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Bulletin No. 200
7-20
May 14, 2007
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
T.D. 9323, page 1240.
Final regulations under section 871 of the Code relate to the
exclusion from gross income of portfolio interest paid to a
nonresident alien individual or foreign corporation. The reg-
ulations clarify how the portfolio interest rules apply with re-
spect to interest paid to certain partnerships or trusts that
have foreign partners, beneficiaries, or owners. The regula-
tions also retroactively remove the rule in regulations section
1.1441–1(b)(7)(iii) that would impose interest under section
6601 when no underlying tax liability is due.
REG–1448
59–04, page 1245.
Proposed
regulations under section 1367(b)(2) of the Code pro-
vide rule
s regarding the definition of open account debt and the
adjustme
nts in basis of any indebtedness of an S corporation
to a shar
eholder for shareholder advances and repayments on
advance
s of open account debt. The regulations affect share-
holders
of S corporations and are necessary to provide guid-
ance nee
ded to comply with the applicable tax law. A public
hearin
g is scheduled for July 31, 2007.
EMPLOYEE PLANS
Announcement 2007–47, page 1260.
Nonbank trustees; section 1.408–2(e) of the regulations.
This announcement contains a list of entities previously ap-
proved to act as nonbank trustees and nonbank custodians
within the meaning of section 1.408–2(e) of the regulations.
In addition, the announcement contains instructions on how er-
rors in the list may be corrected. Announcement 2006–45
updated and superseded.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Notice 2007–39, page 1243.
This notice provides guidance to practitioners, employers,
firms, and other entities that may be subject to monetary
penalties under 31 U.S.C. section 330. The notice also invites
comments from the public regarding rules and standards
relating to monetary penalties under 31 U.S.C. section 330.
Announcem
ent 2007–48, page 1274.
This docum
ent contains a correction to temporary regulations
(T.D. 9313
, 2007–13 I.R.B. 805) providing guidance regard-
ing the qu
alification of certain transactions as reorganizations
describe
d in section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, where no stock
and/or se
curities of the acquiring corporation are issued and
distribu
ted in the transaction.
Announcements of Disbarments and Suspensions begin on page 1249.
Fi
nding Lists begin on page ii.

