) 13,651 26 CFR 1.482–6, –9, amended; treat- ment of services under section 482, allocation of income and deductions from intangibles (REG–115037–00, REG–146893–02); correction (Ann 7) 4,365 26 CFR 1.704–1, amended; partner’s distributive share: foreign tax ex- penditures (REG–139792–02) 20, 926 26 CFR 1.856–9, added; 1.1361–4, amended; 301.7701–2, amended; modification of check the box (REG–106681–02) 18,852 26 CFR 1.861–9, amended; alloca- tion and apportionment of interest expense; alternative method for de- termining tax book value of assets (REG–129447–01) 19,894 26 CFR 1.1397E–1, amended; qual- ified zone academy bonds, obliga- tions of states and political subdivi- sions (REG–121475–03) 16,793 26 CFR 1.1502–11, –13, revised; 1.1502–28, amended; 1.1502–80, revised; computation of taxable in- come when section 108 applies to INCOME TAX—Cont. a member of a consolidated group (REG–167265–03) 15,730 26 CFR 1.6038A–1, –2, amended; electronic filing of duplicate Forms 5472 (REG–167217–03) 9,540 26 CFR 1.6043–4, added; 1.6045–3, added; information reporting re- lating to taxable stock transactions (REG–156232–03) 5,399 31 CFR 10.33, revised; 10.35, added; 10.36, added; 10.37, added; reg- ulations governing practice be- fore the Internal Revenue Service (REG–122379–02) 5,392 Publications: 538, Accounting Periods and Methods, revised (Ann 21) 13,673 971, Innocent Spouse Relief (And Sep- aration of Liability and Equitable Relief), revised (Ann 24) 14,714 1220, Specifications for Filing Forms 1098, 1099, 5498 and W-2G Elec- tronically or Magnetically, changes affecting tax year2003 filing of in- formation returns (Ann 3) 2,294 1542, Per Diem Rates (For Travel Within the Continental United States), revision changes (Ann 20) 13,673 Qualified amended return, modification of the definition (Notice 38) 21,949 Qualified dividends, changes to rules (Ann 11) 10,581 Qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates, average area and na- tionwide housing purchase prices (RP 18) 9,529 Qualified offer regulations, award of at- torney’s fees and other costs (TD 9106) 5,384 Qualified zone academy bonds, obliga- tions of states and political subdivisions (REG–121475–03) 16,793 Real estate investment trust (REIT) park- ing income (RR 24) 10,550 Reduction of the stated principal amount of a recourse note issued by the em- ployee to the employer to acquire em- ployer stock, treatment (RR 37) 11,583 Regulated investment companies (RICs), repos (RP 28) 22,984 Regulations: 26 CFR 1.41–0, –4, amended; 602.101, amended; credit for in- creasing research activities (TD 9104) 6,406 June 28, 2004x2004-26 I.R.B. INCOME TAX—Cont. 26 CFR 1.42–1, added; 1.42–1T, amended; low-income housing credit allocation certification, elec- tronic filing (TD 9112) 9,523 26 CFR 1.42–6, –8, –12, –14, amended; section 42 carryover and stacking rule amendments (TD 9110) 8,504 26 CFR 1.45D–1T, amended; new markets tax credit (TD 9116) 14, 674 26 CFR 1.108–7T, redesignated as 1.108–7 and amended; 1.1017–1, amended; 1.1017–1T(b)(4), re- moved; reduction of tax attributes due to discharge of indebtedness (TD 9127) 24,1042 26 CFR 1.167(a)–3, amended; 1.263(a)–0, –4, –5, added; 1.446–5, added; 602.101, amended; guidance regarding deduction and capitaliza- tion of expenditures (TD 9107) 7, 447 26 CFR 1.167(e)–1, amended; 1.167(e)–1T, added; 1.446–1, amended;1.446–1T, added; 1.1016–3, amended; 1.1016–3T, added; changes in computing depre- ciation (TD 9105) 6,419 26 CFR 1.168(a)–1T, added; 1.168(b)–1T, added; 1.168(d)–1, –1T, amended; 1.168(i)–0, –1, amended; 1.168(i)–0T, –1T, –5T, –6T, added; 1.168(k)–1T, amended; depreciation of MACRS property that is acquired in a like-kind ex- change or as a result of an involun- tary conversion (TD 9115) 14,680 26 CFR 1.170A–11, amended; 1.170A–11T, added; 1.556–2, amended;1.556–2T, added; 1.565–1, amended; 1.565–1T, added;1.936–7,amended; 1.936–7T, added;1.1017–1, –1T, amended;1.1368–1, amended; 1.1368–1T, added; 1.1377–1, amended; 1.1377–1T, added;1.1502–21,–21T, –75, amended;1.1502–75T, added;1.1503–2, amended; 1.1503–2T, added; 1.6038B–1, –1T, amended; 301.7701–3, amended; 301.7701–3T, added; 602.101, amended; guidance necessary to facilitate business electronic filing (TD 9100) 3,297 INCOME TAX—Cont. 26 CFR 1.221–1, –2, added; 1.6050S–3, amended; deduction for interest on qualified education loans (TD 9125) 23,1012 26 CFR 1.263A–9, amended; 1.263A–9T, –15T, added; uniform capitalization of interest expense in safe harbor sale and leaseback trans- actions (TD 9129) 24,1046 26 CFR 1.337(d)–2T, amended; 1.1502–35T, –80,amended; 1.1502–80T, added; loss limitation rules (TD 9118) 15,718; correction (Ann 47) 21,966 26 CFR 1.401(a)–11, –(20), revised; 1.417(a)(3)–1, added; 1.417(e)–1, amended; 602.101, amended; dis- closure of relative values of optional forms of benefit (TD 9099) 2,255 26 CFR 1.446–6, added; 1.860A–0, amended; 1.860C–1, amended; 1.863–0, –1, amended; REMICs; application of section 446 with re- spect to inducement fees (TD 9128) 21,943 26 CFR 1.465–8, –20, added; at-risk limitations; interest other than that of a creditor (TD 9124) 20,901 26 CFR 1.482–7, amended; compen- satory stock options under section 482, TD 9088; correction (Ann 39) 17,840 26 CFR 1.642(c)–2, amended; 1.642(c)–5, revised; 1.643, revised; 1.651(a)–2(d), added; 1.661(a)–2(f), revised; 1.664–3, amended; defini- tion of income for trust purposes (TD 9102) 5,366 26 CFR 1.704–1, amended; 1.704–1T, added; partner’s distributive share: foreign tax expenditures (TD 9121) 20,903 26 CFR 1.704–1, amended; section 704(b) and capital account revalua- tions (TD 9126) 23,1023 26 CFR 1.861–9, –9T, amended; allo- cation and apportionment of interest expense; alternative method for de- termining tax book value of assets (TD 9120) 19,881 26 CFR 1.1291–0, –1, amended; 1.1295–0, –1, amended; 1.1296–1, added; 1.1296(e)–1 redesignated as 1.1296–2 and revised; 1.6031(a)–1, amended; electing mark to market INCOME TAX—Cont. for marketable stock (TD 9123) 20, 907 26 CFR 1.1502–13, revised; 1.1502–13T, added; 1.1502–28T, amended; application of section 108 to members of a consolidated group (TD 9117) 15,721 26 CFR 1.1502–31, amended; stock basis after a group structure change (TD 9122) 19,886 26 CFR 1.1502–35T, amended; sus- pension of losses on certain stock dispositions (TD 9048); correction (Ann 10) 7,501 26 CFR 1.6011–4, amended; 301.6112–1, amended; confiden- tial transactions (TD 9108) 6,429 26 CFR 1.6038A–2, amended; 1.6038–2T, added; electronic fil- ing of duplicate Forms 5472 (TD 9113) 