Tax Committee Content

[15589] January 28, 2003 TO: INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE No. 12-03 TAX COMMITTEE No. 3-03 RE: EUROPEAN UNION’S COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC MINISTERS REACHES NEW COMPROMISE ON THE TAXATION OF SAVINGS On January 21, 2003, the EU Council of Economic Ministers reached a political agreement to adopt...

[15588] January 27, 2003 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 2-03 RE: CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS DIVIDEND EXCLUSION PROPOSAL As you know, last Tuesday, January 21st, the Treasury Department released a detailed explanation of the President’s dividend exclusion proposal that differs in some respects...

[15504] January 3, 2003 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 1-03 RE: CONFERENCE CALL TO DISCUSS SELL-SIDE DRAFT ON TAX-EXEMPT BOND PARTNERSHIP GUIDANCE As we previously informed you, 1 the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) has issued guidance, Revenue Procedure 2002-68, that modifies and...

[15474] December 19, 2002 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 41-02 RE: IRS ISSUES PROPOSED REGULATIONS REGARDING CAPITALIZATION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS The Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) has issued proposed regulations1 regarding the deductibility or capitalization of amounts paid to...

[15456] December 17, 2002 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 39-02 RE: NEXT TAX COMMITTEE MEETINGS -- FEBRUARY 19 AND 20, 2003 The next meetings of the Tax Committee will be held in Washington, DC on February 19 and 20, 2003, in the David Silver Conference Room, on the 12th floor of the Institute...

[15454] December 17, 2002 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 40-02 RE: DRAFT SUBMISSION FOR YOUR REVIEW REGARDING CONTINUITY OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GUIDANCE FOR RIC MERGERS Attached for your review is a draft submission to the Internal Revenue Service requesting the issuance of published guidance...

[15392] December 9, 2002 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS COMMITTEE No. 54-02 ADVISER DISTRIBUTOR TAX ISSUES TASK FORCE No. 3-02 TAX COMMITTEE No. 38-02 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST COMMITTEE No. 30-02 RE: DRAFT COMMENT LETTER ON TEMPORARY AND PROPOSED REGULATIONS ADDRESSING ABUSIVE TAX AVOIDANCE...

[15382] November 22, 2002 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 37-02 MONEY MARKET FUNDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 7-02 FIXED-INCOME ADVISORY COMMITTEE No. 13-02 RE: DRAFT COMMENTS FOR YOUR REVIEW ON REVENUE PROCEDURE 2002-68 REGARDING SYNTHETIC TAX-EXEMPT SECURITIES Attached is a draft comment letter...

[15358] November 15, 2002 TO: TAX COMMITTEE No. 36-02 RE: NOVEMBER 21 CONFERENCE CALL ON 2003 LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND DRAFT PFIC COMMENT LETTER A Tax Committee conference call has been scheduled for Thursday, November 21 at 2:00 p.m. to discuss various potential legislative...

[15322] November 1, 2002 TO: ACCOUNTING/TREASURERS COMMITTEE No. 49-02 TAX COMMITTEE No. 35-02 UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST COMMITTEE No. 25-02 RE: TREASURY RELEASES NEW TAX SHELTER REGULATIONS; CONFERENCE CALL SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 7 The Treasury Department (“Treasury”) and the Internal...