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August 5, 1991

Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 1991-31

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcement 91-113
A public hearing will be held on August 23, 1991, on proposed regulations relating to the treatment of a holder of a debt instrument acquired at a premium.

Announcement 91-114
A public hearing will be held on September 9, 1991, on proposed regulations relating to the imposition of penalty for failure to comply with information reporting requirements.

Announcement 91-115
A public hearing will be held on September 13, 1991, on proposed regulations relating to the computation and characterization of income and earnings and profits under the dollar approximate separate transactions method of accounting (DASTM).


INCOME TAX

Rev. Rul. 91-41
Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate, and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 1274, 1288, 382, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for August 1991.

Rev. Rul. 91-42
Insurance companies; loss reserves; discounting unpaid losses. The loss payment patterns and discount factors are set forth for calendar year 1991 for each property and casualty business to be used in discounting the deduction for loss reserves under section 846 of the Code.

Rev. Rul. 91-43
LIFO; price indexes; department stores. The May 1991 Bureau of Labor Statistics price indexes are accepted for use by department stores employing the retail inventory and last-in, first-out inventory method for valuing inventories for tax years ended on, or with reference to, May 31, 1991.

FI-189-84
Proposed regulations under section 1272 of the Code relate to treatment of a holder of a debt instrument acquired at a premium.

INTL-29-91
Proposed regulations under sections 904, 954, and 985 of the Code relate to computation and characterization of income and earnings and profits under the dollar approximate separate transactions method of accounting (DASTM).


EMPLOYEE PLANS

Rev. Proc. 91-44
Rulings and determination letters. Opinion letters may be issued for simplified employee pensions that provide for contributions pursuant to an employee's election under section 408(k)(6) of the Code. Rev. Proc. 87-50 and Notice 87-62 modified.

Notice 91-25
Guidelines are set forth for determining, for July 1991, the weighted average interest rate and the resulting permissible range of interest rates used to calculate current liability for purposes of the full funding limitation of section 412(c)(7) of the Code as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987.


ADMINISTRATIVE

Rev. Proc. 91-43
1991 population figures for low-income housing credit and tax-exempt bonds. Resident populations of the various states for purposes of determining the 1991 calendar year (1) state housing credit ceiling under section 42(h) of the Code, and (2) private activity bond volume cap under section 146 are published.

Notice 91-26
This notice provides clarification regarding the reporting requirement for sick-pay payments.

Announcement 91-112
This announcement informs taxpayers that an instruction in Part I, line 3b of the Specific Instructions to Form 8609 (Rev. March 1991), Low-Income Housing Credit Allocation Certification, is incorrect. Federally subsidized buildings in high cost areas are eligible for the increased credit under section 42(d)(5)(C) of the Code.

Announcement 91-116
Supplemental information on Treasury bills for Publication 1212, List of Original Discount Instruments, is set forth.


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