Source: https://www.irs.gov/irb/2018-20_IRB
Timestamp: 2019-11-17 03:37:31
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Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2018-20 | Internal Revenue Service
Rev. Rul. 201812
Rev. Rul. 201813
Notice 201827
Notice 201836
Notice 201839
Notice 201840
Notice 201841
Notice 201843
Rev. Proc. 201827
Rev. Proc. 201828
Notice 2018–43 Notice 2018–43
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service invite public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan.
Rev. Proc. 2018–28 Rev. Proc. 2018–28
This procedure provides issuers of qualified mortgage bonds (QMBs) and qualified mortgage certificates (MCCs) with average area purchase price safe harbors for statistical areas in the United States and with a nationwide average purchase price for residences in the United States for purposes of QMB rules under section 143 of the Code and the MCC rules under section 25.
Notice 2018–39 Notice 2018–39
This notice extends the dyed fuel relief provided in Section 3.02 of Notice 2017–30, 2017–21 I.R.B. 1248. This extension also expands relief to permit claims for refund for fuel that is initially taxed upon removal from a terminal in Madison and later removed from a Green Bay terminal as dyed fuel. The relief provided in this notice takes effect beginning May 4, 2018 and ending December 31, 2018.
Notice 2018–27 Notice 2018–27
This notice provides relief for employers that properly claimed the credit under section 45R for all or part of the 2016 taxable year, or that properly claim the credit for all or part of a later taxable year, but are unable to offer employees a qualified health plan (QHP) through a Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) Exchange for all or part of the remainder of the credit period because the employer’s principal business address is in a county in which a QHP through a SHOP Exchange is not available. With respect to those employers, this notice provides transition relief allowing employers to calculate the credit for such subsequent portion of the credit period by treating health insurance coverage as qualifying for the credit if that coverage would have qualified for the credit under the section 45R rules applicable before January 1, 2014.
Notice 2018–36 Notice 2018–36
The inflation adjustment factor is used to determine the amount of the Indian Coal production tax credit. The inflation adjustment factor applies to calendar year 2017 sales of Indian coal produced in the United States or a possession thereof.
Notice 2018–40 Notice 2018–40
This notice publishes the inflation adjustment factor for the carbon oxide sequestration credit under § 45Q for calendar year 2018.
Notice 2018–41 Notice 2018–41
This notice announces that the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service intend to issue proposed regulations providing guidance to assist taxpayers in complying with information reporting obligations for reportable policy sales of life insurance contracts under § 6050Y, which was added by section 13520 of “[a]n Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018,” P.L. 115–97 (the “Act”). The proposed regulations also will provide guidance on an exception to the transfer for valuable consideration rules for life insurance contracts added to § 101(a) by section 13522 of the Act. This notice describes the anticipated guidance and requests public comments on the implementation of these provisions of the Act.
Rev. Proc. 2018–27 Rev. Proc. 2018–27
The revenue procedure provides relief for taxpayers with family coverage under high deductible health plans with respect to health savings accounts under Code section 223 for the 2018 taxable year. It allows taxpayers to continue to treat the the 2018 limit as $6,900. It also provides clarification for taxpayers who have already received a distribution from a health savings account of an excess contribution based on the the $6,850 deduction limit previously published in Rev. Proc. 2018–18.
Rev. Rul. 2018–12 Rev. Rul. 2018–12
Federal rates; adjusted federal rates; adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term exempt rate. For purposes of sections 382, 1274, 1288, and other sections of the Code, tables set forth the rates for May 2018.
Rev. Rul. 2018–13 Rev. Rul. 2018–13
This revenue ruling supplements the schedules of prevailing state assumed interest rates set forth in Rev. Rul. 92–19, 1992–1 C.B. 227, for purposes of § 807 of the Internal Revenue Code, for certain insurance products issued in 2017. These rates apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, and on or before December 31, 2017. This revenue ruling also describes the amendments to § 807 by section 13517 of “[a]n Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018,” P.L. 115–97.
Rev. Rul. 2018–12
This revenue ruling provides various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for May 2018 (the current month). Table 1 contains the short-term, mid-term, and long-term applicable federal rates (AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1274(d) of the Internal Revenue Code. Table 2 contains the short-term, mid-term, and long-term adjusted applicable federal rates (adjusted AFR) for the current month for purposes of section 1288(b). Table 3 sets forth the adjusted federal long-term rate and the long-term tax-exempt rate described in section 382(f). Table 4 contains the appropriate percentages for determining the low-income housing credit described in section 42(b)(1) for buildings placed in service during the current month. However, under section 42(b)(2), the applicable percentage for non-federally subsidized new buildings placed in service after July 30, 2008, shall not be less than 9%. Finally, Table 5 contains the federal rate for determining the present value of an annuity, an interest for life or for a term of years, or a remainder or a reversionary interest for purposes of section 7520.
REV. RUL. 2018–12 TABLE 1
Applicable Federal Rates (AFR) for May 2018
AFR 2.69% 2.67% 2.66% 2.66%
110% AFR 2.96% 2.94% 2.93% 2.92%
120% AFR 3.23% 3.20% 3.19% 3.18%
130% AFR 3.50% 3.47% 3.46% 3.45%
150% AFR 4.05% 4.01% 3.99% 3.98%
175% AFR 4.72% 4.67% 4.64% 4.63%
AFR 2.94% 2.92% 2.91% 2.90%
110% AFR 3.24% 3.21% 3.20% 3.19%
120% AFR 3.53% 3.50% 3.48% 3.47%
130% AFR 3.84% 3.80% 3.78% 3.77%
REV. RUL. 2018-12 TABLE 2
Adjusted AFR for May 2018
Short-term adjusted AFR 1.66% 1.65% 1.65% 1.64%
REV. RUL. 2018-12 TABLE 3
Rates Under Section 382 for May 2018
REV. RUL. 2018-12 TABLE 4
Appropriate Percentages Under Section 42(b)(1) for May 2018
REV. RUL. 2018-12 TABLE 5
Rate Under Section 7520 for May 2018
Rev. Rul. 2018–13
For purposes of § 807(d)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, and on or before December 31, 2017, this ruling supplements the schedules of prevailing state assumed interest rates set forth in Rev. Rul. 92–19, 1992–1 C.B. 227. This information is to be used by insurance companies in computing their reserves for (1) life insurance and supplementary total and permanent disability benefits, (2) individual annuities and pure endowments, and (3) group annuities and pure endowments. For taxable years beginning on or before December 31, 2017, under § 807(d), the amount of the life insurance reserves for any contract is the greater of the net surrender value of such contract or the reserve determined by using (1) the tax reserve method applicable to such contract, (2) the greater of (i) the applicable federal interest rate, or (ii) the prevailing state assumed interest rate, and (3) the prevailing commissioners’ standard tables for mortality and morbidity adjusted as appropriate to reflect the risks (such as substandard risks) incurred under the contract which are not otherwise taken into account.
Section 13517 of “[a]n Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018,” P.L. 115–97 (the “Act”), amended § 807(d) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017. For each taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, the amount of the life insurance reserves for any contract (other than variable contracts described in § 807(d)(1)(B), as amended by section 13517 of the Act) is the greater of the net surrender value of such contract, or 92.81 percent of the reserve determined by using the tax reserve method applicable to such contract. The amount of the life insurance reserves for any variable contract for each taxable year beginning after December 31, 2017, is the sum of (1) the greater of (i) the net surrender value of such contract or (ii) the portion of the reserve that is separately accounted for under § 817, plus (2) 92.81 percent of the excess (if any) of the reserve determined by using the tax reserve method applicable to such contract.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, § 807(d), as amended by section 13517 of the Act, no longer requires life insurance reserves to be computed using the greater of (1) the applicable federal interest rate or (2) the prevailing state assumed interest rate. For this reason, this revenue ruling only provides the prevailing state assumed interest rates for certain insurance products issued in 2017 to be used by insurance companies in computing their reserves for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, and on or before December 31, 2017.
Following are supplements to schedule A to Part III of Rev. Rul. 92–19, addressing the change in law; to schedules B, C, and D to Part III of Rev. Rul. 92–19, providing prevailing state assumed interest rates for insurance products with different features issued in 2017; and to the table in Part IV of Rev. Rul. 92–19, addressing the change in law. This ruling does not supplement Parts I and II of Rev. Rul. 92–19.
This is the twenty-sixth and final supplement to the interest rates provided in Rev. Rul. 92–19. Earlier supplements were published in Rev. Rul. 93–58, 1993–2 C.B. 241 (interest rates for insurance products issued in 1992 and 1993); Rev. Rul. 94–11, 1994–1 C.B. 196 (1993 and 1994); Rev. Rul. 95–4, 1995–1 C.B. 141 (1994 and 1995); Rev. Rul. 96–2, 1996–1 C.B. 141 (1995 and 1996); Rev. Rul. 97–2, 1997–1 C.B. 134 (1996 and 1997); Rev. Rul. 98–2, 1998–1 C.B. 259 (1997 and 1998); Rev. Rul. 99–10, 1999–1 C.B. 671 (1998 and 1999); Rev. Rul. 2000–17, 2000–1 C.B. 842 (1999 and 2000); Rev. Rul. 2001–11, 2001–1 C.B. 780 (2000 and 2001); Rev. Rul. 2002–12, 2002–1 C.B. 624 (2001 and 2002); Rev. Rul. 2003–24, 2003–1 C.B. 557 (2002 and 2003); Rev. Rul. 2004–14, 2004–1 C.B. 511 (2003 and 2004); Rev. Rul. 2005–29, 2005–1 C.B. 1080 (2004 and 2005); Rev. Rul. 2006–25, 2006–1 C.B. 882 (2005 and 2006); Rev. Rul. 2007–10, 2007–1 C.B. 660 (2006 and 2007); Rev. Rul. 2008–19, 2008–1 C.B. 669 (2007 and 2008); Rev. Rul. 2009–3, 2009–5 I.R.B. 382 (2008 and 2009); Rev. Rul. 2010–7, 2010–8 I.R.B. 417 (2009 and 2010); Rev. Rul. 2011–23, 2011–43 I.R.B. 585 (2010 and 2011); Rev. Rul. 2012–6, 2012–6 I.R.B. 349 (2011 and 2012); Rev. Rul. 2013–4, 2013–9 I.R.B. 520 (2012 and 2013); Rev. Rul. 2014–4, 2014–5 I.R.B. 449 (2013 and 2014); Rev. Rul. 2015–2, 2015–3 I.R.B. 321 (2014 and 2015); Rev. Rul. 2016–02, 2016–4 I.R.B. 284 (2015 and 2016); and Rev. Rul. 2017–03, 2017–4 I.R.B. 522 (2016 and 2017).
STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATES BASED ON THE 1980 AMENDMENTS TO THE ____NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW____
Guarantee Duration (years) Calendar Year of Issue 2018
10 or fewer N/A**
More than 10 but not more than 20 N/A**
**For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, § 807(d), as amended by section 13517 of the Act, no longer requires life insurance reserves to be computed using the greater of (1) the applicable federal interest rate or (2) the prevailing state assumed interest rate. Section 807(d), as amended, requires use of the rate used for statutory reserving, as life insurance reserves for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, are determined, in part, based on the reserve computed as required by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) at the time the reserve is determined. For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016, and on or before December 31, 2017, the prevailing state assumed interest rates for this product for calendar year of issue 2017 were provided in Rev. Rul. 2017-03.
2017 3.75*
Source: Rates calculated from the monthly averages, ending June 30, 2017, of Moody’s Composite Yield on Seasoned Corporate Bonds.
*As this prevailing state assumed interest rate exceeds the applicable federal interest rate for 2017 of 1.46 percent, the valuation interest rate of 3.75 percent is to be used for this product under § 807.
