HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS ISSUE

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Announcement 2009–51, page 1105. This announcement is temporarily suspending the reporting requirement for FBARs due June 30, 2009, for those persons who are not citizens, residents, or domestic entities. All persons may rely on the definition of “United States person” found in the instructions to the prior version of the FBAR (July 2000 version) to determine whether they have a filing obligation. All other requirements of the current version of the FBAR form and instructions (revised October 2008) still apply.

INCOME TAX

Notice 2009–49, page 1093. This notice provides that, if the Treasury Department (or an entity acting on its behalf) acquires preferred stock, common stock, warrants to purchase common stock or other types of equity of a financial institution or other entity pursuant to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), then such acquisition is not a change in control event with respect to which a payment can be made under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan pursuant to section 409A(2)(2)(A)(v) of the Code.

Notice 2009–52, page 1094. Election of investment tax credit in lieu of production tax credit; coordination with Department of Treasury grants for specified energy property in lieu of tax credits. This notice provides a description of the procedures that taxpayers will be required to follow to make an irrevocable election to take the investment tax credit for energy property under section 48