[OSSSA218] IRS Announces Standard Mileage Rate

Tue Dec 8 08:20:05 PST 2009

Happy Holidays.......

The 2010 IRS Standard Mileage Rates are available in the e-news letter below or at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=216048,00.html

Have a great day!

Karen Park

Oregon State Social Security Coordinator
Oregon PERS
503 603-7633
karen.park at state.or.us

SL2

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IRS Announces Standard Milage Rate 
Updated Tax Guide Features Recovery Tax Breaks; Helps People Save on their 2009 Taxes 
IRS Extends Food Industry Tip Reporting Program 
Latest IRS Partner Headliners Volume 281 Bartering for Small Businesses 
Incorrect Phone Number on Some Philadelphia CP 2057 Notices 
Victor Song Named Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation 
Technical Guidance 

1. IRS Announces 2010 Standard Mileage Rates 

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2010, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be: 
• 50 cents per mile for business miles driven, 
• 16.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, and  
• 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations. 
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2. Updated Tax Guide Features Recovery Tax Breaks; Helps People Save on their 2009 Taxes 

 Publication 17,  Your Federal Income Tax, features details on taking advantage of new tax-saving opportunities, such as the making work pay credit for most workers, American opportunity credit for parents and college students, energy credits for homeowners going green, first-time homebuyer credit, sales or excise tax deduction for new car buyers, and the expanded child tax credit and earned income tax credit for low- and moderate-income workers. This useful 308-page guide also provides more than 6,000 interactive links to help taxpayers quickly get answers to their questions. 

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3. IRS Extends Food Industry Tip Reporting Program 

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that it has extended for an additional two years the Attributed Tip Income Program (ATIP), first announced in 2006 in Revenue Procedure 2006-30, that simplifies the recordkeeping burden for reporting tip income in the food and beverage industry. 
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4.Latest IRS Partner Headliners Volume 281-- Bartering for Small Businesses 

Small business owners should be aware that bartering transactions generally have associated tax reporting, accounting and record-keeping responsibilities. 
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5.Incorrect Phone Number on Some Philadelphia CP 2057 Notices 

The Internal Revenue Service mailed approximately 14,500 CP 2057 (Check Your Records to Confirm the Income You Received) informational notices from the Philadelphia campus on November 30, 2009 with an incorrect toll-free telephone number. The correct toll-free number is 1-866-379-6176. We apologize for any inconvenience. 
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6. Victor Song Named Chief, IRS Criminal Investigation 

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that Victor Song will become the new chief for IRS Criminal Investigation, replacing Eileen Mayer who is retiring in January.  Song currently is the CI deputy chief. 
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7. Technical Guidance 

Notice 2009-90 sets forth guidance relating to the tax credit under § 45 of the Internal Revenue Code for refined coal. The notice (1) provides for a definition of refined coal; (2) does not require that the producer of the refined coal own the facility; (3) provides for (a) permissible emissions reductions testing, (b) the frequency of such testing, and (c) for the certification of emissions reduction.  

Revenue Procedure 2009-55 sets forth for purposes of section 846 of the Internal Revenue Code the loss payment patterns and discount factors for each property and casualty line of business for the 2009 accident year.  These factors are to be used by property and casualty insurance companies in discounting unpaid losses.  

Revenue Procedure 2009-56 sets forth for purposes of section 832 of the Internal Revenue Code the salvage discount factors for each property and casualty line of business for the 2009 accident year.  These factors are to be used by property and casualty insurance companies to discount estimated salvage recoverable. 
Notice 2009-96 provides the corporate bond weighted average interest rate. 
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