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Section 105 was repealed by section 122 of the Social Security Amendments of 1983, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.6035–1 and 1.6035–3. These regulations provide guidance under former section 6035. Treasury Regulations § 1.1493–1. These regulations provide guidance under section 1493. Section 1493 was repealed by section 103 of the Foreign Investors Tax Act of 1966, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1966. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1247–1 through 1.1247–5.

Treasury Regulations §§ 1.821–1 through 1.821–5. These regulations provide guidance under section 821. Section 821 was repealed by section 1024 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.810–1 and 1.810–4. These regulations provide guidance under former section 810. Former section 810 was repealed by section 211 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.809–9 and 1.809–10.

These regulations provide guidance under sections 1232 and 1232B. Sections 1232 and 1232B were repealed by section 42 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, effective for taxable years ending after July 18, 1984.

These regulations provide guidance under section 809 (as enacted by section 211 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, Pub. L. 98–369). Section 809 was repealed by section 205 of the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004.

Treasury Regulations §§ 1.809–1, 1.809–3, 1.809–7, and 1.809–8. These regulations provide guidance under former section 809 (as enacted by section 2 of the Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959, Pub. L. 86–69). Former section 809 was repealed and replaced with a new section 809 by section 211 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.806–1 and 1.806–2. These regulations provide guidance under former section 806. Former section 806 was repealed by section 211 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.802–1, 1.802–2, and 1.802–4.

These regulations provide guidance under section 56. The alternative minimum tax book income adjustment described in these regulations was only in effect for taxable years beginning in 1987 through 1989.

An HSA may receive contributions from an eligible individual or any other person, including an employer or a family member, on behalf of an eligible individual. Contributions, other than employer contributions, are deductible on the eligible individual’s return whether or not the individual itemizes deductions. Employer contributions aren’t included in income. Distributions from an HSA that are used to pay qualified medical expenses aren’t taxed. An Archer MSA may receive contributions from an eligible individual and his or her employer, but not both in the same year. Contributions by the individual are deductible whether or not the individual itemizes deductions.

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Section 405 was repealed by section 491 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, effective for obligations issued after December 31, 1983. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.341–1 through 1.341–7. These regulations provide guidance under section 341. Section 341 was temporarily repealed until December 31, 2010, by section 302 of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2003, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2002. Section 102 of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, extended the repeal until December 31, 2012. Section 102 of the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 made the repeal of section 341 permanent.

Former section 943 was repealed by section 1053 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1975. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.941–1 through 1.941–3. These regulations provide guidance under former section 941. Former section 941 was repealed by section 1053 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1975. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.825–1 through 1.825–3. These regulations provide guidance under section 825. Section 825 was repealed by section 1024 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986.

• An HSA may receive contributions from an eligible individual or any other person, including an employer or a family member, on behalf of an eligible individual.
• Contributions by the individual are deductible whether or not the individual itemizes deductions.
• Distributions from an HSA that are used to pay qualified medical expenses aren’t taxed.
• Contributions, other than employer contributions, are deductible on the eligible individual’s return whether or not the individual itemizes deductions.
• An Archer MSA may receive contributions from an eligible individual and his or her employer, but not both in the same year.
• Employer contributions aren’t included in income.

The excise tax applies to each tax year the excess contribution remains in the account. If you do make excess contributions, you can prevent being penalized by completing an Excess Contribution and Deposit Correction Request Form to have excess funds returned to you.

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These regulations provide guidance under section 1247. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.1232–2 and 1.1232–4.

Treasury Regulations § 31.3121–2. These regulations provide guidance under section 3121. Treasury Regulations § 16.3–1. These regulations provide guidance under section 6048. Section 1901 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 revised section 6048, effective generally August 20, 1996, rendering these regulations no longer applicable.

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Treasury Regulations §§ 1.823–1 through 1.823–8. These regulations provide guidance under section 823. Section 823 was repealed by section 1024 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986.

Treasury Regulations §§ 1.552–1 through 1.552–5. These regulations provide guidance under section 552. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.551–3 through 1.551–5. These regulations provide guidance under section 551. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.405–1 through 1.405–3. These regulations provide guidance under section 405 relating to qualified bond purchase plans.

An HRA may be offered with other health plans, including FSAs. A health FSA may receive contributions from an eligible individual. Employers may also contribute. Contributions aren’t includible in income.

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Reimbursements from an FSA that are used to pay qualified medical expenses aren’t taxed. Treasury Regulations § 148.1–5.

Treasury Regulations § 1.42–2. These regulations provide guidance under section 42. Treasury Regulations §§ 7.105–1 and 7.105–2. These regulations provide guidance under section 105 relating to the taxation of disability payments.

These regulations provide guidance under section 4216. These regulations were superseded by §§ 48.4216–1 through 48.4216–4, effective April 23, 1979. Because these regulations are the only regulations in part 148 of the CFR, part 148 of the CFR is proposed to be removed. Treasury Regulations § 1.404–1. These regulations provide guidance under section 404. These regulations provide rules regarding deductions for retirement plan contributions on behalf of self-employed individuals for years before January 1, 1974. Treasury Regulations § 1.56–1.

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Distributions from an Archer MSA that are used to pay qualified medical expenses aren’t taxed. Treasury Regulations § 54.4972–1. These regulations provide guidance under former section 4972 relating to the tax on excess contributions for self-employed individuals. Former section 4972 was repealed by section 237 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. A Health Reimbursement Arrangement must be funded solely by an employer. The contribution can’t be paid through a voluntary salary reduction agreement on the part of an employee. Employees are reimbursed tax free for qualified medical expenses up to a maximum dollar amount for a coverage period.

Section 586 was repealed by section 901 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.555–1 and 1.555–2. These regulations provide guidance under section 555. Treasury Regulations § 1.554–1. These regulations provide guidance under section 554. Treasury Regulations § 1.553–1. These regulations provide guidance under section 553.

These regulations provide guidance under section 802. Section 802 was repealed by section 211 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1983. Treasury Regulations §§ 1.586–1 and 1.586–2. These regulations provide guidance under section 586.

Treasury Regulations §§ 1.963–1, 1.963–4, 1.963–5, 1.963–7, and 1.963–8. These regulations provide guidance under section 963. Treasury Regulations § 1.943–1. These regulations provide guidance under former section 943.

Because these regulations are the only regulations in part 16 of the CFR, part 16 of the CFR is proposed to be removed. Treasury Regulations § 1.831–4. These regulations provide guidance relating to the election under former section 831 for a multiple line company to be taxed on total income. Section 1024 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 revised section 831, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1986, rendering these regulations no longer applicable. Treasury Regulations § 1.667–1A. These regulations provide guidance under section 667. Section 701 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 revised section 667, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1975, rendering these regulations no longer applicable.