Income taxes: Relative values of optional forms of benefit; disclosure; Correction,

[Federal Register: May 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 88)]

[Rules and Regulations]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[TD 9256]

RIN 1545-BD97

Revised Regulations Concerning Disclosure of Relative Values of Optional Forms of Benefit; Correcting Amendment

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to final regulations that were published in the Federal Register on Friday, March 24, 2006 (71 FR 14798) concerning content requirements applicable to explanations of qualified joint and survivor annuities and qualified preretirement survivor annuities payable under certain retirement plans.

DATES: This correction is effective March 24, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bruce Perlin or Linda Marshall at (202) 622-6090 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The final regulations (TD 9256) that are the subject of this correction are under section 417 of the Internal Revenue Code.

Need for Correction

As published, (TD 9256) contains errors that may prove to be misleading and are in need of clarification.

List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1

Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Correction of Publication

0 Accordingly, 26 CFR part 1 is corrected by making the following correcting amendments:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

0 1. The authority for part 1 continues to read in part as follows:

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *

Sec. 1.417(a)(3)-1 [Corrected]

0 2. Section 1.417(a)(3)-1(c)(5)(ii)(B) is amended by removing the language ``Similarly, a participant is entitled'' and adding the language ``Similarly, if a participant is entitled''.

Guy R. Traynor, Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).

[FR Doc. 06-4270 Filed 5-5-06; 8:45 am]

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