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IRB 2017-16

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(Dated April 17, 2017)
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INCOME TAX

This Notice provides interim guidance for determining eligibility for and making the payroll tax credit election under section 41(h) to claim the payroll tax credit under section 3111(f). In addition, the Notice provides interim guidance for claiming the payroll tax credit. Finally, the Notice requests comments on the interim guidance and other issues impacting payroll tax credit elections that may require future guidance.

This revenue procedure provides an updated list of countries with which the Treasury Department and the IRS have determined that it is appropriate to have an automatic exchange relationship with respect to bank deposit interest income information under §§1.6049–8(a) and 1.6049–4(b)(5) (Section 4). This rev. proc. adds three countries (Belgium, Colombia, and Portugal) to the list set forth in Section 4.

EMPLOYEE PLANS

This announcement provides relief from the excise taxes under section 4975 to certain persons engaged in prohibited transactions. The relief parallels similar relief provided by the Department of Labor to these persons in a recently released field assistance bulletin.

EMPLOYMENT TAX

This Notice provides interim guidance for determining eligibility for and making the payroll tax credit election under section 41(h) to claim the payroll tax credit under section 3111(f). In addition, the Notice provides interim guidance for claiming the payroll tax credit. Finally, the Notice requests comments on the interim guidance and other issues impacting payroll tax credit elections that may require future guidance.

EXCISE TAX

This announcement provides relief from the excise taxes under section 4975 to certain persons engaged in prohibited transactions. The relief parallels similar relief provided by the Department of Labor to these persons in a recently released field assistance bulletin.



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