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Part III

Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

26 CFR 601.602: Tax forms and instructions.
(Also Part I, §§ 1, 23, 24, 25A, 32, 42, 59, 63, 68, 132, 135, 137, 146, 151, 170, 213,
220, 221, 512, 513, 685, 877, 2032A, 2503, 2523, 2631, 4261, 6033, 6039F, 6323,
6334, 6601, 7430, 7702B)

REV. PROC. 2002-70

Table of Contents

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

SECTION 2. CHANGES

SECTION 3. 2003 ADJUSTED ITEMS

Code Section

.01 Tax Rate Tables 1(a)-(e)

.02 Unearned Income of Minor Children Taxed
as if Parent's Income ("Kiddie Tax") 1(g)

.03 Adoption Credit 23

.04 Child Tax Credit 24

.05 Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits 25A

.06 Earned Income Credit 32

.07 Low-Income Housing Credit 42(h)

.08 Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption for a Child Subject to the 59(j)

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“Kiddie Tax”

.09 Standard Deduction 63

.10 Overall Limitation on Itemized Deductions 68

.11 Qualified Transportation Fringe 132(f)

.12 Income from United States Savings Bonds 135
for Taxpayers Who Pay Qualified Higher Education Expenses

.13 Adoption Assistance Programs 137

.14 Private Activity Bonds Volume Cap 146(d)

.15 Personal Exemption 151

.16 Eligible Long-Term Care Premiums 213(d)(10)

.17 Medical Savings Accounts 220

.18 Interest on Education Loans 221

.19 Treatment of Dues Paid to Agricultural or Horticultural 512(d)
Organizations

.20 Insubstantial Benefit Limitations for Contributions Associated with 513(h)
Charitable Fund-Raising Campaigns

.21 Funeral Trusts 685

.22 Expatriation to Avoid Tax 877

.23 Valuation of Qualified Real Property in Decedent's Gross Estate 2032A

.24 Annual Exclusion for Gifts 2503 & 2523
.25 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption 2631

.26 Passenger Air Transportation Excise Tax 4261

.27 Reporting Exception for Certain Exempt Organizations 6033(e)(3)

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with Nondeductible Lobbying Expenditures

.28 Notice of Large Gifts Received from Foreign Persons 6039F

.29 Persons Against Which a Federal Tax Lien Is Not Valid 6323

.30 Property Exempt from Levy 6334

.31 Interest on a Certain Portion of the Estate Tax 6601(j)
Payable in Installments

.32 Attorney Fee Awards 7430

.33 Periodic Payments Received under Qualified Long-Term Care 7702B(d)
Insurance Contracts or under Certain Life Insurance Contracts

SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE

SECTION 5. DRAFTING INFORMATION

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure sets forth inflation adjusted items for 2003.

SECTION 2. CHANGES

.01 The amount in § 23(a)(3) used to determine the maximum credit allowed in the
case of an adoption of a child with special needs, the amount in § 23(b)(1) used to
determine the amount of qualified adoption expenses which may be taken into account
in determining the maximum credit allowed for other adoptions, and the income phase-
out amounts in § 23(b)(2)(A), are adjusted for inflation. (Section 3.03).
.02 The amounts in § 42(h)(3)(C)(ii) used to calculate the State housing credit ceiling
for the low-income housing credit are adjusted for inflation. (Section 3.07).

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.03 The amount in § 137(a)(2) used to determine the maximum amount that an
employer can exclude from an employee’s gross income in connection with the
employee’s adoption of a child with special needs, the amount in § 137(b)(1) used to
determine the maximum amount that can be excluded from an employee’s gross
income for amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for qualified adoption
expenses furnished pursuant to an adoption assistance program in connection with
other adoptions, and the income phase-out amounts in § 137(b)(2)(A), are adjusted for
inflation. (Section 3.13).
.04 The amounts in § 146(d)(1) used to calculate the State ceiling for the volume cap
for private activity bonds are adjusted for inflation. (Section 3.14).
.05 The amounts in § 221(b)(2)(B) used to determine the availability of a deduction for
interest paid on qualified education loans are adjusted for inflation. (Section 3.18).
.06 The tax on domestic segments of taxable air transportation in § 4261(b) is
adjusted for inflation. (Section 3.26).
.07 The excise tax on luxury automobiles imposed by §§ 4001 and 4003 terminates
effective December 31, 2002, in accordance with § 4001(g) and is no longer included in
this revenue procedure.
SECTION 3. 2003 ADJUSTED ITEMS