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Part I. Rulings and Decisions Under the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986
Section 871.—Tax
on Nonresident Alien
Individuals
26 CFR 1.871–14: Rules relating to repeal of tax on
interest of nonresident alien individuals and foreign
corporations received from certain portfolio debt in-
vestments.
T.D. 9323
DEPARTMENT OF
THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1
Revisions to Regulations
Relating to Repeal of Tax
on Interest of Nonresident
Alien Individuals and Foreign
Corporations Received
From Certain Portfolio Debt
Investments
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Final regulations.
SUMMARY: This document contains final
regulations under sections 871 and 881 of
the Internal Revenue Code (Code) relating
to the exclusion from gross income of port-
folio interest paid to a nonresident alien in-
dividual or foreign corporation. These reg-
ulations clarify how the portfolio interest
rules apply with respect to interest paid to
a partnership (or simple or grantor trust)
that has foreign partners (or beneficiaries
or owners). These regulations also retroac-
tively remove the rule in Treasury Regu-
lation §1.1441–1(b)(7)(iii) that would im-
pose interest under section 6601 when no
underlying tax liability is due.
DATES:Effective Date:These regulations
are effective on April 12, 2007.
Applicability Dates:The regulations
relating to the application of the 10-per-
cent shareholder test for interest paid to
partnerships applies to interest paid after
April 12, 2007. However, taxpayers may
choose to apply the rules in the final reg-
ulations to interest paid during any tax-
able year which is not closed by the period
of limitations, provided they do so con-
sistently with respect to all relevant part-
nerships during such years. The regula-
tions removing the rule imposing interest
and penalties on withholding agents when
no underlying tax has in fact been imposed
apply to payments made after December
31, 2000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: Kathryn Holman of the Office
of the Associate Chief Counsel (Interna-
tional), (202) 622–3840 (not a toll-free
call).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 871(a) of the Code imposes a
tax of 30 percent on U.S. source fixed or
determinable annual or periodic (FDAP)
income, including interest, received by a
nonresident alien individual to the extent
the amount so received is not effectively
connected with the conduct of a trade or
business within the United States. Section
881(a) imposes a similar tax with respect
to FDAP income, including interest, re-
ceived by a foreign corporation. Both sec-
tions 871(h)(3)(A) and 881(c)(3)(B) pro-
vide, among other limitations, that port-
folio interest does not include interest re-
ceived by a 10-percent shareholder, as de-
fined in section 871(h)(3)(B).
Explanation of Provisions and
Summary of Comments
The IRS and the Treasury De-
partment issued proposed regulations
(REG–118775–06, 2006–28 I.R.B. 73)
under sections 871(h) and 881(c) in the
Federal Register(71FR34047)onJune
13, 2006. The proposed regulations ad-
dress the application of the 10-percent
shareholder test when U.S. source in-
terest is paid to a partnership that has a
nonresident alien individual or foreign
corporation as a partner. The proposed
regulations provide that, for interest paid
on obligations issued on or after the date
that final regulations are published, the
10-percent shareholder test is to be ap-
plied only at the partner level and at the
time that the withholding agent would
otherwise be required to withhold.
No public hearing was requested or
held. However, a few comments were
received. After consideration of the
comments, the proposed regulations are
adopted in these final regulations, with
two modifications. In addition, these fi-
nal regulations implement section 5 of
Notice 2006–99, 2006–46 I.R.B. 907 (See
§601.601(d)(2) of this chapter), modifying
§1.1441–1(b)(7)(iii), as discussed below.
1.Time for Applying the 10-Percent
Shareholder Test.
The proposed regulations provide that
the 10-percent shareholder test applies at
the time the withholding agent would oth-
erwise be required to withhold. The regu-
lations then provide an example in which
the test is stated to apply on the “earli-
est” of when the interest is distributed, the
date the statement under section 6031(b) is
mailed, or the due date for furnishing the
statement. In order to make clear that the
test may be applied on multiple dates (and
not only on the date of a first partial dis-
tribution of such interest), the example has
been rephrased. The example now states
that the 10-percent shareholder test is ap-
plied when any distributions that include
the interest are made to a foreign partner
and, to the extent that a foreign partner’s
distributive share of the interest has not ac-
tually been distributed, on the earlier of the
date that the statement required under sec-
tion 6031(b) is mailed or otherwise pro-
vided to such partner, or the due date for
furnishing such statement. This change
conforms more closely to the language of
§1.1441–5(c)(2).
2.Effective Date of the Regulation.
The new provisions set forth in the pro-
posed regulations were proposed to apply
to interest paid on obligations issued af-
ter the date that final regulations are pub-
lished. One commentator stated that, in or-
der to provide for consistency and to elim-
inate uncertainty and avoid possible dis-
putes with respect to interest paid to part-
nerships prior to the date that the final reg-
ulations are published, the final regulations
should apply to interest paid after July 18,
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1984, with respect to obligations issued
after July 18, 1984, the effective date of
the portfolio interest provisions. Another
commentator stated that the final regula-
tions should apply to interest paid after the
date the final regulations are issued.
The IRS and the Treasury Department
agree that taxpayers should be able to
apply the regulations to interest paid in
certain prior taxableyears. Accordingly,
while the final regulations generally pro-
vide that the provisions relating to the
10-percent shareholder test for interest
paid to partnerships are to apply to interest
paid after the date the regulations are pub-
lished as final regulations, the regulations
also permit taxpayers to choose to apply
the provisions to interest paid in any tax-
able year that is not closed by the period
of limitations, provided that the taxpayer
consistently applies the provisions to all
relevant partnerships during such years.
3.InterestImposedWhenNoTaxDue.
Treasury Regulation §1.1441–1(b)
(7)(iii) provides that a withholding agent
that has failed to withhold tax other than
basedonrelianceontheappropriatepre-
sumptions is not relieved from liability for
interest under section 6601. It further pro-
vides that such liability exists even when
there is no underlying tax that is ultimately
shown to be due. That is, the regulation
imposes an interest charge under section
6601 on a withholding agent for an amount
of tax that has not in fact been imposed.
Treasury Regulation §1.1441–1(b)(7)(v)
sets forth two examples that illustrate the
operation of this rule.
In Notice 2006–99, 2006–46 I.R.B.
907, the IRS and the Treasury Depart-
ment announced their intention to re-
move the rule in Treasury Regulation
§1.1441–1(b)(7)(iii), and the accompa-
nying examples illustrating the rule in
Treasury Regulation §1.1441–1(b)(7)(v),
that impose interest under section 6601
when no underlying tax liability is im-
posed. Further, the notice announced that
the IRS and the Treasury Department in-
tend to clarify that, like interest, penalties
that are computed based on underpay-
ments of tax will not be imposed when no
tax has in fact been imposed.
These final regulations retroactively re-
move, in accordance with Notice 2006–99,
the rule in §1.1441–1(b)(7)(iii) that would
impose interest and penalties based on hy-
pothetical underpayments of tax when in
fact no tax has been imposed. The exam-
ples illustrating this rule in Treasury Reg-
ulation §1.1441–1(b)(7) are also removed.
Special Analyses
It has been determined that these regu-
lations are not a significant regulatory ac-
tion as defined in Executive Order 12866.
Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not
required. It has also been determined that
section553(b)oftheAdministrativePro-
cedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 5) does not
apply to these regulations, and because the
regulations do not impose a collection of
information on small entities, the Regula-
tory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6)
does not apply. Pursuant to section 7805(f)
of the Code, the proposed rulemaking pre-
ceding these regulations was submitted to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the
Small Business Administration for com-
ment on its impact on small business.
Drafting Information
The principal author of the proposed
regulations is Kathryn Holman, Office of
Associate Chief Counsel (International).
However, other personnel from the IRS
and the Treasury Department participated
in their development.
*****
Adoption of Amendments to the
Regulations
Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is amended
as follows:
PART 1—INCOME TAXES
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for
part 1 continues to read in part as follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Par. 2. Section 1.871–14 is amended as
follows:
1. Paragraphs (g) and (h) are redes-
ignated as paragraphs (h) and (i), respec-
tively.
2. New paragraph (g) is added.
3. Paragraph (1) of newly-designated
paragraph (i) is amended by adding two
sentences at the end of the paragraph.
The additions read as follows:
§1.871–14 Rules relating to repeal of tax
on interest of nonresident alien individuals
and foreign corporations received from
certain portfolio debt investments.
*****
(g)Portfolio interest not to include
interest received by 10-percent share-
holders—(1)In general. For purposes of
section 871(h), the termportfolio interest
shall not include any interest received by
a 10-percent shareholder.
(2)Ten-percent shareholder—(i)In
general.Theterm10-percent shareholder
means—
(A)Inthecaseofanobligationissued
by a corporation, any person who owns
10-percent or more of the total combined
voting power of all classes of stock of such
corporation entitled to vote; or
(B) In the case of an obligation issued
by a partnership, any person who owns
10-percent or more of the capital or profits
interest in such partnership.
(ii)Ownership—(A)Stock ownership.
For purposes of paragraph (g)(2)(i)(A)
of this section,stock ownedmeans stock
directly or indirectly owned and stock
owned by reason of the attribution rules
of section 318(a), as modified by section
871(h)(3)(C).
(B)Ownership of partnership interest.
For purposes of paragraph (g)(2)(i)(B) of
this section, rules similar to the rules in
paragraph (g)(2)(ii)(A) of this section shall
be applied in determining the ownership of
a capital or profits interest in a partnership.
(3)Application of 10-percent share-
holder test to partners receiving interest
through a partnership—(i)Partner level
test. Whether interest paid to a partnership
and included in the distributive share of a
partner that is a nonresident alien individ-
ual or foreign corporation is received by a
10 percent shareholder shall be determined
by applying the rules of this paragraph (g)
only at the partner level.
(ii)Time at which 10-percent share-
holder test is applied. The determination
of whether a nonresident alien individual
or foreign corporation that is a partner in a
partnership is a 10-percent shareholder un-
der the rules of section 871(h)(3), section
881(c)(3), and this paragraph (g) with re-
spect to interest paid to such partnership
shall be made at the time that the with-
holding agent, absent the provisions of sec-
tion 871(h), 881(c) and the rules of this
paragraph, would otherwise be required to
withhold under sections 1441 and 1442
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with respect to such interest. For exam-
ple, in the case of U.S. source interest paid
by a domestic corporation to a domestic
partnership or withholding foreign part-
nership (as defined in §1.1441–5(c)(2)),
the 10-percent shareholder test is applied
when any distributions that include the in-
terest are made to a foreign partner and, to
the extent that a foreign partner’s distribu-
tive share of the interest has not actually
been distributed, on the earlier of the date
that the statement required under section
6031(b) is mailed or otherwise provided to
such partner, or the due date for furnishing
such statement. See §1.1441–5(b)(2) and
(c)(2)(iii).
(4)Application of 10-percent share-
holder test to interest paid to a simple
trust or grantor trust. Whether interest
paid to a simple trust or grantor trust and
distributed to or included in the gross in-
come of a nonresident alien individual or
foreign corporation that is a beneficiary or
owner of such trust, as the case may be, is
received by a 10-percent shareholder shall
be determined by applying the rules of this
paragraph (g) only at the beneficiary or
owner level. The 10-percent shareholder
test is applied with respect to a nonresident
alien individual or foreign corporation that
isabeneficiaryofasimpletrustoran
owner of a grantor trust at the time that a
withholding agent, absent any exceptions,
would otherwise be required to withhold
under sections 1441 and 1442 with respect
to such interest.
*****
(i) * * * (1) * * * The rules of para-
graph (g) apply to interest paid after April
12, 2007. Taxpayers may choose to apply
the rules of paragraph (g) to interest paid in
any taxable year not closed by the period of
limitations as of April 12, 2007, provided
they do so consistently for all relevant part-
nerships during such years.
Par. 3. Section 1.881–2 (a)(6) is added
to read as follows:
§1.881–2 Taxation of foreign corporations
notengagedinU.S.business.
(a) * * *
(6) Interest received by a foreign cor-
poration pursuant to certain portfolio debt
instruments is not subject to the flat tax of
30 percent described in paragraph (a)(1)
of this section. For rules applicable to a
foreign corporation’s receipt of interest on
certain portfolio debt instruments, see sec-
tions 871(h), 881(c), and §1.871–14.
*****
Par. 4. Section 1.1441–1(b)(7) is
amended as follows:
1. Paragraphs (b)(7)(iii) is revised.
2. Paragraph (b)(7)(v) is removed.
The revision reads as follows:
§1.1441–1 Requirement for the deduction
and withholding of tax on payments to
foreign persons.
*****
(b) * * *
(7) * * *
(iii)Liability for Interest and Penal-
ties.For payments made after Decem-
ber 31, 2000, if a withholding agent fails
to deduct and withhold any tax imposed
under sections 1441 or 1442, and the tax
against which such tax may be credited un-
der section 1462 is paid, then the amount
oftaxrequiredtobedeductedandwith-
held shall not be collected from the with-
holding agent. However, the withholding
agent is not relieved from liability for in-
terest or any penalties or additions to the
tax otherwise applicable in respect of the
failure to deduct and withhold. See sec-
tion 1463. Further, in the event that a tax
liability is assessed against the beneficial
owner under section 871, 881, or 882 and
interest under section 6601(a) is assessed
against, and collected from, the beneficial
owner, the interest charge imposed on the
withholding agent shall be abated to that
extent so as to avoid the imposition of a
double interest charge.
*****
Kevin M. Brown,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.
Approved March 30, 2007.
Eric Solomon,
Assistant Secretary of
theTreasury(TaxPolicy).
(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on April 11, 2007,
8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register
for April 12, 2007, 72 F.R. 18386)
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Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous
Disciplinary Actions Under
Section 822 of the American
Jobs Creation Act of 2004
Notice 2007–39
This notice provides guidance to prac-
titioners, employers, firms, and other enti-
ties that may be subject to monetary penal-
ties under 31 U.S.C. section 330. This no-
tice also invites comments from the pub-
lic regarding rules andstandards relating
to monetary penalties under 31 U.S.C. sec-
tion 330.
BACKGROUND
In general, 31 U.S.C. section 330 autho-
rizes the Secretary to regulate attorneys,
certified public accountants, enrolled
agents, enrolled actuaries, and others who
practice before the Service. Regulations
under section 330 are promulgated in 31
CFR part 10 and are reprinted as Treasury
Department Circular No. 230.
Section 822 of the American Jobs Cre-
ation Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108–357,
118 Stat. 1418 (the Act), amended 31
U.S.C. section 330 to expand the sanctions
that the Secretary may impose for certain
prohibited conduct within the meaning of
section 10.52 of Circular 230 to include
monetary penalties. As amended by the
Act, 31 U.S.C. section 330 authorizes the
Secretary to impose sanctions, including
monetary penalties, against a practitioner
who is incompetent or disreputable, who
failstocomplywiththeregulationspre-
scribed under section 330, or who, with
intent to defraud, willfully and knowingly
misleads or threatens a client or potential
client. The Secretary is also authorized to
impose monetary penalties against an em-
ployer, firm, or other entity, if the prac-
titioner was acting on its behalf in con-
nection with the prohibited conduct giving
rise to the penalties and the employer, firm,
or other entity knew, or reasonably should
have known, of the prohibited conduct.
Monetary penalties apply only with re-
spect to prohibited conduct that occurs af-
ter October 22, 2004, the date of enact-
ment of the Act. Under the Act, the ag-
gregate monetary penalties cannot exceed
the gross income derived (or to be derived)
from the prohibited conduct giving rise to
the penalties.
Monetary penalties may be imposed for
a single act of prohibited conduct or for a
pattern of misconduct. Monetary penalties
may be imposed in addition to, or in lieu
of, any suspension, disbarment, or censure
of the practitioner. Monetary penalties are
not, however, a “bargaining point” that a
practitioner may offer to avoid suspension,
disbarment, or censure if these sanctions
are otherwise appropriate.
REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPOSITION
OF MONETARY PENALTIES
Amount of the Monetary Penalty
The aggregate amount of the monetary
penalty (or penalties) imposed by the Sec-
retary for any prohibited conduct may not
exceed the collective gross income derived
by the practitioner and the employer, firm,
or other entity in connection with such pro-
hibited conduct. If a single act of pro-
hibited conduct giving rise to a monetary
penalty is an integral part of a larger en-
gagement, the amount of the penalty will
be limited by the “gross income derived
(or to be derived)” from the larger engage-
ment. In the event that the larger engage-
ment began on or before October 22, 2004,
the “gross income derived (or to be de-
rived)” will be calculated, on apro rata
basis, to exclude amounts attributable to
conduct occurring on or before October
22, 2004. In determining the amount of
the monetary penalty (or penalties), the
Secretary will consider amounts that the
practitioner, employer, firm, or other en-
tity could reasonably expect to realize, ir-
respective of whether the amounts have ac-
tually been received.
The Secretary has discretion to im-
pose a monetary penalty in an amount
less than the amount allowed by statute.
In determining the amount of the penalty
(or penalties), the Service will consider
the level of culpability of the practitioner,
firm, or other entity; whether the practi-
tioner, firm, or other entity violated a duty
owed to a client or prospective client; the
actual or potential injury caused by the
prohibited conduct; and the existence of
aggravating or mitigating factors. Mit-
igating factors may include whether the
practitioner, employer, firm, or other entity
took prompt action to correct the noncom-
pliance after the prohibited conduct was
discovered; promptly ceased engaging
in the prohibited conduct; attempted to
rectify any harm caused by the prohibited
conduct; or undertook measures to ensure
that the prohibited conduct would not oc-
cur again in the future. In general, the
Service will not impose monetary penal-
ties in cases of minor technical violations,
when there is little or no injury to a client,
the public, or tax administration, and there
is little likelihood of repeated similar mis-
conduct.
The Secretary may impose separate
penalties against the practitioner and
against the employer, firm, or other entity
for any prohibited conduct. Each separate
penalty may not exceed the gross income
derived by the practitioner and the em-
ployer, firm, or other entity, respectively.
Imposition of a Separate Monetary
Penalty on an Employer, Firm, or Other
Entity
If a practitioner acted on behalf of an
employer, firm, or other entity in connec-
tion with prohibited conduct, the Secretary
may impose a separate monetary penalty
on the employer, firm, or other entity if
the employer, firm, or other entity knew,
or reasonably should have known, of the
prohibited conduct.
A practitioner is considered to have
acted on behalf of an employer, firm, or
other entity if –
(1) An agency relationship existed be-
tween the practitioner and the employer,
firm, or other entity;
(2) The purpose of the agency relation-
ship was to provide services in connection
with practice before the Internal Revenue
Service (as defined in section 10.2(d) of
Circular 230); and
(3) The prohibited conduct giving rise
to the penalty arose in connection with the
agency relationship.
An employer, firm, or other entity
knows or reasonably should know of the
prohibited conduct if –
(1) One or more members of the prin-
cipal management (or officers) of the em-
ployer, firm, or other entity, or one or more
members of the principal management (or
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officers) of a branch office knows, or has
information from which a person with sim-
ilar experience and background would rea-
sonably know, of the prohibited conduct;
or
(2) The employer, firm, or other entity
through willfulness, recklessness, or gross
indifference (including ignoring facts that
would lead a person of reasonable pru-
dence and competence to investigate or as-
certain) did not take reasonable steps to
ensure compliance with Circular 230; and
one or more individuals associated with
the employer, firm, or other entity, in con-
nection with their agency relationship with
the employer, firm, or other entity, engages
in prohibited conduct within the meaning
of section 10.52 of Circular 230 that harms
a client, the public, or tax administration,
or a pattern or practice of failing to comply
with Circular 230.
The following examples illustrate the
above provisions:
Example 1: Attorney A specializes in tax plan-
ning and works out of a national accounting firm’s
headquarters. Attorney A is involved in the develop-
ment of off-the-shelf tax planning strategies, includ-
ing Strategy X. Attorney A has wide discretion over
his day-to-day work product and rarely supervises
other professionals at the firm. Attorney A rarely
deals directly with clients as this work is handled by
other firm partners or employees. Attorney A works
directly with the firm’s other attorneys, accountants
and support staff across the country to market and
fine-tune Strategy X. Clients of the firm are exam-
ined by the Service with respect to Strategy X, but
Attorney A is not identified on any Form 2848 as a
representative.
Attorney A reports to the director of the firm’s tax
practice. The director of the firm’s tax practice pro-
vides general oversight as to Attorney A. The director
of the firm’s tax practice was aware of the strategies
that Attorney A developed, including Strategy X, al-
though he was not necessarily familiar with the tech-
nical tax details of each strategy. The director of the
firm’s tax practice also knew that Strategy X gener-
ated measurable revenue for the firm.
OPR determines that Attorney A engaged in
prohibited conduct in violation of Circular 230 in
the creation, promotion and marketing of Strategy
X. Attorney A acted on behalf of the firm because
an agency relationship existed between Attorney A
and the firm, and the misconduct arose in connection
with that agency relationship as Attorney A worked
on behalf of the firm to promote Strategy X. The
firm knew or had reason to know of the prohibited
conduct in this situation. The director of the firm’s
tax practice, who is a member of principal man-
agement of the firm, had general knowledge that
Attorney A developed the tax-advantaged strategies.
Alternatively, in the absence of general knowledge,
the director of the firm’s tax practice would need to
inquire into Strategy X because it added measurably
to the firm’s revenue. Both Attorney A and the firm
are subject to a monetary penalty.
Example 2: Unenrolled Return Preparer B owns
and operates her own firm that provides return prepa-
ration services to the public and also specializes in
preparing Forms 656,Offers In Compromise.B’s
firm employs 10 attorneys, CPAs and enrolled agents
(all practitioners) and 15 unenrolled return preparers.
B supervises and directs all of her employees. B’s
firm is structured in such a manner so that the first
and predominant contact for clients coming in from
the public is with the unenrolled return preparers. The
unenrolled return preparers assist clients with prepar-
ing Forms 656 that are later submitted directly to the
Service. B does not review individual Forms 656 but
has provided specific instructions to her staff regard-
ing how to complete false and misleading Forms 656
in violation of Circular 230. In order to facilitate the
submission to the Service of the false or misleading
Forms 656, B’s procedure is to authorize one of her
10 practitioners to submit a Form 2848 on behalf of a
client much later in the process, well after submission
of the Forms 656 in violation of Circular 230.
Although B is not a practitioner, the practitioner’s
actions in submitting the Forms 2848 are done on be-
half of the firm pursuant to an agency relationship
and occur in connection with prohibited conduct. B’s
firm is considered to know or have reason to know
of the prohibited conduct because B, a member of
principal management, instructed her staff regarding
completion of the forms in violation of Circular 230.
The practitioner’s actions subject B’s firm to a mon-
etary penalty.
When determining if a monetary
penalty should be imposed on an em-
ployer, firm, or other entity, the Secretary
will consider factors in addition to whether
the employer, firm, or other entity knew, or
reasonably should have known, of the pro-
hibited conduct (or whether the employer,
firm or other entity did not use reasonable
efforts to ensure compliance with Circu-
lar 230). For example, the Secretary will
consider the gravity of the misconduct,
any history of noncompliance by the em-
ployer, firm, or other entity, preventative
measures in effect prior to the miscon-
duct, and any corrective measures taken
by the employer, firm, or other entity after
the prohibited conduct was discovered,
including measures toensure that future
prohibited conduct does not occur.
Additional Guidance and Request for
Comments
The Service may issue additional guid-
ance regarding the application of mone-
tary penalties, including, but not limited
to, the factors that the Service should con-
sider when evaluating all the facts and cir-
cumstances of a particular case. The Ser-
vice requests comments with respect to the
appropriate factors to be considered when
determining whether a monetary penalty is
appropriate. Comments also are requested
as to factors that the Service should con-
sider in declining to impose a monetary
penalty on an employer, firm, or other en-
tity, including the weight given to adequate
procedures in place for purposes of com-
plying with Circular 230.
Additionally, in order to develop a
penalty system that best encourages com-
pliance with Circular 230, the Service
requests comments regarding mitigating
circumstances to consider when determin-
ing the amount of a monetary penalty.
Mitigating circumstances could be consid-
ered, for example, in varying the amount
of the penalty to correspond to the seri-
ousness of the misconduct or pattern of
misconduct. Mitigating circumstances
could include, but not be limited to, the
immediacy of the misconduct, history of
misconduct, the existence of firm proce-
dures, and corrective measures taken after
discovery of the misconduct.
Interested parties are invited to submit
comments by August 13, 2007. Com-
ments should be submitted to: Internal
Revenue Service, CC:PA:LPD:PR (No-
tice 2007–39), Room 5203, P.O. Box
7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washing-
ton, DC 20224. Alternatively, comments
may be hand delivered Monday through
Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. to: CC:PA:LPD:PR (No-
tice 2007–39), Courier’s Desk, Inter-
nal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC. Com-
ments may also be submitted electron-
ically via the following e-mail address:
Notice.Comments@irscounsel.treas.gov.
Please include “Notice 2007–39” in the
subject line of any electronic submissions.
DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this notice
is Matthew Cooper of the Office of Asso-
ciate Chief Counsel (Procedure & Admin-
istration), Administrative Provisions and
Judicial Practice Division. For further
information regarding this notice, con-
tact Matthew Cooper at (202) 622–4940
(not a toll-free call).
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Part IV. Items of General Interest
Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking and Notice of
Public Hearing
Section 1367 Regarding Open
Account Debt
REG–144859–04
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
and notice of public hearing.
SUMMARY: This document proposes
amendments to the regulations relating
to the treatment of open account debt be-
tween S corporations and their sharehold-
ers. These proposed regulations provide
rules regarding the definition of open ac-
count debt and the adjustments in basis
of any indebtedness of an S corporation
to a shareholder under section 1367(b)(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) for
shareholder advances and repayments on
advances of open account debt. The pro-
posed regulations affect shareholders of
S corporations and are necessary to pro-
vide guidance needed to comply with the
applicable tax law. This document also
provides notice of a public hearing.
DATES: Written or electronic comments
and requests for a public hearing must be
received by July 11, 2007. Outlines of
topics to be discussed at the public hearing
scheduled for July 31, 2007, at 10 a.m.,
must be received by July 10, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Send submissions to:
CC:PA:LPD:PR(REG–144859–04),
room 5203, Internal Revenue Service,
PO Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station,