Part III, Schedule C24 — 2017 STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATES BASED ON NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW FOR 2017 CALENDAR YEAR BUSINESS ___GOVERNED BY THE 1980 AMENDMENTS___
Cash Settlement Options? Future Interest Guarantee? Guarantee Duration (years) Valuation Interest Rate For Plan Type ___A B C______
Yes Yes* 5 or fewer 3.75* 3.75* 3.50*
More than 5, but not more than 10 3.75* 3.75* 3.50*
More than 10, but not more than 20 3.75* 3.50* 3.50*
More than 20 3.50* 3.25* 3.25
Yes No 5 or fewer 4.00* 3.75* 3.50*
More than 20 3.50* 3.50* 3.50*
No Yes or No 5 or fewer 3.75*
More than 5, but not more than 10 3.75* NOT APPLICABLE
More than 10, but not more than 20 3.75*
More than 20 3.50*
*As these rates exceed the applicable federal interest rate for 2017 of 1.46 percent, the valuation interest rate to be used for this product under § 807 is the applicable rate specified in the above table.
Part III, Schedule D24 — 2017
STATUTORY VALUATION INTEREST RATES BASED ON NAIC STANDARD VALUATION LAW FOR 2017 CALENDAR YEAR BUSINESS __GOVERNED BY THE 1980 AMENDMENTS___
Cash Settlement Options? Future Interest Guarantee? Guarantee Duration (years) Valuation Interest Rate For Plan Type A B C_____
Yes Yes 5 or fewer 4.00* 4.00* 3.50*
More than 5, but not more than 10 4.00* 4.00* 3.50*
More than 10, but not more than 20 3.75* 3.75* 3.50*
More than 20 3.75* 3.75* 3.50*
Yes No 5 or fewer 4.00* 4.00* 3.75*
More than 5, but not more than 10 4.00* 4.00* 3.75*
More than 10, but not more than 20 4.00* 3.75* 3.50*
TABLE OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL INTEREST RATES _______FOR PURPOSES OF § 807_______
2018 N/A*
Sources: Rev. Rul. 2004-106, 2004-2 C.B. 893, for the 2005 rate; Rev. Rul. 2005-77, 2005-2 C.B. 1071, for the 2006 rate; Rev. Rul. 2006-61, 2006-2 C.B. 1028, for the 2007 rate; Rev. Rul. 2007-70, 2007-2 C.B. 1158, for the 2008 rate; Rev. Rul. 2008-53, 2008-2 C.B. 1231, for the 2009 rate; Rev. Rul. 2009-38, 2009-49 I.R.B. 736, for the 2010 rate; Rev. Rul. 2010-29, 2010-50 I.R.B. 818, for the 2011 rate; Rev. Rul. 2011-31, 2011-49 I.R.B. 829, for the 2012 rate; Rev. Rul. 2012-31, 2012-49 I.R.B. 636, for the 2013 rate; Rev. Rul. 2013-26, 2013-50 I.R.B. 628, for the 2014 rate; Rev. Rul. 2014-31, 2014-50 I.R.B. 935, for the 2015 rate; Rev. Rul. 2015-25, 2015-49 I.R.B. 695, for the 2016 rate; and Rev. Rul. 2016-27, 2016-49 I.R.B. 781, for the 2017 rate.
*For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, § 807(d), as amended by section 13517 of the Act, no longer requires life insurance reserves to be computed using the greater of (1) the applicable federal interest rate or (2) the prevailing state assumed interest rate.
Notice 2018–27
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) previously have issued notices providing transition relief under section 45R for certain small employers with a principal business address in a county in which no QHPs were offered through a SHOP Exchange for 2014, 2015, and 2016. See Notice 2014–6, 2014–2 I.R.B. 279, Notice 2015–08, 2015–1 I.R.B. 589, and Notice 2016–75, 2016–51 I.R.B. 832. Nothing in this notice is intended to modify or otherwise affect the transition relief provided in those notices.
Section 45R was added to the Code by section 1421 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, enacted March 23, 2010, Pub. L. No. 111–148 (PPACA). Section 45R offers a tax credit to certain small employers that provide health insurance coverage to their employees (eligible small employers). The credit was first available for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013,[1] the credit is available only for the credit period, which is the two-consecutive-taxable year period beginning with the first taxable year that an eligible small employer claims the credit. In addition, the credit is available only with respect to premiums paid by an eligible small employer for a QHP offered by the employer to its employees through a SHOP Exchange. An eligible small employer claims the credit by filing a federal income tax return and attaching Form 8941, “Credit for Small Employer Health Insurance Premiums” (or for eligible small employers that are tax-exempt organizations, by filing Form 990–T, “Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return,” and attaching Form 8941).
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) advised the Treasury Department and the IRS that for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016, in certain counties, SHOP Exchanges would not have any QHPs available for eligible small employers to offer to employees. Under HHS regulations governing employer eligibility for SHOP Exchanges, an employer may either (1) offer coverage to all of its full-time employees through the SHOP whose service area includes the employer’s principal business address, or (2) offer coverage to each eligible employee through the SHOP whose service area includes that employee’s primary worksite. 45 CFR 155.710(b)(3). As a result, absent transition relief for these years, an otherwise eligible small employer with its principal business address in a county without any QHP available through the SHOP Exchange may have been unable to claim the credit.
To permit otherwise eligible small employers with principal business addresses in counties in which no QHP was available through a SHOP Exchange for 2014, 2015, and 2016 to claim the credit, the Treasury Department and the IRS provided relief under which those employers were permitted to calculate the credit by treating health insurance coverage provided for the plan year beginning in 2014, 2015, or 2016, as applicable, as qualifying for the credit, provided that the coverage would have qualified for the credit under the rules applicable before January 1, 2014.
HHS has advised the Treasury Department and the IRS that, for calendar years 2017 and 2018, SHOP Exchanges in an increasing number of counties across the United States do not have any QHPs available for otherwise eligible small employers to offer to employees. However, given the number of years for which small employers may already have been eligible for the credit and the period of time since the enactment of section 45R, the Treasury Department and the IRS have determined that a more limited type of relief, as described in section III of this notice, is appropriate for otherwise eligible small employers in counties with no SHOP Exchange coverage available after 2016.
III. RELIEF FOR 2017 AND LATER YEARS
This notice provides relief for an eligible small employer that properly claimed or claims the credit for all or part of a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2015, but that for all or part of the remainder of the credit period has a principal business address in a county in which a QHP through a SHOP Exchange is not available. To properly claim the credit, the employer must offer coverage through a SHOP Exchange or coverage meeting the requirements for relief under Notice 2016–75, if applicable, and must comply with all other applicable guidance. Except as provided in section IV of this notice, such an employer may calculate the credit for the remainder of the credit period by treating health insurance coverage provided for the plan year(s) in which a QHP is not available through a SHOP Exchange as qualifying for the credit, provided that the coverage would have qualified for the credit under the section 45R rules applicable before January 1, 2014. This relief does not alter the credit period under section 45R; that is, even if a plan year to which the relief applies extends into a third taxable year, the employer may not claim the credit for a third taxable year.
To see whether a particular county had coverage available through a SHOP Exchange for 2017, see https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/small-business-health-care-tax-credit-questions-and-answers-who-gets-the-tax-credit. To see whether a particular county has coverage available through a SHOP Exchange for 2018 and beyond, employers may refer to the See Plans and Prices Tool on www.healthcare.gov/small-business. When employers arrive at www.healthcare.gov/small-business, they should select “Get Coverage” and then “See Plans and Prices”. Employers in states operating a State-based SHOP may visit their State-based SHOP’s website directly, or use the See Plans and Prices Tool on www.healthcare.gov/small-business to be redirected to their State-based SHOP to see whether a particular county has coverage available for 2018 and beyond.
The following examples illustrate the relief in this notice. The examples assume that the employer is an eligible small employer.
Example 1 (Relief Applies – SHOP Exchange Coverage Provided for First Year of Credit Period). (i) Facts. Employer has a 2016 health plan year and a 2016 taxable year that both begin January 1, 2016, and end December 31, 2016. Employer provides health insurance coverage through a SHOP Exchange from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, that qualifies Employer for the credit. Employer claims the credit for taxable year 2016. On January 1, 2017, Employer’s principal business address is in a county that has no QHPs available through a SHOP Exchange. From January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, Employer provides health insurance coverage to its employees that would have qualified Employer for the credit under the rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014.
(ii) Conclusion. Employer may claim the credit for coverage provided for the entire 2017 taxable year. The 2017 taxable year is the second, and final, year of the credit period.
Example 2 (Relief Applies – Relief under Notice 2016–75 Applies for First Year of Credit Period). (i) Facts. Employer has a 2016 health plan year and a 2016 taxable year that both begin January 1, 2016, and end December 31, 2016. Employer’s principal business address is in a county listed in Notice 2016–75 as having no QHPs available on the SHOP Exchange in 2016, and from January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, Employer provides health insurance coverage to its employees that would have qualified Employer for the credit under the rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014. Employer claims the credit for the 2016 taxable year based on Notice 2016–75. On January 1, 2017, Employer’s principal business address is in a county that again has no QHPs available on the SHOP Exchange. From January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, Employer provides health insurance coverage to its employees that would have qualified Employer for the credit under the rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014.
Example 3 (Relief Does Not Apply). (i) Facts. Employer has a 2016 health plan year and a 2016 taxable year that both begin January 1, 2016, and end December 31, 2016. Employer does not qualify for, or claim, the credit for the 2016 taxable year. On January 1, 2017, Employer’s principal business address is in a county with no QHPs available on the SHOP Exchange. From January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, Employer provides health insurance coverage to its employees that would have qualified for the credit under the rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014.
(ii) Conclusion. Employer may not claim the credit for the 2017 taxable year.
Example 4 (Application of Relief to Non-Calendar Year Plan Year). (i) Facts. Employer has a 2016 taxable year that begins January 1, 2016, and ends December 31, 2016, and a 2016 health plan year that begins April 1, 2016, and ends March 31, 2017. From April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2017, Employer provides health insurance coverage through the SHOP Exchange that qualifies Employer for the credit. On April 1, 2017, Employer’s principal business address is in a county that has no QHPs available on the SHOP Exchange. Employer provides health insurance coverage to its employees from April 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018, that would have qualified Employer for the credit under the rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014.
(ii) Conclusion. Employer may claim the credit for coverage provided from April 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016, and for coverage provided from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017, but may not claim the credit for any portion of 2018, including the part of the 2017 plan year that ends in 2018, because the credit period ends on December 31, 2017. The relief provided in this notice applies to the credit claimed for coverage provided from April 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.
Example 5 (Applicability of Relief to New Employer). (i) Facts. Employer is a new employer, first in existence on January 1, 2017. Employer has a health plan year and a taxable year that both begin January 1, 2017 and end December 31, 2017. Employer’s principal business address is in a county that has no QHPs available on the SHOP Exchange for 2017. From January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017, Employer provides coverage to its employees that would have qualified Employer for the credit under the rules applicable to taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014.
IV. AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SECTION 1332 WAIVERS
Section 1332 of the PPACA permits a state to waive certain PPACA provisions, including the requirement to operate a SHOP Exchange, as part of an application for a State Innovation Waiver to pursue innovative strategies for providing their residents with access to high quality, affordable health insurance while retaining the basic protections of the PPACA. To fund their reforms, states may receive the aggregate amount of subsidies, including the credit, that would have otherwise gone to the state’s residents.
On December 30, 2016, Hawaii’s application for a 5-year State Innovation Waiver was approved. As a result, Hawaii is not required to operate a SHOP Exchange for 2017–2021 and employers in Hawaii may not claim the credit for plan years beginning during this five-year period. For more information on the waiver, visit www.cms.gov.
This notice does not affect the Hawaii State Innovation Waiver and, therefore, Hawaii is not required to operate a SHOP Exchange and employers in Hawaii continue to be unable to claim the credit for plan years beginning in calendar years 2017–2021. In addition, any future State Innovation Waivers that provide that a state is not required to operate a SHOP Exchange and that employers in the affected state may not claim the credit will supersede the relief provided in this notice.
