Internal Revenue Bulletins  
January 05, 2004

Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2004-01

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EMPLOYEE PLANS

Rev. Proc. 2004-4(PDF, 314K)
Rulings and information letters; issuance procedures. Revised procedures are provided for furnishing ruling letters, information letters, etc., on matters related to sections of the Code currently under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities. Rev. Proc. 2003�4 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-5(PDF, 243K)
Technical advice. Revised procedures are provided for furnishing technical advice to area managers and appeals offices by the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, regarding issues in the employee plans area (including actuarial matters) and in the exempt organizations area. Rev. Proc. 2003�5 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-6(PDF, 300K)
Employee plans determination letters. Revised procedures are provided for issuing determination letters on the qualified status of employee plans under sections 401(a), 403(a), 409, and 4975 of the Code. Rev. Proc. 2003�6 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-8(PDF, 136K)
User fees for employee plans and exempt organizations. Up-to-date guidance for complying with the user fee program of the Service as it pertains to requests for letter rulings, determination letters, etc., on matters under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, is provided. Rev. Proc. 2003�8 superseded.

EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

Rev. Proc. 2004-4(PDF, 314K)
Rulings and information letters; issuance procedures. Revised procedures are provided for furnishing ruling letters, information letters, etc., on matters related to sections of the Code currently under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities. Rev. Proc. 2003�4 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-5(PDF, 243K)
Technical advice. Revised procedures are provided for furnishing technical advice to area managers and appeals offices by the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, regarding issues in the employee plans area (including actuarial matters) and in the exempt organizations area. Rev. Proc. 2003�5 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-8(PDF, 136K)
User fees for employee plans and exempt organizations. Up-to-date guidance for complying with the user fee program of the Service as it pertains to requests for letter rulings, determination letters, etc., on matters under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, is provided. Rev. Proc. 2003�8 superseded.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Rev. Proc. 2004-1(PDF, 543K)
Letter rulings, information letters and determination letters. This procedure contains revised procedures for letter rulings and information letters issued by the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), Associate Chief Counsel (International), Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), and Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). This procedure also contains revised procedures for determination letters issued by the Large and Mid-Size Business Division, Small Business/Self-Employed Division, Wage and Investment Division, and Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. Rev. Proc. 2003�1 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-2(PDF, 234K)
Technical advice and technical expedited advice. This procedure explains when and how the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), Associate Chief Counsel (International), Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), and Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) issue technical advice memoranda (TAMs) and technical expedited advice memoranda (TEAMs) to a director or an appeals area director. It also explains the rights a taxpayer has when a director or an appeals area director requests technical advice or technical expedited advice regarding a tax matter. Rev. Proc. 2003�2 superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-3(PDF, 129K)
Areas in which rulings will not be issued (domestic areas). This procedure provides a revised list of those provisions of the Code under the jurisdiction of the Associates Chief Counsel and the Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) relating to matters where the Service will not issue rulings or determination letters. Rev. Proc. 2003�3, as amplified by Rev. Proc. 2003�14, and as modified by Rev. Proc. 2003�48, superseded.

Rev. Proc. 2004-7(PDF, 61K)
Areas in which rulings will not be issued; Associate Chief Counsel (International). This procedure revises the list of those provisions of the Code under the jurisdiction of the Associate Chief Counsel (International) relating to matters where the Service will not issue rulings or determination letters. Rev. Proc. 2003�7 superseded.

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