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions
also may be hand-delivered Monday
through Friday between the hours of
8a.m.and4p.m. to: CC:PA:LPD:PR
(REG–144859–04), Courier’s Desk, In-
ternal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, or sent
electronically via the Federal eRulemak-
ing Portal athttp://www.regulations.gov
(IRS REG–144859–04). The public hear-
ingwillbeheldintheIRSAuditorium,
Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitu-
tion Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: Concerning the pro-
posed regulations, Stacy L. Short or
Deane M. Burke, (202) 622–3070;
concerning submissions of comments,
the hearing, and/or to be placed on
the building access list to attend
the hearing, Richard Hurst at (202)
622–2949 (TDD Telephone) (not toll-free
numbers) and his e-mail address is
Richard.A.Hurst@irscounsel.treas.gov,
(202) 622–7180 (not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Paperwork Reduction Act
The collections of information con-
tained in this notice of proposed rulemak-
ing have been submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget for review
in accordance with the Paperwork Re-
duction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
Comments on the collections of infor-
mation should be sent to the Office of
Management and Budget, Attention: Desk
Officer for the Department of the Trea-
sury, Office of Information and Regula-
tory Affairs, Washington, DC 20503, with
copies to the Internal Revenue Service,
Attention: IRS Reports Clearance Officer,
SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, Washington, DC
20224.
The recordkeeping requirement
in these proposed regulations is in
§1.1367–2(a)(2)(i). This information must
be maintained by the shareholder to ensure
that the indebtedness of the S corporation
to the shareholder continues to meet the
definition of open account debt found in
§1.1367–2(a)(2)(i). The recordkeepers
will be S corporation shareholders who
have open account debt.
The following estimates are an approx-
imation of the average time expected to
be necessary for a collection of informa-
tion. They are based on the information
that is available to the Internal Revenue
Service. Individual recordkeepers may re-
quire greater or less time, depending on
their particular circumstances.
Estimated total annual recordkeeping
burden: 250 hours.
Estimated average annual burden:
hours per recordkeeper varies from .75
to 1.25 hours, depending on individual
circumstances, with an estimated average
of 1 hour.
Estimated number of recordkeepers:
250.
Estimated annual frequency of record-
keeping: On occasion.
Background
This document proposes to amend
§1.1367–2 of the Income Tax Regulations
(26 CFR part 1) regarding the definition
of open account debt and adjustments in
basis of indebtedness for shareholder ad-
vances and repayments on advances of
open account debt.
Section 1367(a)(1) provides that the
basis of each shareholder’s stock in an
S corporation is increased by the share-
holder’spro ratashare of the S corpo-
ration’s income (separately and nonsep-
arately computed items of income) and
the excess of the deductions for depletion
over the basis of the property subject to
depletion. Section1367(a)(2) provides
that the basis of each shareholder’s stock
in the S corporation is decreased by the
shareholder’spro ratashare of distri-
butions not includible in income of the
shareholder by reason of section 1368
(nontaxable distributions), losses and de-
ductions (separately and non-separately
computed losses), any expense of the
corporation that is not deductible and not
properly chargeableto capital account, and
certain deductions for depletion for any oil
and gas property held by the S corporation.
Under section 1367(b)(2)(A), if for any
taxable year the amounts specified in sec-
tion 1367(a)(2) (other than distributions)
exceed the amount which reduces the
shareholder’s basis to zero, such excess
losses and deductions shall be applied to
reduce (but not below zero) the share-
holder’s basis in any indebtedness of the
S corporation to the shareholder. Section
1367(b)(2)(B) provides that if a share-
holder’s basis in indebtedness is reduced
for any taxable year, any net increase
(the amount by which the items described
in section 1367(a)(1) exceed the items
described in section 1367(a)(2)) for any
subsequent taxable year is applied to re-
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store the reduction in basis in indebtedness
before any of the excess is used to increase
basis in stock.
On January 3, 1994, the Treasury De-
partment and the IRS published final reg-
ulations under section 1367 of the Code
(T.D. 8508, 1994–1 C.B. 219 [59 FR 12],
amended on December 22, 1999 (T.D.
8852, 2000–1 C.B. 253 [64 FR 71641])).
Those final regulations relate, in part, to
adjustments to basis in both stock of share-
holders and indebtedness of an S corpora-
tion to its shareholders. Section 1.1367–2
of the Income Tax Regulations provides
specific rules for required adjustments
(reductions and restorations) to basis in
any indebtedness of an S corporation to
a shareholder. Section 1.1367–2(a) also
provides that for purposes of adjustments
to basis of indebtedness to shareholders,
shareholder advances not evidenced by
separate written instruments and repay-
ments on the advances (open account
debt) are treated as a single indebtedness.
Further, §1.1367–2(a) provides that the
basis of indebtedness of the S corporation
to a shareholder is reduced as provided in
§1.1367–2(b) and restored as provided in
§1.1367–2(c). Thus, the basis adjustment
rules under the final regulations apply to
all indebtedness of an S corporation to a
shareholder, whether the indebtedness is
evidenced by a written instrument or is
open account debt.
Section 1.1367–2(b) provides the rules
for the reduction of basis of indebtedness
of an S corporation to a shareholder. Gen-
erally, under §1.1367–2(b)(1), if the ba-
sis of a shareholder’s stock in the S cor-
poration has been reduced to zero under
section 1367(a)(2), the excess of certain
losses and deductions specified in section
1367(a)(2) is applied to reduce (but not be-
low zero) the basis of any indebtedness of
the S corporation to the shareholder held
by the shareholder at the close of the S cor-
poration’s taxable year. Any indebtedness
of the S corporation to the shareholder that
has been satisfied by the S corporation, or
disposed of or forgiven by the shareholder
during the taxable year, is not held by the
shareholder at the close of that year and
is not subject to basis reduction. Further,
§1.1367–2(b)(2) provides that if the inter-
est of the shareholder in the S corporation
is terminated during the taxable year, the
rules in §1.1367–2(b) are applied to any
indebtedness of the S corporation to the
shareholder held by the shareholder imme-
diately before the termination of the share-
holder’s interest in the S corporation. If a
shareholder holds more than one indebted-
ness at the close of the taxable year (or, if
applicable, immediately prior to the termi-
nation of the shareholder’s interest in the
corporation), the basis of each indebted-
ness is reduced under §1.1367–2(b)(3) in
the same proportion that the basis of each
indebtedness bears to the aggregate bases
of the indebtedness of the S corporation to
the shareholder.
Section 1.1367–2(c) provides the rules
for restoring basis of indebtedness of an
S corporation to a shareholder. Generally,
under §1.1367–2(c)(1), if, for any taxable
year of the S corporation, there has been
a reduction in the basis of an indebted-
ness of the S corporation to a shareholder,
any net increase in any subsequent tax-
able year of the S corporation is applied
to restore that reduction. For purposes of
§1.1367–2, a net increase is the amount
by which the shareholder’spro ratashare
of S corporation items described in sec-
tion 1367(a)(1) exceed the items described
in section 1367(a)(2) for the taxable year.
The restoration rules apply only to indebt-
edness held by the shareholder as of the
beginning of the taxable year in which the
net increase arises. Further, the reduction
in basis of indebtedness must be restored
before a net increase is used to restore the
shareholder’s basis in stock. The share-
holder’s basis in indebtedness may not be
restored above the adjusted basis of the in-
debtedness under section 1016(a) (exclud-
ing any prior year’s adjustments under sec-
tion 1367), determined as of the beginning
of the taxable year in which the net in-
crease arises.
Under §1.1367–2(c)(2), if a share-
holder holds more than one indebtedness
as of the beginning of an S corporation’s
taxable year, any net increase is applied
first to restore the reduction of basis in any
indebtedness repaid (in whole or in part)
in that taxable year to the extent necessary
to offset any gain that would otherwise be
realized on the repayment. Any remaining
net increase is applied to restore each out-
standing indebtedness in proportion to the
amount that the basis of each outstanding
indebtedness has been reduced and not
restored.
Section 1.1367–2(d) provides rules
for the time at which adjustments to
basis of indebtedness under section
1367(b)(2) are effective. Generally, un-
der §1.1367–2(d)(1) the amount of the
adjustments to basis of indebtedness are
determined and effective as of the close of
an S corporation’s taxable year. However,
if the shareholder is not a shareholder in
the S corporation at that time, the adjust-
ments are effective immediately before
the shareholder’s interest in the S corpo-
ration is terminated. Moreover, if a debt
is disposed of or repaid, in whole or in
part, before the close of the taxable year,
the basis of that debt is restored effective
immediately before the disposition or the
first repayment on the debt during the tax-
able year.
On August 25, 2005, the Tax Court
issued its decision inBrooks v. Commis-
sioner, TC Memo. 2005–204. InBrooks,
the taxpayer borrowed money from a bank
and advanced that money as open account
debt to his S corporation in one taxable
year and reduced basis in that open account
debt for losses passed through to the tax-
payer at the end of that same year. In the
first few weeks of the subsequent taxable
year, the S corporation repaid the open
account debt (the taxpayer then repaid
his debt for the borrowed money). Late
in that subsequent year, the taxpayer ad-
vanced additional money (again, amounts
borrowed from a bank) in an amount that
offset the repayment of advances to avoid
the recognition of gain from repayment
of the indebtedness. Also, the taxpayer’s
advances increased the shareholder’s basis
in the indebtedness and allowed losses for
that year to pass through to the taxpayer
shareholder. Taxpayer and the S corpora-
tion made these repayments and advances
for several taxable years and deferred in-
definitely the recognition of income on
any repayment of his open account debt.
The court inBrooksheld “that the basis
of the open account indebtedness is prop-
erly computed by netting at the close of the
year advances of open account debt during
the year and repayments of open account
debt during the year.”
Explanation of Provisions
The Treasury Department and the IRS
believe that the concept of “open ac-
count debt” as defined in §1.1367–2(a)
was intended to provide administrative
simplicity for S corporations but was not
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intended to permit the deferral allowed in
Brooks. The IRS and Treasury Depart-
ment are proposing these amendments to
narrow the definition of open account debt
andtomodifytherulesforadjustments
of basis in indebtedness for the more nar-
rowly defined open account debt.
In these proposed regulations, open
account debt is defined as shareholder
advances not evidenced by separate writ-
ten instruments for which the principal
amount of the aggregate advances (net
of repayments on the advances) does
not exceed $10,000 at the close of any
day during the S corporation’s taxable
year. Included within that definition are
separate advances under a line of credit
agreement if the advances are not evi-
denced by a separate written instrument.
Open account debt is treated as a single
indebtedness. This $10,000 limitation
on open account debt for the purposes of
the §1.1367–2 regulations is modeled af-
ter section 7872(c)(3) and the §1.7872–9
proposed regulations, which provide a
$10,000de minimisexception to the treat-
ment of loans with below-market interest
rates for compensation-related or corpora-
tion-shareholder loans.
Under these proposed regulations, to
determine whether shareholder advances
and repayments on the advances exceed
the $10,000 aggregate principal threshold
on any day during the S corporation’s
taxable year for open account debt, the
shareholder will have to maintain a “run-
ning balance” of those advances and re-
payments, and the outstanding principal
amount of the open account debt. If the
resulting aggregate principal of the run-
ning balance does not exceed $10,000 at
the close of any day during the S corpo-
ration’s taxable year, the advances and
repayments on advances would constitute
open account debt, would be treated as
a single indebtedness, and would be ac-
counted for at the close of the taxable year
(as explained in this preamble). However,
if the resulting aggregate principal of the
running balance exceeds $10,000 at the
close of any day during the S corporation’s
taxable year, the entire principal amount
of that indebtedness would no longer con-
stitute open account debt effective at the
close of the day on the date the amount
of the running balance exceeds $10,000.
This principal amount would be treated as
indebtedness evidenced by a written in-
strument for that taxable year, and would
be accounted for according to the timing
rules in §1.1367–2(d) for that taxable year
and subsequent taxable years. Any new
shareholder advances not evidenced by
a written instrument and repayments on
those advances within the $10,000 aggre-
gate principal threshold amount during the
taxable year would constitute a new open
account debt.
The proposed regulations also mod-
ify the manner in which repayments on
open account debt are accounted for un-
der the existing final §1.1367–2 regu-
lations. These rules are separate from
the maintenance of a running balance of
the advances and repayments to deter-
mine if a shareholder has exceeded the
$10,000 threshold amount. For purposes
of accounting for open account debt, each
shareholder, at the end of the S corpora-
tion’s taxable year, must determine if that
shareholder has made a net advance or
received a net repayment on open account
debt for that taxable year. To determine
if a net advance or a net repayment has
occurred, each shareholder, at the end of
the S corporation’s taxable year, must net
all advances and repayments made during
the year without regard to the outstand-
ing principal amount of the open account
debt. If, at the end of the taxable year, a
net repayment exists, the net repayment
must be taken into account effective at the
close of the S corporation’s taxable year
under the general basis adjustment rules in
the existing final §1.1367–2 regulations.
If, at the end of the taxable year, a net ad-
vance exists, the net advance is combined
with the outstanding aggregate principal
balance of the existing open account debt
and that amount is carried forward to the
beginning of the subsequent taxable year
as the outstanding aggregate principal
amount of the open account debt. If at
any time during the taxable year the re-
sulting aggregate principal of the running
balance exceeds the $10,000 threshold
amount so the entire principal amount
of the indebtedness no longer constitutes
open account debt, the running balance
must be reconciled effective at the close
of the day the balance exceeds $10,000 to
determine the aggregate principal amount
of the indebtedness, and for the remainder
of the taxable year that principal amount
is treated in the same manner as indebted-
ness evidenced by a written instrument for
the purposes of this section.
Proposed Effective Date
The regulations, as proposed, apply to
any shareholder advances to the S corpo-
ration made on or after the date of pub-
lication of a Treasury decision adopting
these rules as final regulations in theFed-
eral Registerand repayments on those ad-
vances by the S corporation.
Special Analyses
It has been determined that this notice
of proposed rulemaking is not a significant
regulatory action as defined in Executive
Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory as-
sessment is not required. It also has been
determined that section 553(b) of the Ad-
ministrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chap-
ter 5) does not apply to these regulations.
Because these regulations do not impose a
collection of information on small entities,
the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
chapter 6) does not apply. Pursuant to sec-
tion 7805(f) of the Code, this notice of pro-
posed rulemaking will be submitted to the
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration for comment on
its impact on small business.
Comments and Public Hearing
Before these proposed regulations are
adopted as final regulations, consideration
will be given to any written comments
(a signed original and eight (8) copies)
or electronic comments that are submitted
timelytotheIRS.TheIRSandtheTrea-
sury Department request comments on the
clarity of the proposed rules and how they
can be made easier to understand. All
comments will be available for public in-
spection and copying.
A public hearing has been scheduled for
July 31, 2007, beginning at 10 a.m. in the
IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue Build-
ing, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Wash-
ington, DC. Due to building security pro-
cedures, visitors must enter at the Consti-
tution Avenue entrance. In addition, all
visitors must present photo identification
to enter the building. Because of access
restrictions, visitors will not be admitted
beyond the immediateentrance area more
than 30 minutes before the hearing starts.
For information about having your name
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placed on the building access list to attend
the hearing, see the “FOR FURTHER IN-
FORMATION CONTACT” section of this
preamble.
The rules of 26 CFR 606.601(a)(3) ap-
ply to the hearing. Persons who wish to
present oral comments at the hearing must
submit electronic or written comments and
an outline of the topics to be discussed and
time to be devoted to each topic (a signed
original and eight (8) copies) by July 10,
2007. A period of 10 minutes will be
allotted to each person for making com-
ments. An agenda showing the scheduling
of the speakers will be prepared after the
deadline for receiving outlines has passed.
Copies of the agenda will be available free
of charge at the hearing.
Drafting Information
The principal authors of these
regulations are Stacy L. Short and
Deane M. Burke of the Office of the
Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs
and Special Industries), IRS.
*****
Proposed Amendments to the
Regulations
Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is proposed
to be amended as follows:
PART 1—INCOME TAX
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for
part 1 is amended by adding an entry in
numerical order to read in part as follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Section 1.1367–2 also issued under 26
U.S.C. 1367(b)(2).* * *
Par. 2. Section 1.1367–2 is amended as
follows:
1. Paragraph (a) is revised and redes-
ignated as paragraph (a)(1) and paragraph
(a)(2) is added.
2. Paragraphs (c)(2) and (d)(1) are re-
vised.
3. Paragraph (d)(2) is redesignated as
paragraph (d)(3).
4. New paragraph (d)(2) is added.
5. Paragraph (e) is amended by adding
Examples 6and7.
The revisions and additions read as fol-
lows:
§1.1367–2 Adjustments to basis of
indebtedness to shareholder.
(a)In general—(1)Adjustments under
section 1367. This section provides rules
relating to adjustments required by sub-
chapter S to the basis of indebtedness (in-
cluding open account debt as described
in paragraph (a)(2) of this section) of an
S corporation to a shareholder. The basis
of indebtedness of the S corporation to a
shareholder is reduced as provided in para-
graph (b) of this section and restored as
provided in paragraph (c) of this section in
accordance with the timing rules in para-
graph (d) of this section.
(2)Open Account Debt—(i)General
rule.Thetermopen account debtmeans
shareholder advances not evidenced by
separate written instruments and repay-
ments on the advances, the aggregate
outstanding principal of which does not
exceed $10,000 of indebtedness of the
S corporation to the shareholder at the
close of any day during the S corporation’s
taxable year. Advances and repayments
on open account debt are treated as a
single indebtedness. For purposes of de-
termining if shareholder advances not
evidenced by separate written instruments
and repayments on those advances ex-
ceed an aggregate outstanding principal
of $10,000, a shareholder must maintain
a running daily balance of all advances
and repayments on those advances and
the outstanding principal amount of the
open account debt at the close of each day
during the S corporation’s taxable year.
(ii)Exception. If a shareholder’s run-
ning balance exceeds an aggregate out-
standing principal amount of $10,000 at
the close of any day during the S corpora-
tion’s taxable year, effective on the close
of the day on which the shareholder’s run-
ning balance exceeds $10,000, the running
balance must be reconciled to determine
the aggregate principal amount of indebt-
edness. For the remainder of the taxable
year, that aggregate principal amount of in-
debtedness is treated in the same manner as
indebtedness evidenced by a separate writ-
ten instrument for purposes of this section.
For the remainder of that taxable year and
subsequent taxable years, the indebtedness
is not open account debt and is subject to
all basis adjustment rules applicable to ba-
sis of indebtedness of an S corporation to
a shareholder in this section.
*****
(c)***(1)***
(2)Multiple indebtedness. If a share-
holder holds more than one indebtedness
(including any open account debt and any
debt treated as a single indebtedness under
paragraph (a)(2)(ii)) as of the beginning of
an S corporation’s taxable year, any net in-
crease is applied first to restore the reduc-
tion of basis in any indebtedness repaid (in
whole or in part) in that taxable year to
the extent necessary to offset any gain that
would otherwise be realized on the repay-
ment. Any remaining net increase is ap-
plied to restore each outstanding indebt-
edness (including any open account debt
and any debt treated as a single indebted-
ness under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this sec-
tion) in proportion to the amount that the
basis of each outstanding indebtedness has
been reduced under section 1367(b)(2)(A)
and paragraph (b) of this section and not
restored under section 1367(b)(2)(B) and
this paragraph (c).
(d)Time at which adjustments to ba-
sis of indebtedness are effective—(1)In
general. Except as provided in paragraph
(d)(2) of this section, the amounts of the
adjustments to basis of indebtedness pro-
vided in section 1367(b)(2) and this sec-
tion are determined as of the close of the
S corporation’s taxable year, and the ad-
justments are generally effective as of the
close of the S corporation’s taxable year.
However, if the shareholder is not a share-
holder in the S corporation at that time,
these adjustments are effective immedi-
ately before the shareholder terminates his
or her interest in the S corporation. If a
debt (including any open account debt and
any debt treated as a single indebtedness
under paragraph (a)(2)(ii) of this section)
is disposed of or repaid in whole or in part
before the close of the taxable year, the ba-
sis of that indebtedness is restored under
paragraph (c) of this section, effective im-
mediately before the disposition or the first
repayment on the debt (or the net repay-
ment on open account debt) during the tax-
able year. To the extent any reduction of
basis in indebtedness under paragraph (b)
of this section that is disposed of or repaid
(in whole or in part) during the taxable year
is not restored completely under paragraph
(c) of this section, gain is realized on the re-
payment effective immediately before the
indebtedness is disposed of or repaid (in
whole or in part).
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(2)Open account debt—(i)In gen-
eral. All advances and repayments on
open account debt (as described in para-
graph (a)(2)(i) of this section) during
the taxable year are netted continuously
as the advances and repayments occur.
The amount of any net advance or net
repayment on open account debt for the
S corporation’s taxable year is determined
at the close of the taxable year. If the
shareholder advances, and repayments on
the advances, during the S corporation’s
taxable year result in a net advance or net
repayment, the basis of the open account
debt is reduced as provided in paragraph
(b) of this section and restored as provided
in paragraph (c) of this section effective at
the close of the taxable year. To the extent
any reduction of basis of open account
debt under paragraph (b) of this section
that is disposed of or repaid (in whole or
in part) during the taxable year is not re-
stored completely under paragraph (c) of
this section, income is realized on the net
repayment at the close of the taxable year
in which the open account debt is disposed
of or repaid (in whole or in part).
(ii)Exception. On the close of the
day on which the shareholder’s running
balance exceeds an aggregate outstanding
principal amount of $10,000, the share-
holder’s running balance is reconciled to
determine an aggregate principal amount
of indebtedness. The resulting aggregate
principal amount of indebtedness is treated
as the principal amount of a debt evidenced
by a separate written instrument for the re-
mainder of that taxable year and any subse-
quent taxable year, and is no longer subject
to the open account debt provisions of this
section.
*****
(e) * * *
*****
Example 6.Treatment of open account debt.(i)A
has been the sole shareholder in Corporation S since
2000. In 2007, A advances S $8,000, which is not
evidenced by a written instrument. The $8,000 ad-
vance is open account debt and remains outstanding
at that amount during 2007. On December 31, 2007,
the basis of A’s stock is zero; and the basis of the open
account debt is reduced under paragraph (b) of this
section to $4,000. On April 1, 2008, S repays $3,000
of the open account indebtedness. On September 1,
2008, A advances S an additional $2,000, which is not
evidenced by a written instrument. There is no net in-
crease under paragraph (c) of this section in year 2007
or 2008.
(ii) At no time during the 2007 taxable year does
the running balance of A’s open account debt exceed
$10,000. As of December 31, 2007, A’s basis in the
open account debt is reduced under paragraph (b) of
this section to $4,000.
(iii) At no time during the 2008 taxable year does
the running balance of A’s open account debt exceed
$10,000. On April 1, 2008, S’s $3,000 repayment is
applied to A’s running balance for open account debt
carried forward from 2007 in the amount of $8,000 to
reduce the running balance to $5,000. On September
1, 2008, A’s advance to S of $2,000, which is not
evidenced by a written instrument, is applied to A’s
running balance to bring A’s aggregate outstanding
principal on A’s open account indebtedness to $7,000.
(iv) At the close of the 2008 taxable year, the
$3,000 April repayment S makes to A and A’s $2,000
September advance are netted to result in a net re-
payment of $1,000 for the taxable year on A’s $8,000
open account debt carried forward from 2007. Be-
cause there is no net increase in 2008, no basis of in-
debtedness is restored for the 2008 taxable year.
Example 7.Treatment of shareholder indebted-
ness not evidenced by a written instrument which ex-
ceeds $10,000. (i) The facts are the same as inEx-
ample 6, in addition to which, on February 1, 2008, S
repays $1,000 of the open account debt and on March
1, 2008, A advances S $5,000, which is not evidenced
by a written instrument.
(ii) At no time during the 2007 taxable year does
the running balance of A’s open account debt exceed
$10,000. As of December 31, 2007, the basis of the
open account debt is reduced under paragraph (b) of
this section to $4,000.
(iii) The running balance of A’s open account debt
does exceed $10,000 during the 2008 taxable year.
On February 1, 2008, S’s $1,000 repayment is applied
to A’s running balance foropen account debt carried
forward from 2007 in the amount of $8,000 to reduce
the running balance to $7,000. On March 1, 2008, A’s
advance to S of $5,000, which is not evidenced by a
written instrument, is applied to A’s running balance
to bring A’s aggregate outstanding principal on A’s
open account debt to $12,000. Because this amount
exceeds the $10,000 threshold amount, effective at
the close of the day on March 1, 2008, A’s running
balance must be reconciled to determine an aggregate
principal amount of indebtedness.
(iv) As of March 1, 2008, S had made a $1,000
repayment on A’s open account debt, and A had ad-
vanced an additional $5,000 which was not evidenced
by a written instrument. To reconcile A’s running
balance, the $1,000 repayment and $5,000 advance
are netted first to result in a $4,000 net advance that
is then added with A’s existing principal amount of
open account debt of $8,000 to determine the aggre-
gate principal amount of indebtedness of $12,000. As
of March 1, 2008, S’s indebtedness to A that is not
evidenced by a written instrument has a principal bal-
ance of $12,000 and a basis of $8,000 ($4,000 basis
on December 31, 2007 + $4,000 net advance). On
April 1, 2008, S repays $3,000 of that new indebted-
ness.
(v) On September 1, 2008, A advances S an ad-
ditional $2,000, which is not evidenced by a written
instrument. The $2,000 advance is considered new
open account debt. On December 31, 2008, A’s basis
in his stock is zero and the outstanding principal in
the two remaining debts are as follows:
3/1/08
principal
4/1/08
repayment
9/1/08
advance
12/31/08
principal
Indebtedness treated as if evidenced by
written instrument
$12,000$3,000$9,000
Open account debt
$2,000$2,000
Par. 3. Section 1.1367–3 is amended as
follows:
1. The section heading is revised.
2. The first sentence of the paragraph is
revised.
3. A new second and last sentence are
added.
The revisions and additions read as fol-
lows:
§1.1367–3 Effective dates and transitional
rules.
Section 1.1367–2(a), (c)(2), (d)(2), and
(e)Example 6andExample 7apply to any
shareholder advances to the S corporation
made on or after the date these regulations
are published as final regulations in the
Federal Registerand repayments on those
advances by the S corporation.
Kevin M. Brown,
Deputy Commissioner for
Services and Enforcement.
(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on April 11, 2007,
8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register
for April 12, 2007, 72 F.R. 18417)
May 14, 200712492007–20 I.R.B.