This notice is effective as of April 27, 2018 and applies to periods after December 31, 2016.
The principal author of this notice is Stephanie Caden of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). For further information regarding this notice contact Stephanie Caden at (202) 317-5500 (not a toll-free number).
[1] Certain provisions of section 45R differ depending on whether the employer’s taxable year began on or before December 31, 2013, or after December 31, 2013. In 2010, the Treasury Department and the IRS published two notices addressing the application of section 45R upon which taxpayers may rely for taxable years beginning before 2014: (1) Notice 2010–44, 2010–22 I.R.B. 717 (addressing the eligibility requirements and the process for calculating and claiming the credit, and providing transition relief for taxable years beginning in 2010 for qualifying arrangements); and (2) Notice 2010–82, 2010–51 I.R.B. 857 (further guidance on the eligibility requirements, the uniform percentage requirement, and the application of the average premium cap).
Notice 2018–36
This notice publishes the inflation adjustment factor for calendar year 2017 for the Indian coal production credit under section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code. The 2017 inflation adjustment factor is used in determining the availability of the credit and applies to calendar year 2017 sales of Indian coal produced in the United States or a possession thereof. The inflation adjustment factor for Indian coal for calendar year 2017 was published in the Federal Register on (Fill in date). Section 40408 of Division A of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (Pub. L. No. 115–123) extends the credit period for the Indian coal production credit from an 11-year period beginning on January 1, 2006, to a 12-year period beginning on January 1, 2006. This provision is effective for coal produced in the United States or a possession thereof after December 31, 2016.
For calendar year 2017, section 45(e)(10)(A) provides in the case of a producer of Indian coal, the credit determined under section 45 for any taxable year is an amount equal to the applicable dollar amount per ton of Indian coal (i) produced by the taxpayer at an Indian coal production facility during the 12-year period beginning on January 1, 2006, and (ii) sold by the taxpayer (I) to an unrelated person, and (II) during such 12-year period and such taxable year.
Section 45(d)(10) provides the term “Indian coal production facility” means a facility that produces Indian coal. Section 45(c)(9) provides that the term “Indian coal means coal which is produced from coal reserves which, on June 14, 2005 – (i) were owned by an Indian tribe, or (ii) were held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or its members.
The inflation adjustment factor for calendar year 2017 for Indian coal production is 1.2115.
CREDIT AMOUNT FOR INDIAN COAL PRODUCTION
The credit for Indian coal production for calendar year 2017 under section 45(e)(10)(B) is $2.423 per ton on the sale of Indian coal.
The principal author of this notice is Phil Tiegerman of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries). For further information regarding this notice contact Mr. Tiegerman on (202) 317-6853 (not a toll-free number).
Notice 2018–39
Extension of Temporary Relief for Fuel Removals Destined for Nontaxable Use Due to West Shore Pipeline Shutdown
This notice provides an extension of the temporary dyed fuel relief provided in section 3.02 of Notice 2017–30, 2017–21 I.R.B.1248, published on May 22, 2017. The extended relief will be available beginning May 4, 2018, and ending December 31, 2018. A claimant may submit a refund claim for the Internal Revenue Code (Code) § 4081(a)(1) tax imposed on undyed diesel fuel and kerosene for fuel that is 1) removed from a Milwaukee or Madison terminal; 2) entered into a Green Bay terminal within 24 hours of removal from the Milwaukee or Madison terminal; and 3) subsequently dyed and removed from that Green Bay terminal.
In section 3.02 of Notice 2017–30, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service provided a temporary refund mechanism for the § 4081(a)(1) tax imposed upon removal of undyed diesel fuel and kerosene from a Milwaukee terminal when such fuel is subsequently removed from a Green Bay terminal as dyed fuel destined for a nontaxable use. This relief is available for the period beginning on October 31, 2017, and ending on May 3, 2018.
Notice 2017–59, 2017–45 I.R.B. 484, provides guidance on how persons eligible for relief under section 3.02 of Notice 2017–30 may submit claims for refund. The conditions and procedures for making such claims can be found in sections 3.02, 3.03, and 3.04 of Notice 2017–59.
This notice extends the relief that section 3.02 of Notice 2017–30 provides. This notice also expands the relief to permit claims for refund for fuel that is initially taxed upon removal from a terminal in Madison and later removed from a Green Bay terminal as dyed fuel.
SECTION 3. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY DYED FUEL RELIEF
For the period beginning on May 4, 2018, and ending on December 31, 2018, if any person (that is, the position holder) that removes diesel fuel or kerosene that satisfies the requirements of § 4082 from a Green Bay terminal establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that a prior tax was paid with respect to the removal of such fuel from a Milwaukee or Madison terminal, then an amount equal to the prior tax paid shall be allowed as a refund (without interest) to the position holder in the same manner as if it were an overpayment of tax imposed by § 4081.
The relief described in this section is not available with respect to any transaction for which one or more conditions set forth in section 3.02 of Notice 2017–59 are not satisfied or for any refund claim that fails to comply with the procedures set forth in sections 3.03 and 3.04 of Notice 2017–59. For purposes of this notice, any reference in Notice 2017–59 to removals from a Milwaukee terminal shall be read to also include removals from a Madison terminal.
The temporary dyed fuel relief described in section 3 of this notice applies to removals of dyed diesel fuel and kerosene from Green Bay terminals on or after May 4, 2018, and on or before December 31, 2018.
The principal author of this notice is Danielle J. Mayfield of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries). For further information regarding this notice contact Ms. Mayfield at (202) 317-6855 (not a toll-free number).
Notice 2018–40
Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration2018 Section 45Q Inflation Adjustment Factor
This notice publishes the inflation adjustment factor for the credit for carbon oxide sequestration under § 45Q of the Internal Revenue Code (§ 45Q credit) for calendar year 2018. The inflation adjustment factor is used to determine the amount of the credit allowable under § 45Q. This notice also publishes the aggregate amount of qualified carbon oxide taken into account for purposes of § 45Q.
Section 45Q was enacted by § 115 of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110–343, 122 Stat. 3829 (October 3, 2008), and amended by § 1131 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009, Division B of Pub. L. 111–5, 123 Stat 115 (February 17, 2009). Section 41119 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115–23 (February 9, 2018) significantly increased and extended the § 45Q credit for the sequestration of carbon dioxide.
Section 45Q(a)(1) allows a credit of $20 per metric ton of qualified carbon oxide captured by the taxpayer using carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service at a qualified facility before the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, is disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological storage, and is not used by the taxpayer as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project.
Section 45Q(a)(2) allows a credit of $10 per metric ton of qualified carbon oxide captured by the taxpayer using carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service at a qualified facility before the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, and is used by the taxpayer as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project and disposed of by the taxpayer in secure geological storage, or utilized by the taxpayer in a manner described in § 45Q(f)(5).
Section 45Q(a)(3) allows a credit of the applicable dollar amount (as determined under § 45Q(b)(1)) per metric ton of qualified carbon oxide captured by the taxpayer using carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service at a qualified facility on or after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, during the 12-year period beginning on the date the equipment was originally placed in service. The taxpayer must dispose of the qualified carbon oxide in secure geological storage, not use the qualified carbon oxide as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project, and not utilize it in a manner described in § 45Q(f)(5).
Section 45Q(a)(4) allows credit of the applicable dollar amount (as determined under § 45Q(b)(1)) per metric ton of qualified carbon oxide captured by the taxpayer using carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service at a qualified facility on or after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, during the 12-year period beginning on the date the equipment was originally placed in service. The taxpayer must dispose of the qualified carbon oxide in secure geological storage, and use the qualified carbon oxide as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project, or utilize it in a manner described in § 45Q(f)(5).
Section 45Q(c) defines the term “qualified carbon oxide” as (1) any carbon dioxide which is captured from an industrial source by carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service before the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as industrial emission of greenhouse gas or lead to such release, and is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization; (2) any carbon dioxide or other carbon oxide which is captured from an industrial source by carbon capture equipment which is originally placed in service on or after the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere as industrial emission of greenhouse gas or lead to such release, and is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization; or (3) in the case of a direct air capture facility, any carbon dioxide which is captured directly from the ambient air, and is measured at the source of capture and verified at the point of disposal, injection, or utilization.
Section 45Q(d) defines the term “qualified facility” any industrial facility or direct air capture facility (1) the construction of which begins before January 1, 2024, and (A) construction of carbon capture equipment begins before such date, or (B) the original planning and design for such facility includes installation of carbon capture equipment; and (2) which captures (A) in the case of a facility which emits not more than 500,000 metric tons of carbon oxide into the atmosphere during the taxable year, not less than 25,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year which is utilized in a manner described in § 45Q(f)(5), (B) in the case of an electricity generating facility which is not described in § 45Q(d)(2)(A), not less than 500,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year, or (C) in the case of a direct air capture facility or any facility not described in § 45Q(d)(2)(A) or (B), not less than 100,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide during the taxable year.
Under § 45Q(f)(7), for taxable years beginning in a calendar year after 2009, the dollar amounts contained in § 45Q(a)(1) and (2) must be adjusted for inflation by multiplying such dollar amount by the inflation adjustment factor for such calendar year determined under § 43(b)(3)(B), determined by substituting “2008” for “1990.”
Section 43(b)(3)(B) defines the term “inflation adjustment factor” as, with respect to any calendar year, a fraction the numerator of which is the GNP implicit price deflator for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is the GNP implicit price deflator for 1990. For purposes of § 45Q(f)(7), for the 2018 calendar year, the inflation adjustment factor is a fraction the numerator of which is the GNP implicit price deflator for 2017 (113.500) and the denominator of which is the GNP implicit price deflator for 2008 (99.239).
Section 45Q(g) provides that in the case of any carbon capture equipment placed in service before the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, the credit under § 45Q shall apply with respect to qualified carbon oxide captured using such equipment before the end of the calendar year in which the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, certifies that, during the period beginning after October 3, 2008, a total of 75,000,000 metric tons of qualified carbon oxide have been taken into account in accordance with (1) § 45Q(a), as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, and (2) § 45Q(a)(1) and (2).
The inflation adjustment factor for calendar year 2017 is 1.1437. The § 45Q credit for calendar year 2018 is $22.87 per metric ton of qualified carbon oxide under § 45Q(a)(1) and $11.44 per metric ton of qualified carbon oxide under § 45Q(a)(2).
Based on the most recent annual reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service, the aggregate amount of qualified carbon oxide taken into account for purposes of § 45Q is 59,767,924 metric tons.
The principal author of this notice is David Selig of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries). For further information regarding this notice contact David Selig at (202) 317-6853 (not a toll-free number).
Notice 2018–41
Information Reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions and a Modification to the Transfer for Valuable Consideration Rules
This notice announces that the Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) intend to issue proposed regulations providing guidance to assist taxpayers in complying with new information reporting obligations for certain life insurance contract transactions under § 6050Y, which was added to the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) by section 13520 of “[a]n Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018,” P.L. 115–97 (the “Act”). The proposed regulations also will provide guidance on a modification to the transfer for valuable consideration rules for life insurance contracts added to § 101(a) by section 13522 of the Act. This notice requests public comments on the implementation of these provisions of the Act.
This notice also provides transitional guidance under § 6050Y. Specifically, as provided in section 3.A.iv. of this notice, to ensure efficient administration of this new provision, reporting will not be required under § 6050Y until final regulations are issued. For reportable policy sales and payments of reportable death benefits occurring after December 31, 2017, and before the date final regulations under § 6050Y are published in the Federal Register, Treasury and the IRS intend to allow additional time after the date final regulations are published to file the returns and furnish the written statements required by § 6050Y.
