INCOME TAX

Rev. Rul. 2015–4, page 743. Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal longterm rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 642, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for March 2015.

Notice 2015–12, page 700. Solicits applications for allocations of the remaining available amount of the volume cap for new clean renewable energy bonds (“New CREBs”) under §54C(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and provides guidance on the application requirements and forms for requests for New CREBs volume cap allocations, and the method that the IRS will use to allocate the remaining volume cap.

Notice 2015–13, page 722. Notice 2015–13 provides guidance on § 119 of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 113–295, enacted December 19, 2014. The Act amends § 51 of the Internal Revenue Code to extend the Work Opportunity Tax Credit through Dec. 31, 2014. The notice also provides employers additional time beyond the 28-day deadline in § 51(d)(13) for submitting Form 8850, Pre-screening Notice and Certification Request for the Work Opportunity Credit, to Designated Local Agencies.

Notice 2015–14, page 722. Round 2 of Section 48A Phase III Program under the Qualifying Advanced Coal Project Program. This notice updates and amplifies the procedures for the allocation of credits under the qualifying advanced coal project program of § 48A of the Internal Revenue Code by announcing the immediate beginning of the 2015 reallocation round (“Round 2”) of the § 48A Phase III program.

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