SECTION 9. REQUEST FOR
Internal Revenue Bulletin 2008-23 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
COMMENTS
The Service invites public comment on this revenue procedure. In particular, the Service invites comments on whether this revenue procedure should be extended to loan modifications that are effected after 2010, whether the Service should consider changing other provisions of this revenue procedure, and whether the Service should consider issuing any additional guidance regarding Federal tax issues that are raised by modifications of mortgage loans to reduce the risk of foreclosure. Comments should be submitted no later than July 15, 2008, to the Internal Revenue Service, CC:PA:LPD:RU (Rev. Proc. 2008–28), room 5203, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044. Comments may be hand delivered between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to
Use this Revenue Procedure to prepare Tax Year 2008 and prior year information returns for submission to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) using electronic filing.
Caution to filers:
Please read this publication carefully. Persons or businesses required to file information returns electronically or magnetically may be subject to penalties for failure to file or include correct information if they do not follow the instructions in this Revenue Procedure.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
IRS/ECC-MTB now offers an Internet connection at http://fire.irs.gov for electronic filing. The Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) System will be down from 2 p.m. EST Dec. 22, 2008, through Jan. 4, 2009 for upgrading. It is not operational during this time for submissions. The FIRE System does not provide fill-in forms for information returns.
After December 1, 2008, electronic filing will be the ONLY acceptable method to file information returns to IRS/ECC-MTB.
Rev. Proc. 2008–30
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part A. General
SEC. 1. PURPOSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1058
SEC. 2. NATURE OF CHANGES—CURRENT YEAR (TAX YEAR 2008 ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1059
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