ADMINISTRATIVE

Rev. Proc. 2005–77, page 1176. This procedure amends the final withholding foreign partnership and withholding foreign trust agreements contained in Rev. Proc. 2003–64 by expanding the availability of simplified documentation, reporting and withholding procedures, which are currently available only if the withholding foreign partnership is a general partner of the partnership or the withholding foreign trust is a trustee of the trust. This procedure removes this relatedness requirement thus expanding the availability of the simplified procedures. This procedure also makes a conforming change to the portion of the Qualified Intermediary agreement contained in Rev. Proc. 2003–64. Rev. Proc. 2003–64 modified.

Rev. Proc. 2005–78, page 1177. Optional standard mileage rates. This procedure announces 44.5 cents as the optional rate for deducting or accounting for expenses for business use of an automobile, 14 cents as the optional rate for use of an automobile as a charitable contribution, and 18 cents as the optional rate for use of an automobile as a medical or moving expense for 2006. Special rates apply to the charitable use of an automobile for the provision of relief related to Hurricane Katrina. The procedure also provides rules for substantiating the deductible expenses of using an automobile for business, moving, medical, or charitable purposes. Rev. Proc. 2004–64, as modified by Announcement 2005–71, superseded.

December 19, 2005 2005–51 I.R.B.