Revenue Procedure 2004-18 provides
issuers of qualified mortgage bonds, as defined in section 143(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code, and issuers of mortgage credit
certificates, as defined in section 25(c), with (1) nationwide
average purchase prices 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.
US Code:
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USC 143(a) Name of Law: Mortgage Revenue Bonds: Qualified
Mortgage Bond and Qualified Veterans' Mortgage Bond
US Code: 26
USC 25(c) Name of Law: Mortgage Credit Certificate; Qualified
Mortgage Credit
US Code: 26
USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns
and Return Information
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
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(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
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