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Individual Taxation: Digest Of Recent Developments, Annette M. Nellen, E. D. Cook, A. C. Fowler, E. A. Gershman, J. C. Hagy, J. Horn, D. L. Neuschwander, D. Newman, N. Stapleton Mar 2010

Individual Taxation: Digest Of Recent Developments, Annette M. Nellen, E. D. Cook, A. C. Fowler, E. A. Gershman, J. C. Hagy, J. Horn, D. L. Neuschwander, D. Newman, N. Stapleton

Annette M. Nellen

TIGTA made recommendations regarding the use of individual tax identification numbers (ITINs) with respect to refundable tax credits such as the child tax credit. TIGTA also recommended that the IRS develop a new process to prevent erroneous claims for the earned income credit. • The IRS issued guidance providing the procedure for electing under Sec. 108(i) to include income from indebtedness discharged in a reacquisition of a debt instrument in gross income ratably over a five-year period. • The IRS issued advice to its employees regarding the determination of whether a taxpayer can claim a dependency exemption for a noncustodial …