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Bulletin No. 2021–29
July 19, 2021
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.
ADMINISTRATIVE
Rev. Proc. 2021-24, page 19.
This revenue procedure provides two procedures for indi-
viduals not otherwise required to file 2020 Federal income
tax returns to file returns to receive advance child tax credit
payments, 2020 recovery rebate credit payments, additional
2020 recovery rebate credit payments, and third-round eco-
nomic impact payments. The first procedure permits these
individuals to file simplified returns. The second procedure
enables these individuals to file complete returns electroni-
cally even if they have zero adjusted gross income.
EMPLOYMENT TAX, INCOME TAX
Notice 2021-42, page 19.
This notice extends the federal income and employment tax
treatment provided in Notice 2020-46, 2020-27 I.R.B. 7, to
cash payments made to charitable organizations described
in section 170(c) of the Code (section 170(c) organizations)
after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022,
that otherwise would be described in Notice 2020-46. Un-
der leave-based donation programs, employees can elect to
forgo vacation, sick, or personal leave in exchange for cash
payments made by their employers to section 170(c) orga-
nizations.
INCOME TAX
Notice 2021-41, page 17.
Beginning of Construction for Sections 45 and 48; Exten-
sion of Continuity Safe Harbor to Address Delays Related to
COVID-19 and Clarification of the Continuity Requirement. In
response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pan-
demic, Notice 2021-41 extends the Continuity Safe Harbor
for both the production tax credit for qualified facilities under
section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and the in-
vestment tax credit for energy property under section 48
of the Code for property the construction of which began in
2016 through 2020. This notice also provides a clarification
of the methods that taxpayers may use to satisfy the con-
tinuity requirement to satisfy the beginning of construction
requirements under sections 45 and 48.
Finding Lists begin on page ii.

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Part III
Beginning of Construction
for Sections 45 and 48;
Extension of Continuity
Safe Harbor to Address
Delays Related to
COVID-19 and Clarification
of the Continuity
Requirement
Notice 2021-41
SECTION 1. PURPOSE
This notice clarifies and modifies the
prior Internal Revenue Service (IRS) no-
tices
1
addressing the beginning of con-
struction requirement for both the pro-
duction tax credit for qualified facilities
under § 45 of the Internal Revenue Code
(Code) and the investment tax credit for
energy property under § 48 of the Code.
In response to the Coronavirus Disease
2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, this notice
provides that the safe harbor originally
provided in section 3.02 of Notice 2013-
60 and in section 6.05 of Notice 2018-59
and extended in prior IRS notices (Con-
tinuity Safe Harbor) is further extended
for property the construction of which
began in 2016 through 2020. This notice
also provides a clarification of the meth-
ods that taxpayers may use to satisfy the
Continuity Requirement (as provided in
prior IRS notices and defined in section
2 of this notice) to satisfy the beginning
of construction requirements under §§ 45
and 48.
SECTION 2. BACKGROUND
Section 38 of the Code allows certain
business credits. Among the credits al-
lowed by § 38 are the renewable electrici-
ty production tax credit under § 45 and the
investment tax credit determined under
§ 46 of the Code (which includes the en-
ergy credit under § 48). The credits under
§§ 45 and 48 generally are referred to as
the production tax credit (PTC) and the
investment tax credit for energy property
(ITC), respectively.
To qualify for the PTC, electricity
must, among other things, be produced by
the taxpayer at a qualified facility as de-
fined in § 45(d). The PTC for any taxable
year is calculated by multiplying an infla-
tion-adjusted credit rate by kilowatt hours
of electricity produced and sold by the
taxpayer to an unrelated person. The ITC
is calculated as a percentage of the basis
of energy property (as defined in § 48(a)
(3)) placed in service during the taxable
year. Additionally, under § 48(a)(5), a tax-
payer may elect to treat certain renewable
energy facilities that otherwise qualify un-
der § 45(d) as energy property to claim the
ITC in lieu of the PTC with respect to the
facility. Both the PTC and the ITC have
a beginning of construction requirement.
On December 27, 2020, the Taxpay-
er Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act
of 2020 (TCDTRA), enacted as Division
EE of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2021, Pub. L. 116-260, Title I, 134
Stat. 1182, 3052-53, 3057-58, amended
§§ 45 and 48 with regard to the PTC and
the ITC. Section 131(a) of the TCDTRA
extended the deadline to begin construc-
tion for certain qualified facilities for
one year to December 31, 2021. Section
131(b) of the TCDTRA extended the be-
ginning of construction deadline appli-
cable to the election to claim the ITC in
lieu of the PTC by one year with respect
to certain qualified facilities to December
31, 2021. Section 132(a) of the TCDTRA
extended the deadlines for the beginning
of construction requirements for certain
ITC-eligible energy property to December
31, 2023. In addition, sections 131(c) and
132(b) of the TCDTRA extended the be-
ginning of construction deadlines for the
phaseout provisions applicable to the PTC
and the ITC. Finally, section 204 of the
TCDTRA amended § 48(a)(5) to provide
special rules for “qualified offshore wind
facilities.”
The Department of the Treasury (Trea-
sury Department) and the IRS have pub-
lished several notices regarding the begin-
ning of construction requirement. Notice
2013-29 provides two methods to estab-
lish that the beginning of construction
requirement under §§ 45 and 48(a)(5) has
been satisfied with respect to a facility:
the Physical Work Test and the Five Per-
cent Safe Harbor. Both methods require
a taxpayer to make continuous progress
towards completion of the facility once
construction has begun (Continuity Re-
quirement).
Section 4 of Notice 2013-29 provides
the Physical Work Test. Section 4.01 of
Notice 2013-29 provides:
Construction of a qualified facility
begins when physical work of a sig-
nificant nature begins. . . . Whether a
taxpayer has begun construction of a
facility before [the statutory deadline]
will depend on the relevant facts and
circumstances. The Internal Revenue
Service will closely scrutinize a facili-
ty, and may determine that construction
has not begun on a facility before [the
statutory deadline] if a taxpayer does
not maintain a continuous program of
construction as determined under sec-
tion 4.06.
Section 4.06(1) of Notice 2013-29 pro-
vides that a continuous program of con-
struction involves continuing physical
work of a significant nature (Continu-
ous Construction Test). Further, section
4.06(1) of Notice 2013-29 provides that
whether the taxpayer has maintained a
continuous program of construction will
be determined by the relevant facts and
circumstances.
