[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 145 (Friday, July 26, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 39183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19064]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program; Availability of 
Application Packages

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Availability of TCE application packages.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of 
Application Packages for the 1997 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) 
Program.

DATES: Application Packages are available from the IRS at this time. 
The deadline for submitting an application package to the IRS for the 
1997 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program is August 21, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Application Packages may be requested by contacting: 
Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224, Attention: Program Manager, Tax Counseling for the Elderly 
Program, T:T:Q:V, Room 1053, Salubria Building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Karen Haag, T:T:Q:V, Room 1053 
(Salubria Building), Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20224. The non-toll-free telephone number is: (202) 
283-0192.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the Tax Counseling for the 
Elderly (TCE) Program is contained in Section 163 of the Revenue Act of 
1978, Public Law 95-600, (92 Stat. 12810), November 6, 1978. 
Regulations were published in the Federal Register at 44 FR 72113 on 
December 13, 1979. Section 163 gives the I RS authority to enter into 
cooperative agreements with private or public non-profit agencies or 
organizations to establish a network of trained volunteers to provide 
free tax information and return preparation assistance to elderly 
individuals. Elderly individuals are defined as individuals age 60 and 
over at the close of their taxable year.
    Cooperative agreements will be entered into based upon competition 
among eligible agencies and organizations. Because applications are 
being solicited before the FY 1997 budget has been approved, 
cooperative agreements will be entered into subject to appropriation of 
funds. Once funded, sponsoring agencies and organizations will receive 
a grant from the IRS for administrative expenses and to reimburse 
volunteers for expenses incurred in training and in providing tax 
return assistance. The Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program is 
referenced in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance in Section 
21.006.
Thomas Marusin,
Director, Office of Compliance Education.
[FR Doc. 96-19064 Filed 7-25-96; 8:45 am]
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