Editor's note: Click here to view the draft of the revised Form 8717, from pages 26 and 27 of the fall 2001 issue of the IRS Employee Plans Newsletter.

IRS Announcement 2002-1

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Part IV. --- Items of General Interest.

Q&A-15 of Notice 2002-1, page [insert page #], this Bulletin, describes a revised Form 8717 that is to be used with section 620 applications, i.e., certain Employee Plans determination letter requests, that are filed after December 31, 2001. The revised form will not be available on the IRS Web Site until late in January 2002. Accordingly, prior to that time employers that meet the requirements described in the notice may use the draft Form 8717 and the related instructions that are being made available through the Employee Plans Newsletter and the various tax services.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this announcement is Michael Rubin of the Employee Plans, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. For further information regarding this announcement, please contact the Employee Plans' taxpayer assistance telephone service at 1-877- 829-5500 (a toll-free number), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Mr. Rubin can be reached at 1-202-283- 9888 (not a toll-free number).

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Source: 2002-2 I.R.B. 304 (January 14, 2002)
Online at ftp://ftp.irs.ustreas.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb02-02.pdf