Announcement of Disciplinary Actions Involving
Attorneys, Certified Public Accountants, Enrolled Agents,
and Enrolled Actuaries — Suspensions, Censures,
Disbarments, and Resignations
Announcement 2007-41
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, Part 10, attorneys, certified public
accountants, enrolled agents, and enrolled
actuaries may not accept assistance from,
or assist, any person who is under disbar-
ment or suspension from practice before
the Internal Revenue Service if the assis-
tance relates to a matter constituting prac-
tice before the Internal Revenue Service
and may not knowingly aid or abet another
person to practice before the Internal Rev-
enue Service during a period of suspen-
sion, disbarment, or ineligibility of such
other person.
To enable attorneys, certified public
accountants, enrolled agents, and enrolled
actuaries to identify persons to whom
these restrictions apply, the Director, Of-
fice of Professional Responsibility, will
announce in the Internal Revenue Bulletin
their names, their city and state, their pro-
fessional designation, the effective date
of disciplinary action, and the period of
suspension. This announcement will ap-
pear in the weekly Bulletin at the earliest
practicable date after such action and will
continue to appear in the weekly Bulletins
for five successive weeks.
Consent Suspensions From Practice Before the Internal
Revenue Service
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, Part 10, an attorney, certified pub-
lic accountant, enrolled agent, or enrolled
actuary, in order to avoid the institution
or conclusion of a proceeding for his or
her disbarment or suspension from prac-
tice before the Internal Revenue Service,
may offer his or her consent to suspension
from such practice. The Director, Office
of Professional Responsibility, in his dis-
cretion, may suspend an attorney, certified
public accountant, enrolled agent, or en-
rolled actuary in accordance with the con-
sent offered.
The following individuals have been
placed under consent suspension from
practice before the Internal Revenue Ser-
vice:
NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Hankinson, Eugene M.Somerset, PACPAIndefinite
from
November 15, 2006
Canzano, Richard M.Winchester, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 20, 2006
Sims, Jr., LionelHouston, TXCPAIndefinite
from
November 20, 2006
Wendekier, Raymond J.Patton, PAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 21, 2006
Golden, LarryHinesville, GACPAIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Lane, David B.Hanover, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
2007–20 I.R.B.1250May 14, 2007

