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Guidance – Taxpayers May Rely on Manufacturer’s Certification Qualified Plug-in Electric Vehicle

Notice 2009-89 sets forth a process that allows manufacturers to certify to the Internal Revenue Service that a particular vehicle meets the requirements of § 30D of the Internal Revenue Code. Taxpayers purchasing such vehicles can rely on the domestic manufacturer’s (or, in the case of a foreign manufacturer, its domestic distributor’s) certification that both a particular make, model, and model year of vehicle qualifies as a plug-in electric drive motor vehicle under § 30D, and the amount of the credit allowable with respect to the vehicle. The notice also defines when the amended § 30D is effective.
Notice 2009-89 will appear in IRB 2009-48, dated November 30, 2009.

Guidance – Payroll Form 944 Rev Proc 2009-51 – Know Who is Eligible to File Annual Form Rather Than Quarterly

Revenue Procedure 2009-51 sets forth the procedures for employers who are eligible to file Form 944, Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return, to request to file Form 944 instead of Forms 941, Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010. In addition, this revenue procedure sets forth the procedures for employers who previously were notified to file Form 944 to request to file Forms 941 instead for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2010.

Revenue Procedure 2009-51 will be published in Internal Revenue Bulletin 2009-45 on November 9, 2009.