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F ederal of reserve N ew Bank York Fiscal Agent of the United States rCircular No. 6 6 9 8 1 U March 17, 1971 J Offering of $2,000,000,000 of 23-Day Tax Anticipation Treasury Bills, Additional Amount Dated July 23, 1970, Due April 22, 1971, To Be Issued March 30,1971 To All Incorporated Banks and Trust Companies, and Others Concerned, in the Second Federal Reserve District: Following is the text of a notice issued yesterday by the Treasury Department: The Treasury Department by this public notice invites tenders for $2,000,000,000 or thereabouts of 23-day Treasury bills (to maturity date) to be issued on March 30, 1971, on a discount basis under competitive and noncompetitive bidding as hereinafter provided. These bills will represent an additional amount o f bills dated July 23, 1970, to mature April 22, 1971, originally issued in the amount of $2,261,190,000. The additional and original hills will be freely interchangeable. They will be accepted at face value in payment of income taxes due on April 15, 1971, and to the extent they are not presented for this purpose the face amount o f these bills will be payable without interest at maturity. Tax payers desiring to apply these bills in payment o f April 15, 1971 income taxes may submit the bills to a Federal Reserve Bank or Branch or to the Office o f the Treasurer o f the United States, Washington, not more than fifteen days before that date. In the case o f bills submitted in payment of income taxes o f a corpora tion they shall be accompanied by a duly completed Form 503 and the office receiving these items will effect the deposit on April 15, 1971. In the case o f bills submitted in payment of income taxes of all other taxpayers, the office receiving the bills will issue receipts therefor, the original o f which the taxpayer shall submit on or before April 15, 1971, to the District Director of Internal Revenue for the District in which such taxes are payable. The bills will be issued in bearer form only, and in denominations of $10,000, $15,000, $50,000, $100,000, $500,000 and $1,000,000 (maturity value). will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities, I endors from others must be accom panied by payment o f 2 percent o f the face amount o f Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an ex press guaranty o f payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. All bidders are required to agree not to purchase or to sell, or to make any agreements with respect to the purchase or sale or other disposition o f any bills of this issue at a specific rate or price, until after one-thirty p.m., Eastern Standard time, Wednesday, March 24, 1971. Tenders will be received at Federal Reserve Banks and Branches up to the closing hour, one-thirty p.m.. Eastern Standard time, Wednesday, March 24, 1971. Tenders will not be received at the Treasury Department, Washington. Each tender must be for a minimum o f $10,000. Tenders over $10,000 must be in multiples o f $5,000. In the case o f competitive tenders the price offered must be expressed on the basis of 100, with not more than three decimals, e.g., 99.925. Fractions may not be used. It is urged that tenders be made on the printed forms and forwarded in the special envelopes which will be supplied by Federal Reserve Banks or Branches on application therefor. Immediately after the closing hour, tenders will be opened at the Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, following which public announcement will be made by the Treasury Department o f the amount and price range o f accepted bids. Only those submitting competitive tenders will be advised o f the acceptance or rejection thereof. The Secretary o f the Treasury expressly re serves the right to accept or reject any or all tenders, in whole or in part, and his action in any such respect shall be final. Sub ject to these reservations, noncompetitive tenders for $300,000 or less without stated price from any one bidder will be accepted in full at the average price ( in three decimals) o f accepted com petitive bids. Settlement for accepted tenders in accordance with the bids must be made or completed at the Federal Reserve Bank in cash or other immediately available funds on March 30, 1971. Under Sections 4 5 4 (b ) and 1221(5) o f the Internal Revenue Code o f 1954, the amount o f discount at which bills issued here under are sold is considered to accrue when the bills are sold, redeemed or otherwise disposed of, and the bills are excluded from consideration as capital assets. Accordingly, the owner o f Treas ury bills (other than life insurance companies) issued hereunder must include in his income tax return, as ordinary gain or loss, the difference between the price paid for the bills, whether on original issue or on subsequent purchase, and the amount actually received either upon sale or redemption at maturity during the taxable year for which the return is made. Banking institutions generally may submit tenders for account of customers, provided the names o f the customers are set forth in such tenders. Others than banking institutions will not be permitted to submit tenders except for their own account. Tenders Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and this notice prescribe the terms o f the Treasury bills and govern the conditions o f their issue. Copies o f the circular may be obtained from any Federal