Section 5.01 of Notice 2013-29 pro-
vides the Five Percent Safe Harbor:
Construction of a facility will be con-
sidered as having begun before [the
statutory deadline] if (1) a taxpayer
pays or incurs (within the meaning of
Treas. Reg. § 1.461-1(a)(1) and (2))
five percent or more of the total cost
of the facility, except as provided in
1
Notice 2013-29, 2013-20 I.R.B. 1085; Notice 2013-60, 2013-44 I.R.B. 431; Notice 2014-46, 2014-36 I.R.B. 520; Notice 2015-25, 2015-13 I.R.B. 814; Notice 2016-31, 2016-23 I.R.B. 1025;
Notice 2017-04, 2017-4 I.R.B. 541; Notice 2018-59, 2018-28 I.R.B. 196; Notice 2019-43, 2019-31 I.R.B. 487; Notice 2020-41, 2020-25 I.R.B. 954; and Notice 2021-5, 2021-3 I.R.B. 479
(collectively, the prior IRS notices).
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section 5.01(2), before [the statutory
deadline] and (2) thereafter, the taxpay-
er makes continuous efforts to advance
towards completion of the facility (as
determined under section 5.02).
Section 5.02(1) of Notice 2013-29 pro-
vides that whether a taxpayer makes con-
tinuous efforts to advance towards com-
pletion of the facility will be determined
by the relevant facts and circumstances
(Continuous Efforts Test). This section
also provides that facts and circumstances
indicating continuous efforts to advance
towards completion of the facility may in-
clude, but are not limited to:
(a) paying or incurring additional
amounts included in the total cost of
the facility;
(b) entering into binding written con-
tracts for components or future work
on construction of the facility;
(c) obtaining necessary permits; and
(d) performing physical work of a sig-
nificant nature.
Notice 2013-60 clarifies certain con-
cepts provided in Notice 2013-29. Notice
2013-60 provides a Continuity Safe Har-
bor that allows a facility to be deemed to
have satisfied the Continuity Requirement.
Section 3.02 of Notice 2013-60 provides
that if a facility is placed in service be-
fore January 1, 2016, the facility will be
considered to satisfy the Continuous Con-
struction Test (for purposes of satisfying
the Physical Work Test) or the Continuous
Efforts Test (for purposes of satisfying the
Five Percent Safe Harbor). Section 3.02
of Notice 2013-60 also provides that if a
facility is not placed in service before Jan-
uary 1, 2016, whether the facility satisfies
the Continuous Construction or Contin-
uous Efforts Tests will be determined by
the relevant facts and circumstances, as
described in section 4.06 and section 5.02
of Notice 2013-29.
The Treasury Department and the IRS
have published several notices further
extending and modifying the Continuity
Safe Harbor. Notice 2015-25 extended the
Continuity Safe Harbor for one year by
replacing “January 1, 2016” provided in
Notice 2013-60 with “January 1, 2017.”
Notice 2016-31 modified the Continuity
Safe Harbor originally provided in sec-
tion 3.02 of Notice 2013-60 and extended
by Notice 2015-25. Section 3 of Notice
2016-31 provides that if a taxpayer plac-
es a facility in service by the later of (1) a
calendar year that is no more than four cal-
endar years after the calendar year during
which construction of the facility began or
(2) December 31, 2016, the facility will be
considered to satisfy the Continuity Safe
Harbor. Notice 2017-04 further extended
and modified the Continuity Safe Harbor
by providing that if a taxpayer places a
facility in service by the later of (1) a cal-
endar year that is no more than four cal-
endar years after the calendar year during
which construction of the facility began or
(2) December 31, 2018, the facility will be
considered to satisfy the Continuity Safe
Harbor.
Notice 2018-59 provides guidance on
determining when construction has be-
gun on energy property eligible for the
§ 48 credit. It provides two methods to
establish the beginning of construction
(Physical Work Test and Five Percent
Safe Harbor), a Continuity Requirement
for both methods, rules for transferring
energy property, and additional rules ap-
plicable to the beginning of construction
requirement of § 48 with respect to “en-
ergy property” described in sections 2.02
and 2.03 of Notice 2018-59. Section 6.05
of Notice 2018-59 provides a Continuity
Safe Harbor for energy property under §
48 that mirrors that provided for the PTC
under § 45 in the prior IRS notices:
Except as provided in this section, if a
taxpayer places an energy property in
service by the end of a calendar year
that is no more than four calendar years
after the calendar year during which
construction of the energy property be-
gan (the Continuity Safe Harbor Dead-
line), the energy property will be con-
sidered to satisfy the Continuity Safe
Harbor. The excusable disruption rules
in section 6.03 do not apply for purpos-
es of applying the Continuity Safe Har-
bor. However, if an energy property is
not placed in service before the end of
the fourth calendar year after the cal-
endar year during which construction
of the energy property began, whether
the energy property satisfies the Con-
tinuity Requirement under either the
Physical Work Test or the Five Percent
Safe Harbor will be determined by the
relevant facts and circumstances.
In response to the COVID-19 pan-
demic, on May 27, 2020, the Treasury
Department and the IRS released Notice
2020-41, which provides that for projects
that began construction in either calendar
year 2016 or 2017, the Continuity Safe
Harbor is satisfied if a taxpayer places
the qualified facility or energy property in
service by the end of a calendar year that
is no more than five calendar years after
the calendar year during which construc-
tion with respect to that qualified facility
or energy property began. Notice 2020-41
also provides a 3½ Month Safe Harbor for
services or property paid for by the tax-
payer on or after September 16, 2019 and
received by October 15, 2020.
The Treasury Department and the IRS
recognize that regional, national, or glob-
al circumstances due to the COVID-19
pandemic have continued to cause delays
in the development of certain facilities
eligible for the PTC and the ITC. These
extraordinary delays have adversely af-
fected the ability of many taxpayers to
place facilities in service in time to meet
the Continuity Safe Harbor. According-
ly, this notice provides relief for projects
on which construction began in 2016
through 2020 by expanding the period
that qualifies for the Continuity Safe Har-
bor. In addition, in response to requests
from taxpayers, this notice harmonizes
the methods for satisfying the Continui-
ty Requirement under the Physical Work
Test and Five Percent Safe Harbor. Ex-
cept as otherwise specified in this notice,
the guidance provided in the prior IRS
notices continues to apply.
