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Legal Advice Issued by Associate Chief Counsel

These documents are legal advice, signed by executives in the National Office of the Office of Chief Counsel and issued to Internal Revenue Service personnel who are national program executives and managers. They are issued to assist Service personnel in administering their programs by providing authoritative legal opinions on certain matters, such as industry-wide issues. See CCDM 33.1.2, Chief Counsel’s Legal Advice Program.

NOTE: These documents cannot be used or cited as precedent.

Number Release Date Subject
AM 2012-004 06/01/2012 Dissolution of California Redevelopment Agencies
AM 2012-003 05/04/2012 Worthless Stock Loss on Consolidated Group Subsidiary Stock
AM 2012-002 04/27/2012 Application of Income Tax Treaties to Lawful Permanent Resident Employees of Foreign Governments
AM 2012-001 02/17/2012 Split Eligible Entity Interests
AM 2011-004 09/30/2011 Excessive Payments Received under ARRA Section 1603
AM 2011-003 08/26/2011 Treatment of Check-the-Box Election by a Corporation to be Classified as a Partnership
AM 2011-002 08/05/2011 Dual Consolidated Losses: Application of SRLY Rules
AM 2011-001 02/25/2011 U.S. Residency Status of PRI A-2 Visa Holders
AM 2010-007 12/23/2010 Section 179D Deduction and Certain Partnerships and S Corporations
AM 2010-006 12/17/2010 Depositary Receipts Programs
AM 2010-005 11/12/2010 Hedge Fund Basket Option Contracts
AM 2010-004 10/15/2010 Cellulosic Biofuel Claims
AM 2010-003 07/16/2010 Tribal Economic Development Bonds Under Sec. 7871(f)
AM 2010-002 07/09/2010 Cellulosic Biofuel and "Black Liquor" Producers
AM 2010-001 03/12/2010 Black Liquor; Calculating the Claim
AM 2009-015 11/06/2009 Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.882.5 - Guidance on Interest Rate for Excess U.S.-Connected Liabilities
AM 2009-014 10/30/2009 Tribal Economic Development Bonds Under Sec. 7871(f) and Build America Bonds
AM 2009-013 10/23/2009 Application of Notice 2008-91 to Section 956(a)(1)
AM 2009-012 10/16/2009 Entity Classification of Liechtenstein Anstalts and Stiftungs
AM 2009-011 10/09/2009 Dual Consolidated Losses: Definition of Foreign Use and Application of Exceptions
AM 2009-010 10/02/2009 Lending in the United States by Foreign Person Giving Rise to Effectively Connected Income
AM 2009-009 09/18/2009 Computation of Qualified Production Activities Income under Sec. 199(c) and the Exclusion of Certain Items of Gross Income under Sec. 114 and Section 101(d) of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
AM 2009-008 08/28/2009 Effect of Hedging on Percentage Depletion Computation
AM 2009-007 08/21/2009 Exemption for Lignite from the Black Lung Excise Tax when Extracted with Other Ranks of Coal
AM 2009-006 07/17/2009 Application of Section 162(m) to Backdated and Misdated Stock Options
AM 2009-005 07/06/2009 U.S. Source Retainer Fees and Ranking and Placement Bonuses Derived by Professional Golf and Tennis Players from On-Court Endorsement Contracts
AM 2009-004 02/13/2009 Foreign Government Pension Trusts
AM 2009-003 02/13/2009 Application of Foreign Earned Income Exclusion and the Combat Zone Exclusion to Civilian Contractors Working in Combat Zones
AM 2009-002 02/06/2009 Federal Agency Audit Program: Classification of Workers Performing Services Pursuant to Personal Services Contracts