.01 Tax Rate Tables
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the tax rate tables under §
1 are as follows:
TABLE 1 - Section 1(a).-- MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINT RETURNS AND

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SURVIVING SPOUSES

If Taxable Income Is
: The Tax Is:

Not Over $12,000 10% of the taxable income

Over $12,000 but $1,200 plus 15% of
not over $47,450 excess over $12,000

Over $47,450 but $6,517.50 plus 27% of
not over $114,650 excess over $47,450

Over $114,650 but $24,661.50 plus 30% of
not over $174,700 excess over $114,650

Over $174,700 but $42,676.50 plus 35% of
not over $311,950 excess over $174,700

Over $311,950 $90,714 plus 38.6% of
excess over $311,950

TABLE 2 - Section 1(b). -- HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS

If Taxable Income Is
: The Tax Is:

Not Over $10,000 10% of the taxable income

Over $10,000 but $1,000 plus 15% of
not over $38,050 excess over $10,000

Over $38,050 but $5,207.50 plus 27% of
not over $98,250 the excess over $38,050

Over $98,250 but $21,461.50 plus 30% of
not over $159,100 the excess over $98,250

Over $159,100 but $39,716.50 plus 35% of
not over $311,950 the excess over $159,100

Over $311,950 $93,214 plus 38.6% of
the excess over $311,950

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TABLE 3 - Section 1(c). -- UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS (OTHER THAN SURVIVING
SPOUSES AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS).

If Taxable Income Is
: The Tax Is:

Not over $6,000 10% of the taxable income

Over $6,000 but $600 plus 15% of
not over $28,400 the excess over $6,000

Over $28,400 but $3,960 plus 27% of
not over $68,800 the excess over $28,400

Over $68,800 but $14,868 plus 30% of
not over $143,500 the excess over $68,800

Over $143,500 but $37,278 plus 35% of
not over $311,950 the excess over $143,500

Over $311,950 $96,235.50 plus 38.6% of
the excess over $311,950

TABLE 4 - Section 1(d). -- MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPARATE RETURNS

If Taxable Income Is
: The Tax Is:

Not Over $6,000 10% of the taxable income

Over $6,000 but $600 plus 15% of
not over $23,725 the excess over $6,000

Over $23,725 but $3,258.75 plus 27% of
not over $57,325 the excess over $23,725

Over $57,325 but $12,330.75 plus 30% of
not over $87,350 the excess over $57,325

Over $87,350 but $21,338.25 plus 35% of
not over $155,975 the excess over $87,350
Over $155,975 $45,357 plus 38.6% of

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the excess over $155,975

TABLE 5 - Section 1(e). -- ESTATES AND TRUSTS

If Taxable Income Is
: The Tax Is:

Not Over $1,900 15% of the taxable income

Over $1,900 $285 plus 27% of
but not over $4,500 the excess over $1,900

Over $4,500 $987 plus 30% of
but not over $6,850 the excess over $4,500

Over $6,850 $1,692 plus 35% of
but not over $9,350 the excess over $6,850

Over $9,350 $2,567 plus 38.6% of
the excess over $9,350

.02 Unearned Income of Minor Children Taxed as if Parent's Income (the "Kiddie
Tax"). For taxable years beginning in 2003, the amount in § 1(g)(4)(A)(ii)(I), which is
used to reduce the net unearned income reported on the child's return that is subject to
the "kiddie tax," is $750. (This amount is the same as the $750 standard deduction
amount provided in section 3.09(2) of this revenue procedure.) The same $750 amount
is used for purposes of § 1(g)(7) (that is, in determining whether a parent may elect to
include a child's gross income in the parent's gross income and for calculating the
"kiddie tax"). For example, one of the requirements for the parental election is that a
child's gross income is more than the amount referenced in § 1(g)(4)(A)(ii)(I) but less
than 10 times such amount; thus, a child's gross income for 2003 must be more than
$750 but less than $7,500 to satisfy that requirement.