SECTION 3. EXTENSION OF THE
CONTINUITY SAFE HARBOR FOR
SECTIONS 45 AND 48
This notice provides that for any qual-
ified facility or energy property that began
construction under the Physical Work Test
or the Five Percent Safe Harbor in calen-
dar year 2016, 2017, 2018, or 2019, the
Continuity Safe Harbor is satisfied if a
taxpayer places the qualified facility or
energy property in service by the end of
a calendar year that is no more than six
calendar years after the calendar year
during which construction with respect to
that qualified facility or energy property
began. Additionally, for any qualified fa-
cility or energy property that began con-
struction under the Physical Work Test or
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the Five Percent Safe Harbor in calendar
year 2020, the Continuity Safe Harbor is
satisfied if a taxpayer places the qualified
facility or energy property in service by
the end of a calendar year that is no more
than five calendar years after the calen-
dar year during which construction with
respect to that qualified facility or energy
property began.
SECTION 4. CLARIFICATION
OF METHODS TO SATISFY THE
CONTINUITY REQUIREMENT
This notice further provides that for
any qualified facility or energy property
to which the Continuity Safe Harbor does
not apply, the Continuity Requirement is
satisfied if the taxpayer demonstrates sat-
isfaction of either the Continuous Con-
struction Test or the Continuous Efforts
Test, regardless of whether the Physical
Work Test or the Five Percent Safe Har-
bor was used to establish the beginning of
construction.
SECTION 5. EFFECT ON OTHER
DOCUMENTS
Notice 2013-29, Notice 2013-60, No-
tice 2014-46, Notice 2015-25, Notice
2016-31, Notice 2017-04, Notice 2018-
59, Notice 2019-43, Notice 2020-41, and
Notice 2021-5 are modified.
SECTION 6. NO RULE
The IRS will not issue private letter rul-
ings or determination letters to a taxpayer
regarding the application of this notice, the
prior IRS notices, or the beginning of con-
struction requirement under §§ 45 and 48.
SECTION 7. DRAFTING
INFORMATION
The principal author of this notice is
Jennifer Bernardini of the Office of As-
sociate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs &
Special Industries). For further informa-
tion regarding this notice contact Jennifer
Bernardini on (202) 317-6853 (not a toll-
free number).
Treatment of Amounts
Paid to Section 170(c)
Organizations under
Employer Leave-based
Donation Programs to Aid
Victims of the COVID-19
Pandemic
Notice 2021-42
Subsequent to the March 13, 2020,
emergency declaration issued by the
President of the United States under the
authority of the Robert T. Stafford Disas-
ter Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(Stafford Act) (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.)
in response to the ongoing Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the
President issued major disaster declara-
tions under the authority of the Stafford
Act for each of the 50 states, the District
of Columbia, and five U.S. territories (af-
fected geographic areas).
1
Notice 2020-46, 2020-27 I.R.B. 7, pro-
vided guidance under the Internal Reve-
nue Code (Code) on the federal income
and employment tax treatment to employ-
ers and their employees of cash payments
made before January 1, 2021, for the relief
of victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in
the affected geographic areas under em-
ployer sponsored leave-based donation
programs. Under leave-based donation
programs, employees can elect to forgo
vacation, sick, or personal leave in ex-
change for cash payments made by their
employers to charitable organizations de-
scribed in section 170(c) of the Code (sec-
tion 170(c) organizations).
Because of the ongoing nature of the
COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of
the Treasury and the Internal Revenue
Service have determined that it is appro-
priate to extend the treatment provided in
Notice 2020-46 to cash payments made to
section 170(c) organizations after Decem-
ber 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022.
Accordingly, this notice extends the
federal income and employment tax treat-
ment provided in Notice 2020-46 to cash
payments made to section 170(c) organi-
zations after December 31, 2020, and be-
fore January 1, 2022, that otherwise would
be described in Notice 2020-46.
EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS
Notice 2020-46 is modified.
DRAFTING INFORMATION
For further information, please contact
Suzanne R. Sinno of the Office of Asso-
ciate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Ac-
counting) at (202) 317-4718 (not a toll-
free number).
26 CFR 1.6012-1: Individuals required to make
returns of income.
Rev. Proc. 2021-24
SECTION 1. PURPOSE
.01 This revenue procedure provides
procedures for individuals who are not
otherwise required to file Federal income
tax returns for taxable year 2020 to re-
ceive advance child tax credit payments
under § 7527A of the Internal Revenue
Code (Code) and third-round economic
impact payments under § 6428B of the
Code. These procedures also permit indi-
viduals to claim the 2020 recovery rebate
credit under § 6428 of the Code and the
additional 2020 recovery rebate credit un-
der § 6428A of the Code. Section 2 of this
revenue procedure describes these credits
in further detail.
.02 Section 4 of this revenue procedure
provides a simplified Federal income tax
return filing procedure for individuals
whose gross income is less than their ap-
plicable standard deduction amount and
who are not required to file a Federal in-
come tax return for taxable year 2020.
.03 Section 5 of this revenue procedure
provides a procedure for individuals who
are not required to file a Federal income
tax return, whose gross income is less
than their applicable standard deduction
amount, and who have zero adjusted gross
income (AGI) to file an electronic Federal
income tax return for taxable year 2020.
These individuals generally are not able
to file Federal income tax returns elec-
1
See https://www.fema.gov/coronavirus/disaster-declarations.

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tronically due to tax return preparation
software and return processing parameters
that do not accept $0 AGI entries. Because
tax returns filed on paper do not pose this
processing issue, the procedure provided
by section 5 of this revenue procedure
does not apply to a Federal income tax re-
turn filed on paper, although the procedure
provided by section 4 of this revenue pro-
cedure does apply to paper-filed returns of
individuals who are not required to file a
Federal income tax return for taxable year
2020.
.04 The procedures provided by this
revenue procedure do not apply to a res-
ident of American Samoa, Guam, the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico (Puerto Rico), or the U.S. Virgin Is-
lands (each, a U.S. territory). A resident
of a U.S. territory other than Puerto Rico
should contact his or her local territory tax
agency for additional information about
the child tax credit and advance child
tax credit payments. A resident of Puerto
Rico may be eligible to claim the child tax
credit from the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), under procedures to be announced
at a later date, but is not eligible to receive
advance child tax credit payments. A resi-
dent of a U.S. territory should contact his
or her local territory tax agency for addi-
tional information about third-round eco-
nomic impact payments, the 2020 recov-
ery rebate credit, and the additional 2020
recovery rebate credit.
