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         process.  We agree with respondent that petitioner’s problem, to             
         the extent it has one, does not arise under U.S. income tax law              
         but under United Kingdom tax law, which has not given effect to              
         the increase in Standard Chartered-U.K.’s basis as provided under            
         the Temporary Regulation.  The failure of the competent authority            
         process to resolve this inconsistent treatment under U.S. and                
         U.K. tax laws is unfortunate, but it does not reflect upon the               
         validity of either section 267(f) or the Temporary Regulation.               
              III.  Respondent’s Authority To Limit the Retroactive Effect            
                    of the Final Regulation                                           
              During the administrative proceedings of this case,                     
         petitioner requested elective retroactive application of the                 
         Final Regulation.  In a January 16, 1997, Technical Advice                   
         Memorandum, respondent denied petitioner’s request.  Petitioner              
         argues that respondent’s denial was not authorized by section                
         7805(b).                                                                     
              Section 7805(b) provides:                                               
                        (b) Retroactivity of Regulations or Rulings.--                
                   The Secretary may prescribe the extent, if any, to                 
                   which any ruling or regulation, relating to the                    
                   internal revenue laws, shall be applied without                    
                   retroactive effect.[14]                                            



               14 Sec. 7805(b) was amended in 1996, effective for                     
          regulations that relate to statutory provisions enacted on or               
          after July 30, 1996.  See Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2, Pub. L.                
          104-168, sec. 1101(b), 110 Stat. 1452, 1469 (1996).  Accordingly,           
          the amendments are inapplicable to the instant case.                        





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