Bulletin No. 2012-49 December 3, 2012

Announcement 2012–44, page 663. This announcement provides relief under section 401 of the Code to taxpayers who have been adversely affected by Hurricane Sandy and have retirement assets in qualified employer plans they would like to use to alleviate hardships caused by Hurricane Sandy. In addition, this announcement provides relief from certain verification procedures that may be required under retirement plans with respect to loans and hardship distributions. The relief provided under this announcement is in addition to the relief already provided by the Service pursuant to News Release IR-2012–83 under section 7508A of the Code for victims of Hurricane Sandy.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Rev. Proc. 2012–43, page 643. This procedure informs the taxpayer how to request the Service to reduce the amount of a frivolous tax submission penalty assessed under section 6702(a) or (b) of the Code and the criteria that the Service will apply in determining whether a reduction would promote compliance with and administration of Federal tax laws.