.05 An individual who already filed a
Federal income tax return for taxable year
2020 does not need to file any additional
forms or otherwise contact the IRS to (i)
receive advance child tax credit payments
for each eligible qualifying child, as de-
fined in § 24(c) (2020 CTC qualifying
child) shown on that return; (ii) receive a
third-round economic impact payment for
themselves and for each eligible depen-
dent (as defined in § 152) shown on that
return; or (iii) claim a previously claimed
2020 recovery rebate credit and addition-
al 2020 recovery rebate credit for them-
selves and for each eligible 2020 CTC
qualifying child.
.06 An individual who filed a Federal
income tax return for taxable year 2019,
including by entering information into the
“Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here”
tool in 2020, does not need to file any
additional forms or otherwise contact the
IRS to receive an advance child tax cred-
it payment for the 2020 CTC qualifying
children shown on that return or to receive
a third-round economic impact payment
for themselves and for each dependent
shown on that return. Such individual can
claim the 2020 recovery rebate credit and
additional 2020 recovery rebate credit on a
Federal income tax return for taxable year
2020 if the individual did not receive the
full amount of these credits as first- and
second-round economic impact payments.
SECTION 2. BACKGROUND
.01 Child Tax Credit and Credit for
Other Dependents.
(1) Child tax credit. Under § 24(a), a
taxpayer may claim a credit against the
taxpayer’s Federal income tax liability (as
imposed by chapter 1 of subtitle A of the
Code) for the taxable year with respect to
each of the taxpayer’s qualifying children
for whom the taxpayer is allowed a deduc-
tion under § 151 of the Code. In the case
of a taxable year beginning after Decem-
ber 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026,
no child tax credit is allowed for a qualify-
ing child unless the social security number
(SSN) of the child, which must be valid
for employment, is provided on the return.
See § 24(h)(7). If the taxpayer’s child was
a U.S. citizen when the child received the
SSN, the SSN is valid for employment.
(2) Credit for other dependents. For the
taxable years described in section 2.01(1)
of this revenue procedure, a $500 cred-
it (credit for other dependents) may be
available for a dependent of the taxpayer
who is not a qualifying child or who is a
qualifying child but does not have an SSN
valid for employment. See § 24(h)(4).
The credit for other dependents is not ad-
dressed by this revenue procedure because
the credit is nonrefundable, and therefore
is not applicable to individuals described
in section 4.02 or 5.02 of this revenue pro-
cedure.
(3) Nonresident aliens. Only nonresi-
dent aliens who are U.S. nationals; resi-
dents of Canada, Mexico, or South Korea;
or students and business apprentices from
India who qualify for benefits under Arti-
cle 21(2) of the income tax treaty with In-
dia may claim the child tax credit or credit
for other dependents.
.02 American Rescue Plan Changes to
the Child Tax Credit. Section 9611(a) and
(b)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act
of 2021 (American Rescue Plan), Public
Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 4, 144-148 (March
11, 2021), added §§ 24(i) and 7527A to
the Code. The American Rescue Plan
amended the provisions under § 24 that
address the child tax credit for qualifying
children but did not amend the provisions
under § 24 that address the credit for other
dependents.
(1) Special child tax credit rules under
§ 24. With regard to any taxable year be-
ginning after December 31, 2020, and be-
fore January 1, 2022 (2021 taxable year),
§ 24(i) amends the child tax credit rules
set forth in § 24 to provide the following:
(a) The definition of a qualifying child
has been expanded to include a child who
has not attained the age of 18 as of the end
of the 2021 taxable year (2021 CTC qual-
ifying child). See § 24(i)(2)(A).
(b) The child tax credit for 2021 CTC
qualifying children is fully refundable for
a taxpayer if the taxpayer (or the spouse
of the taxpayer filing a joint return) has
a principal place of abode in the United
States (determined as provided in § 32 of
the Code) for more than one-half of tax-
able year 2021 (U.S. principal place of
abode status). Full refundability means
that taxpayers can benefit from the max-
imum credit even if they do not have
earned income or do not owe any Federal
income tax. See § 24(i)(1).
(c) Taxpayers claiming the child tax
credit for the 2021 taxable year will re-
ceive up to $3,000 for each 2021 CTC
qualifying child who is between the ages
of 6 and 17 as of the end of the 2021 tax-
able year, and $3,600 for each 2021 CTC
qualifying child who is under the age of 6
as of the end of the 2021 taxable year. See
§ 24(i)(2) and (3).
(2) Advance payment of the child tax
credit under § 7527A.
(a) Establishment of advance child
tax credit payment program. Section
7527A(a) requires the Secretary of the
Treasury or her delegate (Secretary) to es-
tablish a program for making periodic ad-
vance child tax credit payments to taxpay-
ers the total of which, during any calendar
year, equals the “annual advance amount”
(as defined in § 7527A(b)(1)) determined
with respect to that taxpayer for that cal-

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endar year. These advance child tax credit
payments must be made no earlier than
July 1, 2021, and no later than December
31, 2021, and generally must be made in
equal amounts. See §§ 7527A(a), (b)(3),
and (f).
(b) Definition of annual advance
amount. In general, § 7527A(b)(1) de-
fines the term “annual advance amount”
to mean, with respect to any taxpay-
er for any calendar year, the amount (if
any) that the Secretary estimates as be-
ing equal to 50 percent of the refundable
child tax credit amount that would be
treated as allowed by reason of § 24(i)(1)
for the taxpayer’s taxable year beginning
in that calendar year if (i) the U.S. prin-
cipal place of abode status is determined
with respect to the “reference taxable
year” (as defined in § 7527A(b)(2)); (ii)
the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross
income for that taxable year is equal to
the taxpayer’s modified adjusted gross
income for the reference taxable year;
(iii) the only children of the taxpayer for
that taxable year are qualifying children
properly claimed on the taxpayer’s re-
turn of tax for the reference taxable year;
and (iv) the ages of those children (and
the status of those children as 2020 CTC
qualifying children) are determined for
that taxable year by taking into account
the passage of time since the reference
taxable year.
(c) Reference taxable year. In general,
the term “reference taxable year” means,
with respect to any taxpayer for any cal-
endar year, the taxpayer’s taxable year
beginning in the preceding calendar year
(that is, the taxpayer’s 2020 taxable year)
or, in the case of taxpayer who did not file
a Federal income tax return for that tax-
able year, the taxpayer’s taxable year be-
ginning in the second preceding calendar
year (that is, the taxpayer’s 2019 taxable
year).
(d) Authority to issue guidance. Sec-
tion 7527A(g) provides, in relevant part,
that the Secretary shall issue such regu-
lations or other guidance as the Secretary
determines to be necessary or appropriate
to carry out the purposes of § 7527A.
.03 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit and
First-Round Economic Impact Payments.