A. Sales of Life Insurance Contracts
A life insurance policyholder who sells a life insurance contract may have taxable gain on the sale.[2] Rev. Rul. 2009–13, 2009–21 I.R.B. 1029, holds that gain on the sale of a life insurance contract is included in gross income under § 61(a)(3). The gain is capital gain, except to the extent of the amount that would be recognized as ordinary income if the contract were surrendered, which is ordinary income under the substitute for ordinary income doctrine. See Rev. Rul. 2009–13; see also Rev. Rul. 2009–14, 2009–21 I.R.B. 1031. The amount that would be recognized as ordinary income under § 72(e)(5) if the contract were surrendered is the “inside buildup” – the excess of the amount that would be received upon surrender over the investment in the contract as defined in § 72(e)(6).[3] Section 72(e)(6) defines the “investment in the contract” as of any date as the aggregate amount of premiums or other consideration paid for the contract before that date, less the aggregate amount received under the contract before that date to the extent that such amount was excludable from gross income.
Life insurance contracts may be sold in transactions known as life settlement transactions. In a typical life settlement transaction, the policyholder, often the individual insured under the life insurance contract, sells his or her life insurance contract to an unrelated person. The consideration paid generally is a lump-sum cash payment that is less than the death benefit on the policy, but more than the amount that would be received by the policyholder upon surrender of the life insurance contract. In general, life settlement transactions may be arranged by a life settlement broker, who negotiates the sale of a life insurance contract on behalf of the policyholder in exchange for a fee or commission.
A viatical settlement, a subset of life settlement transactions, may involve the sale of a life insurance contract, but may not be taxed as a sale. Under a viatical settlement, a policyholder may sell or assign a life insurance contract after the insured has become terminally ill or chronically ill. If any portion of the death benefit under a life insurance contract on the life of an insured who is terminally ill or chronically ill (within the meaning of § 101(g)) is sold (through the sale of the life insurance contract) or assigned in a viatical settlement to a viatical settlement provider, the amount paid for the sale or assignment of that portion is treated as an amount paid under the life insurance contract by reason of the death of the insured, rather than gain from the sale or assignment. See §§ 101(a) and (g). Amounts received under a life insurance contract paid by reason of the death of the insured are excluded from federal income tax. See § 101(a)(1). For this purpose, a viatical settlement provider is a person regularly engaged in the trade or business of purchasing, or taking assignments of, life insurance contracts insuring the lives of terminally ill or chronically ill individuals (provided certain requirements are met). See Rev. Rul. 2002–82, 2002–51 I.R.B. 978.
B. Information Reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions
Section 13520 of the Act added § 6050Y to the Code. In general, § 6050Y imposes information reporting requirements on the acquirer and issuer in the case of the acquisition, or notice of the acquisition, of an existing life insurance contract in a reportable policy sale, and on each person who makes a payment (the “payor”) of reportable death benefits. The reporting requirements set forth in § 6050Y are effective for reportable policy sales that occur after December 31, 2017, and for reportable death benefits paid after December 31, 2017.
The term “reportable policy sale” is defined in § 6050Y(d)(2), by cross-reference to § 101(a)(3)(B), which was added by section 13522 of the Act, to mean “the acquisition of an interest in a life insurance contract, directly or indirectly, if the acquirer has no substantial family, business, or financial relationship with the insured apart from the acquirer’s interest in such life insurance contract.” Section 101(a)(3)(B) provides that, for purposes of determining whether an acquisition of an interest in a life insurance contract is a reportable policy sale, “the term ‘indirectly’ applies to the acquisition of an interest in a partnership, trust, or other entity that holds an interest in the life insurance contract.” The term “reportable death benefits” is defined in § 6050Y(d)(4) to mean “amounts paid by reason of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract that has been transferred in a reportable policy sale.”
Section 6050Y(a) imposes reporting requirements on every person who acquires a life insurance contract, or any interest in a life insurance contract, in a reportable policy sale during the taxable year (the “acquirer”). Under § 6050Y(a)(1), the acquirer must file a return with the IRS setting forth (1) the acquirer’s name, address, and taxpayer identification number (TIN); (2) the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of payment in the reportable policy sale; (3) the date of the sale; (4) the name of the issuer of the life insurance contract sold and the policy number of such contract; and (5) the amount of each payment. Under § 6050Y(a)(2), the acquirer must furnish written statements to each payment recipient and the issuer named in the return required by § 6050Y(a)(1). The statement furnished by the acquirer to any payment recipient must include items (1) through (5), above. The statement furnished by the acquirer to the issuer must include items (1) through (4), above; however, the statement is not required to include item (5) (the amount of each payment). The statements furnished by the acquirer to each payment recipient and the issuer must also include the name, address, and phone number of the acquirer’s information contact. The term “payment” is defined by § 6050Y(d)(1) with respect to any reportable policy sale as “the amount of cash and the fair market value of any consideration transferred in the sale.” The term “issuer” is defined by § 6050Y(d)(3) as “any life insurance company that bears the risk with respect to a life insurance contract on the date any return or statement is required to be made under this section.”
Section 6050Y(b) imposes reporting requirements on an issuer of a life insurance contract upon the receipt of a written statement furnished by an acquirer under § 6050Y(a)(2), or upon any notice of the transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person. Under § 6050Y(b)(1), the issuer must file a return with the IRS setting forth (1) the name, address, and TIN of the seller who transfers any interest in such contract in such sale; (2) the seller’s investment in the contract within the meaning of § 72(e)(6); and (3) the policy number of the contract. Under § 6050Y(b)(2), the issuer must furnish the seller with a written statement that includes items (1) through (3), above, as well as the name, address, and phone number of the issuer’s information contact.
Section 6050Y(c) imposes reporting requirements on every person who makes a payment of reportable death benefits during any taxable year. Under § 6050Y(c)(1), the payor must file a return with the IRS setting forth (1) the payor’s name, address, and TIN; (2) the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of such payment; (3) the date of each such payment; (4) the gross amount of each such payment; and (5) the payor’s estimate of the buyer’s investment in the contract within the meaning of § 72(e)(6). Under § 6050Y(c)(2), the payor must furnish to each recipient of such payment a written statement that includes items (1) through (5), above, as well as the name, address, and phone number of the payor’s information contact.
C. Proceeds of Life Insurance Contracts Payable by Reason of Death
Generally, amounts received under a life insurance contract that are paid by reason of death of the insured are excluded from federal income tax. See § 101(a)(1). However, if a life insurance contract is sold or otherwise transferred for valuable consideration (such as in a life settlement transaction or viatical settlement), the excludable portion of the amount paid by reason of the death of the insured is limited. See § 101(a)(2). In general, under the § 101(a)(2) limitation, the excludable amount following a transfer for valuable consideration may not exceed the sum of (1) the actual value of the consideration paid by the transferee to acquire the life insurance contract and (2) the premiums and other amounts subsequently paid by the transferee. The second sentence of § 101(a)(2) provides that the § 101(a)(2) limitation does not apply if (1) the transferee’s basis in the contract is determined in whole or in part by reference to the transferor’s basis in the contract or (2) the transfer is to the insured, to a partner of the insured, to a partnership in which the insured is a partner, or to a corporation in which the insured is a shareholder or officer. See § 101(a)(2).
Rev. Rul. 2009–14 holds that a portion of the death benefit received by a buyer of a life insurance contract on the death of the insured is included in income under § 101(a)(2). The portion included in income is the excess of the death benefit over the premiums or other consideration the buyer paid for the contract. Rev. Rul. 2009–14 holds that the receipt of a death benefit from the issuer under the terms of the contract does not produce a capital gain and, therefore, the income recognized by the buyer upon the receipt of death benefits under the contract is ordinary income.
D. A Modification to the Transfer for Valuable Consideration Rules
SECTION 3. INTENDED PROPOSED GUIDANCE
A. Information Reporting for Certain Life Insurance Contract Transactions
Section 6050Y provides that each of the returns required by § 6050Y are to be made “at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.” Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y describing the manner by which and time at which the reporting requirements of § 6050Y must be satisfied. The proposed regulations will also clarify which parties are subject to the reporting requirements and other definitional issues. For example, Treasury and the IRS intend to define the term “reportable policy sale” in the proposed regulations to include a viatical settlement.[4] In addition, Treasury and the IRS intend to clarify the extent to which § 6050Y applies to sales or acquisitions effected by transferors and transferees outside the U.S. and to sellers and issuers that are foreign persons for purposes of reporting under § 6050Y(b) or (c).
i. Section 6050Y(a) Reporting of Payments by Acquirer in a Reportable Policy Sale
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y(a)(1) requiring every person who acquires a life insurance contract or any interest in a life insurance contract in a reportable policy sale to file an information return, to be made according to forms and instructions to be published by the IRS, reporting the following information to the IRS: (1) the acquirer’s name, address, and TIN; (2) the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of payment in the reportable policy sale; (3) the date of the sale; (4) the name of the issuer of the life insurance contract sold and the policy number of such contract; and (5) the amount of each payment.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y(a)(2) requiring every person required to file a return under § 6050Y(a)(1) to furnish written statements to each payment recipient and issuer whose name is required to be set forth in such return. The statements will be required to set forth the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the acquirer, together with the information required to be reported to the IRS under § 6050Y(a)(1), except that the amount of each payment and the name, address, and TIN of payment recipients other than the seller need not be reported to the issuer. The requirement to provide such statements may be satisfied by furnishing a copy of the information return provided to the IRS (provided the return includes the name, address, and phone number of the acquirer’s information contact, or this information is added to the copy furnished to the payment recipient), or an acceptable substitute statement.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations that will define “acquirer” for purposes of § 6050Y to be any person who acquires a life insurance contract, or an interest in a life insurance contract, directly or indirectly, and who has no substantial family, business, or financial relationship with the insured apart from the acquirer’s interest in such life insurance contract. The proposed regulations may further refine the definition of an “acquirer” for purposes of § 6050Y. For example, the proposed regulations may define “acquirer” in a reportable policy sale to include any person, including the life settlement or viatical settlement provider or financing entity, that takes title or possession for state law purposes or acquires a beneficial interest in the life insurance contract at any time. The statute defines “indirectly,” for purposes of a reportable policy sale, as the acquisition of an interest in a partnership, trust, or other entity that holds an interest in the life insurance contract. The proposed regulations may further refine the definition of “indirectly” for purposes of § 6050Y reporting.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations regarding the definition of a reportable payment for purposes of § 6050Y. Section 6050Y(d)(1) defines “payment,” with respect to any reportable policy sale, as “the amount of cash and the fair market value of any consideration transferred in the sale.” Treasury and the IRS intend to clarify that a reportable payment may include payments to persons other than the seller, such as brokers and, potentially, life settlement providers acting as intermediaries. Additionally, Treasury and the IRS intend to clarify that the “payment” to the seller reported under § 6050Y(a) is the seller’s net proceeds. The net proceeds equal the gross proceeds minus any selling expenses (for example, broker’s fees and commissions).
ii. Section 6050Y(b) Reporting of Transferor’s Investment in the Contract by Issuer (Reportable Policy Sale or Transfer to a Foreign Person)
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations implementing reporting obligations under § 6050Y(b) on any issuer of a life insurance contract who has either (1) received the statement required by § 6050Y(a)(2) to be furnished by the acquirer in a reportable policy sale or (2) has received notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person.
