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January 2003

Asterisks indicate items in the Tax Clinic department.
 
Charitable Contributions
    Donation to Charity’s Agent
 
Consolidated Returns
  * IRS Issues Proposed Anti-Loss-Duplication Consolidated Regs.
  * Subsidiary’s Nonconforming Inventory Method Will Not Violate Group’s Conformity
     
Corporations & Shareholders
  * Prop. Regs. Bar Use of Basis Shifting to Create Artificial Losses
    Significant Recent Developments, by Mark A. Schneider and Yidan Chui
    Avoiding the AMT Depreciation Adjustment
 
Employee Benefits & Pensions
  * DOL Issues Enron-Driven “Blackout” Rules
     
Estates, Trusts & Gifts
  * Trust’s Payments to S Corporation for Personal Services Not Act of Self-Dealing
    Cascading IRA Beneficiaries, by James Lange
     
Excise Taxes
  * Ruling Revoked on Communications Tax Exemption
     
Exempt Organizations
  * Charging Related Private Foundation for Services Not Act of Self-Dealing
     
Expenses
  * Rev. Rul. Disallows LILO Transaction Deductions
 
Gains & Losses
  * Bank Subsidiary’s LKE Program Qualifies under Sec. 1031
  * Put and Qualified Covered Call Option on Same Equity Results in Straddle Treatment
  * Transfer of Stock Warrants to Charity Was Not an Anticipatory Assignment of Income
     
Gross Income
    Reimbursements for Prior Medical Expenses Includible in Income
     
Individuals
    2003 Inflation Adjustments (chart)
  * IRS Allows One-Time RMD-Method Change
     
Personal Financial Planning
    Planning in Turbulent Times: IDITs
     
Practice & Procedures
    Circular 230 Final Regs. (Part I), by John C. Gardner, Barbara J. Eide and Susan L. Willey
    LMSB Realignment
    OIC Final Regs. Issued
     
Procedure & Administration
    OIC User Fee
  * IRS Eases Late “Check-the-Box” Election Procedures
    IRS National Issues Meeting Update
    Court Has Jurisdiction to Review Equivalent Hearings
    IRS Releases 2002 Guidelines for “Adequate Disclosure”
     
Special Industries
  * Service Identifies “Listed Transaction” Insurance Arrangement
     
Reader Survey

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