9,524 26 CFR 1.6041–2(a)(5), added; 1.6041–2T, removed; 1.6050S–2, –4,added;1.6050S–2T, –4T, removed;31.6051–1(j), added; 31.6051–1T, removed; 301.6724–1T, removed; 602.101(b), amended; electronic payee state- ments (TD 9114) 11,589 26 CFR 1.6043–4T, revised; 1.6045–3T, revised; information reporting relating to taxable stock transactions (TD 9101) 5,376 26 CFR 1.6045–2, amended; informa- tion statements forcertain substitute payments (TD 9103) 3,306 26 CFR 1.6107–2, added; 1.6107–2T, removed; 1.6695–1, amended; 1.6695–1T, removed; tax return pre- parers, electronic filing (TD 9119) 17,825 26 CFR 1.6662–0, –2, –3, –4, amended; 1.6664–0, –1, –4, amended; establishing defenses to the imposition of the accuracy-re- lated penalty (TD 9109) 8,519 26 CFR 301.6103(1)–1, added; 301.6103(m)–1, added; definition of agent for certain purposes (TD 9111) 8,518 26 CFR 301.7430–7, added; 301.7430–7T, removed; awards of attorney’s fees and other costs based upon qualified offers (TD 9106) 5, 384 2004-26 I.R.B.xiJune 28, 2004 INCOME TAX—Cont. Reporting an acquisition of control or sub- stantial change in capital structure, new Form8806(Ann5)4,362 Revocations, exempt organizations (Ann 18) 12,639; (Ann 23) 13,673; (Ann 27) 14,714; (Ann 37) 17,839; (Ann 41) 18, 879 Section 911(d)(4) waiver, 2003 update (RP 17) 10,562 Son of Boss transactions, settlement ini- tiative (Ann 46) 21,964 Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) for- mula (RR 36) 12,620 Stocks: Constructive sale, short sale, and trans- fers by broker (RR 15) 8,515 Electing mark to market for mar- ketable stock (TD 9123) 20,907 Guidance under section 1502, suspen- sion of losses on certain stock dispo- sitions (TD 9048); correction (Ann 10) 7,501 Information reporting relating to tax- able stock transactions (TD 9101) 5, 376; (REG–156232–03) 5,399 Losses, decrease in stock value (Notice 27) 16,782 Treatment of income on spread on statutory and nonstatutory stock op- tions upon exercise (Notice 28) 16, 783 Tax conventions: Taxation of nonresident partners in a service partnership that conducts ac- tivities in the United States (RR 3) 7, 486 U.S.–Japan income tax treaty, tax rate tables (Ann 54) 24,1061 Tax-exempt income, expenses and inter- est, application of section 265(a)(2) to related-party transactions in affiliated groups (RR 47) 21,941 Tax return preparers, electronic filing (TD 9119) 17,825 Technical advice to directors and appeals area directors from Associates Chief Counsel and Division Counsel/Asso- ciate Chief Counsel (TE/GE) (RP 2) 1, 83 Timber fertilization, business expenses (RR 62) 25,1072 Treatment of services under section 482 (REG–115037–00, REG–146893–02); correction (Ann 7) 4,365 INCOME TAX—Cont. Trusts, definition of income, total return, adjustments to income (TD 9102) 5, 366 Uniform capitalization of interest ex- pense, safe harbor sale and lease- back transactions (TD 9129) 24,1046; (REG–148399–02) 24,1066 Withholding foreign partnership (WP) and withholding foreign trust (WT) agreements (RP 21) 14,702 SELF-EMPLOYMENT TAX Presidentially-declared disaster or combat zone, postponement of certain acts (RP 13) 4,335 June 28, 2004xii2004-26 I.R.B. *U.S. Government Printing Office: 2004—304–778/60141
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