Section 6050Y(d)(3) defines “issuer” to mean “any life insurance company that bears the risk with respect to a life insurance contract on the date any return or statement is required to be made under this section.” Treasury and the IRS intend to limit the information reporting obligations imposed under § 6050Y(b) to the life insurance company that is responsible for administering the contract, including paying death benefits under the life insurance contract. Under the proposed regulations, the reporting obligations would not apply, for instance, to a reinsurer in an indemnity contract covering all or a portion of the risks that the original issuer (and continuing contract administrator) might otherwise have incurred with respect to a life insurance contract. This proposed definition of “issuer” will reduce the burden on reporting life insurance companies and prevent duplicative reporting.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y(b)(1) requiring issuers who have received a statement under § 6050Y(a)(2) reporting a reportable policy sale or notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person to file an information return, to be made according to forms and instructions to be published by the IRS, reporting the following information to the IRS: (1) the name, address, and TIN of each seller who transfers an interest in a life insurance contract; (2) the investment in the contract (as defined in § 72(e)(6)) with respect to such seller; (3) the policy number of such contract; and (4) the amount that would have been received by the policyholder upon surrender of the contract. Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations requiring the issuer to report the amount that would have been received by the policyholder upon surrender of the contract because this information is needed to determine the amount of the seller’s gain that is ordinary income. See Rev. Rul. 2009–13; see also Rev. Rul. 2009–14.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y(b)(2) requiring every issuer required to make a return under § 6050Y(b)(1) to furnish written statements to each seller whose name is required to be set forth in a return made under § 6050Y(b)(1). The statements will be required to set forth the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the issuer, together with the information required to be reported to the IRS under § 6050Y(b)(1) and the proposed regulations. The requirement to provide such statements may be satisfied by furnishing a copy of the information return provided to the IRS (provided the return includes the name, address, and phone number of the issuer’s information contact, or this information is added to the copy furnished to the seller), or an acceptable substitute statement.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations defining “seller” for purposes of § 6050Y(b) to include any person who transfers an interest in a life insurance contract to an acquirer in a reportable policy sale or to a foreign person.
Treasury and the IRS intend to define the term “investment in the contract” that is required to be reported by the issuer with respect to a seller. Section 6050Y(b) requires an issuer to report the “investment in the contract (as defined in section 72(e)(6)) with respect to such seller.” Section 72(e)(6) defines the “investment in the contract” as of any date as the aggregate amount of premiums or other consideration paid for the contract before that date, less the aggregate amount received under the contract before that date to the extent that amount was excludable from gross income. With respect to the original policyholder, the issuer will have all of the information required to determine the seller’s investment in the contract. With respect to a seller other than the original policyholder, an issuer may not have all the information required to determine the seller’s investment in the contract, as defined in § 72(e)(6), because the acquirer of the contract from the original policyholder is not required under § 6050Y(a) to report to the issuer the amount paid for the contract. For this reason, the issuer’s obligation to report the “investment in the contract” on any date will be limited to the information that is known to the issuer (in general, the amount of premiums received from the seller for the contract before that date, less the aggregate amount paid to the seller under the contract before that date).
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations defining notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person for purposes of § 6050Y(b) as any notice, including information provided for nontax purposes such as change of address notices for purposes of sending statements or for other purposes, or information relating to loans, premiums, or death benefits with respect to the contract. See H.R. Rep. No. 115–466, at 485 (2017) (Conf. Rep.).
iii. Section 6050Y(c) Reporting of Reportable Death Benefits by Payor
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations related to the reporting obligations under § 6050Y(c) on persons making payments of reportable death benefits during any taxable year. Every person making payments of reportable death benefits during any taxable year is subject to the reporting obligations of § 6050Y(c), regardless of whether such person received a statement from the acquirer in the reportable policy sale under § 6050Y(a)(2).
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y(c)(1) requiring a payor of reportable death benefits to file an information return, to be made according to forms and instructions to be published by the IRS, reporting the following information to the IRS: (1) the payor’s name, address, and TIN; (2) the name, address, and TIN of each recipient of such payment; (3) the date of each such payment; (4) the gross amount of each such payment; and (5) the payor’s estimate of the investment in the contract (as defined in § 72(e)(6)) with respect to the buyer.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations under § 6050Y(c)(2) requiring every person required to file a return under § 6050Y(c)(1) to furnish written statements to each recipient of reportable death benefits whose name is required to be set forth in a return made under § 6050Y(c)(1). The statements will be required to set forth the name, address, and phone number of the information contact of the payor, together with the information required to be reported to the IRS under § 6050Y(c)(1). The requirement to provide such statements may be satisfied by furnishing a copy of the information return provided to the IRS (provided the return includes the name, address, and phone number of the payor’s information contact, or this information is added to the copy furnished to the payment recipient), or an acceptable substitute statement.
Treasury and the IRS intend to define the term “estimate of the investment in the contract” that is required to be reported by the payor with respect to a buyer to include only the amount of premiums paid by the buyer under the contract, less the aggregate amount received by the buyer under the contract. In addition, Treasury and the IRS intend to define “buyer” in the proposed regulations. For example, the proposed regulations may define “buyer” to include any person either holding a beneficial interest in the life insurance contract or taking title or possession for state law purposes.
Section 6050Y(d)(4) defines “reportable death benefits” as “amounts paid by reason of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract that has been transferred in a reportable policy sale.” The definition of “reportable policy sale” applies only to transfers made after December 31, 2017. Accordingly, death benefits are “reportable death benefits” under § 6050Y(d)(4), and are subject to the reporting requirements of § 6050Y(c), only if the death benefits are paid by reason of the death of the insured under a life insurance contract transferred after December 31, 2017, in a reportable policy sale.
iv. Timing of Section 6050Y Reporting
Among other requirements, § 6050Y(a) requires the acquirer in a reportable policy sale to report the amount of each payment made in a reportable policy sale to the IRS and each payment recipient. Section 6050Y(b) requires each issuer of a life insurance contract who receives notice of a reportable policy sale via receipt of a statement required under § 6050Y(a)(2), or who receives notice of a transfer of a life insurance contract to a foreign person, to report the seller’s investment in the life insurance contract to the IRS and the seller. Section 6050Y(c) requires the payor of a reportable death benefit to report the payment to the IRS and each payment recipient.
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose regulations requiring the returns required by §§ 6050Y(a)(1), (b)(1), and (c)(1) to be filed with the IRS no later than February 28 of the year following the calendar year in which the reportable policy sale or reportable death benefit payment occurs, for paper returns, and no later than March 31 of the year following the calendar year in which the reportable policy sale or reportable death benefit payment occurs, for electronically filed returns.
The reporting requirements of § 6050Y apply to reportable policy sales that occur after December 31, 2017, and reportable death benefits paid after December 31, 2017. For reportable policy sales and payments of reportable death benefits occurring after December 31, 2017, and before the date final regulations under § 6050Y are published in the Federal Register, Treasury and the IRS intend to allow additional time after the date final regulations are published to file the returns and furnish the written statements required by § 6050Y.
B. A Modification to the Transfer for Valuable Consideration Rules
Treasury and the IRS intend to propose amendments to § 1.101–1 to reflect the addition of § 101(a)(3) by section 13522 of the Act.
Treasury and the IRS request comments on the proposed rules described in this notice and on any additional issues that should be addressed by the regulations, including the following:
(a) The time and manner for reporting certain life insurance contract transactions under § 6050Y, including the timing of reporting under the transition relief for reportable policy sales and payment of reportable death benefits occurring prior to the issuance of final regulations;
(b) Identification of the “acquirer” in a reportable policy sale for purposes of § 6050Y reporting; whether for purposes of § 6050Y there might be more than one person taking title or possession for state law purposes of an insurance contract or acquiring a beneficial interest in a life insurance contract with respect to a series of transfers involving a reportable policy sale and, if so, how § 6050Y should apply; and whether the proposed definition of “acquirer” would lead to duplicate reporting of payments in reportable policy sales;
(c) If each person who takes possession or title as owner or beneficial owner of a life insurance contract as part of a series of transactions is required to report under § 6050Y(a), should the proposed regulations allow each person’s reporting obligation to be discharged through one unified reporting by one of the persons or a third party information reporting contractor;
(d) The application of the rules in § 6050Y(a) to the series of prearranged transfers of an insurance contract as part of the initial reportable policy sale, also known as a secondary market sale, and whether these title and ownership transfers should be aggregated into one reportable policy sale or whether each transfer should be treated as a separate reporting event for purposes of § 6050Y(a);
(e) The application of the rules in § 6050Y(a) to a reportable policy sale that occurs after an initial reportable policy sale, also known as a tertiary market policy sale;
(f) Identification of “payment recipients” in reportable policy sales, other than the seller, for purposes of § 6050Y(a); whether requiring reporting of payments to such persons would duplicate existing information reporting; whether payments to multiple payment recipients in a reportable policy sale should be reported on a single return; and what information reported on the return should be provided to each payment recipient;
(g) Whether there could be payments to payment recipients other than the seller in a reportable policy sale that are not selling expenses, and if so, whether the seller’s net proceeds would include or be net of those amounts, and the extent to which the acquirer would have knowledge of all such payments;
(h) The definition of “reportable policy sale” set forth in § 101(a)(3)(B) and the need for additional guidance regarding the definition (for example, the types of transactions covered by the term, as well as the extent to which the definition should exclude sales or acquisitions effected by transferors and transferees outside the U.S.), as well as how to distinguish viatical settlements from other life settlement transactions for information reporting purposes;
(i) The rules under § 6050Y(b), including the definition of “issuer,” “seller,” and of “notice of a transfer to a foreign person”;
(j) The definition of “buyer” for purposes of § 6050Y(c), including whether it should include the beneficial owner of the life insurance contract and the person holding title or possession for state law purposes, and identification of the person or persons holding the information necessary to determine the investment in the contract made by the “buyer”;
(k) The definition of “investment in the contract” for purposes of §§ 6050Y(b) and (c);
(l) Documentation requirements that should be applied by acquirers and issuers to determine whether a payment recipient/seller is a non-U.S. person for purposes of excluding their respective reporting under § 6050Y, including addressing any foreign sellers that might be included in the reporting and presumption rules to be applied in the absence of reliable documentation establishing a seller’s non-U.S. status (to the extent permitted for excluding reporting); and
(m) Rules to coordinate any of the provisions of § 6050Y with other sections of the Code addressing withholding and reporting requirements, including coordination with the provisions of chapters 3 and 4 of the Code.
Comments should be submitted in writing on or before June 13, 2018, and should contain reference to this Notice 2018–41. All comments will be available for public inspection and copying. Comments may be submitted in one of three ways:
(1) By mail to Internal Revenue Service, CC:PA:LPD:PR (Notice 2018–41), Room 5203, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 20044.
(2) Electronically to Notice.Comments@irscounsel.treas.gov. Please include “Notice 2018–41” in both the body of the comment and on the subject line of any electronic communications.
(3) By hand-delivery Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to CC:PA:LPD:PR (Notice 2018–41), Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20224.
The principal author of this notice is Kathryn M. Sneade of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions & Products). For further information regarding this notice, contact Ms. Sneade at (202) 317-6995 (not a toll-free number).
[2] In this notice, a reference to a sale of a life insurance contract includes a sale of any interest in a life insurance contract.
[3] For some contracts, such as term life insurance contracts, the amount that would be received upon surrender of the contract is zero and the policyholder therefore has no ordinary income on the sale of the contract.
[4] Treasury and the IRS are also considering how to distinguish viatical settlements from other life settlement transactions for information reporting purposes.
Notice 2018–43
Public Comment Invited on Recommendations for 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (Service) invite public comment on recommendations for items that should be included on the 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Policy and the Service use the Priority Guidance Plan 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 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan will identify guidance projects that the Treasury Department and the Service intend to work on as priorities during the period from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019.
The Treasury Department and the Service recognize the importance of public input in formulating a Priority Guidance Plan that focuses resources on guidance items that are most important to taxpayers and tax administration. Published guidance plays an important role in increasing voluntary compliance by helping to clarify ambiguous areas of the tax law. The published guidance process is most successful if the Treasury Department and the Service have the benefit of the experience and knowledge of taxpayers and practitioners who must apply the rules implementing the internal revenue laws.