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Brown, Arthur I.Miami, FLCPAIndefinite
from
December 1, 2006
Frisk, Daniel J.Fargo, NDAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 1, 2006
Small, Kenneth A.McMurray, PACPAIndefinite
from
December 1, 2006
Vazquez, Sonya M.Port Orchard, WACPAIndefinite
from
December 1, 2006
Swistak, AnthonyAdams, MAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Lenahan, Jr., Robert J.Elizabeth, NJAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 11, 2006
Hayes, Richard A.Havervill, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 14, 2006
Scheller, Stephen M.Coppell, TXCPAIndefinite
from
December 15, 2006
Wilson, James M.Berlin, NJCPAIndefinite
from
December 15, 2006
Franzese, Joseph P.Winthrop, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 18, 2006
Black, Charles C.Marietta, GAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 1, 2007
Enright, III, Robert A.Naples, FLAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 1, 2007
Fromovitz, Norman M.Brooklyn, NYCPAIndefinite
from
January 1, 2007
Saylor, Mary A.Iowa City, IAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
January 1, 2007
Seeherman, AlanWynnewood, PACPAIndefinite
from
January 1, 2007
May 14, 200712512007–20 I.R.B.

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Beistel, Theodore L.Canton, OHCPAIndefinite
from
January 3, 2007
Myers, Robert J.Fairport Harbor, OHCPAIndefinite
from
January 9, 2007
Burrus, Robert V.Valparaiso, INCPAIndefinite
from
January 22, 2007
Patterson, Douglas W.Newburgh, INAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 31, 2007
Lang, Jeffrey H.Fishers, INCPAIndefinite
from
January 22, 2007
Chickering, DavidVermillion, SDCPAFebruary 5, 2007
to
November 4, 2007
Moss, Steve E.Henderson, NCCPAIndefinite
from
February 5, 2007
Hazlip, KevinOrange Park, FLEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
February 10, 2007
Adelson, Robert A.Newton, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
February 15, 2007
Boyer, Daniel D.North Judson, INCPAIndefinite
from
February 15, 2007
LaRusso, Anthony J.North Caldwell, NJAttorneyIndefinite
from
February 15, 2007
Martin, Spencer R.Lancaster, PACPAIndefinite
from
February 15, 2007
Hursh, Stephanie S.Brush Prairie, WAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
February 20, 2007
Guidera, George C.Weston, CTAttorneyIndefinite
from
February 26, 2007
Ruth, Christopher A.Cypress, CACPAIndefinite
from
February 27, 2007
Elias, Lenard S.El Cajon, CAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
March 1, 2007
2007–20 I.R.B.1252May 14, 2007

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Ikeji, ChuckOrlando, FLCPAIndefinite
from
March 1, 2007
Lewis, Craig S.Savannah, GACPAIndefinite
from
March 1, 2007
Sloan, Eric R.Brighton, MICPAIndefinite
from
March 1, 2007
Gostomski, MichaelStamford, CTCPAIndefinite
from
March 5, 2007
Hafer, Charles J.Hamburg, PAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
March 5, 2007
Jones, Phillip G.Andalusia, ALEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
March 7, 2007
Agashiwala, Mahesh J.New York, NYCPAIndefinite
from
March 22, 2007
Berndgen, MichaelPlantation, FLCPAIndefinite
from
April 1, 2007
Grahn, Charles R.Indianapolis, INAttorneyIndefinite
from
April 1, 2007
Shaw, G. JoyceHebron, KYEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
April 1, 2007
Pikaart, Jr., Edward H.N. Branford, CTCPAIndefinite
from
April 10, 2007
Kelley, Richard S.Beverly, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
May 1, 2007
Crabtree, Michael L.San Dimas, CAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
May 15, 2007
Hausmann, Mark D.Troy, NYAttorneyIndefinite
from
May 15, 2007
May 14, 200712532007–20 I.R.B.

Expedited Suspensions From Practice Before the Internal
Revenue Service
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, Part 10, the Director, Office of Pro-
fessional Responsibility, is authorized to
immediately suspend from practice before
the Internal RevenueService any practi-
tioner who, within five years from the date
the expedited proceeding is instituted (1)
has had a license to practice as an attor-
ney, certified public accountant, or actuary
suspended or revoked for cause or (2) has
been convicted of certain crimes.
The following individuals have been
placed under suspension from practice be-
fore the Internal Revenue Service by virtue
of the expedited proceeding provisions:
NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Hatchett, William M.Pontiac, MIAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 13, 2006
Jacobs, Mark L.Jackson Heights, NYAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 21, 2006
Sylver, Peter T.E. Longmeadow, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 21, 2006
Portlock, David R.Pensacola, FLEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
November 27, 2006
Ascher, Michael P.North Port, FLAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Barrett, Norman W.Dover, DECPAIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Burd, GeneHouston, TXAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Caceres, Carlos H.Silver Spring, MDAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Carrabotta, Peter S.Niles, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Davis, Carleton W.St. Louis, MOAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Frasier, Roland B.Rancho Santa Fe, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Hubbard, EdwardChicago, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
2007–20 I.R.B.1254May 14, 2007

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Hynes, Richard W.Brookline, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Johnson, Barbara C.Andover, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Konas, Theodore V.Lancaster, PACPAIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Korson, Daniel M.Muskegon, MICPAIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Lee, III, Norman J.Collegeville, PAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Loiben, Alan A.Skokie, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
McGarry, Thomas H.Denver, COAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Roberts, Quinton D.Elkridge, MDAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Schofield, Peter L.Spencer, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Shultz, Ryan K.Mitchell, NEAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Stenger, Jeanne P.Temecula, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Wood, Gary K.Edina, MNAttorneyIndefinite
from
November 28, 2006
Bakare, Adigun S.Laurel, MDAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Biagini, Marc J.Downers Grove, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Birchall, Richard G.Brewster, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
May 14, 200712552007–20 I.R.B.

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Brown, Edward E.Indianapolis, INAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Cunningham, Jr., Shirley A. Ft. Lauderdale, FLAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Docherty, Scott R.Branson West, MOAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Dressler, Peter P.West Chicago, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Henry, William J.Irvington, NJAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Hubbard, Cynthia A.Geneva, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Jackson, Jr., Donald H.Hanover, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Katz, Norman H.Owings Mills, MDAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Lakin, Leonard S.Wellesley Hills, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
McGreevy, Jacqueline K.Carbondale, COAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Zepp, Dale D.Ferguson, MOAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 6, 2006
Triplett, Austin H.Homewood, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 11, 2006
Murphy, Patrick W.Honolulu, HIAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 11, 2006
Cronin, Jr., Edward M.Cambridge, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 11, 2006
Christof, Kevin F.Santa Monica, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 21, 2006
Heath, Kenneth J.Canaan, VTCPAIndefinite
from
December 21, 2006
2007–20 I.R.B.1256May 14, 2007

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Madigan, Brian C.Binghamton, NYAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 21, 2006
Malloy, Terry P.Tulsa, OKAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 21, 2006
Baynes, Robert M.Indianapolis, INCPAIndefinite
from
December 27, 2006
Ceresa, Richard A.Woodbridge, CACPAIndefinite
from
December 27, 2006
Crews, Richard A.Henderson, COAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 27, 2006
Menkveld, Paul G.Tucson, AZAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 27, 2006
Worischeck, Joseph H.Tempe, AZAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 27, 2006
Brown, Kirk P.Pueblo, COAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 28, 2006
Dowling, Stanley W.Scotts Valley, CACPAIndefinite
from
December 28, 2006
Simmons, Henry L.Greensboro, NCCPAIndefinite
from
December 28, 2006
Steele, Regina D.San Diego, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
December 29, 2006
Craig, III, William A.Austin, TXAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 1, 2007
Acker, Thomas R.Hollis Center, MEAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 8, 2007
Baxter, Laura M.Monee, ILCPAIndefinite
from
January 8, 2007
Herald, Sally J.Cold Spring, KYAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 8, 2007
Klapheke, II, William T.Bowling Green, KYAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 8, 2007
May 14, 200712572007–20 I.R.B.

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
McCarthy, Charles C.Encino, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 8, 2007
Bolling, Darius C.Chicago, ILCPAIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Breitlauch, LindaSaylorsburg, PAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Coddington, Paul F.Concord, NHAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Davis, Jr., William E.Pinehurst, TXCPAIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Esola, Louis A.Greensburg, PACPAIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Finch, Judith A.Walnut Creek, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Jeing, Thomas C.San Francisco, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Ledbetter, Dean D.Pelham, ALCPAIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
McDiarmid, Katherine B.Greensboro, NCAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Mills, George P.Oceanside, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Rather, James L.Irvine, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Rivera, Eduardo M.Torrance, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Stepovich, Michael A.Fairbanks, AKAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Ulbrich, David L.Woodland Hills, CACPAIndefinite
from
January 10, 2007
Swanson, Todd-EllisGreenville, SCCPAIndefinite
from
January 20, 2007
2007–20 I.R.B.1258May 14, 2007

NameAddressDesignationDate of Suspension
Rubin, Deborah L.Delray Beach, FLAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 26, 2007
Wood, Brent E.Cary, NCAttorneyIndefinite
from
January 26, 2007
Currin, Samuel T.Raleigh, NCAttorneyIndefinite
from
February 7, 2007
Lupo, Robert N.Weston, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
February 20, 2007
Taggart, Lawrence W.El Cajon, CAAttorneyIndefinite
from
March 7, 2007
Fife, III, James H.Schererville, INAttorneyIndefinite
from
March 8, 2007
Katsis, Kevin G.Riverside, ILAttorneyIndefinite
from
March 8, 2007
O’Driscoll, Dennis M.Quincy, MAAttorneyIndefinite
from
March 8, 2007
Siever, Beth F.Austin,TXAttorneyIndefinite
from
March 8, 2007
Wheatley-Clark, Sheila R.Houston, TXCPAIndefinite
from
March 8, 2007
Suspensions From Practice Before the Internal Revenue
Service After Notice and an Opportunity for a Proceeding
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, Part 10, after notice and an op-
portunity for a proceeding before an ad-
ministrative law judge, the following indi-
viduals have been placed under suspension
from practice before the Internal Revenue
Service:
NameAddressDesignationEffective Date
Redmond, DebraGifford, PAEnrolled AgentIndefinite
from
March 5, 2007
May 14, 200712592007–20 I.R.B.

Disbarments From Practice Before the Internal Revenue
Service After Notice and an Opportunity for a Proceeding
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, Part 10, after notice and an oppor-
tunity for a proceeding before an adminis-
trative law judge, the following individu-
als have been disbarred from practice be-
fore the Internal Revenue Service:
NameAddressDesignationEffective Date
Brookstein, GaryHuntingdonValley, PACPADecember 15, 2006
James T. JubbBaltimore, MDCPADecember 15, 2006
Censure Issued by Consent
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Reg-
ulations, Part 10, in lieu of a proceeding
being instituted or continued, an attorney,
certified public accountant, enrolled agent,
or enrolled actuary, may offer his or her
consent to the issuance of a censure. Cen-
sure is a public reprimand.
The following individuals have con-
sented to the issuance of a Censure:
NameAddressDesignationDate of Censure
Zucker, Robert W.Boca Raton, FLCPANovember 14, 2006
Montgomery, David E.Pleasanton, CAEnrolled AgentNovember 15, 2006
Higgins, James M.S. Boston, MAAttorneyDecember 1, 2006
Pennington, Debra L.Lees Summit, MOEnrolled AgentJanuary 29, 2007
Goodwin, Steven C.Concord, MAAttorneyFebruary 2, 2007
Francis, Andrew W.E.Houston, TXCPAFebruary 21, 2007
Griffin, Richard M.Duluth, GACPAFebruary 28, 2007
Resignations of Enrolled Agents
Under Title 31, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, Part 10, an enrolled agent, in or-
der to avoid the institution or conclusion
of a proceeding for his or her disbarment
or suspension from practice before the In-
ternal Revenue Service, may offer his or
her resignation as an enrolled agent. The
Director, Office of Professional Responsi-
bility, in his discretion, may accept the of-
fered resignation.
The Director, Office of Professional
Responsibility, has accepted offers of res-
ignation as an enrolled agent from the
following individuals:
NameAddressDate of Resignation
Filipski, Kenneth M.Bakersfield, CAApril 16, 2007
List of Nonbank Trustees and
Custodians
Announcement 2007–47
The following is a list of entities that
have been approved by the Commissioner
of the Internal Revenue Service, pursuant
to § 1.408–2(e) of the Income Tax Regu-
lations, to serve as a nonbank trustee or
custodian. This list updates and super-
sedes the list published with Announce-
ment 2006–45, 2006–31 I.R.B. 121.
Archer medical savings accounts
(Archer MSAs) established under § 220 of
the Internal Revenue Code, health savings
accounts described in § 223, custodial
accounts of retirement plans qualified un-
der § 401, custodial accounts described
in § 403(b)(7), trust or custodial accounts
of individual retirement accounts (IRAs)
established under §§ 408 and 408A (Roth
IRAs), Coverdell education savings ac-
counts described in § 530, and custodial
accounts of eligible deferred compensa-
2007–20 I.R.B.1260May 14, 2007

