Highlights of the Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-32 - 8/9/2024

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HIGHLIGHTS OF INTERNAL REVENUE BULLETIN 2024-32 – August 9, 2024

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The Internal Revenue Bulletin (IRB) is the authoritative instrument for announcing official rulings and procedures of the IRS and for publishing Treasury Decisions, Executive Orders, Tax Conventions, legislation, court decisions, and other items of general interest.

ADMINISTRATIVE

TD 10003, page 342.

This document contains final regulations relating to the excise tax imposed on certain sales by manufacturers, producers, or importers of designated drugs. Specifically, the final regulations set forth procedural provisions relating to how taxpayers must report liability for such tax. The final regulations also except such tax from semimonthly deposit requirements. The final regulations affect manufacturers, producers, or importers of designated drugs dispensed, furnished, or administered to individuals under the terms of Medicare during certain statutory periods.

EMPLOYEE PLANS

Notice 2024-59, page 348.

This notice sets forth updates on the corporate bond monthly yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates for June 2024 used under § 417©(3)(D), the 24-month average segment rates applicable for July 2024, and the 30-year Treasury rates, as reflected by the application of § 430(h)(2)©(iv).

INCOME TAX

REG-119283-23, page 351.

This document contains proposed regulations relating to the clean electricity production credit and the clean electricity investment credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The proposed regulations would provide rules for: determining greenhouse gas emissions rates resulting from the production of electricity; petitioning for provisional emissions rates; and determining eligibility for these credits in various circumstances. The proposed regulations would affect all taxpayers who produce clean electricity and claim the clean electricity production credit with respect to a facility or the clean electricity investment credit with respect to a facility or energy storage technology, as applicable, that is placed in service after 2024.

 Rev. Rul. 2024-15, page 340. Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate, and the long-term tax exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 1274, 1288, 7872 and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for August 2024.