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IRS Chief Counsel Thanks Sen. Levin for Supporting Dividend Equivalents Regs

MAY 14, 2012

IRS Chief Counsel Thanks Sen. Levin for Supporting Dividend Equivalents Regs

DATED MAY 14, 2012
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May 14, 2012

 

 

The Honorable Carl Levin

 

Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on

 

Investigations

 

Committee on Homeland Security

 

and Governmental Affairs

 

United States Senate

 

Washington, DC 20510

 

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

I am responding to your letter dated April 27, 2012, to Commissioner Shulman on proposed regulations REG-120282-10, Dividend Equivalents from Sources within the United States. Thank you for your support of the proposed regulations. We appreciate your continued interested in this area.

I have included your letter and the attached report from the Permanent Subcommittee's hearing on Dividend Tax Abuse: How Offshore Entities Dodge Taxes on U.S. Stock Dividends in our administrative record. Also, we duly noted your letter at the public hearing held on April 27, 2012.

If you want to schedule a meeting, please contact Catherine Barre, Acting Director, Office of Legislative Affairs, at (202) 622-3720.

Sincerely,

 

 

William J. Wilkins

 

Chief Counsel

 

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From: Merkel D. Peter

 

Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 12:48 PM

 

To: Green LaToya

 

Cc: Erwin Mark E

 

Subject: CONEX-118353-12

 

Attachments: _0514110925_001.pdf

 

 

La Toya:

Attached please find the letter to Senator Levin from Bill Wilkins, which will be mailed today.

Peter Merkel

 

CC:INTL:B5

 

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