On December 22, 2017, P.L. 115–97, “An Act to provide for the reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018,” commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the Act), was enacted. Since that time the Treasury Department and the Service have focused their efforts on guidance projects necessary to implement the Act.
The Treasury Department and the Service expect to continue to concentrate on guidance implementing the Act for the balance of the current plan year and during the 2018–2019 plan year. As a result, the Treasury Department and the Service do not expect to be able to complete a number of the guidance projects on the 2017–2018 Priority Guidance Plan, but they currently expect that many of these projects will be carried over to the 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan.
In reviewing recommendations and selecting additional projects for inclusion on the 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan, the Treasury Department and the Service will consider the following:
Since the enactment of the Act, the Treasury Department and the IRS have received a number of letters specifically asking for guidance related to the implementation of provisions in the Act. These suggestions have informed the projects that are currently in development and will also be considered in formulating the 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan, as will any additional recommendations for guidance related to the Act.
Please submit recommendations by June 15, 2018, for possible inclusion on the original 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan. Taxpayers may, however, submit recommendations for guidance at any time during the year. The Treasury Department and the Service will update the 2018–2019 Priority Guidance Plan periodically to reflect additional guidance that the Treasury Department and the Service intend to publish during the plan year. The periodic updates allow the Treasury Department and the Service to respond to the need for additional guidance that may arise during the plan year.
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Alternatively, taxpayers may submit comments electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov (type IRS–2018–0010 in the search field on the regulations.gov homepage to find this notice and submit comments). All recommendations for guidance submitted by the public in response to this notice will be available for public inspection and copying in their entirety. For further information regarding this notice, contact Emily M. Lesniak of the Office of the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 317-3400 (not a toll-free number).
Rev. Proc. 2018–27
This revenue procedure modifies the annual limitation on deductions for contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) allowed for individuals with family coverage under a high deductible health plan (HDHP) for calendar year 2018 announced in Revenue Procedure 2018–18, 2018–10 I.R.B. 392. For 2018, taxpayers may treat $6,900 as the annual limitation on the deduction for an individual with family coverage under an HDHP pursuant to section 223(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code. This revenue procedure makes no other changes to Rev. Proc. 2018–18.
On May 4, 2017, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2017–37, 2017–21 I.R.B. 1252, which provided the 2018 inflation adjusted amounts for HSAs as determined under section 223. Under Rev. Proc. 2017–37, the annual limitation on deductions under section 223(b)(2)(B) for an individual with family coverage under an HDHP was $6,900.
Subsequently, statutory amendments by “An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018” (the Act), Pub. L. 115–97, 131 Stat. 2504, enacted December 22, 2017, modified the inflation adjustments for certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, including the inflation adjustments under section 223. On March 2, 2018, the Treasury Department and the IRS released Rev. Proc. 2018–18, which superseded Rev. Proc. 2017–37, to reflect the statutory amendments to the inflation adjustments under the Act. Under section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2018–18, the annual limitation on deductions under section 223(b)(2)(B) for an individual with family coverage under an HDHP was $6,850 for 2018 — a $50 reduction from the limitation announced in Rev. Proc. 2017–37. Rev. Proc. 2018–18 did not change any other annual limitation or any other requirement under section 223 for calendar year 2018.
In response to Rev. Proc. 2018–18, stakeholders informed the Treasury Department and the IRS that implementing the $50 reduction to the limitation on deductions for individuals with family coverage would impose numerous unanticipated administrative and financial burdens. Specifically, stakeholders noted that some individuals with family coverage under an HDHP made the maximum HSA contribution for the 2018 calendar year before the issuance of Rev. Proc. 2018–18 reducing the deduction limitation, and that many other individuals made annual salary reduction elections for HSA contributions through their employers’ cafeteria plans based on the $6,900 limit for an individual with family coverage under an HDHP. Further, stakeholders informed the Treasury Department and the IRS that the costs of modifying the various systems to reflect the reduced maximum, as well as the costs associated with distributing a $50 excess contribution (and earnings), would be significantly greater than any tax benefit associated with an unreduced HSA contribution (and in some instances may exceed $50). Some stakeholders also pointed to section 223(g)(1), which requires annual inflation adjustments for HSAs to be published by June 1 of the preceding calendar year, as another indication that a current year change would be unduly burdensome.
In response to these concerns, the Treasury Department and the IRS have determined that it is in the best interest of sound and efficient tax administration to allow taxpayers to treat the $6,900 annual limitation originally published in Rev. Proc. 2017–37 as the 2018 inflation adjusted limitation on HSA contributions for eligible individuals with family coverage under an HDHP.
For calendar year 2018, taxpayers may treat $6,900 as the annual limitation on deductions under section 223(b)(2)(B) for an individual with family coverage under an HDHP.
An individual who receives a distribution from an HSA of an excess contribution (with earnings) based on the $6,850 deduction limit published in Rev. Proc. 2018–18 may repay the distribution to the HSA and treat the distribution as the result of a mistake of fact due to reasonable cause under Q&A-37 of Notice 2004–50, 2004–2 C.B. 196. Accordingly, the portion of a distribution (including earnings) that an individual repays to an HSA by April 15, 2019, is not included in the individual’s gross income under section 223(f)(2) or subject to the 20 percent additional tax under section 223(f)(4), and the repayment is not subject to the excise tax on excess contributions under section 4973(a)(5). Mistaken distributions that are repaid to an HSA are not required to be reported on Form 1099–SA or Form 8889 and are not required to be reported as additional HSA contributions. However, in accordance with Q&A-76 of Notice 2004–50, a trustee or custodian is not required to allow individuals to repay mistaken distributions.
Alternatively, an individual who receives a distribution from an HSA of an excess contribution (with earnings) based on the $6,850 deduction limit published in Rev. Proc. 2018–18 and does not repay the distribution to the HSA may treat the distribution in accordance with section 223(f)(3), which describes the treatment of excess contributions returned before the due date of return. Thus, the excess contribution generally would not be included in gross income under section 223(f)(2) or subject to the 20 percent additional tax under section 223(f)(4), provided the distribution is received on or before the last day prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing the individual’s 2018 tax return.
This revenue procedure modifies and supersedes the second sentence of section 4 of Rev. Proc. 2018–18, which for calendar year 2018 addresses the annual limitation on deductions under section 223(b)(2)(B) for an individual with family coverage under an HDHP.
This revenue procedure applies for calendar year 2018.
The principal author of this revenue procedure is Karen Levin of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). For further information regarding this revenue procedure contact Karen Levin on (202) 317-5500 (not a toll-free number).
Rev. Proc. 2018–28
This revenue procedure provides issuers of qualified mortgage bonds, as defined in section 143(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), and issuers of mortgage credit certificates, as defined in section 25(c), with (1) the nationwide average purchase price for residences located in the United States, and (2) average area purchase price safe harbors for residences located in statistical areas in each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.
.06 Section 143(k)(2)(A) provides that the term “statistical area” means (i) a metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and (ii) any county (or the portion thereof) that is not within an MSA. Section 143(k)(2)(C) further provides that if sufficient recent statistical information with respect to a county (or portion thereof) is unavailable, the Secretary may substitute another area for which there is sufficient recent statistical information for such county (or portion thereof). In the case of any portion of a State which is not within a county, section 143(k)(2)(D) provides that the Secretary may designate as a county any area that is the equivalent of a county. Section 6a.103A–1(b)(4)(i) of the Income Tax Regulations (issued under section 103A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the predecessor of section 143 of the Code) provides that the term “State” includes a possession of the United States and the District of Columbia.
.07 Section 6a.103A–2(f)(5)(i) provides that an issuer may rely upon the average area purchase price safe harbors published by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) for the statistical area in which a residence is located. Section 6a.103A–2(f)(5)(i) further provides that an issuer may use an average area purchase price limitation different from the published safe harbor if the issuer has more accurate and comprehensive data for the statistical area.
.11 Average area purchase price safe harbors for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Guam were last published in Rev. Proc. 2017–27, 2017–14 I.R.B. 1042.
.12 The nationwide average purchase price limitation was last published in section 4.02 of Rev. Proc. 2017–27. Guidance with respect to the United States and area median gross income figures that are to be used in computing the housing cost/income ratio described in section 143(f)(5) was last published in Rev. Proc. 2017–35, 2017–21 I.R.B. 1250.
.14 To calculate the average area purchase price safe harbors in this revenue procedure, the FHA loan limits are adjusted to take into account the differences between average and median purchase prices. Because FHA loan limits do not differentiate between new and existing residences, this revenue procedure contains a single average area purchase price safe harbor for both new and existing residences in a statistical area. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have determined that FHA loan limits provide a reasonable basis for determining average area purchase price safe harbors. If the Treasury Department and the IRS become aware of other sources of average purchase price data, including data that differentiate between new and existing residences, consideration will be given as to whether such data provide a more accurate method for calculating average area purchase price safe harbors.
.15 The average area purchase price safe harbors listed in section 4.01 of this revenue procedure are based on FHA loan limits released November 28, 2017. FHA loan limits are available for statistical areas in each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Guam. See section 3.03 of this revenue procedure with respect to FHA loan limits revised after November 28, 2017.
.03 If the FHA revises the FHA loan limit for any statistical area after November 28, 2017, an issuer of qualified mortgage bonds or mortgage credit certificates may use the revised FHA loan limit for that statistical area to compute (as provided in the next sentence) a revised average area purchase price safe harbor for the statistical area provided that the issuer maintains records evidencing the revised FHA loan limit. The revised average area purchase price safe harbor for that statistical area is computed by dividing the revised FHA loan limit by .9775.
.08 If, pursuant to section 6.02 of this revenue procedure, an issuer relies on the average area purchase price safe harbors contained in Rev. Proc. 2017–27, the issuer must use the nationwide average purchase price set forth in section 4.02 of Rev. Proc. 2017–27 in computing the housing cost/income ratio under section 143(f)(5). Likewise, if, pursuant to section 6.04 of this revenue procedure, an issuer relies on the nationwide average purchase price published in Rev. Proc. 2017–27, the issuer may not rely on the average area purchase price safe harbors published in this revenue procedure.