(1) 2020 recovery rebate credit. Section
2201(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,
and Economic Security Act (or CARES
Act), Public Law 116-136, 134 Stat. 281,
335-337 (March 27, 2020) added § 6428 to
the Code. Section 6428(a) provides an el-
igible individual (as defined in § 6428(d))
a refundable tax credit against the eligible
individual’s Federal income tax liability
(as imposed by subtitle A of the Code) for
the eligible individual’s first taxable year
beginning in 2020 (2020 recovery rebate
credit).
(a) Definition of eligible individual.
Section 6428(d) defines the term “eligible
individual” for purposes of § 6428 to mean
any individual other than (i) a nonresident
alien individual, (ii) an individual who can
be claimed as a dependent for a deduction
under § 151 for the taxable year, or (iii) an
estate or trust. To receive a 2020 recovery
rebate credit, § 6428(g) requires that an
eligible individual have an SSN valid for
employment or file a joint return with an
eligible individual who has an SSN valid
for employment.
(b) Amount of 2020 recovery rebate
credit. Section 6428(a) provides that the
amount of the 2020 recovery rebate cred-
it equals the sum of (i) $1,200 per eligi-
ble individual ($2,400 in the case of two
eligible individuals filing a joint return)
and (ii) an amount equal to the product
of $500 multiplied by the number of
2020 CTC qualifying children of the el-
igible individual. Section 6428(g)(1)(C)
and (g)(3) does not take into account a
2020 CTC qualifying child who does not
have an SSN valid for employment or an
adoption taxpayer identification num-
ber issued by the IRS (ATIN). Section
6428(g) reduces the $2,400 amount for
joint filers to $1,200 if one spouse does
not have an SSN valid for employment
and neither spouse was a member of the
Armed Forces of the United States at
any time during the taxable year. Section
6428(c) provides phaseouts of the credit
amount based on an eligible individual’s
AGI. Section 6428(e) further reduces the
credit amount by the aggregate refunds
allowed to the eligible individual as an
advance refund in 2020 (first-round eco-
nomic impact payments).
(2) First-round economic impact pay-
ments. Section 6428(f) addresses the
payment of advanced refunds and credits
during calendar year 2020. The IRS has
disbursed the first-round economic impact
payments. See § 6428(f)(3)(A).
.04 Additional 2020 Recovery Rebate
Credit and Second-Round Economic Im-
pact Payments.
(1) Additional 2020 recovery rebate
credit. Section 272(a) of the COVID-re-
lated Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted in
Division N of Title II of the Consolidat-
ed Appropriations Act, 2021, Public Law
116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, 1965-1971 (De-
cember 27, 2020), added § 6428A to the
Code. Section 6428A(a) provides an eli-
gible individual, in addition to the refund-
able tax credit allowed under § 6428(a), a
refundable tax credit against the eligible
individual’s Federal income tax liability
(as imposed by subtitle A of the Code) for
the eligible individual’s first taxable year
beginning in 2020 (additional 2020 recov-
ery rebate credit).
(a) Definition of eligible individual. Sec-
tion 6428A(d) defines the term “eligible in-
dividual” for purposes of § 6428A to mean
any individual other than (i) a nonresident
alien individual, (ii) an individual who can
be claimed as a dependent for a deduction
under § 151 for the taxable year, or (iii)
an estate or trust. To receive an addition-
al 2020 recovery rebate credit, § 6428A(g)
requires that an eligible individual have an
SSN valid for employment or file a joint re-
turn with an eligible individual who has an
SSN valid for employment.
(b) Amount of additional 2020 recovery
rebate credit. Section 6428A(a) provides
that the amount of the additional 2020
recovery rebate credit equals the sum of
(i) $600 per eligible individual ($1,200 in
the case of two eligible individuals filing
a joint return) and (ii) an amount equal to
the product of $600 multiplied by the num-
ber of 2020 CTC qualifying children of
the eligible individual. Section 6428A(g)
(3) and (4) does not take into account a
2020 CTC qualifying child who does not
have an SSN valid for employment or
an ATIN. Section 6428A(g) reduces the
$1,200 amount for joint filers to $600 if
one spouse does not have an SSN valid
for employment and neither spouse was a
member of the Armed Forces of the Unit-
ed States at any time during the taxable
year. Section 6428A(c) provides phase-
outs of the credit amount based on an eli-
gible individual’s AGI. Section 6428A(e)
further reduces the credit amount by the
aggregate refunds allowed to the eligible
individual as an advance refund in Decem-

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ber 2020 and January 2021 (second-round
economic impact payments).
(2) Second-round economic impact
payments. Section 6428A(f) addresses the
payment of advanced refunds and cred-
its during calendar year 2020. All sec-
ond-round economic impact payments have
been disbursed. See § 6428A(f)(3)(A).
.05 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit and
Third-Round Economic Impact Payments.
(1) 2021 recovery rebate credit. Sec-
tion 9601(a) of the American Rescue
Plan added § 6428B to the Code. Section
6428B(a) provides an eligible individual
a refundable tax credit against the eligible
individual’s Federal income tax liability
(as imposed by subtitle A of the Code) for
the eligible individual’s first taxable year
beginning in 2021 (2021 recovery rebate
credit).
(a) Definition of eligible individual.
Section 6428B(c) defines the term “eligi-
ble individual” for purposes of § 6428B to
mean any individual other than (i) a non-
resident alien individual, (ii) an individual
who is a dependent of another taxpayer (as
defined in § 152) for the taxable year, or
(iii) an estate or trust.
(b) Amount of 2021 recovery rebate
credit. Section 6428B(a) provides that the
amount of the 2021 recovery rebate credit
equals the sum of (i) $1,400 per eligible
individual ($2,800 in the case of a joint re-
turn) and (ii) an amount equal to the prod-
uct of $1,400 multiplied by the number of
the eligible individual’s dependents (with-
in the meaning of § 152). If an eligible in-
dividual does not have an SSN, or if two
eligible individuals who do not have an
SSN file a joint return, § 6428B(e)(2) does
not allow the $1,400 for the eligible indi-
vidual or $2,800 for the joint return, but
will allow an amount for dependents (as
defined in § 152). Section 6428B(e)(2) re-
duces the $2,800 amount for a joint return
to $1,400 if one spouse has an SSN, one
spouse does not have an SSN, and neither
spouse was a member of the Armed Forc-
es of the United States at any time during
the taxable year. Only a dependent with an
SSN or an ATIN is counted for purposes
of determining the amount of the 2021 re-
covery rebate credit. Section 6428B(e)(2)
(C) and (D). For purposes of qualifying for
the 2021 recovery rebate credit, any type
of SSN is sufficient. See § 6428B(e)(2)(D)
(i). Section 6428B(d) provides phaseouts
of the credit amount based on an eligible
individual’s AGI.
