ADMINISTRATIVE

Notice 99–9, page 23. The Service has made available on the IRS Internet site a draft of the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant application package for public comment. The draft describes the new grant program, authorized under section 7526 of the Code, for qualified organizations that provide legal assistance to low-income taxpayers having disputes with the Service or operate programs to inform individuals, for whom English is a second language, about their rights and responsibilities under the tax laws.

Announcement 99–6, page 24. The Service will allow payers to establish a system to electronically receive Forms W-4P, Withholding Certificate for Pension or Annuity Payments, W-4S, Request for Federal Income Tax Withholding From Sick Pay, and W-4V, Voluntary Withholding Request.

Announcement 99–8, page 24. The 1998 Instructions for Form 1040NR are corrected.