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Chief Counsel Advice 202019001 Released May 8, 2020 Advice

Chief Counsel accepted the taxpayer's income treatment

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Not precedent. Under 26 U.S.C. § 6110(k)(3), this written determination may not be used or cited as precedent. It resolved one taxpayer's situation on its specific facts, and identifying details were redacted by the IRS before release. The official IRS release (linked on this page as a PDF) is the authoritative source.
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Plain-English summary

This brief advice concerns a heavily redacted examination matter indexed by the IRS under underwriting income. The taxpayer maintained that it did not have to include certain amounts in income for two redacted years and could deduct in a later year an amount it had previously included in income for another redacted year. Chief Counsel stated that it had no objection to those positions. The release contains no factual or legal analysis explaining the amounts or the reason for the conclusion.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: May the taxpayer exclude the redacted amounts in two years and later deduct another amount that it previously included in income?
  • Outcome: advice given (Chief Counsel had no objection to the taxpayer's positions)
  • Key authorities: The released text cites no statute, regulation, or other authority

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2019100111443843
UILC: 832.04-00

Number: 202019001
Release Date: 5/8/2020
From:
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2019 11:44:38 AM
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: Request for assistance - POSTU-106985-19

You requested our assistance on a matter with respect to the examination of --------------
--------------------------------. As discussed, we have no objection to the taxpayer’s position
that (i) it is not required to include in income the amounts at issue for ------- and -------
and (ii) it may deduct in a later year the amount at issue that it previously included in
income for -------.

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