(2) Third-round economic impact pay-
ments. Section 6428B(g) provides eligible
individuals with advance refund payments
of the 2021 recovery rebate credit (third-
round economic impact payments). All
third-round economic impact payments
must be disbursed to eligible individuals
before January 1, 2022. See § 6428B(g)
(3).
(a) Calculation of payment amount. If
available to the Secretary as of the eligi-
bility and payment determination date for
an eligible individual, the amount of the
eligible individual’s third-round econom-
ic impact payment is determined based
on the eligible individual’s 2020 Federal
income tax return. See § 6428B(g)(5)(A).
If an eligible individual’s 2020 Federal
income tax return has not been processed
as of the eligibility and payment determi-
nation date for the eligible individual, the
eligible individual’s 2019 Federal income
tax return will be used to determine the
amount of the eligible individual’s third-
round economic impact payment. See §
6428B(g)(1), (5)(A).
(b) Plus-up payments. If an eligible in-
dividual who receives the third-round eco-
nomic impact payment determined before
the IRS processes the eligible individual’s
2020 Federal income tax return is entitled
to a larger payment based on the eligible
individual’s 2020 Federal income tax re-
turn, the eligible individual will receive
an additional “plus-up” payment making
up the difference when the eligible indi-
vidual’s 2020 Federal income tax return is
processed. See § 6428B(g)(5)(B).
SECTION 3. SCOPE
.01 Overview. To allow individuals
who are not required to file a federal tax
return or wish to file a federal tax return
electronically to receive advance child
tax credit payments, third-round econom-
ic impact payments, the 2020 recovery
rebate credit, and the additional 2020 re-
covery rebate credit, the IRS needs certain
information about these individuals that
would ordinarily be provided by a federal
tax return. The procedures set forth in sec-
tion 4 and section 5 of this revenue pro-
cedure allow the individuals described in
those sections to provide this information
either in the form of a simplified return or
an electronically filed return.
.02 Purpose of Simplified Filing Pro-
cedure under Section 4. In order to ensure
that individuals otherwise not required to
file a Federal income tax return in 2020 are
able to receive (i) advance child tax credit
payments and (ii) third-round economic
impact payments, section 4 of this revenue
procedure provides a procedure for these
individuals to file simplified Federal in-
come tax returns for 2020. This procedure
also permits individuals to claim the 2020
recovery rebate credit and additional 2020
recovery rebate credit on that simplified
Federal income tax return.
.03 Purposes of Zero AGI Filing Proce-
dure under Section 5. The Department of
the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the
IRS also are aware that individuals other-
wise not required to file Federal income tax
returns may desire to file Federal income
tax returns electronically. These individu-
als may use tax return preparation software
that does not permit them to file pursuant
to the simplified procedure provided by
section 4 of this revenue procedure, or the
individuals may need to file complete Fed-
eral income tax returns to receive certain
State or local benefits. The Treasury De-
partment and the IRS understand that many
Federal income tax returns cannot be filed
electronically if the filer reports an AGI of
zero (as opposed to an AGI of $1 or more)
and does not claim the 2020 recovery re-
bate credit, the additional 2020 recovery
rebate credit, or any amount as a refund.
To facilitate the processing of electronic re-
turns filed by zero AGI individuals not oth-
erwise required to file Federal income tax
returns, section 5 of this revenue procedure
provides a procedure for these individuals
to file complete electronic Federal income
tax returns to receive (i) advance child tax
credit payments and (ii) third-round eco-
nomic impact payments.
SECTION 4. SPECIAL PROCEDURE
FOR FILING SIMPLIFIED PAPER
OR ELECTRONIC TAX RETURN IF
INDIVIDUAL IS NOT REQUIRED
TO FILE A FEDERAL INCOME TAX
RETURN FOR TAXABLE YEAR
2020
.01 Federal Income Tax Return Filed
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plified procedure set forth in this section
4, a simplified return may be filed, on
paper or electronically, on a Form 1040,
U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, Form
1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors, or
Form 1040-NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien
Income Tax Return. A Federal income tax
return for taxable year 2020 filed under
the simplified procedure in this section 4
will result in the following:
(1) The Secretary will use the informa-
tion provided on the simplified return to
(i) estimate the annual advance amount
for the simplified return filer, and (ii) cal-
culate the third-round economic impact
payment for which the simplified return
filer is eligible. As noted in section 2.05(1)
(a) of this revenue procedure, a nonresi-
dent alien is not eligible under § 6428B(c)
to receive third-round economic impact
payments.
(2) The simplified return filer may
claim the 2020 recovery rebate credit and
additional 2020 recovery rebate credit
when filing Form 1040 or Form 1040-
SR. As noted in sections 2.03(1)(a) and
2.04(1)(a) of this revenue procedure, a
nonresident alien is not eligible under §§
6428(d) and 6428A(d) to claim the 2020
recovery rebate credit or additional 2020
recovery rebate credit.
.02 Definition of Simplified Return Fil-
er. For purposes of this section 4, a “sim-
plified return filer” is an individual (1)
who is not required to file a Federal in-
come tax return for taxable year 2020, (2)
whose gross income for that taxable year
is less than their applicable standard de-
duction amount, and (3) who has not filed
a paper or electronic Federal income tax
return for that taxable year. A simplified
return filer, however, does not include a
resident of a U.S. territory.
.03 Simplified Filing Method.
(1) Overview. In the case of a simpli-
fied return filer, the IRS will process the
simplified return filer’s Form 1040, Form
1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR for taxable
year 2020 to calculate the Federal income
tax benefits described in section 3.01 of
this revenue procedure if the form is pre-
pared in the manner required by this sec-
tion 4.03. The Form 1040, Form 1040-SR,
or Form 1040-NR must include the infor-
mation described in this section 4.03.
(2) Write Rev. Proc. 2021-24 on form. A
simplified return filer who files the Feder-
al income tax return by mail must indicate
“Rev. Proc. 2021-24” above the printed
material at the top of page 1 of the Form
1040, Form 1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR.
(3) Filing status. A simplified return fil-
er must select their filing status for taxable
year 2020 at the top of Form 1040, Form
1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR.
(4) Required general information.
