SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Announcement 2013-17 Announcement 2013-17

This announcement is issued pursuant to § 521(b) of Pub. L. 106-170, the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, which requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report annually to the public concerning Advance Pricing Agreements (APAs) and the APMA Program. The first report covered calendar years 1991 through 1999. Subsequent reports covered separately each calendar year 2000 through 2011. This Fourteenth report describes the experience, structure, and activities of the APMA Program during calendar year 2012. It does not provide guidance regarding the application of the arm’s length standard.

INCOME TAX

Notice 2013-24 Notice 2013-24

This notice provides transitional relief for late-payment additions to tax under section 6651(a)(2) of the Code due to the delayed publication of some IRS forms relating to the 2012 tax year.

EMPLOYEE PLANS

Notice 2013-23 Notice 2013-23

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 March 2013; the 24-month average segment rates; the funding transitional segment rates applicable for March 2013; and the minimum present value transitional rates for February 2013. The rates in this notice reflect certain changes implemented by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, Public Law 112-141 (MAP-21).

ADMINISTRATIVE

Notice 2013-24 Notice 2013-24

This notice provides transitional relief for late-payment additions to tax under section 6651(a)(2) of the Code due to the delayed publication of some IRS forms relating to the 2012 tax year.

Announcement 2013-23 Announcement 2013-23

This document contains corrections to final regulations (T.D. 9604, 2012-52 I.R.B. 730) that provides guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.