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IRB 2015-01

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(Dated January 2, 2015)
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INCOME TAX

This procedure revises the list of those provisions of the Code under the jurisdiction of the Associate Chief Counsel (International) relating to matters where the Service will not issue letter rulings or determination letters. Rev. Proc. 2014–7 superseded.

EMPLOYEE PLANS

Revised procedures are provided for issuing determination letters on the qualified status of employee plans under sections 401(a), 403(a), 409 and 4975 of the Code. Rev. Proc. 2014–6 superseded.

Current guidance for complying with the user fee program of the Service as it pertains to requests for letter rulings, determination letters, etc., on matters under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, is provided. Rev. Proc. 2014–8 superseded.

EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS

This revenue procedure sets forth procedures for issuing determination letters on the exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to eligible organizations that submit Form 1023–EZ, Streamlined Application for Recognition of Exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Current guidance for complying with the user fee program of the Service as it pertains to requests for letter rulings, determination letters, etc., on matters under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, is provided. Rev. Proc. 2014–8 superseded.

ADMINISTRATIVE

This procedure contains revised procedures for letter rulings and information letters issued by the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), Associate Chief Counsel (International), Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), and Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities). This procedure also contains revised procedures for determination letters issued by the Large Business and International Division, Small Business/Self Employed Division, Wage and Investment Division, and Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. Rev. Proc. 2014–1 superseded.

This procedure explains when and how the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), Associate Chief Counsel (International), Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), and the Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) provide technical advice memoranda (TAMs) to a Director or an Appeals Area Director. It also explains the rights that a taxpayer has when a field office requests a TAM regarding a tax matter. Rev. Proc. 2014–2 superseded.

This revenue procedure provides a revised list of areas of the Code under the jurisdiction of the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), the Associate Chief Counsel (Financial Institutions and Products), the Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax and Accounting), the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), the Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), and the Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) relating to matters on which the Service will not issue letter rulings or determination letters. Rev. Proc. 2014–3, 2014–1 I.R.B. 111 is superseded.

Rulings and information letters; issuance procedures. Revised procedures are provided for furnishing ruling letters, information letters, etc. on matters related to sections of the Code currently under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Division Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities. Rev. Proc. 2014–4 superseded.

This procedure revises the list of those provisions of the Code under the jurisdiction of the Associate Chief Counsel (International) relating to matters where the Service will not issue letter rulings or determination letters. Rev. Proc. 2014–7 superseded.



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