(a) In general. A simplified return filer
must enter their name, mailing address,
and SSN or IRS individual taxpayer iden-
tification number (ITIN), and the name
and SSN or ITIN of their spouse if filing
a joint return, on the appropriate lines
of Form 1040, Form 1040-SR, or Form
1040-NR.
(b) Special rules for certain nonres-
ident or resident alien simplified return
filers. A nonresident or resident alien
simplified return filer who does not have
and is not eligible to receive an SSN and
does not have an ITIN must attach Form
W-7, Application for IRS Individual Tax-
payer Identification Number, to Form
1040, Form 1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR
to apply for an ITIN. Such nonresident
alien simplified return filer is not eligi-
ble for the 2020 recovery rebate credit,
additional 2020 recovery rebate credit, or
third-round economic impact payments.
Unless filing a joint return with someone
who has an SSN, such resident alien sim-
plified return filer is not eligible for the
2020 recovery rebate credit or addition-
al 2020 recovery rebate credit. Unless a
return includes a dependent who has an
SSN or an ATIN or is filed jointly with
someone who has an SSN, such resident
alien simplified return filer is not eligible
for third-round economic impact pay-
ments.
(5) Individuals who could be claimed
as dependents by other individuals. A sim-
plified return filer must check all applica-
ble boxes in the area immediately below
the virtual currency line for each individu-
al who could be claimed as a dependent by
any other individual for taxable year 2020.
(6) General information regarding de-
pendents.
(a) In general. A simplified return filer
should provide information on the appro-
priate lines of Form 1040, Form 1040-SR,
or Form 1040-NR regarding each depen-
dent at the end of taxable year 2020 who
has an SSN or an ATIN. For each depen-
dent, a simplified return filer must provide
the name, SSN or ATIN, and relationship
to the individual.
(b) Qualifying children. A simplified
return filer should check the child tax
credit box in Column (4) for each depen-
dent who has an SSN that is valid for em-
ployment and is a 2020 CTC qualifying
child of the simplified return filer for tax-
able year 2020.
(7) Limited information to provide in
lines 1 through 38. A simplified return fil-
er must leave blank lines 1 through 38 of
Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR, even if the
values for these lines are in fact not zero,
except as provided in this section 4.03(7):
(a) Lines 2b, 9, and 11. A simplified
return filer who files their Federal income
tax return electronically must enter $1 on
lines 2b, 9, and 11.
(b) Line 12. A simplified return filer
must enter the applicable standard deduc-
tion amount, if any, for their filing status
on line 12. Form 1040-NR filers who file
their Federal income tax return electron-
ically must enter $1 on lines 7 and 8 of
Schedule A (Form 1040-NR) and line 12
of Form 1040-NR.
(c) Line 15. A simplified return filer
must enter $0 on line 15.
(d) Lines 30, 32, 33, 34, and 35a (2020
recovery rebate credit entries). A simplified
return filer who files Form 1040 or Form
1040-SR may enter the sum of the filer’s
2020 recovery rebate credit and additional
2020 recovery rebate credit on lines 30, 32,
33, 34, and 35a. The credit amounts should
be computed using the Recovery Rebate
Credit Worksheet for line 30 in the 2020
Instructions for Form 1040 and 1040-SR,
available at www.irs.gov/Form1040. Pro-
viding the correct amount will speed up
the payment of the 2020 recovery rebate
credit and additional 2020 recovery rebate
credit, as well as the third-round economic
impact payment. The IRS will correct any
incorrect amount (other than $0) claimed
on lines line 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35a, but the
correction will delay processing of the re-
turn and therefore enrollment for advance
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(e) Line 35a checkbox (split direct de-
posit indicator). A simplified return fil-
er should not check the box on line 35a
because neither advance child tax credit
payments, nor third-round economic im-
pact payments, may be divided among
multiple accounts.
(f) Lines 35b through 35d (direct de-
posit information). A simplified return
filer may request the direct deposit of
their advance child tax credit payments
and any future third-round economic im-
pact payment into their account at a bank
or other financial institution by entering
their direct deposit information on lines
35b through 35d. A simplified return filer
must not request their advance child tax
credit payment or third-round economic
impact payment to be deposited into an
account that is not in the name of that
simplified return filer (for example, a
simplified return filer must not request a
direct deposit of their advance child tax
credit payment or third-round economic
impact payment into their tax return pre-
parer’s account).
.04 Signature. A simplified return fil-
er must sign the return under penalties
of perjury, including the filer’s identity
protection personal identification number
(that is, the filer’s IP PIN), if applicable,
as part of the filer’s signature. In addi-
tion, a simplified return filer may enter the
identifying information of any third-party
designee, if applicable, at the bottom of
page 2 of Form 1040, Form 1040-SR, or
Form 1040-NR. A simplified return filer
who has been assigned an IP PIN, but has
misplaced it, may retrieve the IP PIN at
https://www.irs.gov/identity-theft-fraud-
scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin.
.05 Simplified Return Is a Federal In-
come Tax Return. A simplified return is a
Federal income tax return for all purposes,
whether filed electronically or on paper in
accordance with the procedure described
in section 4.03 of this revenue procedure.
.06 Accuracy of Return. Individuals
who report incorrect information regard-
ing qualifying children or other depen-
dents or otherwise provide incorrect infor-
mation on simplified returns may be liable
for civil or criminal penalties. However,
the IRS will not challenge the accuracy of
the items of income reported by simplified
return filers on a simplified return filed in
accordance with this section 4.
SECTION 5. SPECIAL PROCEDURE
FOR FILING COMPLETE
ELECTRONIC TAX RETURN IF
INDIVIDUAL HAS NO TAXABLE
YEAR 2020 ADJUSTED GROSS
INCOME
.01 Federal Income Tax Return Filed
Electronically.
(1) Electronic filing procedure. Sub-
ject to section 5.01(2) of this revenue
procedure, under the requirements in this
section 5, a zero AGI filer (as defined in
section 5.02 of this revenue procedure)
may file electronically Form 1040, Form
1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR for taxable
year 2020. A Federal income tax return
for taxable year 2020 filed under the pro-
cedure in this section 5, will result in the
following:
(a) The Secretary will use the informa-
tion provided in the electronic return to
(i) estimate the annual advance amount
for the zero AGI filer, and (ii) calculate
the third-round economic impact payment
for which the zero AGI filer is eligible. As
noted in section 2.05(1)(a) of this revenue
procedure, a nonresident alien is not eli-
gible under § 6428B(c) to receive third-
round economic impact payments.