tion plans described in § 457(b) will not
be tax exempt if the trustee or custodian of
such accounts is not a bank (as defined in
§ 408(n)) (and in the case of Archer MSAs
and health savings accounts, a bank within
the meaning of § 408(n) or an insurance
company within the meaning of § 816) or
an approved nonbank trustee or custodian.
An entity that is not a bank (as defined
in § 408(n)) (and in the case of Archer
MSAs and health savings accounts a bank
within the meaning of § 408(n) or an in-
surance company within the meaning of
§ 816) must receive approval from the
Service to serve as a nonbank trustee or
nonbank custodian. A prospective non-
bank trustee or custodian must file a writ-
ten application with the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue demonstrating that the
requirements of § 1.408–2(e)(2) through
§ 1.408–2(e)(7) of the regulations will be
met. If the application is approved, a writ-
ten notice of approval will be issued to the
applicant. The notice of approval will state
the day on which it becomes effective, and
(except as otherwise provided therein) will
remain effective until revoked by the Ser-
vice or withdrawn by the applicant. Enti-
ties that have received such approval from
the Service may also sponsor certain re-
tirement plans, custodial accounts under
§ 403(b)(7) and individual retirement ar-
rangements established under §§ 408 and
408A. (See, Rev. Proc. 2005–16, 2005–1
C.B. 674, and Rev. Proc. 87–50, 1987–2
C.B. 647, as modified.)
A prospective nonbank trustee or custo-
dian may not accept any fiduciary account
before such notice of approval becomes ef-
fective. In addition, a nonbank trustee or
custodian may not accept a fiduciary ac-
count until after the plan administrator or
the person for whose benefit the account is
to be established is furnished with a copy
of the written notice of approval issued to
the applicant.
The continued reliance on a notice of
approval is dependent upon the continued
satisfaction of the nonbank trustee require-
ments set forth in the regulations. The
notice of approval issued to an applicant
will be revoked if the Commissioner de-
termines that the applicant is unwilling or
unable to administer fiduciary accounts in
a manner consistent with the requirements
of the regulations. Generally, the notice
will not be revoked unless the Commis-
sioner determines that the applicant has
knowingly, willfully, or repeatedly failed
to administer fiduciary accounts in a man-
ner consistent with the requirements of the
regulations, or has administered a fidu-
ciary account in a grossly negligent man-
ner.
The written notice of approval to serve
as a nonbank trustee or nonbank custodian
is not an endorsement of any investment
made with respect to any retirement plan
or arrangement handled by the approved
nonbank trustee or custodian. The Inter-
nal Revenue Service does not review or ap-
prove investments.
If the trustee or custodian of an account
described above is not a bank (and in the
case of Archer MSAs and health savings
accounts, a bank or an insurance company)
or an approved nonbank trustee or non-
bank custodian, the amounts held in such
account (including earned interest) will be
deemed distributed and includible in gross
income in the year(s) the account’s trustee
or custodian was not a bank or, if appli-
cable, an insurance company, or an ap-
proved nonbank trustee or nonbank custo-
dian. Contributions made to such account
are not deductible from gross income and
will be disallowed if claimed on an income
tax return.
This list of approved nonbank trustees
and nonbank custodians includes their
names, addresses, and the date each appli-
cation was approved.
If an approved nonbank trustee or cus-
todian believes that the information about
it is incorrect, incomplete, or that it has
been incorrectly omitted from this list, it
may, on or before August 13, 2007, no-
tify the Service in writing of any changes
it proposes to the list. This notification
should include a copy of the notice of ap-
proval.
The notification should be addressed to:
Internal Revenue Service
SE:T:EP:RA:T1
Announcement 2007–47
1111 Constitution Ave., NW — PE
Washington, DC 20224
Drafting Information
The principal author of this announce-
ment is Calvin Thompson of the Em-
ployee Plans, Tax Exempt and Govern-
ment Entities Division. Please contact
Mr. Thompson at 202–283–9596 (not a
toll-free number), if there are any ques-
tions regarding the publication of this
list. Written inquiriesconcerning this an-
nouncement should be addressed to the
Internal Revenue Service at the above ad-
dress.
APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
1. A.B. Culbertson & Co.1250 Continental Plaza
Fort Worth, TX 76102
5/15/1984
2. A.G. Becker & Co.Chicago, IL12/12/1979
3. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.One North Jefferson
St. Louis, MO 63103
11/26/1980
4. ABN AMRO Securities LLC55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
9/7/2000
5. Adler, Coleman Clearing Corp.20 Broad St.
New York, NY 10005
4/7/1987
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
6. Advest, Inc.280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103
1/24/1989
7. Aisel & Co.20 Broad Street
New York, NY 10005
4/26/1991
8. American Brokerage Services, Inc.131 Lafayette Ave.
Detroit, MI 48226
9/18/1991
9. American Capital Marketing, Inc.
(FKA American General Capital)
2777 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77215
6/25/1984
10. American Express FinancialCorp.200 AXP Financial Center
Minneapolis, MN 55474
8/12/1977
11. American Heritage Life Ins. Co.76 South Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
12/11/1984
12. American Transtech, Inc.8000 Baymeadows Way
Jacksonville, FL 32256
8/15/1990
13. Ameritrade, Inc.4211 South 102nd Street
Omaha, NE 68127–1031
4/18/1984
14. Analytic Investment Management, Inc.2222 Martin Street, Suite 230
Irvine, CA 92715–1454
5/9/1989
15. Aspen Partnership1895 Claremont Road
Hoffman Estates, IL 60195
10/25/1990
16. B.C. Ziegler & Co.215 North Main Street
West Bend, WI 53095
9/27/1985
17. Banc of America Securities LLC100 North Tryon Street
NC 1–007–20–01
Charlotte, NC 28255
4/30/2003
18. Banc One Capital CorporationP.O. Box 18277
90NorthHighStreet
Columbus, OH 43218
2/24/1992
19. Bank Hapoulim B.M.6501 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
5/15/1986
20. Bank Julius Baer & Co., LTD330 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
12/15/1988
21. Bank Leumi Le — Israel B.N. Western
Hemisphere Regional Mgt.
242 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10022
2/10/1982
22. Bartlett & Co.36 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
2/1/1989
23. Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc.5 Hanover Square
New York, NY 10004
6/2/1986
24. Bear, Sterns Securities Corp.2 Broadway, 12th Floor
New York, NY 10004
6/24/1991
25. Berklee College of Music, Inc.1140 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02110
5/9/1989
26. Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC 885 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10022
7/7/2004
27. BISYS Fund Services, Inc.3425 Stelzer Rd.
Columbus, OH 43219
12/31/2003
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
28. Blunt Ellis & Loewi, Inc.225 East Mason Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
1/25/1982
29. BNY Clearing Services, LLC
(FKA Kemper Clearing Corporation)
111 East Kilbourn Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
8/21/1989
30. Boettcher & Company, Inc.828 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 80201
8/10/1987
31. Brown & Company Securities Corporation20 Winthrop Square
Boston, MA 02110
2/27/1985
32. Bruns, Nordeman, Rea & Co.New York, NY10/31/1977
33. Burke, Christensen & Lewis Securities, Inc.120 S. La Salle Street
Suite 940
Chicago, IL 60603
3/11/1986
34. Burton J. Vincent, Chesley & Co.105 West Adams Street
Chicago, IL 60603
3/25/1982
35. Butler Wick & Co., Inc.City Center One Bldg.
Youngstown, OH 44501
10/8/1992
36. BUYandHold Securities Corporation110 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
10/5/2000
37. Carolina Securities Corp.239 Fayetteville St. Mall
Raleigh, NC 27602
8/29/1983
38. Chapin, Davis & Company, Inc.3 Village Square, Cross Keys
Baltimore, MD 21210
12/7/1983
39. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.101 Montgomery Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
1/8/1982
40. Christian & Missionary AllianceP.O. Box C
Nyack, NY 10960
8/15/1985
41. CIBC World Markets Corporation200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
7/26/1977
42. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.388 Greenwich St.
New York, NY 10105
7/22/1985
43. City Securities Corp.135 North Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
12/21/1982
44. Commerce First ThriftMidvale, UT 840475/25/1978
45. Commonwealth of Kentucky105 Sea Hero Road, Suite 1
Frankfort, KY 40601–8862
6/5/2006
46. Comprehensive Investment Services, Inc.One Moody Plaza
Galveston, TX 77550
6/16/2000
47. Continental Trust Co.17110 Dallas Parkway
Suite 200
Dallas, TX 75248
2/22/1977
48. Croatian Fraternal Union Of America100 Delaney Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
10/12/2006
49. D. A. Davidson & Co.Davidson Building
8 Third Street North
Great Falls, MT 59403
6/11/1982
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
50. D.J. St. Germain, Inc.1500 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01115
1/1/1977
51. Davenport & Co. of Virginia, Inc.901 E. Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219
2/2/1987
52. Davenport & Company LLC901 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219
3/31/1997
53. Deutsche Bank Securities Corp.
d.b.a. C.J. Lawrence Deutsche
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
3/14/1980
54. Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.1 South Street
Baltimore, MD 21203
4/11/1994
55. Dougherty, Dawkins, Strand & Yost, Inc.100 South Fifth Street
Suite 2300
Minneapolis, MN 55402
2/22/1986
56. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Securities LLC 75 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
10/9/2002
57. Dreyfus Investment ServicesCorp.TwoMellonBankCenter
Pittsburgh, PA 15259
5/18/1989
58. Duncan-Williams, Inc.5860 Ridgeway Center Parkway
Memphis, TN 38120
12/13/1995
59. E*Trade Clearing LLC10951 White Rock Road
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
9/3/2002
60. E*Trade Securities LLC4500 Bohannon Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
8/30/2002
61. E*Trade Securities, Inc.480 California Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
2/1/1996
62. Eads Generoe TrustSt. Louis, MO2/3/1977
63. Edward D. Jones & Co.201 Progress Parkway
Maryland Height, MO 63043
5/30/1985
64. El Paso Electric Co.P.O. Box 982
El Paso, TX 79960
6/15/1983
65. Elan Investment Services, Inc.777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53282
12/21/1987
66. Emmett A. Larkin Co., Inc.100 Bush Street
San Francisco, CA 94104
4/17/1986
67. Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Inc.2001 Bryan Tower, Suite 2300
Dallas, TX 75201
9/6/1984
68. EVEREN Securities, Inc.77 West Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60601–1694
11/19/1998
69. Fahnestock & Co., Inc.
(FKA Edward A. Viner & Co.)
110 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
4/15/1982
70. Fechtor, Detwiler & Co., Inc.155 Federal Street
Boston, MA 02110
3/26/1982
71. Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.
(FKA Ferris & Company)
1720 Eye Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
12/4/1987
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
72. Fiduciary Services Corporation310 Commercial Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
10/2/2003
73. Financial Data Services, Inc.400 Atrium Drive
Somerset, NJ 08873
11/14/1990
74. First Albany Corp.41 State Street
Albany, NY 12207
9/26/1979
75. First Clearing Corporation10700 Wheat First Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060
4/21/1999
76. First Clearing, LLC
(FKA First Clearing Corporation)
10700 Wheat First Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060
5/30/2003
77. First Illinois Capital Corp.424 7th Street
Plaza 7
Rockford, IL 61110
5/27/1982
78. First Manhattan Co.437 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
1/26/1990
79. First of Michigan Corporation100 Renaissance Center
26th Floor
Detroit, MI 48243
8/31/1994
80. Fiserv Securities, Inc.One Commerce Square
2005 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
11/15/1984
81. Fleet Clearing Corporation67 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
12/3/1986
82. Fleet Norstar Securities, Inc.14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
8/30/1991
83. Fleet Securities, Inc.26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
5/3/1983
84. Folger, Nolan, Fleming & Douglass725 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20015
9/16/1981
85. Freedom Capital Management CorporationOne Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
8/29/1991
86. Freeman Welwood & Co., Inc.1501 Fourth Avenue
Suite 1700
Seattle, WA 98101
2/13/1996
87. General Conference of the Mennonite Brethren
Churches, Board of Trustees
315 South Lincoln
Hillsboro, KS 67063
3/8/1983
88. Goldman, Sachs & Co.85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
12/8/1982
89. Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh4254 Clairton Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA 15227–3394
9/24/2004
90. Greek Catholic Union of the U.S.A.5400 Tuscarawas Rd.
Beaver, PA 15009–9513
5/24/2000
91. Gruntal & Co., Inc.14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
6/13/1984
92. GuideStone Financial Services2401 Cedar Springs Road
Dallas, TX 75201–1498
4/10/2001
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
93. H&R Block Financial Advisors, Inc.735 Griswold Street
Detroit, MI 48226
12/8/1983
94. H.G. Wellington & Co., Inc.14 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
9/13/1993
95. H.M. Payson & Co.One Portland Square
P.O. Box 31
Portland, ME 04112
8/20/1987
96. Halpert and Company, Inc.284 Millburn Avenue
Millburn, NJ 07041
4/17/1996
97. Hamilton Investments, Inc.
(FKA Illinois Company, Inc.)
30 North La Salle Street
Chicago, IL 60602
8/6/1982
98. Hampshire Funding, Inc.One Granite Place
P.O. Box 2005
Concord, NH 03301
5/26/1988
99. Hanifen, Imhoff Clearing Corp.1125 17th Street
Denver, CO 80217
4/22/1997
100. Hanifen, Imhoff, Inc.1125 17th Street, Suite 1700
Denver, CO 80202
12/3/1985
101. Harrisdirect, LLCHarborside Financial Center
501 Plaza II
Jersey City, NJ 07311
5/1/2002
102. Hartford Life Insurance Co.Hartford Plaza
Hartford, CT 06106
3/3/1982
103. Hartford Securities Distribution Company200 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, CT 06089
3/9/2006
104. Hazlett, Burt & Watson,Inc.1300 Chapline Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
4/11/1995
105. HealthEquity, Inc.5151 East Broadway Boulevard
Suite 510
Tucson, AZ 85711
2/27/2006
106. Heartland Securities, Inc.208 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60604
3/6/1984
107. Henry Scott, Inc.Philadelphia, PA3/23/1982
108. Herzfeld & Stern, Inc.30 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
12/12/1984
109. Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc.26 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
2/11/1982
110. Holt & Collins188 Embarcadero
Suite 760
San Francisco, CA 94105
9/8/1988
111. Home Life Financial Assurance Corporation2400 West Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33540
11/13/1986
112. Howard,Weil,Labouisse,Friedrichs, Inc.1100 Paydrus Street
Suite 900
New Orleans, LA 70163
12/28/1987
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
113. Huntleigh Securities Corporation222 South Central Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63102
10/22/1997
114. I.M. Simon & Co.7730 Forsyth Blvd.
Clayton, MO 63105
11/3/1981
115. iClearing, LLC100 Wood Avenue South
Iselin, NJ 08830
2/7/2001
116. Integrated Fund Services, Inc.221 East Fourth Street
Suite 300
Cincinnati, OH 45202
5/15/2003
117. Investment Advisers, Inc.1100 Dain Tower
Minneapolis, MN 55440
10/9/1981
118. ISDA Fraternal Association419 Wood Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
10/28/2004
119. Isler, Colling & McAdamsPortland, OR10/5/1978
120. J.C. Bradford & Co.330 Commerce Street
Nashville, TN 37201
2/28/1982
121. J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc.Hilliard Lyons Center
501 South Fourth St.
Louisville, KY 40202
2/11/1992
122. Jacob Engle Foundation, Inc. (The)P.O. Box 1136
Upland, CA 91786
3/25/1983
123. Janney Montgomery Scott, Inc.1801 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
3/23/1982
124. Jefferson Pilot Investor Services, Inc.100 North Greene Street
Greensboro, NC 27401
10/22/1979
125. Jesup, Josephthal & Co., Inc.One Whitehall Street
New York, NY 10004
12/18/1990
126. John Hancock Clearing Corporation200 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10281
3/21/1991
127. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company John Hancock Place
200 Clarendon Street
Boston, MA 02117
8/24/1993
128. Juran & Moody, Inc.Minnesota Mutual Life Center
400 North Robert Street
Suite 800
Saint Paul, MN 55101
5/27/1994
129. Kagin Numismatic Services, Ltd.1000 Insurance Exchange Bldg.
Des Moines, IA 50309
3/18/1980
130. KH Funding Company10801 Lockwood Drive
Suite 370
Silver Spring, MD 20901
2/13/2002
131. Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, Polian, Inc.1623 Farnam Street
Suite 700
Omaha, NE 68102
8/18/1981
132. L.F. Rothchild, Unterberg, Towbin55 Water Street
New York, NY 10041
12/23/1985
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
133. Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.111 S. Calvert Street
P.O. Box 1476
Baltimore, MD 21203
6/4/1985
134. Lehman Brothers, Inc.200 Vesey Street
New York, NY 10285
12/20/2000
135. Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association, Inc.530 East Ireland Road
South Bend, IN 46614
9/2/1988
136. Liberty Life Insurance Co.P.O. Box 789
Greenville, SC 29602
9/3/1982
137. Manley, Bennett, McDonald & Co.St. Louis, MO1/1/1977
138. McDonald & Company Securities, Inc.580 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
12/15/1983
139. MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company501 West Interstate 44
Service Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
5/29/1991
140. Menold, Crawford, Hippler & Co.23930 Michigan Ave.
Dearborn, MI 40126
12/9/1988
141. Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.1700 Merrill Lynch Drive
MSC 0703
Pennington, NJ 08534
8/3/1987
142. Merrimack Valley Investment, Inc.367 Kingsbury Ave.
Haverhill, MA 01830
9/28/1984
143. Mesirow Financial, Inc.350 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
5/28/1982
144. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.One Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
1/28/1987
145. Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities
Corporation
W. 292 Sprague Ave.
Spokane, WA 99204
11/10/1976
146. Mid-Ohio Securities Corp.225 Burns Road
Elyria, OH 44036
1/28/1983
147. Mid-States Enterprises, Inc.Carroll, IA12/30/1976
148. Miller Johnson & Kuehn, Inc.5500 Wayzata Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55416
11/15/2000
149. Milwaukee Company (The)250 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
9/15/1986
150. MKI Securities Corp.61 Broadway
New York, NY 10006
4/17/1985
151. Money Management Associates4922 Fairmont Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
5/26/1987
152. Moody Bible Institute of Chicago820 N. La Salle Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60610–3284
4/25/2003
153. Moore & Schley, Cameron & Co.Two Broadway
New York, NY 10004
11/15/1977
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
154. Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.Morgan Keegan Tower
Fifty Front Street
Memphis, TN 38108
1/27/1982
155. Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
3/22/2004
156. Morgan Stanley DW Inc.1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
5/29/1986
157. Mortgage Loan Services, Inc.780 Lynnhaven Parkway
Suite 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
3/15/1995
158. Moseley, Hallgarten, Estabrook & Weeden, Inc. One New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
12/10/1985
159. Murphy Favre, Inc.W. 601 Riverside
9th Floor
Spokane, WA 99201
8/2/1976
160. Mutual Service CooperativeTwo Pine Tree Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112
6/6/1996
161. Myriad Corporation1400 50th Street West
Des Moines, IA 50265
7/20/1977
162. National Bank of Greece, S.A.33 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
2/4/1988
163. National Covenant Properties5701 N. Francisco Dr.
Chicago, IL 60625
6/30/1978
164. National Investor Services Corp.44 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
3/18/1996
165. National Slovak Society of the U.S.A.351 Valley Brook Road
McMurray, PA 15317–3337
10/28/2004
166. Nationwide Advisory Services, Inc.
(Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.)
One Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43216
9/25/1985
167. Nationwide Credit UnionOne Nationwide Plaza
Columbus, OH 43216
4/13/1978
168. NBC Securities, Inc.1927 First Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
7/16/1996
169. Neuberger & Berman522 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10036
10/4/1983
170. Newhard, Cook & Co.300 North Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
6/4/1985
171. Oberweis Securities, Inc.841 North Lake Street
Aurora, IL 60506
2/11/1985
172. Parker/Hunter, Inc.600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
6/15/1990
173. Partnership Services, Inc.5520 LBJ Freeway
Suite 430
Dallas, TX 75240
3/31/1993
174. Peninsular Securities Co.Waters Building
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
1/28/1985
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
175. Penson Financial Services, Inc.1700 Pacific Avenue
Suite 1400
Dallas, TX 75201
6/9/2005
176. Perelman-Carley & Associates, Inc.Twin Towers
3000 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68131
1/13/1989
177. Perkins Coie LLP1201 Third Avenue
Suite 4800
Seattle, WA 98101–3099
8/2/2004
178. Pershing LLCOne Pershing Plaza
Jersey City, NJ 07399
12/4/1985
179. Pflueger & Baerwald, Inc.Mills Building
220 Montgomery Street
Room 1000
San Francisco, CA 94104
11/9/1981
180. PFS Investments, Inc.3120 Breckenridge Boulevard
Duluth, GA 30199
9/28/1995
181. Pioneer Financial Services, Inc.4233 Roanoke Road
Kansas City, MO 64111
1/25/1985
182. Pioneer Investment Management USA60 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
2/21/1986
183. Piper Jaffray & Co.Piper Jaffray Center
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402–7020
4/21/1982
184. Polish Falcons of America615 Iron City Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15205–4397
11/3/2004
185. Prescott, Ball & Turben, Inc.1331 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
1/27/1983
186. PrimeVest Financial Services, Inc.400 First Street South
St. Cloud, MN 56301–3600
12/8/1993
187. Principal Life Insurance Company711 High Street
Des Moines, IA 50392–0001
7/27/1988
188. PWMCO, LLC310 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60604
1/6/2005
189. R. Rowland & Co., Inc.St. Louis, MO3/29/1984
190. R.G. Dickinson & Co.200 Des Moines Building
405 6th Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309
7/20/1983
191. R.J. Steichen & CompanyMidwest Plaza, Suite 100
801 Nicolett Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402–2526
5/21/1993
192. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.880 Carillon Parkway
P.O. Box 12749
St. Petersburg, FL 33733–2749
4/26/1982
193. Raymond James & Associates, Inc.880 Carillon Parkway
P.O. Box 12749
St. Petersburg, FL 33733–2749
3/8/1982
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
194. RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc.Dain Rauscher Plaza
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402–4422
3/2/1998
195. RBC Dain Rauscher, Inc.Dain Rauscher Plaza
60 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402–4422
1/22/1982
196. Regan MacKenzie, Incorporated999 Third Avenue
Suite 4300
Seattle, WA 98104
8/31/1989
197. Regions Investment Company, Inc.2011 Fourth Avenue North
Birmingham, AL 35203
7/20/2000
198. Reserve Management Company, Inc.810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
10/18/1989
199. Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.777 East Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
6/10/2004
200. Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.777 E. Wisconsin Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53202
7/31/1986
201. Robinson-Humphrey Co., Inc. (The)Two Peachtree Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30383
5/24/1982
202. Romano Bros. & Co.820 Davis Street
Evanston, IL 60201
9/28/1984
203. Rose & Company Investment Brokers, Inc.141 West Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604
4/14/1982
204. Rotan Mosle, Inc.1500 S. Tower Pennzoil Place
P.O. Box 3226
Houston, TX 77001
5/6/1980
205. Rushmore Investment Brokers, Inc.4922 Fairmont Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814
9/24/1986
206. Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc.767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
11/13/1986
207. Santa Ana City Employees Credit Union800 West Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
3/25/1982
208. Saturna Capital Corporation101 Prospect Street
Bellingham, WA 98227–2838
3/28/1991
209. SBCI Swiss Bank Corporation
Investment Banking, Inc.
222 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10038
2/11/1992
210. SBM Financial Services, Inc.8400 Normandale Lake Blvd.
Suite 1150
Minneapolis, MN 55437
5/13/1995
211. Scott & Stringfellow, Inc.
(FKA Craige, Inc.)
823 E. Main Street
Richmond, VA 23219
5/5/1999
212. Scottsdale Securities, Inc.12855 Flushing Meadow
St. Louis, MO 63131
10/9/1996
213. Securities America, Inc.7100 West Center Road
Suite 500
Omaha, NE 68106–2798
9/21/2006
May 14, 200712712007–20 I.R.B.

APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
214. Securities Management Research, Inc.Two Moody Plaza
Galveston, TX 77550
6/22/1978
215. Security Management Company, LLC
(Formerly, Security Management Co.)
700 SW Harrison Street
Topeka, KS 66636–0001
8/14/1996
216. SG Cowen Securities Corporation1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020
6/30/1998
217. ShareBuilder Securities Corporation1000 124th Avenue, NE
Bellevue, WA 98005
4/15/2003
218. SMA Services, Inc.35 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
8/27/1998
219. Smith, Moore & Co.400 Locust Street
St. Louis, MO 63102
1/18/1983
220. Southwest Securities, Inc.Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm Street
Suite 4300
Dallas, TX 75270
12/9/1992
221. Spear Rees & Co.505 North Brand Boulevard
Sixteenth Floor
Glendale, CA 91203
1/13/1988
222. Spear, Leeds & Kellog120 Broadway
New York, NY 10271
3/29/1996
223. State Bond and Mortgage Company8500 Normandale Lake Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55437
12/21/1990
224. State Employees Credit Union801 Hillsborough Street
P.O. Box 26807
Raleigh, NC 27611–6807
1/1/1977
225. State Farm Investment Management
Corporation
One State Farm Plaza
Bloomington, IL 61410
9/22/1999
226. Stephens, Inc.111 Center Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
12/4/1987
227. Stern Brothers & Co.1100 Main Street, Suite 2200
Kansas City, MO 64199
12/15/1987
228. Sterne, Agee & Leach, Inc.1500 Am South-Sonat Tower
Birmingham, AL 35203
9/11/1981
229. Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.500 North Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
9/9/1981
230. Summit Discount Brokerage
(FKA Lehigh Securities Corp.)
1457 MacArthur Road
Lehigh Valley, PA 18002
4/4/1990
231. Sunpoint Securities, Inc.911 W. Loop 281
Longview, TX 75604
4/1/1998
232. SunTrust Capital Markets, Inc.3333 Peachtree Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
5/27/1982
233. Sutro & Company, Inc.201 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94111–5096
12/8/1988
234. Swiss American Securities, Inc.100 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
12/2/1980
2007–20 I.R.B.1272May 14, 2007

APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
235. Texas First Securities Corporation1360 Post Oak Blvd.
Suite 120
Houston, TX 77056
11/17/1988
236. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional
Services, Inc.
730 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10017
9/9/2002
237. Tucker Anthony, IncorporatedOne Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
10/23/1980
238. UBS Financial Services, Inc.
(FKA UBS Paine Webber, Inc.)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
5/12/1989
239. UBS Financial Services, Inc.
(FKA UBS Paine Webber, Inc.)
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
8/26/2004
240. Ukrainian National Association2200 Route 10
Parsippany, NJ 07054
9/24/2004
241. Unified Financial Securities, Inc.429 North Pennsylvania
Indianapolis, IN 46204
10/28/1976
242. United of Omaha Life Insurance Co.Mutual of Omaha Plaza
Omaha, NE 68175
3/16/1982
243. Variable Annuity Life Insurance Company2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019
3/16/2006
244. W.H. Reaves & Co., Inc.30 Montgomery Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
12/7/1990
245. W.H. Turlington & Co.509 East Center Street
Lexington, NC 27292
11/3/1980
246. Wachovia Securities, Inc.201 North Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
4/6/1990
247. Wachovia Securities, LLC901 East Byrd Street
Richmond, VA 23219
7/1/2003
248. Wayne Hummer & Co.300 South Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
1/25/1983
249. Web Street Securities, Inc.222 South Riverside Plaza
11th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
4/27/2000
250. Wedbush Morgan Securities1000 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90030
12/24/1984
251. Weiss, Peck & GreerOne New York Plaza
New York, NY 10004
6/16/1982
252. Wells Advisors, Inc.3885 Holcomb Bridge Road
Norcross, GA 30092
3/20/1992
253. Wexford LLC Corporation1 New York Plaza, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10292
6/30/1998
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APPROVED Nonbank Trustees/Custodians as of December 31, 2006
NameAddressApproval Date
254. Wheat, First Securities, Inc.707 East Main Street
P.O. Box 1357
Richmond, VA 23211
3/23/1983
255. William R. Hough & Co., Inc.100 2nd Avenue South
Suite 800
St. Petersburg, FL 33701
4/18/1995
Corporate Reorganizations;
Additional Guidance on
Distributions Under Sections
368(a)(1)(D) and 354(b)(1)(B);
Correction
Announcement 2007–48
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Correcting amendment.
SUMMARY: This document contains a
correction to temporary regulations (T.D.
9313, 2007–13 I.R.B. 805) that were pub-
lished in theFederal Registeron Thurs-
day, March 1, 2007 (72 FR 9262) provid-
ing guidance regarding the qualification
of certain transactions as reorganizations
describedinsection368(a)(1)(D) where
no stock and/or securities of the acquiring
corporation are issued and distributed in
the transaction.
DATES: This correcting amendment is ef-
fective April 13, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT: Bruce A. Decker at (202)
622–7550 (not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The temporary regulations that are the
subject of this correction are under section
368 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Need for Correction
As published, temporary regulations
(T.D. 9313) contain an error that may
prove to be misleading and is in need of
clarification.
*****
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected
by making the following amendment:
PART 1—INCOME TAXES
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for
part 1 continues to read, in part, as follows:
Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *
Par. 2. Section 1.368–2T is amended
by revising paragraph (l)(2)(iv) to read as
follows:
§1.368–2T Definition of terms
(temporary).
*****
(l) * * *
(2) * * *
(iv)Exception. This paragraph (l)(2)
does not apply to a transaction otherwise
described in section 1.358–6(b)(2) or sec-
tion 368(a)(1)(G) by reason of section
368(a)(2)(D).
*****
LaNita Van Dyke,
Chief, Publications and
Regulations Branch,
Legal Processing Division,
Associate Chief Counsel
(Procedure and Administration).
(Filed by the Office of the Federal Register on April 12, 2007,
8:45 a.m., and published in the issue of the Federal Register
for April 13, 2007, 72 F.R. 18575)
2007–20 I.R.B.1274May 14, 2007

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.
May 14, 2007i2007–20 I.R.B.