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.03 Adoption Credit
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, under § 23(a)(3) the
maximum credit allowed in the case of an adoption of a child with special needs is
$10,160. For taxable years beginning in 2003, under § 23(b)(1) the maximum credit
allowed with regard to other adoptions is the amount of qualified adoption expenses up
to $10,160. The available adoption credit begins to phase out under § 23(b)(2)(A) for
taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income in excess of $152,390 and is completely
phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income of $192,390.
.04 Child Tax Credit
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the value used in §
24(d)(1)(B)(i) in determining the amount of credit under § 24 that may be refundable is
$10,500.
.05 Hope and Lifetime Learning Credits
.
(1) For taxable years beginning in 2003, 100 percent of qualified tuition and related
expenses not in excess of $1,000 and 50 percent of such expenses in excess of $1,000
are taken into account in determining the amount of the Hope Scholarship Credit under
§ 25A(b)(1).
(2) For taxable years beginning in 2003, a taxpayer's modified adjusted gross
income in excess of $41,000 ($83,000 in the case of a joint return) is taken into account
in determining the reduction under § 25A(d)(2)(A)(ii) in the amount of the Hope
Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Credits otherwise allowable under § 25A(a).
.06 Earned Income Credit
.
(1) In general
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the following amounts are used

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to determine the earned income credit under § 32(b). The "earned income amount" is
the amount of earned income at or above which the maximum amount of the earned
income credit is allowed. The "threshold phaseout amount" is the amount of adjusted
gross income (or, if greater, earned income) above which the maximum amount of the
credit begins to phase out. The "completed phaseout amount" is the amount of
adjusted gross income (or if greater, earned income) at or above which no credit is
allowed.
Number of Qualifying Children

Item
One Two or More None

Earned Income Amount $ 7,490 $10,510 $ 4,990

Maximum Amount of Credit $ 2,547 $ 4,204 $ 382

Threshold Phaseout Amount $13,730 $13,730 $ 6,240

Completed Phaseout Amount $29,666 $33,692 $11,230

Threshold Phaseout Amount $14,730 $14,730 $ 7,240
(Married Filing Jointly)

Completed Phaseout Amount $30,666 $34,692 $12,230
(Married Filing Jointly)

The instructions for the Form 1040 series provide tables showing the amount of the
earned income credit for each type of taxpayer.
(2) Excessive investment income
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the earned
income tax credit is denied under § 32(i) if the aggregate amount of certain investment
income exceeds $2,600.

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.07 Low-Income Housing Credit
. For calendar years beginning in 2003, the amounts
used under § 42(h)(3)(C)(ii) to calculate the State housing credit ceiling for the low-
income housing credit is the greater of $1.75 multiplied by the State population or
$2,030,000.
.08 Alternative Minimum Tax Exemption for a Child Subject to the "Kiddie Tax
." For
taxable years beginning in 2003, in the case of a child to whom the § 1(g) "kiddie tax"
applies, the exemption amount under §§ 55 and 59(j) for purposes of the alternative
minimum tax under § 55 may not exceed the sum of (A) such child's earned income for
the taxable year, plus (B) $5,600.
.09 Standard Deduction
.
(1) In general. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the standard deduction
amounts under § 63(c)(2) are as follows:
Filing Status
Standard Deduction

MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING JOINT RETURNS $7,950
AND SURVIVING SPOUSES (§ 1(a))

HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS (§ 1(b)) $7,000

UNMARRIED INDIVIDUALS (OTHER THAN SURVIVING $4,750
SPOUSES AND HEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS) (§ 1(c))

MARRIED INDIVIDUALS FILING SEPARATE $3,975
RETURNS (§ 1(d))

(2) Dependent
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the standard deduction
amount under § 63(c)(5) for an individual who may be claimed as a dependent by

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another taxpayer may not exceed the greater of $750 or the sum of $250 and the
individual's earned income.
(3) Aged and blind
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the additional standard
deduction amounts under § 63(f) for the aged and for the blind are $950 for each.
These amounts are increased to $1,150 if the individual is also unmarried and not a
surviving spouse.
.10 Overall Limitation on Itemized Deductions
. For taxable years beginning in 2003,
the "applicable amount" of adjusted gross income under § 68(b), above which the
amount of otherwise allowable itemized deductions is reduced under § 68, is $139,500
(or $69,750 for a separate return filed by a married individual).
.11 Qualified Transportation Fringe. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the monthly
limitation under § 132(f)(2)(A), regarding the aggregate fringe benefit exclusion amount
for transportation in a commuter highway vehicle and any transit pass, is $100. The
monthly limitation under § 132(f)(2)(B) regarding the fringe benefit exclusion amount for
qualified parking is $190.
.12 Income from United States Savings Bonds for Taxpayers Who Pay Qualified
Higher Education Expenses. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the exclusion under
§ 135, regarding income from United States savings bonds for taxpayers who pay
qualified higher education expenses, begins to phase out for modified adjusted gross
income above $87,750 for joint returns and $58,500 for other returns. This exclusion
completely phases out for modified adjusted gross income of $117,750 or more for joint