(b) The zero AGI filer may claim the
2020 recovery rebate credit and addi-
tional 2020 recovery rebate credit when
filing Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR. As
noted in sections 2.03(1)(a) and 2.04(1)
(a) of this revenue procedure, a nonresi-
dent alien is not eligible under §§ 6428(d)
and 6428A(d) to claim the 2020 recovery
rebate credit and additional 2020 recovery
rebate credit, respectively.
(2) Procedure does not apply to pa-
per returns. The special procedure in this
section 5 applies only to an electronically
filed return for a zero AGI filer and does
not apply to a return filed on paper.
.02 Definition of Zero AGI Filer. For
purposes of this section 5, a “zero AGI
filer” is an individual (1) who is not re-
quired to file a Federal income tax return
for taxable year 2020, (2) whose gross
income for that taxable year is less than
the their applicable standard deduction
amount, (3) who has zero AGI for that tax-
able year (that is, the individual has zero
AGI for that taxable year reportable on
line 11 of Form 1040, Form 1040-SR, or
Form 1040-NR), and (4) has not yet filed a
Federal income tax return for that taxable
year. A zero AGI filer, however, does not
include a resident of a U.S. territory.
.03 Required Information. In addition
to all other information required to be en-
tered on Form 1040, Form 1040-SR, or
Form 1040-NR, a zero AGI filer must en-
ter the following:
(1) $1 as taxable interest on line 2b of
the form;
(2) $1 as total income on line 9 of the
form;
(3) $1 as AGI on line 11 of the form;
and
(4) $1 as itemized deductions on lines 7
and 8 of Schedule A (Form 1040-NR) and
line 12 of Form 1040-NR (Form 1040-NR
filers only).
.04 Signature. A zero AGI filer must
sign the return under penalties of perjury
including the filer’s IP PIN, if applicable,
as part of the filer’s signature. In addition,
a zero AGI filer may enter the identifying
information of any third-party designee, if
applicable, at the bottom of page 2 of Form
1040, Form 1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR.
A zero AGI filer who has been assigned an
IP PIN, but has misplaced it, may retrieve
the IP PIN at https://www.irs.gov/identity-
theft-fraud-scams/retrieve-your-ip-pin.
.05 Accuracy of Return. Individuals
who report incorrect information regard-
ing qualifying children or other depen-
dents or otherwise provide incorrect infor-
mation on their returns may be liable for
civil or criminal penalties. However, the
IRS will not challenge the accuracy of the
items of income reported by zero AGI fil-
ers on their returns in accordance with this
section 5.
SECTION 6. DRAFTING AND
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue
procedure is the Office of the Associate
Chief Counsel (Procedure and Adminis-
tration). Individuals can receive addition-
al information regarding the third-round
economic impact payments, 2020 recov-
ery rebate credit, and additional 2020
recovery rebate credit through the IRS
Economic Impact Payment phone num-
ber, 800-919-9835. The IRS will continue
to provide additional information regard-
ing advance child tax credit payments
throughout 2021.

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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
effect:
Amplified describes a situation where
no change is being made in a prior pub-
lished position, but the prior position is
being extended to apply to a variation of
the 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 with
modified, below).
Clarified is 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 rul-
ing is being changed.
Distinguished describes a situation
where a ruling mentions a previously pub-
lished ruling and points out an essential
difference between them.
Modified is 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
with amplified and clarified, above).
Obsoleted describes a previously pub-
lished ruling that is not considered deter-
minative with respect to future transactions.
This term is most commonly used in a ruling
that lists previously published rulings 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.
Revoked describes situations where the
position in the previously published ruling
is not correct and the correct position is
being stated in a new ruling.
Superseded describes a situation where
the new ruling does nothing more than
restate the substance and situation of a
previously published ruling (or rulings).
Thus, the term is used to republish under
the 1986 Code and regulations the same
position published under the 1939 Code
and regulations. The term is also used
when it is desired to republish in a single
ruling a series of situations, names, etc.,
that were previously published over a
period of time in separate rulings. If the
new ruling does more than restate the sub-
stance of a prior ruling, a combination of
terms is used. For example, modified and
superseded describes 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 previous-
ly published ruling in a new ruling that is
self contained. In this case, the previously
published ruling is first modified and then,
as modified, is superseded.
Supplemented is 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
ruling has been supplemented several
times, a new ruling may be published that
includes the list in the original ruling and
the additions, and supersedes all prior rul-
ings in the series.
Suspended is used in rare situations to
show that the previous published rulings
will not be applied pending some future
action such as the issuance of new or
amended regulations, the outcome of cas-
es in litigation, or the outcome of a Ser-
vice study.
Abbreviations
The following abbreviations in current use
and formerly used will appear in material
published in the Bulletin.
A—Individual.
Acq.—Acquiescence.
B—Individual.
BE—Beneficiary.
BK—Bank.
B.T.A.—Board of Tax Appeals.
C—Individual.
C.B.—Cumulative Bulletin.
CFR—Code of Federal Regulations.
CI—City.
COOP—Cooperative.
Ct.D.—Court Decision.
CY—County.
D—Decedent.
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—Employer.
ERISA—Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
EX—Executor.
F—Fiduciary.
FC—Foreign Country.
FICA—Federal Insurance Contributions Act.
FISC—Foreign International Sales Company.
FPH—Foreign Personal Holding Company.
F.R.—Federal Register.
FUTA—Federal Unemployment Tax Act.
FX—Foreign corporation.
G.C.M.—Chief Counsel’s Memorandum.
GE—Grantee.
GP—General Partner.
GR—Grantor.
IC—Insurance Company.
I.R.B.—Internal Revenue Bulletin.
LE—Lessee.
LP—Limited Partner.
LR—Lessor.
M—Minor.
Nonacq.—Nonacquiescence.
O—Organization.
P—Parent Corporation.
PHC—Personal Holding Company.
PO—Possession of the U.S.
PR—Partner.
PRS—Partnership.
PTE—Prohibited Transaction Exemption.
Pub. L.—Public Law.
REIT—Real Estate Investment Trust.
Rev. Proc.—Revenue Procedure.
Rev. Rul.—Revenue Ruling.
S—Subsidiary.
S.P.R.—Statement of Procedural Rules.
Stat.—Statutes at Large.
T—Target Corporation.
T.C.—Tax Court.
T.D.—Treasury Decision.
TFE—Transferee.
TFR—Transferor.
T.I.R.—Technical Information Release.
TP—Taxpayer.
TR—Trust.
TT—Trustee.
U.S.C.—United States Code.
X—Corporation.
Y—Corporation.
Z—Corporation.

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