Numerical Finding List
1
Bulletins 2007–1 through 2007–20
Announcements:
2007-1, 2007-1 I.R.B.243
2007-2, 2007-2 I.R.B.263
2007-3, 2007-4 I.R.B.376
2007-4, 2007-7 I.R.B.518
2007-5, 2007-4 I.R.B.376
2007-6, 2007-4 I.R.B.376
2007-7, 2007-4 I.R.B.377
2007-8, 2007-5 I.R.B.416
2007-9, 2007-5 I.R.B.417
2007-10, 2007-6 I.R.B.464
2007-11, 2007-6 I.R.B.464
2007-12, 2007-6 I.R.B.465
2007-13, 2007-7 I.R.B.519
2007-14, 2007-7 I.R.B.519
2007-15, 2007-8 I.R.B.596
2007-16, 2007-8 I.R.B.597
2007-17, 2007-8 I.R.B.597
2007-18, 2007-9 I.R.B.625
2007-19, 2007-7 I.R.B.521
2007-20, 2007-8 I.R.B.599
2007-21, 2007-9 I.R.B.630
2007-22, 2007-9 I.R.B.631
2007-23, 2007-10 I.R.B.665
2007-24, 2007-10 I.R.B.681
2007-25, 2007-10 I.R.B.682
2007-26, 2007-10 I.R.B.682
2007-27, 2007-11 I.R.B.733
2007-28, 2007-10 I.R.B.683
2007-29, 2007-11 I.R.B.733
2007-30, 2007-11 I.R.B.734
2007-31, 2007-12 I.R.B.769
2007-32, 2007-11 I.R.B.734
2007-33, 2007-13 I.R.B.841
2007-34, 2007-13 I.R.B.842
2007-35, 2007-15 I.R.B.949
2007-36, 2007-15 I.R.B.953
2007-37, 2007-15 I.R.B.954
2007-38, 2007-15 I.R.B.954
2007-39, 2007-15 I.R.B.954
2007-40, 2007-16 I.R.B.978
2007-41, 2007-16 I.R.B.978
2007-42, 2007-17 I.R.B.1037
2007-43, 2007-17 I.R.B.1038
2007-44, 2007-19 I.R.B.1238
2007-45, 2007-18 I.R.B.1122
2007-46, 2007-19 I.R.B.1239
2007-47, 2007-20 I.R.B.1260
2007-48, 2007-20 I.R.B.1274
Notices:
2007-1, 2007-2 I.R.B.254
Notices— Continued:
2007-2, 2007-2 I.R.B.254
2007-3, 2007-2 I.R.B.255
2007-4, 2007-2 I.R.B.260
2007-5, 2007-3 I.R.B.269
2007-6, 2007-3 I.R.B.272
2007-7, 2007-5 I.R.B.395
2007-8, 2007-3 I.R.B.276
2007-9, 2007-5 I.R.B.401
2007-10, 2007-4 I.R.B.354
2007-11, 2007-5 I.R.B.405
2007-12, 2007-5 I.R.B.409
2007-13, 2007-5 I.R.B.410
2007-14, 2007-7 I.R.B.501
2007-15, 2007-7 I.R.B.503
2007-16, 2007-8 I.R.B.536
2007-17, 2007-12 I.R.B.748
2007-18, 2007-9 I.R.B.608
2007-19, 2007-11 I.R.B.689
2007-20, 2007-9 I.R.B.610
2007-21, 2007-9 I.R.B.611
2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
2007-23, 2007-11 I.R.B.690
2007-24, 2007-12 I.R.B.750
2007-25, 2007-12 I.R.B.760
2007-26, 2007-14 I.R.B.870
2007-27, 2007-13 I.R.B.814
2007-28, 2007-14 I.R.B.880
2007-29, 2007-14 I.R.B.881
2007-30, 2007-14 I.R.B.883
2007-31, 2007-16 I.R.B.971
2007-32, 2007-17 I.R.B.996
2007-34, 2007-17 I.R.B.996
2007-35, 2007-15 I.R.B.940
2007-36, 2007-17 I.R.B.1000
2007-37, 2007-17 I.R.B.1002
2007-38, 2007-18 I.R.B.1103
2007-39, 2007-20 I.R.B.1243
Proposed Regulations:
REG-100841-97, 2007-12 I.R.B.763
REG-153037-01, 2007-15 I.R.B.942
REG-157711-02, 2007-8 I.R.B.537
REG-144859-04, 2007-20 I.R.B.1245
REG-159444-04, 2007-9 I.R.B.618
REG-115403-05, 2007-12 I.R.B.767
REG-152043-05, 2007-2 I.R.B.263
REG-158677-05, 2007-16 I.R.B.975
REG-161919-05, 2007-6 I.R.B.463
REG-125632-06, 2007-5 I.R.B.415
REG-146247-06, 2007-16 I.R.B.977
REG-147144-06, 2007-10 I.R.B.680
REG-156420-06, 2007-18 I.R.B.1110
REG-156779-06, 2007-17 I.R.B.1015
REG-157834-06, 2007-13 I.R.B.840
Revenue Procedures:
2007-1, 2007-1 I.R.B.1
2007-2, 2007-1 I.R.B.88
2007-3, 2007-1 I.R.B.108
2007-4, 2007-1 I.R.B.118
2007-5, 2007-1 I.R.B.161
2007-6, 2007-1 I.R.B.189
2007-7, 2007-1 I.R.B.227
2007-8, 2007-1 I.R.B.230
2007-9, 2007-3 I.R.B.278
2007-10, 2007-3 I.R.B.289
2007-11, 2007-2 I.R.B.261
2007-12, 2007-4 I.R.B.354
2007-13, 2007-3 I.R.B.295
2007-14, 2007-4 I.R.B.357
2007-15, 2007-3 I.R.B.300
2007-16, 2007-4 I.R.B.358
2007-17, 2007-4 I.R.B.368
2007-18, 2007-5 I.R.B.413
2007-19, 2007-7 I.R.B.515
2007-20, 2007-7 I.R.B.517
2007-21, 2007-9 I.R.B.613
2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.675
2007-23, 2007-10 I.R.B.675
2007-24, 2007-11 I.R.B.692
2007-25, 2007-12 I.R.B.761
2007-26, 2007-13 I.R.B.814
2007-27, 2007-14 I.R.B.887
2007-28, 2007-16 I.R.B.974
2007-29, 2007-17 I.R.B.1004
2007-30, 2007-18 I.R.B.1104
2007-31, 2007-19 I.R.B.1225
Revenue Rulings:
2007-1, 2007-3 I.R.B.265
2007-2, 2007-3 I.R.B.266
2007-3, 2007-4 I.R.B.350
2007-4, 2007-4 I.R.B.351
2007-5, 2007-5 I.R.B.378
2007-6, 2007-5 I.R.B.393
2007-7, 2007-7 I.R.B.468
2007-8, 2007-7 I.R.B.469
2007-9, 2007-6 I.R.B.422
2007-10, 2007-10 I.R.B.660
2007-11, 2007-9 I.R.B.606
2007-12, 2007-11 I.R.B.685
2007-13, 2007-11 I.R.B.684
2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
2007-15, 2007-11 I.R.B.687
2007-16, 2007-13 I.R.B.807
2007-17, 2007-13 I.R.B.805
2007-18, 2007-13 I.R.B.806
2007-19, 2007-14 I.R.B.843
2007-20, 2007-14 I.R.B.863
2007-21, 2007-14 I.R.B.865
1
A cumulative list of all revenue rulings, revenue procedures, Treasury decisions, etc., published in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2006–27 through 2006–52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin
2006–52, dated December 26, 2006.
2007–20 I.R.B.iiMay 14, 2007

Revenue Rulings— Continued:
2007-22, 2007-14 I.R.B.866
2007-23, 2007-15 I.R.B.889
2007-25, 2007-16 I.R.B.956
2007-26, 2007-16 I.R.B.970
2007-27, 2007-18 I.R.B.1099
2007-28, 2007-18 I.R.B.1039
2007-29, 2007-19 I.R.B.1223
Tax Conventions:
2007-23, 2007-10 I.R.B.665
Treasury Decisions:
9298, 2007-6 I.R.B.434
9299, 2007-6 I.R.B.460
9300, 2007-2 I.R.B.246
9301, 2007-2 I.R.B.244
9302, 2007-5 I.R.B.382
9303, 2007-5 I.R.B.379
9304, 2007-6 I.R.B.423
9305, 2007-7 I.R.B.479
9306, 2007-6 I.R.B.420
9307, 2007-7 I.R.B.470
9308, 2007-8 I.R.B.523
9309, 2007-7 I.R.B.497
9310, 2007-9 I.R.B.601
9311, 2007-10 I.R.B.635
9312, 2007-12 I.R.B.736
9313, 2007-13 I.R.B.805
9314, 2007-14 I.R.B.845
9315, 2007-15 I.R.B.891
9316, 2007-16 I.R.B.962
9317, 2007-16 I.R.B.957
9318, 2007-17 I.R.B.990
9319, 2007-18 I.R.B.1041
9320, 2007-17 I.R.B.994
9321, 2007-19 I.R.B.1123
9322, 2007-18 I.R.B.1100
9323, 2007-20 I.R.B.1240
May 14, 2007iii2007–20 I.R.B.

Finding List of Current Actions on
Previously Published Items
1
Bulletins 2007–1 through 2007–20
Announcements:
2006-45
Updated and superseded by
Ann. 2007-47, 2007-20 I.R.B.1260
Notices:
2002-45
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
2005-1
Obsoleted in part by
T.D. 9321, 2007-19 I.R.B.1123
2005-29
Modified and superseded by
Notice 2007-4, 2007-2 I.R.B.260
2005-86
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
2005-98
Modified and superseded by
Notice 2007-26, 2007-14 I.R.B.870
2006-2
Modified and superseded by
Notice 2007-4, 2007-2 I.R.B.260
2006-4
Superseded in part by
T.D. 9321, 2007-19 I.R.B.1123
2006-13
Obsoleted by
T.D. 9315, 2007-15 I.R.B.891
2006-50
Amplified, clarified, and modified by
Notice 2007-11, 2007-5 I.R.B.405
2006-64
Superseded for taxable years on or after January 1,
2008 by
T.D. 9321, 2007-19 I.R.B.1123
2006-77
Clarified, modified, and amplified by
Notice 2007-36, 2007-17 I.R.B.1000
2006-87
Modified and supplemented by
Notice 2007-25, 2007-12 I.R.B.760
2007-19
Amended and supplemented by
Notice 2007-31, 2007-16 I.R.B.971
Proposed Regulations:
REG-208270-86
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-4, 2007-7 I.R.B.518
REG-121509-00
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-17, 2007-8 I.R.B.597
REG-139059-02
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-36, 2007-15 I.R.B.953
Ann. 2007-37, 2007-15 I.R.B.954
REG-141901-05
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-7, 2007-4 I.R.B.377
REG-142270-05
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-2, 2007-2 I.R.B.263
REG-125632-06
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-26, 2007-10 I.R.B.682
REG-127819-06
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-5, 2007-4 I.R.B.376
REG-136806-06
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-6, 2007-4 I.R.B.376
Hearing cancelled by
Ann. 2007-19, 2007-7 I.R.B.521
Revenue Procedures:
98-20
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-12, 2007-4 I.R.B.354
2000-38
Modified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-16, 2007-4 I.R.B.358
2000-42
Obsoleted in part by
T.D. 9315, 2007-15 I.R.B.891
2000-50
Modified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-16, 2007-4 I.R.B.358
2001-31
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-29, 2007-17 I.R.B.1004
2001-42
Modified and amplified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-19, 2007-7 I.R.B.515
2002-9
Modified and amplified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-14, 2007-4 I.R.B.357
Revenue Procedures— Continued:
Modified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-16, 2007-4 I.R.B.358
2004-11
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-16, 2007-4 I.R.B.358
2004-65
Modified and superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-20, 2007-7 I.R.B.517
2005-12
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-17, 2007-4 I.R.B.368
2005-51
Amplified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-25, 2007-12 I.R.B.761
2005-69
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-15, 2007-3 I.R.B.300
2005-74
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-24, 2007-11 I.R.B.692
2006-1
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-1, 2007-1 I.R.B.1
2006-2
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-2, 2007-1 I.R.B.88
2006-3
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-3, 2007-1 I.R.B.108
2006-4
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-4, 2007-1 I.R.B.118
2006-5
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-5, 2007-1 I.R.B.161
2006-6
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-6, 2007-1 I.R.B.189
2006-7
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-7, 2007-1 I.R.B.227
2006-8
Superseded by
Rev. Proc. 2007-8, 2007-1 I.R.B.230
2006-17
Obsoleted in part by
Rev. Proc. 2007-26, 2007-13 I.R.B.814
1
A cumulative list of current actions on previously published items in Internal Revenue Bulletins 2006–27 through 2006–52 is in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2006–52, dated December 26,
2006.
2007–20 I.R.B.ivMay 14, 2007

Revenue Procedures— Continued:
2006-20
Obsoleted in part by
Rev. Proc. 2007-31, 2007-19 I.R.B.1225
2006-35
Modified by
Rev. Proc. 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.675
Revenue Rulings:
54-19
Obsoleted in part by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
55-132
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
56-462
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
56-518
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
57-505
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
58-370
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
58-500
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
69-141
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
69-212
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
69-587
Revoked by
Rev. Rul. 2007-12, 2007-11 I.R.B.685
71-477
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-14, 2007-12 I.R.B.747
75-161
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-8, 2007-7 I.R.B.469
76-188
Obsoleted by
Rev. Rul. 2007-8, 2007-7 I.R.B.469
78-330
Modified by
Rev. Rul. 2007-8, 2007-7 I.R.B.469
Revenue Rulings— Continued:
81-225
Clarified and amplified by
Rev. Rul. 2007-7, 2007-7 I.R.B.468
92-19
Supplemented in part by
Rev. Rul. 2007-10, 2007-10 I.R.B.660
96-51
Amplified by
Rev. Rul. 2007-12, 2007-11 I.R.B.685
2002-41
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
2003-43
Modified by
Notice 2007-2, 2007-2 I.R.B.254
2003-92
Clarified and amplified by
Rev. Rul. 2007-7, 2007-7 I.R.B.468
2003-102
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
2003-109
Superseded by
Rev. Rul. 2007–28, 2007-18 I.R.B.1039
2005-24
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
2005-76
Supplemented and superseded by
Rev. Rul. 2007-4, 2007-4 I.R.B.351
2006-36
Modified by
Notice 2007-22, 2007-10 I.R.B.670
Treasury Decisions:
9263
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-22, 2007-9 I.R.B.631
9276
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-20, 2007-8 I.R.B.599
Ann. 2007-21, 2007-9 I.R.B.630
9278
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-9, 2007-5 I.R.B.417
Ann. 2007-10, 2007-6 I.R.B.464
9286
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-8, 2007-5 I.R.B.416
9298
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-32, 2007-11 I.R.B.734
Treasury Decisions— Continued:
9303
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-25, 2007-10 I.R.B.682
9313
Corrected by
Ann. 2007-48, 2007-20 I.R.B.1274
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