IRS Seeks Input on 2005-2006 Guidance Priority List

Part III -- Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

The Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service invite public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2005-2006 Guidance Priority List.

Treasury's Office of Tax Policy and the Service use the Guidance Priority List each year to identify and prioritize the tax issues that should be addressed through regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, notices, and other published administrative guidance. The 2005-2006 Guidance Priority List will establish the guidance that the Treasury Department and the Service intend to issue from July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. The Treasury Department and the Service recognize the importance of public input to formulate a Guidance Priority List that focuses resources on guidance items that are most important to taxpayers and tax administration.

As is the case whenever significant legislation is enacted, the Treasury Department and the Service have dedicated substantial resources to published guidance projects necessary to implement the provisions in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-357, 118 Stat. 1418 ("AJCA"), enacted on October 22, 2004. As a consequence, new guidance projects were added to the Guidance Priority List , as updated on December 21, 2004. The Treasury Department and the Service will continue to evaluate the priority of each guidance project in light of the AJCA and other developments during the 2005-2006 plan year.

In reviewing recommendations and selecting projects for inclusion on the 2005-2006 Guidance Priority List, the Treasury Department and the Service will consider the following:

Taxpayers are not required to submit recommendations for guidance in any particular format. Taxpayers should, however, briefly describe the recommended guidance and explain the need for the guidance. In addition, taxpayers may include an analysis of how the issue should be resolved. It would be helpful if taxpayers suggesting more than one guidance project would prioritize the projects by order of importance. If a large number of projects are being suggested, it would be helpful if the projects were grouped in terms of high, medium or low priority.

Taxpayers should send written comments to:

For further information regarding this notice, contact Crystal Foster of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 622-7326 (not a toll-free call).