2018 Average Area Purchase Prices for Mortgage Revenue Bonds
HALE AL $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
PICKENS AL $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
TUSCALOOSA AL $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
ALEUTIANS WEST AK $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
ANCHORAGE MUNIC AK $405,882 $519,591 $628,082 $780,563
BRISTOL BAY BOR AK $321,176 $411,151 $496,982 $617,647
DENALI BOROUGH AK $304,706 $390,077 $471,509 $585,985
DILLINGHAM CENS AK $304,706 $390,077 $471,509 $585,985
JUNEAU CITY AND AK $437,647 $560,256 $677,238 $841,637
KETCHIKAN GATEW AK $345,882 $442,762 $535,243 $665,166
KODIAK ISLAND B AK $390,588 $500,000 $604,399 $751,151
MATANUSKA-SUSIT AK $405,882 $519,591 $628,082 $780,563
NOME CENSUS ARE AK $400,000 $512,072 $618,977 $769,207
NORTH SLOPE BOR AK $340,000 $435,243 $526,138 $653,862
PETERSBURG CENS AK $340,000 $435,243 $526,138 $653,862
SITKA CITY AND AK $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
SKAGWAY MUNICIP AK $424,706 $543,683 $657,187 $816,726
WRANGELL CITY A AK $340,000 $435,243 $526,138 $653,862
YAKUTAT CITY AN AK $430,588 $551,202 $666,292 $828,082
COCONINO AZ $370,588 $474,425 $573,453 $712,685
ALAMEDA CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
CONTRA COSTA CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
LOS ANGELES CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MARIN CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
NAPA CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ORANGE CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SAN BENITO CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SAN FRANCISCO CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SAN MATEO CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SANTA CLARA CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SANTA CRUZ CA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ALPINE CA $474,118 $606,957 $733,657 $911,765
AMADOR CA $340,000 $435,243 $526,138 $653,862
CALAVERAS CA $382,353 $489,463 $591,662 $735,294
EL DORADO CA $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
HUMBOLDT CA $335,294 $429,207 $518,824 $644,808
INYO CA $377,647 $483,427 $584,399 $726,240
MARIPOSA CA $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
MENDOCINO CA $403,529 $516,573 $624,450 $776,010
MONO CA $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
MONTEREY CA $629,412 $805,780 $973,964 $1,210,435
NEVADA CA $488,235 $625,013 $755,499 $938,926
PLACER CA $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
PLUMAS CA $344,706 $441,279 $533,402 $662,916
RIVERSIDE CA $415,294 $531,662 $642,660 $798,619
SACRAMENTO CA $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
SAN BERNARDINO CA $415,294 $531,662 $642,660 $798,619
SAN DIEGO CA $664,706 $850,946 $1,028,593 $1,278,312
SAN JOAQUIN CA $400,000 $512,072 $618,977 $769,207
SAN LUIS OBISPO CA $629,412 $805,780 $973,964 $1,210,435
SANTA BARBARA CA $668,235 $855,448 $1,034,066 $1,285,064
SIERRA CA $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
SOLANO CA $470,588 $602,404 $728,184 $904,962
SONOMA CA $663,529 $849,412 $1,026,752 $1,276,010
STANISLAUS CA $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
SUTTER CA $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
TUOLUMNE CA $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
VENTURA CA $688,235 $881,074 $1,065,013 $1,323,529
YOLO CA $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
YUBA CA $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
EAGLE CO $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
GARFIELD CO $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PITKIN CO $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SAN MIGUEL CO $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SUMMIT CO $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ADAMS CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
ARAPAHOE CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
BOULDER CO $591,765 $757,545 $915,703 $1,138,005
BROOMFIELD CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
CHAFFEE CO $308,235 $394,578 $476,982 $592,737
CLEAR CREEK CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
DENVER CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
DOUGLAS CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
ELBERT CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
EL PASO CO $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
GILPIN CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
GRAND CO $382,353 $489,463 $591,662 $735,294
GUNNISON CO $365,882 $468,389 $566,189 $703,632
HINSDALE CO $437,647 $560,256 $677,238 $841,637
JEFFERSON CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
LA PLATA CO $400,000 $512,072 $618,977 $769,207
LARIMER CO $411,765 $527,110 $637,187 $791,867
OURAY CO $435,294 $557,238 $673,606 $837,084
PARK CO $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
ROUTT CO $649,412 $831,355 $1,004,910 $1,248,900
TELLER CO $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
WELD CO $367,059 $469,872 $567,980 $705,882
FAIRFIELD CT $615,294 $787,673 $952,123 $1,183,274
HARTFORD CT $361,176 $462,353 $558,875 $694,578
LITCHFIELD CT $365,882 $468,389 $566,189 $703,632
MIDDLESEX CT $361,176 $462,353 $558,875 $694,578
NEW HAVEN CT $312,941 $400,614 $484,246 $601,790
TOLLAND CT $361,176 $462,353 $558,875 $694,578
WINDHAM CT $321,176 $411,151 $496,982 $617,647
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
NEW CASTLE DE $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
SUSSEX DE $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
BAKER FL $351,765 $450,332 $544,348 $676,471
BROWARD FL $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
CLAY FL $351,765 $450,332 $544,348 $676,471
COLLIER FL $461,176 $590,384 $713,657 $886,905
DUVAL FL $351,765 $450,332 $544,348 $676,471
MANATEE FL $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
MARTIN FL $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
MIAMI-DADE FL $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
MONROE FL $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
NASSAU FL $351,765 $450,332 $544,348 $676,471
OKALOOSA FL $363,529 $465,371 $562,506 $699,079
PALM BEACH FL $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
ST. JOHNS FL $351,765 $450,332 $544,348 $676,471
ST. LUCIE FL $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
SARASOTA FL $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
WALTON FL $363,529 $465,371 $562,506 $699,079
BARROW GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
BARTOW GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
BUTTS GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
CARROLL GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
CHEROKEE GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
CLARKE GA $328,235 $420,205 $507,928 $631,202
CLAYTON GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
COBB GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
COWETA GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
DAWSON GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
DEKALB GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
DOUGLAS GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
FAYETTE GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
FORSYTH GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
FULTON GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
GREENE GA $527,059 $674,731 $815,601 $1,013,606
GWINNETT GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
HARALSON GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
HEARD GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
HENRY GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
JASPER GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
LAMAR GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
MADISON GA $328,235 $420,205 $507,928 $631,202
MERIWETHER GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
MORGAN GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
NEWTON GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
OCONEE GA $328,235 $420,205 $507,928 $631,202
OGLETHORPE GA $328,235 $420,205 $507,928 $631,202
PAULDING GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
PICKENS GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
PIKE GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
ROCKDALE GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
SPALDING GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
WALTON GA $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
HONOLULU HI $737,647 $944,297 $1,141,483 $1,418,568
KAUAI HI $729,412 $933,760 $1,128,747 $1,402,711
HAWAII HI $376,471 $481,944 $582,558 $723,990
KALAWAO HI $672,941 $861,483 $1,041,330 $1,294,118
MAUI HI $672,941 $861,483 $1,041,330 $1,294,118
TETON ID $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
BLAINE ID $661,176 $846,445 $1,023,120 $1,271,509
CAMAS ID $661,176 $846,445 $1,023,120 $1,271,509
LINCOLN ID $661,176 $846,445 $1,023,120 $1,271,509
BOONE IL $347,059 $444,297 $537,033 $667,417
COOK IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
DEKALB IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
DUPAGE IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
GRUNDY IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
KANE IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
KENDALL IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
LAKE IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
MCHENRY IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
WILL IL $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
WINNEBAGO IL $347,059 $444,297 $537,033 $667,417
BOONE IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
BROWN IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
CLARK IN $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
FLOYD IN $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
HAMILTON IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
HANCOCK IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
HARRISON IN $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
HENDRICKS IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
JASPER IN $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
JOHNSON IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
LAKE IN $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
MADISON IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
MARION IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
MORGAN IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
NEWTON IN $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
PORTER IN $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
PUTNAM IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
SCOTT IN $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
SHELBY IN $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
WASHINGTON IN $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
JOHNSON KS $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
LEAVENWORTH KS $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
LINN KS $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
MIAMI KS $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
WYANDOTTE KS $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
BULLITT KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
HENRY KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
JEFFERSON KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
OLDHAM KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
SHELBY KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
SPENCER KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
TRIMBLE KY $311,765 $399,079 $482,404 $599,540
DUKES MA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
NANTUCKET MA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
BARNSTABLE MA $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
BRISTOL MA $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
ESSEX MA $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
HAMPDEN MA $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
HAMPSHIRE MA $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
MIDDLESEX MA $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
NORFOLK MA $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
PLYMOUTH MA $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
SUFFOLK MA $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
WORCESTER MA $321,176 $411,151 $496,982 $617,647
CALVERT MD $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
CHARLES MD $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
FREDERICK MD $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MONTGOMERY MD $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PRINCE GEORGE’S MD $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ANNE ARUNDEL MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
BALTIMORE MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
CARROLL MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
CECIL MD $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
HARFORD MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
HOWARD MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
QUEEN ANNE’S MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
ST. MARY’S MD $355,294 $454,834 $549,770 $683,274
SOMERSET MD $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
TALBOT MD $391,765 $501,535 $606,240 $753,402
WICOMICO MD $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
WORCESTER MD $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
BALTIMORE CITY MD $529,412 $677,749 $819,233 $1,018,107
CUMBERLAND ME $337,647 $432,225 $522,455 $649,309
SAGADAHOC ME $337,647 $432,225 $522,455 $649,309
YORK ME $337,647 $432,225 $522,455 $649,309
ANOKA MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
CARVER MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
CHISAGO MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
DAKOTA MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
HENNEPIN MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
ISANTI MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
LE SUEUR MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
MILLE LACS MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
RAMSEY MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
SCOTT MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
SHERBURNE MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
SIBLEY MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
WASHINGTON MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
WRIGHT MN $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
BATES MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
CALDWELL MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
CASS MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
CLAY MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
CLINTON MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
JACKSON MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
LAFAYETTE MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
PLATTE MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
RAY MO $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
FLATHEAD MT $308,235 $394,578 $476,982 $592,737
GALLATIN MT $390,588 $500,000 $604,399 $751,151
JEFFERSON MT $303,529 $388,542 $469,668 $583,683
LEWIS AND CLARK MT $303,529 $388,542 $469,668 $583,683
MADISON MT $332,941 $426,189 $515,192 $640,256
MISSOULA MT $324,706 $415,652 $502,455 $624,450
CAMDEN NC $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PASQUOTANK NC $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PERQUIMANS NC $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
CHATHAM NC $388,235 $496,982 $600,767 $746,598
CURRITUCK NC $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
DARE NC $400,000 $512,072 $618,977 $769,207
DURHAM NC $388,235 $496,982 $600,767 $746,598
FRANKLIN NC $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
GATES NC $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
HYDE NC $494,118 $632,532 $764,604 $950,230
JOHNSTON NC $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
ORANGE NC $388,235 $496,982 $600,767 $746,598
PERSON NC $388,235 $496,982 $600,767 $746,598
TYRRELL NC $400,000 $512,072 $618,977 $769,207
WAKE NC $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
BILLINGS ND $347,059 $444,297 $537,033 $667,417
BURLEIGH ND $316,471 $405,115 $489,719 $608,593
MCKENZIE ND $309,412 $396,113 $478,772 $595,038
MORTON ND $316,471 $405,115 $489,719 $608,593
OLIVER ND $316,471 $405,115 $489,719 $608,593
SIOUX ND $316,471 $405,115 $489,719 $608,593
STARK ND $315,294 $403,632 $487,877 $606,343
WILLIAMS ND $337,647 $432,225 $522,455 $649,309
LINCOLN NE $443,529 $567,775 $686,343 $852,941
LOGAN NE $443,529 $567,775 $686,343 $852,941
MCPHERSON NE $443,529 $567,775 $686,343 $852,941
HILLSBOROUGH NH $320,000 $409,668 $495,192 $615,396
ROCKINGHAM NH $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
STRAFFORD NH $617,647 $790,691 $955,754 $1,187,775
BERGEN NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ESSEX NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
HUDSON NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
HUNTERDON NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MIDDLESEX NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MONMOUTH NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MORRIS NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
OCEAN NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PASSAIC NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SOMERSET NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SUSSEX NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
UNION NJ $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ATLANTIC NJ $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
BURLINGTON NJ $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CAMDEN NJ $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CAPE MAY NJ $423,529 $542,199 $655,396 $814,476
GLOUCESTER NJ $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
MERCER NJ $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
SALEM NJ $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
WARREN NJ $381,176 $487,980 $589,821 $733,043
CATRON NM $410,588 $525,627 $635,345 $789,616
LOS ALAMOS NM $389,412 $498,517 $602,558 $748,849
SANTA FE NM $376,471 $481,944 $582,558 $723,990
