INCOME TAX

Notice 2009-70 Notice 2009-70

The Service invites comments on the proper application of the rules relating to the creation and maintenance of multiple layers of forward and reverse section 704(c) gain or loss to partnerships and tiered partnerships, including in the context of partnership mergers and divisions.

Rev. Proc. 2009-34 Rev. Proc. 2009-34

This procedure provides domestic asset/liability percentages and domestic investment yields needed by foreign life insurance companies and foreign property and liability insurance companies to compute their minimum effectively connected net investment income under section 842(b) of the Code for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2007.

EMPLOYEE PLANS

Notice 2009-63 Notice 2009-63

Weighted average interest rate update; corporate bond indices; 30-year Treasury securities; segment rates. This notice contains updates for the corporate bond weighted average interest rate for plan years beginning in August 2009; the 24-month average segment rates; the funding transitional segment rates applicable for August 2009; and the minimum present value transitional rates for July 2009.