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returns and $73,500 or more for other returns.
.13 Adoption Assistance Programs
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, under §
137(a)(2) the maximum amount that an employer can exclude from an employee’s
gross income in connection with the adoption by the employee of a child with special
needs is $10,160. For taxable years beginning in 2003, under § 137(b)(1) the maximum
amount that can be excluded from an employee’s gross income for the amounts paid or
expenses incurred by the employer for qualified adoption expenses furnished pursuant
to an adoption assistance program in connection with other adoptions by the employee
is $10,160. The amount excludable from an employee’s gross income begins to phase
out under § 137(b)(2)(A) for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross income in excess of
$152,390 and is completely phased out for taxpayers with modified adjusted gross
income of $192,390.
.14 Private Activity Bonds Volume Cap
. For calendar years beginning in 2003, the
amounts used under § 146(d)(1) to calculate the State ceiling for the volume cap for
private activity bonds is the greater of $75 multiplied by the State population or
$228,580,000.
.15 Personal Exemption
.
(1) Exemption amount
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the personal
exemption amount under § 151(d) is $3,050.
(2) Phase out
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the personal exemption amount
begins to phase out at, and is completely phased out after, the following adjusted gross

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income amounts:
AGI - Beginning
AGI Above Which Exemption
Filing Status
of Phaseout Fully Phased Out
Code § 1(a) $209,250 $331,750

Code § 1(b) $174,400 $296,900

Code § 1(c) $139,500 $262,000

Code § 1(d) $104,625 $165,875

.16 Eligible Long-Term Care Premiums
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the
limitations under § 213(d)(10), regarding eligible long-term care premiums includible in
the term "medical care," are as follows:
Attained age before the close of the taxable year Limitation on premiums

40 or less $ 250

More than 40 but not more than 50 $ 470

More than 50 but not more than 60 $ 940

More than 60 but not more than 70 $2,510

More than 70 $3,130

.17 Medical Savings Accounts
.
(1) Self-only coverage
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the term "high
deductible health plan" as defined in § 220(c)(2)(A) means, in the case of self-only
coverage, a health plan that has an annual deductible that is not less than $1,700 and
not more than $2,500, and under which the annual out-of-pocket expenses required to
be paid (other than for premiums) for covered benefits does not exceed $3,350.

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(2) Family coverage
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the term "high deductible
health plan" means, in the case of family coverage, a health plan that has an annual
deductible that is not less than $3,350 and not more than $5,050, and under which the
annual out-of-pocket expenses required to be paid (other than for premiums) for
covered benefits does not exceed $6,150.
.18 Interest on Education Loans
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the $2,500
maximum deduction for interest paid on qualified education loans under § 221 is
reduced under § 221(b)(2)(B) when modified adjusted gross income exceeds $50,000
($100,000 for joint returns), and is completely eliminated when modified adjusted gross
income is $65,000 ($130,000 for joint returns).
.19 Treatment of Dues Paid to Agricultural or Horticultural Organizations
. For taxable
years beginning in 2003, the limitation under § 512(d)(1), regarding the exemption of
annual dues required to be paid by a member to an agricultural or horticultural
organization, is $122.
.20 Insubstantial Benefit Limitations for Contributions Associated with Charitable
Fund-Raising Campaigns.
(1) Low cost article
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the unrelated business
income of certain exempt organizations under § 513(h)(2) does not include a "low cost
article" of $8 or less.
(2) Other insubstantial benefits
. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the $5, $25,
and $50 guidelines in section 3 of Rev. Proc. 90-12, 1990-1 C.B. 471 (as amplified and

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modified), for disregarding the value of insubstantial benefits received by a donor in
return for a fully deductible charitable contribution under § 170, are $8, $40, and $80,
respectively.
.21 Funeral Trusts
. For a contract entered into during calendar year 2003 for a
"qualified funeral trust," as defined in § 685, the trust may not accept aggregate
contributions by or for the benefit of an individual in excess of $7,800.
.22 Expatriation to Avoid Tax
. For calendar year 2003, the amounts used under §
877(a)(2), regarding whether an individual's loss of United States citizenship had the
avoidance of United States taxes as one of its principal purposes, are more than
$122,000 for "average annual net income tax" and $608,000 or more for "net worth."
.23 Valuation of Qualified Real Property in Decedent's Gross Estate. For an estate of
a decedent dying in calendar year 2003, if the executor elects to use the special use
valuation method under § 2032A for qualified real property, the aggregate decrease in
the value of qualified real property resulting from electing to use § 2032A that is taken
into account for purposes of the estate tax may not exceed $840,000.
.24 Annual Exclusion for Gifts
.
(1) For calendar year 2003, the first $11,000 of gifts to any person (other than gifts
of future interests in property) are not included in the total amount of taxable gifts under
§ 2503 made during that year.
(2) For calendar year 2003, the first $112,000 of gifts to a spouse who is not a
citizen of the United States (other than gifts of future interests in property) are not