DOUGLAS NV $370,588 $474,425 $573,453 $712,685
STOREY NV $378,824 $484,962 $586,189 $728,491
WASHOE NV $378,824 $484,962 $586,189 $728,491
CARSON CITY NV $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
BRONX NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
DUTCHESS NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
KINGS NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
NASSAU NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
NEW YORK NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ORANGE NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PUTNAM NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
QUEENS NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
RICHMOND NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ROCKLAND NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SUFFOLK NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
WESTCHESTER NY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ALBANY NY $310,588 $397,596 $480,614 $597,289
RENSSELAER NY $310,588 $397,596 $480,614 $597,289
SARATOGA NY $310,588 $397,596 $480,614 $597,289
SCHENECTADY NY $310,588 $397,596 $480,614 $597,289
SCHOHARIE NY $310,588 $397,596 $480,614 $597,289
DELAWARE OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
FAIRFIELD OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
FRANKLIN OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
HOCKING OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
LICKING OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
MADISON OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
MORROW OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
PERRY OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
PICKAWAY OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
UNION OH $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
BENTON OR $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
CLACKAMAS OR $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
CLATSOP OR $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
COLUMBIA OR $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
CURRY OR $335,294 $429,207 $518,824 $644,808
DESCHUTES OR $382,353 $489,463 $591,662 $735,294
HOOD RIVER OR $464,706 $594,885 $719,079 $893,657
JACKSON OR $309,412 $396,113 $478,772 $595,038
MULTNOMAH OR $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
WASHINGTON OR $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
YAMHILL OR $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
PIKE PA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
BUCKS PA $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CARBON PA $381,176 $487,980 $589,821 $733,043
CHESTER PA $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
DELAWARE PA $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
LEHIGH PA $381,176 $487,980 $589,821 $733,043
MONTGOMERY PA $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
NORTHAMPTON PA $381,176 $487,980 $589,821 $733,043
PHILADELPHIA PA $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
BRISTOL RI $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
KENT RI $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
NEWPORT RI $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
PROVIDENCE RI $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
WASHINGTON RI $441,176 $564,757 $682,711 $848,440
BEAUFORT SC $358,824 $459,335 $555,243 $690,026
BERKELEY SC $376,471 $481,944 $582,558 $723,990
CHARLESTON SC $376,471 $481,944 $582,558 $723,990
DORCHESTER SC $376,471 $481,944 $582,558 $723,990
GEORGETOWN SC $335,294 $429,207 $518,824 $644,808
JASPER SC $358,824 $459,335 $555,243 $690,026
CANNON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
CHEATHAM TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
DAVIDSON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
DICKSON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
HICKMAN TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
MACON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
MAURY TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
ROBERTSON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
RUTHERFORD TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
SMITH TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
SUMNER TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
TROUSDALE TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
WILLIAMSON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
WILSON TN $505,882 $647,621 $782,813 $972,839
ATASCOSA TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
AUSTIN TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
BANDERA TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
BASTROP TX $392,941 $503,018 $608,031 $755,652
BEXAR TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
BRAZORIA TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
CALDWELL TX $392,941 $503,018 $608,031 $755,652
CHAMBERS TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
COLLIN TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
COMAL TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
DALLAS TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
DENTON TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
ELLIS TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
FORT BEND TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
GALVESTON TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
GUADALUPE TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
HARRIS TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
HAYS TX $392,941 $503,018 $608,031 $755,652
HOOD TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
HUNT TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
JOHNSON TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
KAUFMAN TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
KENDALL TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
LIBERTY TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
MEDINA TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
MONTGOMERY TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
PARKER TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
ROCKWALL TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
SOMERVELL TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
TARRANT TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
TRAVIS TX $392,941 $503,018 $608,031 $755,652
WALLER TX $338,824 $433,760 $524,297 $651,560
WILLIAMSON TX $392,941 $503,018 $608,031 $755,652
WILSON TX $368,235 $471,407 $569,821 $708,133
WISE TX $395,294 $506,036 $611,662 $760,205
SUMMIT UT $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
BOX ELDER UT $398,824 $510,537 $617,136 $766,957
DAGGETT UT $309,412 $396,113 $478,772 $595,038
DAVIS UT $398,824 $510,537 $617,136 $766,957
JUAB UT $349,412 $447,315 $540,665 $671,918
MORGAN UT $398,824 $510,537 $617,136 $766,957
RICH UT $303,529 $388,542 $469,668 $583,683
SALT LAKE UT $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
TOOELE UT $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
UTAH UT $349,412 $447,315 $540,665 $671,918
WASATCH UT $438,824 $561,739 $679,028 $843,887
WASHINGTON UT $330,588 $423,223 $511,560 $635,754
WEBER UT $398,824 $510,537 $617,136 $766,957
ARLINGTON VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
CLARKE VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
CULPEPER VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
FAIRFAX VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
FAUQUIER VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
LOUDOUN VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
PRINCE WILLIAM VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
RAPPAHANNOCK VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SPOTSYLVANIA VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
STAFFORD VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
WARREN VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ALEXANDRIA CITY VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
FAIRFAX CITY VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
FALLS CHURCH CITY VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
FREDERICKSBURG VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MANASSAS CITY VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
MANASSAS PARK CITY VA $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
ALBEMARLE VA $447,059 $572,327 $691,765 $859,744
AMELIA VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
BUCKINGHAM VA $447,059 $572,327 $691,765 $859,744
CAROLINE VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
CHARLES CITY VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
CHESTERFIELD VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
DINWIDDIE VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
FLUVANNA VA $447,059 $572,327 $691,765 $859,744
GLOUCESTER VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
GOOCHLAND VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
GREENE VA $447,059 $572,327 $691,765 $859,744
HANOVER VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
HENRICO VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
ISLE OF WIGHT VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
JAMES CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
KING GEORGE VA $358,824 $459,335 $555,243 $690,026
KING WILLIAM VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
LANCASTER VA $452,941 $579,847 $700,870 $871,049
MATHEWS VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
NELSON VA $447,059 $572,327 $691,765 $859,744
NEW KENT VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
NORTHUMBERLAND VA $325,882 $417,187 $504,297 $626,701
POWHATAN VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
PRINCE GEORGE VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
SUSSEX VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
YORK VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA $447,059 $572,327 $691,765 $859,744
CHESAPEAKE CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
COLONIAL HEIGHT VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
HAMPTON CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
HOPEWELL CITY VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
LEXINGTON CITY VA $314,118 $402,097 $486,087 $604,092
NEWPORT NEWS CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
NORFOLK CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
PETERSBURG CITY VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
POQUOSON CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
PORTSMOUTH CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
RICHMOND CITY VA $548,235 $701,841 $848,338 $1,054,322
SUFFOLK CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
VIRGINIA BEACH VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
WILLIAMSBURG CITY VA $469,412 $600,921 $726,394 $902,711
CHITTENDEN VT $350,588 $448,798 $542,506 $674,220
FRANKLIN VT $350,588 $448,798 $542,506 $674,220
GRAND ISLE VT $350,588 $448,798 $542,506 $674,220
CHELAN WA $350,588 $448,798 $542,506 $674,220
CLALLAM WA $392,941 $503,018 $608,031 $755,652
CLARK WA $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
DOUGLAS WA $350,588 $448,798 $542,506 $674,220
ISLAND WA $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
JEFFERSON WA $329,412 $421,688 $509,719 $633,504
KING WA $682,353 $873,555 $1,055,908 $1,312,225
KITSAP WA $337,647 $432,225 $522,455 $649,309
PIERCE WA $682,353 $873,555 $1,055,908 $1,312,225
SAN JUAN WA $494,118 $632,532 $764,604 $950,230
SKAGIT WA $322,353 $412,634 $498,824 $619,898
SKAMANIA WA $458,824 $587,366 $709,974 $882,353
SNOHOMISH WA $682,353 $873,555 $1,055,908 $1,312,225
THURSTON WA $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
WHATCOM WA $352,941 $451,816 $546,138 $678,721
COLUMBIA WI $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
DANE WI $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
GREEN WI $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
IOWA WI $305,882 $391,560 $473,299 $588,235
KENOSHA WI $374,118 $478,926 $578,926 $719,437
MILWAUKEE WI $312,941 $400,614 $484,246 $601,790
OZAUKEE WI $312,941 $400,614 $484,246 $601,790
PIERCE WI $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
ST. CROIX WI $364,706 $466,854 $564,348 $701,330
WASHINGTON WI $312,941 $400,614 $484,246 $601,790
WAUKESHA WI $312,941 $400,614 $484,246 $601,790
JEFFERSON WV $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
TETON WY $695,294 $890,256 $1,076,087 $1,337,263
SHERIDAN WY $315,294 $403,632 $487,877 $606,343
SUBLETTE WY $307,059 $393,095 $475,141 $590,486
SWEETWATER WY $323,529 $414,169 $500,614 $622,148
GUAM GU $576,471 $738,005 $892,072 $1,108,593
NORTHERN ISLAND MP $536,471 $686,752 $830,128 $1,031,662
ROTA MP $420,000 $537,647 $649,923 $807,673
SAIPAN MP $541,176 $692,788 $837,442 $1,040,716
TINIAN MP $544,706 $697,340 $842,916 $1,047,519
AGUAS BUENAS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
AIBONITO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
BARCELONETA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
BARRANQUITAS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
BAYAMON PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CAGUAS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CANOVANAS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CAROLINA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CATANO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CAYEY PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CEIBA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CIALES PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
CIDRA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
COMERIO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
COROZAL PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
DORADO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
FAJARDO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
FLORIDA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
GUAYNABO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
GURABO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
HUMACAO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
JUNCOS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
LAS PIEDRAS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
LOIZA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
LUQUILLO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
MANATI PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
MAUNABO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
MOROVIS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
NAGUABO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
NARANJITO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
OROCOVIS PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
RIO GRANDE PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
SAN JUAN PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
SAN LORENZO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
TOA ALTA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
TOA BAJA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
TRUJILLO ALTO PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
VEGA ALTA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
VEGA BAJA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
YABUCOA PR $394,118 $504,552 $609,872 $757,903
ST. CROIX ISLAND VI $335,294 $429,207 $518,824 $644,808
ST. JOHN ISLAND VI $637,647 $816,317 $986,701 $1,226,240
ST. THOMAS ISLAND VI $456,471 $584,348 $706,343 $877,852
All other areas - 2657 counties (floor): $301,294 $385,754 $466,292 $579,463
.02 The nationwide average purchase price (for use in the housing cost/income ratio for new and existing residences) is $289,200.
Rev. Proc. 2017–27 is obsolete except as provided in section 6 of this revenue procedure.
.01 Issuers may rely on this revenue procedure to determine average area purchase price safe harbors for commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates that are made, or (if the purchase precedes the commitment) for residences that are purchased, in the period that begins on April 24, 2018, and ends on the date as of which the safe harbors contained in section 4.01 of this revenue procedure are rendered obsolete by a new revenue procedure.
.02 Notwithstanding section 5 of this revenue procedure, issuers may continue to rely on the average area purchase price safe harbors contained in Rev. Proc. 2017–27, with respect to bonds sold, or for mortgage credit certificates issued with respect to bond authority exchanged, before May 24, 2018, if the commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates are made on or before June 23, 2018.
.03 Except as provided in section 6.04, issuers must use the nationwide average purchase price limitation contained in this revenue procedure for commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates that are made, or (if the purchase precedes the commitment) for residences that are purchased, in the period that begins on April 24, 2018, and ends on the date when the nationwide average purchase price limitation is rendered obsolete by a new revenue procedure.
.04 Notwithstanding sections 5 and 6.03 of this revenue procedure, issuers may continue to rely on the nationwide average purchase price set forth in Rev. Proc. 2017–27 with respect to bonds sold, or for mortgage credit certificates issued with respect to bond authority exchanged, before May 24, 2018, if the commitments to provide financing or issue mortgage credit certificates are made on or before June 23, 2018.
This revenue procedure contains a collection of information requirement in section 3.03. The purpose of the collection of information is to verify the applicable FHA loan limit that issuers of qualified mortgage bonds and qualified mortgage certificates have used to calculate the average area purchase price for a given metropolitan statistical area for purposes of sections 143(e) and 25(c). The collection of information is required to obtain the benefit of using revisions to FHA loan limits to determine average area purchase prices. The likely respondents are state and local governments.
The principal authors of this revenue procedure are David White and Timothy Jones of the Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions & Products). For further information regarding this revenue procedure contact David White on (202) 317-4562 (not a toll free number).
Bulletin 2018–1 through 2018–20