July 19, 1990
TO: TAX MEMBERS NO. 26-90
OPERATIONS MEMBERS NO. 20-90
CLOSED-END FUND MEMBERS NO. 30-90
UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST MEMBERS NO. 52-90
TRANSFER AGENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE NO. 22-90
RE: FAILURES TO RECEIVE B-NOTICE TEST RUN MAILINGS
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As we previously informed you, the IRS announced plans to
send B Notice "test run" mailings in June to payors of interest
and dividends regarding 1988 information returns for which
payees' names and taxpayer identification numbers ("TINs") do not
"match". (See Institute Memorandum to Closed-End Fund Members
No. 22-90, Operations Members No. 15-90, Tax Members No. 19-90,
Unit Investment Trust Members No. 38-90 and Transfer Agent
Advisory Committee No. 15-90, dated June 14, 1990.)
A few members recently contacted the Institute expressing
concerns that they have not received test run mailings for all of
their funds. The IRS believes that all such mailings should have
been received by now and is interested in helping payors locate
mailings that have not been received. If you have not received
test run mailings for all of your funds and would like the IRS'
help in locating the missing mailings, you may call Marilyn
Turner of the IRS at (202) 566-3884. Marilyn will then
coordinate efforts within the IRS to locate your test run
mailings and attempt to correct whatever errors caused the
mailings not to be received by you in the first place.
We will keep you informed of developments.
Keith D. Lawson
Associate General Counsel
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