EMPLOYEE PLANS

Notice 2017–31 Notice 2017–31

This notice sets forth updates on the corporate bond monthly yield curve, the corresponding spot segment rates for May 2017 used under § 417(e)(3)(D), the 24-month average segment rates applicable for May 2017, and the 30-year Treasury rates. These rates reflect the application of § 430(h)(2)(C)(iv), which was added by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Public Law 112–141 (MAP–21) and amended by section 2003 of the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (HATFA).

INCOME TAX

Notice 2017–32 Notice 2017–32

Credit for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration; 2017 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment Factor. This notice publishes the inflation adjustment factor for the carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration credit under § 45Q for calendar year 2017. Generally, § 45Q allows a credit for the amount of qualified CO2 that a taxpayer captures at a qualified facility and disposes of in secure geological storage within the United States.

Notice 2017–33 Notice 2017–33

Credit for Renewable Electricity Production and Refined Coal Production, and Publication of Inflation Adjustment Factor and Reference Prices for Calendar Year 2017: The notice reports for 2017 the inflation adjustment factor and reference prices used to determine the availability of the section 45 credit for electricity produced from qualified energy resources and refined coal and includes the credit amounts for renewable electricity production and refined coal production.

ADMINISTRATIVE

Rev. Proc. 2017–38 Rev. Proc. 2017–38

This revenue procedure modifies Rev. Proc. 2017–3 I.R.B. 130, to remove the no-rule position concerning whether sections 355 or 361 apply to a distributing corporation's distribution of stock or securities of a controlled corporation in exchange for, and in retirement of, any putative debt of the distributing corporation if such debt is issued in anticipation of the distribution.