Highlights of Internal Revenue Bulletin 2024-39 – 9/23/2024

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In this release, learn more about the IRS Bulletin 2024-39, discussing updates on SECURE 2.0, 501(c)(3) revocations, and new tax credit guidance. This article highlights important IRS developments.

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EMPLOYEE PLANS

Notice 2024-65, page 633.

This notice requests comments from the public regarding all aspects of sections 103 and 104 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022. Section 103 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, in part, added section 6433 to the Internal Revenue Code, which provides for matching contributions (Saver’s Match contributions) paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to applicable retirement savings vehicles on behalf of eligible individuals who make qualified retirement savings contributions. Section 104 of the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 requires the Department of the Treasury to take steps to increase public awareness of the availability of Saver’s Match contributions and to provide a report to Congress on anticipated promotion efforts by the Department of the Treasury 

EXEMPT ORGANIZATION 

Announcement 2024-39, page 639.

Revocation of IRC 501(c)(3) Organizations for failure to meet the code section requirements. Contributions made to the organizations by individual donors are no longer deductible under IRC 170(b)(1)(A). 

INCOME TAX 

Notice 2024-64, page 632.

On February 12, 2024, the Treasury Department and the IRS published Notice 2024-20, 2024-7 I.R.B. 668, to provide guidance on eligible census tracts for the § 30C credit in advance of the 2023 filing season and to announce the intent to propose regulations for the credit. Section 5.01 of Notice 2024-20 refers taxpayers to appendices with lists of eligible census tracts based on either the 2015 census tract boundaries or the 2020 census tract boundaries, as relevant, using a unique identifier called an 11-digit census tract GEOID. Section 5.02 of Notice 2024-20 provides website addresses for mapping tools that taxpayers can use to identify the 11-digit census tract GEOID for a location where a property is placed in service. Section 5.03 of Notice 2024- 20 provides that until the issuance of the forthcoming proposed regulations, taxpayers may rely on Notice 2024-20 and its appendices for purposes of determining whether qualified alternative fuel vehicle refueling property has been placed in service in an eligible census tract. This notice modifies sections 5.02 and 5.03 of Notice 2024-20 by updating the mapping tools referenced in Notice 2024-20 and extending section 5.03 in Notice 2024-20. 

REG-111629-23, page 640.

This document contains proposed regulations that, in general, modify the time and manner for making and revoking elections relating to certain foreign currency gains and losses under §1.954-2(g) and proposed §§1.954-2(g) and 1.988-7. 

Rev. Proc. 2024-35, page 638.

This revenue procedure provides the applicable percentage table in section 36B(b)(3)(A) for taxable years beginning in calendar year 2025 that is used to calculate an individual’s premium tax credit under section 36B. This revenue procedure also provides the indexing adjustment for the required contribution percentage in section 36B(c)(2)(C)(i) (II) that is used to determine whether an individual is eligible for employer-sponsored minimum essential coverage under section 36B.