Reserve Bank or Branch. This Bank will receive tenders up to 1:30 p.m., Eastern Standard time, Wednesday, March 24, 1971, at the Securities Department of its Head Office and at its Buffalo Branch. Please use the form on the reverse side of this circular to submit a tender, and return it in the enclosed envelope marked “Tender for Tax Anticipation Treasury Bills.” Tenders may be submitted by telegraph, subject to written confirmation; they may not be submitted by telephone. Settlement for accepted tenders must be made in cash or other immediately available funds on March 30, 1971; settlement cannot be made by credit through the Treasury Tax and Loan Account. A lfred H a ye s, President. ( over ) IMPORTANT — Please make certain that all requested data is supplied on this form, including the number and denomination of pieces desired and the delivery and payment instructions. Tender for 23-Day Tax Anticipation Treasury Bills, Additional Amount Dated July 23, 1970, Due April 22, 1971, To Be Issued March 30,1971 To F ederal R eserve B ank of N e w Y Dated a t ...................................................... 29 ork, Fiscal Agent of the United States. Pursuant to the provisions of Treasury Department Circular No. 418 (current revision) and to the provi sions of the public notice issued by the Treasury Department inviting tenders for the above-described Treasury bills, the undersigned hereby offers to purchase such Treasury bills in the amount indicated below, and agrees to make payment therefor at your Bank on or before the issue date at the price indicated below: COMPETITIVE TENDER [? r° not h(>th Competitive and\ [ Noncompetitive tenders on one /orm j NONCOMPETITIVE TENDER $ ...................................................... (maturity value), or any lesser amount that may be awarded. $ ...................................................... ( maturity value). P r ic e :................................ per 100. at the average price of accepted competitive bids. (N ot to exceed $300,000 for one bidder through all sources) ( Price must be expressed with not more than three decimal places, for example, 99.925) We hereby agree not to buy or to sell, or to make any agreements with respect to the purchase or sale or other disposition of any bills of this issue at a specific rate or price, until after one-thirty p.m., Eastern Standard time, Wednesday, March 24,1971. Subject to allotment, please issue, deliver, and accept payment for the bills as indicated below: Pieces Denomination $ Maturity value 10,000 15,000 50,000 CD 1. Deliver over the counter to the undersigned D 2. Ship to the undersigned Q 3. Hold in safekeeping (fo r ac count o f member bank only)* □ 4. Hold as collateral for Treas ury Tax and Loan Account* □ 100,000 Payment will be made as follows: □ By check herewith □ By cash or check in immediately available funds on delivery □ By charge to our reserve account 5. Special instructions: 500,000 (N o changes in delivery instructions will be accepted) 1,000,000 Totals * The undersigned certifies that the allotted bills will be owned solely by the undersigned. (Name of subscriber— please print or type) Insert this tender in special envelope marked “Tender for Tax Anticipation Treasury Bills’* (Address— please print or type) (Signature of subscriber or authorized signature) (Title of authorized signer) (Banks submitting tenders for customer account must indicate name on line below, or attach a list) ( Name of customer) (Name of customer) INSTRUCTIONS: 1. No tender for less than $10,000 will be considered and each tender must be for an even multiple of $5,000 (maturity value). 2. Others than banking institutions will not be permitted to submit tenders except for their own account. Banks submitting tenders for customer account may consolidate competitive tenders at the same price and may consolidate non competitive tenders, provided a list is attached showing the name of each bidder, the amount bid for his account, and method of payment. Forms for this purpose will be furnished on request. 3. If the person making the tender is a corporation, the tender should be signed by an officer of the corporation authorized to make the tender, and the signing of the tender by an officer of the corporation will be construed as a representation by him that he has been so authorized. If the tender is made by a partnership, it should be signed by a member of the firm, who should sign in the form “ ............................................................................................... a copartnership, by ............................................................................................ . a member of the firm.” 4. Tenders will be received without deposit from incorporated banks and trust companies and from responsible and recognized dealers in investment securities. Tenders from others must be accompanied by payment of 2 percent of the face amount o f Treasury bills applied for, unless the tenders are accompanied by an express guaranty of payment by an incorporated bank or trust company. All checks must be drawn to the order of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; checks endorsed to this Bank will not be accepted. 5. If the language o f this tender is changed in any respect, which, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Treasury, is material, the tender may be disregarded.
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