[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 17777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06562]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program Availability of
Application Packages
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the availability of
Application Packages for the 2014 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE)
Program.
DATES: Application Packages are available electronically from the IRS
on May 1, 2013 by visiting: IRS.gov (key word search--``TCE'') or
through Grants.gov. The deadline for submitting an application package
to the IRS for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program is May
31, 2013. All applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.
ADDRESSES: Internal Revenue Service, Grant Program Office, 5000 Ellin
Road, NCFB C4-110, SE:W:CAR:SPEC:FO:GPO, Lanham, Maryland 20706.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Grant Program Office via their email
address at [email protected].
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 IRS 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. Because applications are being
solicited before the FY 2014 budget has been approved, cooperative
agreements will be entered into subject to the appropriation of funds.
Dated: March 12, 2013.
Deborah Matthews,
Acting Chief, Grant Program Office, IRS, Stakeholder Partnerships,
Education & Communication.
[FR Doc. 2013-06562 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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