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IRB 2011-09

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(Dated February 28, 2011)
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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

Final regulations under section 1221(b)(3) of the Code provide the time and manner rules for electing to treat the sale or exchange of a musical composition or a copyright in a musical work created by the taxpayer (or received by the taxpayer from the composition or work’s creator in a transferred basis transaction) as the sale or exchange of a capital asset.

This announcement advises the public that expenses for breast pumps and supplies that assist lactation may be deducted as medical expenses or reimbursed under a flexible spending arrangement or similar plan.

EMPLOYEE PLANS

Weighted average interest rate update; corporate bond indices; 30-year Treasury securities; segment rates. This notice contains updates for the corporate bond weighted average interest rate for plan years beginning in February 2011; the 24-month average segment rates; the funding transitional segment rates applicable for February 2011; and the minimum present value transitional rates for January 2011.

EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

The IRS has revoked its determination that Arid Lands Project of North Haven, ME; Christian Credit Counselors International, Inc., of Santa Ana, CA; Consumer Credit Protection Agency, Inc., of Tampa, FL; Falls Consumer Credit Management, Inc., of Akron, OH; Falls Consumer Credit Management, Inc., of Saint Clairsville, OH; Gullahorn Family Supporting Organization of Naples, FL; International Vision, Inc., of Washington, DC; Riverview Athletic Association, Inc., of Omaha, NE; Rising Stars Community Services, Inc., of Houston, TX; RFD Communications, Inc., of Omaha, NE; Revive Credit Counseling, Inc., of Santa Monica, CA; Neighborcare International, Inc., of Fairfield Grade, TN; Mexican American Research Center of Austin, TX; Modern Day Veterans 304 Chapter of Licking, MO; Modern Day Veterans 203 Chapter of Marble Hill, MO; Care of Crow Wing County of Brainerd, MN; Northwest Conservation Stewardship Fund of Seattle, WA; and Panhandle Land Conservancy, Inc., of Destin, FL, qualify as organizations described in sections 501(c)(3) and 170(c)(2) of the Code.

ADMINISTRATIVE

This announcement contains a correction to final regulations (T.D. 9391, 2008-1 C.B. 945) providing rules under section 937(b) of the Code for determining whether income is derived from sources within a U.S. possession or territory specified in section 937(a)(1) (generally referred to in this preamble as a “territory”) and whether income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within a territory as well as providing guidance under section 932 and other provisions related to the territories.



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