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IRS roundup: December 15 – December 22, 2025

Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for December 15, 2025 – December 22, 2025.

December 15, 2025: The IRS issued Notice 2026-2, providing an update on weighted average interest rates, yield curves, and segment rates. The notice specifically focused on the corporate bond monthly yield curve, corresponding spot segment rates used for purposes of Internal Revenue Code (Code) Section 417(e)(3), and 24-month average segment rates for purposes of Code Section 430(h)(2). Notice 2026-2 also provides the interest rate for 30-year Treasury securities for purposes of Code Section 417(e)(3)(A)(ii)(II), as in effect for plan years beginning before 2008, as well as the 30-year Treasury weighted average rate for purposes of Code Section 431(c)(6)(E)(ii)(I).

December 15, 2025: The IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2026-2, providing various prescribed rates for federal income tax purposes for January 2026. The prescribed rates include:

Short-, mid-, and long-term applicable federal rates for certain debt instruments in the Code.
Section 42(b)(1) housing credit appropriate percentages.
The deemed rate of return for calendar year 2026 transfers made to pooled income funds, as described in Section 642(c)(5).
The average of the applicable federal mid-term rates for the 60-month period ending December 31, 2025.

December 19, 2025: The IRS issued Notice 2026-1, providing interim guidance related to the credit for carbon oxide sequestration under Code Section 45Q pending the forthcoming proposed regulations removing reporting obligations related to the geological sequestration of carbon dioxide imposed under subpart RR of 40 CFR part 98. The notice specifically provides a safe harbor for determining eligibility for qualified carbon oxide, captured and disposed of in secure geological storage and not used as a tertiary injectant in a qualified enhanced oil or natural gas recovery project, during calendar year 2025. Notice 2026-1’s safe harbor applies if the US Environmental Protection Agency does not launch the electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool for filers to prepare and submit information required under subpart RR by June 10, 2026. Taxpayers can rely on the safe harbor to demonstrate compliance with subpart RR requirements when determining the Code Section 45Q credit related to the 2025 Calendar Year Secure Geological Storage.

December 19, 2025: The IRS issued Notice 2026-6, extending the transition period in Revenue Ruling 2025-4 for states administering paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs and employers participating in PFML programs. The extension is for an additional year and only as it relates to the medical leave benefits a state pays to an individual that can be attributed to employer contributions.

December 22, 2025: The IRS issued Notice 2026-3, providing relief from Code Section 6654 and 6655 additions of tax for underpayments of estimated income tax by taxpayers making valid Code Section 1062(a) elections.

December 22, 2025: In Announcement 2026-1, the IRS declared its intent to issue guidance related to Code Section 6435. That guidance, intended for taxpayers that paid Code [...]

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Weekly IRS Roundup January 18 – January 22, 2021

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of January 18, 2021 – January 22, 2021. Additionally, for continuing updates on the tax impact of COVID-19, please visit our resource page here.

On January 20, President Biden’s chief of staff, Ronald Klain, issued a memorandum freezing the publication of rules in the Federal Register pending additional review by presidential designees or appointees. As a result, there may be delays in the official publication of pending IRS actions.

January 19, 2021: The IRS released Notice 21-08 providing a waiver of the addition to tax for underpayment of estimated income tax by individual taxpayers, where the underpayment is attributable to the amendment to section 461(l)(1)(B) contained in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

January 19, 2021: The IRS issued Rev. Rul. 21-04 updating the applicable federal rate and various other prescribed rates for February 2021.

January 19, 2021: The IRS issued Notice 21-09 updating weighted average interest rates, yield curves and segment rates.

January 19, 2021: The IRS released Notice 21-06 waiving the requirement to file information returns or furnish payee statements related to certain COVID-19 relief programs.

January 19, 2021: The IRS posted Notice 21-11 extending relief for employers to withhold and pay certain taxes because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

January 19, 2021: The IRS posted Notice 21-10 extending and providing additional relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds and their investors because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

January 19, 2021: The IRS announced Notice 21-13 providing relief for partnerships from certain penalties related to the reporting of partners’ beginning capital account balances.

January 22, 2021: The IRS released its weekly list of written determinations (e.g., Private Letter Rulings, Technical Advice Memorandums and Chief Counsel Advice).

January 22, 2021: The IRS released Internal Revenue Bulletin 2021-4, dated January 25, 2021, containing the following highlights: Rev. Proc. 2021-8 (Exempt Organizations); TD 9937 (Employee Plans); Rev. Proc. 2021-10 (Income Tax); Rev. Rul. 2021-2 (Income Tax); Ann. 2021-1 (Tax Conventions).

Special thanks to Brian Moore in our Washington, DC, office for this week’s roundup.