Dividend Equivalents From Sources Within the United States; Hearing Cancellation
Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 59 (Thursday, March 27, 2014)
Federal Register Volume 79, Number 59 (Thursday, March 27, 2014)
Proposed Rules
Page 17082
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2014-06712
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
26 CFR Part 1
REG-120282-10
RIN 1545-BJ56
Dividend Equivalents From Sources Within the United States; Hearing Cancellation
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations that provides guidance to nonresident alien individuals and foreign corporations that hold certain financial products providing for payments that are contingent upon or determined by reference to U.S. source dividend payments and to withholding agents.
DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for April 11, 2014 at 10 a.m. is cancelled.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oluwafunmilayo Taylor of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 317-
6901 (not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A withdrawal notice of proposed rulemaking, notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 5, 2013 (78 FR 73128) announced that a public hearing was scheduled for April 11, 2014, at 10 a.m. in the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The subject of the public hearing is under section 871(m) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The public comment period for these regulations expired on March 5, 2014. The withdrawal notice of proposed rulemaking, notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing instructed those interested in testifying at the public hearing to submit a request to speak and an outline of the topics to be addressed by March 5, 2014. As of Wednesday, March 19, 2014, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for April 11, 2014, is cancelled.
Martin V. Franks,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
FR Doc. 2014-06712 Filed 3-26-14; 8:45 am
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