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AGENCY:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION:
Removal of temporary regulation.
SUMMARY:
This document removes a temporary regulation that provides a rule for an election to deduct vested accrued vacation pay for the first taxable year ending after July 18, 1984. The repeal of the underlying code section in 1987 has rendered the temporary regulation obsolete. The removal of this regulation will not affect taxpayers.
DATE:
This Treasury decision is effective on July 15, 2004.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jamie J. Kim at (202) 622-4950 (not a toll-free number).
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Prior to repeal in 1987, section 463 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) permitted taxpayers to elect to deduct reasonable additions to a reserve account for vacation pay, including amounts earned by employees before the close of the taxable year that, because of contingencies, would not be deductible under section 162(a) as an accrued expense. In connection with the enactment of the economic performance rules under section 461(h), section 91(i) of the Tax Reform Act of 1984, Public Law 98-369 (98 Stat. 494, 609), provided a transitional rule under which certain taxpayers could make an election under section 463 for the first taxable year ending after July 18, 1984. On February 4, 1986, the IRS and Treasury published temporary regulation § 1.463-1T (TD 8073) in the Federal Register (51 FR 4312), as amended on April 2, 1986, (51 FR 11302), to provide guidance on making the election under section 463 pursuant to the transitional rule. The repeal of section 463 by section 10201(a) of the Revenue Act of 1987, Public Law 100-203 (101 Stat. 1330-382, 1330-387), has rendered temporary regulation § 1.463-1T obsolete.
Special Analyses
It has been determined that the removal of this regulation is not a Start Printed Page 42560significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not required. Because this rule merely removes regulatory provisions made obsolete by statute, prior notice and comment and a delayed effective date are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and (d)(3). Because no notice of proposed rulemaking is required, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) does not apply.
Drafting Information
The principal author of this Treasury decision is Jamie J. Kim of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), IRS.
Start List of SubjectsList of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1
- Income taxes
- Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
Removal of Temporary Regulation
Start Amendment PartAccordingly, 26 CFR Part 1 is amended as follows:
End Amendment Part Start PartPART 1—INCOME TAXES
End Part Start Amendment PartParagraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read, in part, as follows:
End Amendment Part[Removed]Par. 2. Section 1.463-1T is removed.
End Amendment Part Start SignatureApproved: July 7, 2004.
Mark E. Matthews,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
Gregory F. Jenner,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy).
[FR Doc. 04-16090 Filed 7-15-04; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 7/15/2004
- Published:
- 07/16/2004
- Department:
- Internal Revenue Service
- Entry Type:
- Rule
- Action:
- Removal of temporary regulation.
- Document Number:
- 04-16090
- Dates:
- This Treasury decision is effective on July 15, 2004.
- Pages:
- 42559-42560 (2 pages)
- Docket Numbers:
- TD 9138
- RINs:
- 1545-BD12: Transitional Rule for Vested Accrued Vacation Pay
- RIN Links:
- https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1545-BD12/transitional-rule-for-vested-accrued-vacation-pay
- Topics:
- Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- PDF File:
- 04-16090.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 26 CFR 1.463-1T