Par. 2. In Sec. 1.446-1, paragraph (c)(2)(iii) is added to read as follows:
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(iii) Section 475 is the exclusive authority on which a taxpayer may rely to use the mark-to-market method of accounting for nonfinancial customer paper, as defined in section 475(c)(4)(B). Thus, except to the extent provided in Sec. 1.475(c)-2(d), the mark-to-market method of accounting is not a permissible method of accounting for nonfinancial customer paper. In addition, the lower-of-cost-or-market method of accounting is not a permissible method of accounting for these assets. See Sec. 1.471-12. This paragraph (c)(2)(iii) applies to all tax years ending on or after January 28, 1999.
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