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included in the total amount of taxable gifts under §§ 2503 and 2523(i)(2) made during
that year.
.25 Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption
. For calendar year 2003, the
generation-skipping transfer tax exemption under § 2631, which is allowed in
determining the "inclusion ratio" defined in § 2642, is $1,120,000.
.26 Passenger Air Transportation Excise Tax
. For calendar year 2003, the tax under
§ 4261(b) on the amount paid for each domestic segment of taxable transportation by
air is $3. For calendar year 2003, the tax under § 4261(c) on any amount paid (whether
within or without the United States) for any transportation of any person by air, if such
transportation begins or ends in the United States, generally is $13.40. However, in the
case of a domestic segment beginning or ending in Alaska or Hawaii as described in §
4261(c)(3), the tax only applies to departures and is at the rate of $6.70.
.27 Reporting Exception for Certain Exempt Organizations with Nondeductible
Lobbying Expenditures. For taxable years beginning in 2003, the annual per person,
family, or entity dues limitation to qualify for the reporting exception under § 6033(e)(3)
(and section 5.05 of Rev. Proc. 98-19, 1998-7 I.R.B. 30), regarding certain exempt
organizations with nondeductible lobbying expenditures, is $85 or less.
.28 Notice of Large Gifts Received from Foreign Persons
. For taxable years
beginning in 2003, recipients of gifts from certain foreign persons may be required to
report these gifts under § 6039F if the aggregate value of gifts received in a taxable
year exceeds $11,827.

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.29 Persons Against Which a Federal Tax Lien Is Not Valid
. For calendar year 2003,
a federal tax lien is not valid against (1) certain purchasers under § 6323(b)(4) that
purchased personal property in a casual sale for less than $1,150 or (2) a mechanic's
lienor under § 6323(b)(7) that repaired or improved certain residential property if the
contract price with the owner is not more than $5,750.
.30 Property Exempt from Levy
. For calendar year 2003, the value of property
exempt from levy under § 6334(a)(2) (fuel, provisions, furniture, and other household
personal effects, as well as arms for personal use, livestock, and poultry) may not
exceed $6,890. The value of property exempt from levy under § 6334(a)(3) (books and
tools necessary for the trade, business, or profession of the taxpayer) may not exceed
$3,440.
.31 Interest on a Certain Portion of the Estate Tax Payable in Installments
. For an
estate of a decedent dying in calendar year 2003, the dollar amount used to determine
the "2-percent portion" (for purposes of calculating interest under § 6601(j)) of the estate
tax extended as provided in § 6166 is $1,120,000.
.32 Attorney Fee Awards
. For fees incurred in calendar year 2003, the attorney fee
award limitation under § 7430(c)(1)(B)(iii) is $150 per hour.
.33 Periodic Payments Received under Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance
Contracts or under Certain Life Insurance Contracts. For calendar year 2003, the
stated dollar amount of the per diem limitation under § 7702B(d)(4), regarding periodic
payments received under a qualified long-term care insurance contract or periodic

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payments received under a life insurance contract that are treated as paid by reason of
the death of a chronically ill individual, is $220.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
.01 General Rule
. Except as provided in section 4.02, this revenue procedure applies
to taxable years beginning in 2003.
.02 Calendar Year Rule
. This revenue procedure applies to transactions or events
occurring in calendar year 2003 for purposes of sections 3.07 (low-income housing
credit), 3.14 (private activity bond volume cap), 3.21 (funeral trusts), 3.22 (expatriation
to avoid tax), 3.23 (valuation of qualified real property in decedent's gross estate), 3.24
(annual exclusion for gifts), 3.25 (generation-skipping transfer tax exemption), 3.26
(passenger air transportation excise tax), 3.29 (persons against which a federal tax lien
is not valid), 3.30 (property exempt from levy), 3.31 (interest on a certain portion of the
estate tax payable in installments), 3.32 (attorney fee awards), and 3.33 (periodic
payments received under qualified long-term care insurance contracts or under certain
life insurance contracts).

SECTION 5. DRAFTING INFORMATION
The principal author of this revenue procedure is Marnette Myers of the Office of
Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting). For further information
regarding this revenue procedure, contact Ms. Myers on (202) 622-4920 (not a toll-free
call).