AM 2009-001 01/09/2009 Proper Method of Allocation and Apportionment of Prior Period Compensation Expense Deductions Under Treas. Reg. Sections 1.861-8 and 1.861-14, Temp. Treas. Reg. Sections 1.861-8T and 1.861-14T, and I.R.C. Section 199
AM 2008-013 12/19/2008 Professional Gambler's Wagering Losses and Business Expenses
AM 2008-012 12/19/2008 Application of Sec. 172(f) to Costs Included in Inventory Under Sec. 263A
AM 2008-011 12/12/2008 Reporting of Wagering Gains and Losses
AM 2008-010 09/12/2008 Interaction of I.R.C. Section 965 and Rev. Proc. 99-32
AM 2008-009 08/29/2008 UK Pension Rollovers
AM 2008-008 07/11/2008 Applicability of Section 943(c) and (h) to Certain Transactions
AM 2008-007 07/04/2008 Dual Consolidated Losses: Application of the Exception to Foreign Use for Certain Interests in Partnerships or Grantor Trusts
AM 2008-006 05/30/2008 Reporting Requirements Under Section 6038B
AM 2008-005 05/16/2008 Timing of Credit for Foreign Tax Withheld from Wages
AM 2008-004 03/28/2008 Generic Legal Advice for Section 48A
AM 2008-003 02/22/2008 Treatment of Certain Distributions in Complete Liquidation by a REIT
AM 2008-002 02/08/2008 Section 280C(c)(3) - Guidance on Reduced Credit for Increasing Research Activities
AM 2008-001 01/25/2008 Dual Consolidated Losses: Reasonable Cause Requests Relating to Periods Where Assessment of Tax Under Section 6501(a) Is Not Permitted
AM 2007-017 10/31/2007 Applicability of Section 6695A Penalty to Estate & Gift Appraisals
AM 2007-016 09/25/2007 Application of Notice 88-108 to Section 956(a)(1)
AM 2007-015 07/27/2007 Section 162(f) and the Character of Relator Fees under the False Claims Act
AM 2007-014 07/24/2007 Integration of Convertible Notes with Hedges
AM 2007-013 06/15/2007 Exception to the Three-Year Requirement for Residences for Veterans Under Section 143(d)(2)(D)
AM 2007-012 06/08/2007 FIN 48 & Tax Accrual Workpapers
AM 2007-011 05/25/2007 Auxiliary Power Units (APU)
AM 2007-010 05/25/2007 Deductibility of Administrative Expenses of Bankruptcy
AM 2007-009 05/11/2007 Application of Sections 1.461-4(d)(6)(ii) and 1.461-5 to Service Contracts
AM 2007-008 04/20/2007 Lease-In/Lease-Out ("LILO") and Sale-In/Lease-Out ("SILO") Exit Strategy
AM 2007-007 03/23/2007 Taxpayer Use of Section 482 and the Commensurate With Income Standard
AM 2007-006 02/23/2007 Elections Under Section 338 With Respect to Foreign Corporate Targets
AM 2007-005 02/09/2007 Trusts Holding Interests in a Partnership
AM 2007-004 02/02/2007 Variable Purchase Contracts and Share Lending Agreements
AM 2007-003 02/02/2007 Construction Allowances for Short Term Leases of Retail Space Not Subject to Sec. 110
AM 2007-002 01/26/2007 State Tax Credit Transfers
AM 2007-001 01/12/2007 Qualification for FSC benefits and ETI Exclusions
AM 2006-006 10/11/2006 Cost of Restoring Property after Casualty Loss Deduction
AM 2006-005 10/13/2006 Subchapter S Banks and the Special Bank Rules
AM 2006-004 Pulled Adjusted Current Earnings for Certain Mining Property; re-published as CCA 200721019.
AM 2006-003 09/29/2006 Allocation of Capitalizable Mixed Service Costs to Ineligible Property
AM 2006-002 09/29/2006 Allocation under Sections 338 and 1060 to Assets in a Non-Qualified Nuclear Decommissioning Fund Purchased along with a Nuclear Power Plant
AM 2006-001 09/26/2006 Cross-Border Financial Instruments; Hybrid Debt/Equity - Equity in the U.S.
Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-08-14