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newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late QOF Self-Certification Election Under § 301.9100-3

A taxpayer’s $A in deferred capital gains hung in the balance when an overlooked regulatory deadline threatened to disqualify their Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) election. 9100-3, which allows extensions for regulatory elections when taxpayers act reasonably and in good faith.

PLR-116507-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late S Corporation Election and Entity Classification Relief

The IRS granted an LLC’s request for both an extension to file a late S corporation election and entity classification relief after the company inadvertently failed to submit Form 2553 on time.

PLR-115432-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Tax-Exempt Controlled Entity Election Due to Administrative Oversight

The IRS granted a taxpayer’s request for an extension to make a late § 168(h)(6)(F)(ii) election, allowing the taxpayer to avoid tax-exempt entity status for depreciation purposes.

PLR-115239-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late QOF Self-Certification Election Under § 301.9100-3

The IRS granted a taxpayer’s request for regulatory relief after a tax advisor’s oversight led to a missed deadline for electing Qualified Opportunity Fund (QOF) status, saving the taxpayer from a potential $A loss.

PLR-115228-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late § 754 Election Under § 301.9100-3

The IRS granted a 120-day extension under Treas. Reg. 9100-3 to X, a state LLC taxed as a partnership, to file a late § 754 election for its taxable year ended Date 1.

PLR-114554-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late § 754 Election Under § 301.9100-3

The IRS granted a 120-day extension to a partnership that missed its § 754 election deadline, ruling the taxpayer acted reasonably and in good faith.

PLR-114553-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late Section 362(e)(2)(C) Election in Corporate Property Transfer

9100-3 for a taxpayer and transferee to make a late §362(e)(2)(C) election after failing to comply with regulatory deadlines.

PLR-114536-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Section 362(e)(2)(C) Election in PLR-114534-25

The IRS granted a 75-day extension to a taxpayer and transferee for entering into a binding agreement and filing an election statement under Section 362(e)(2)(C), which governs basis adjustments in tax-free corporate formations.

PLR-114534-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late Closing-of-the-Books Election Under Section 382

The IRS has granted a 75-day extension to a taxpayer seeking to file a late closing-of-the-books election under Section 382, allowing the corporation to offset post-change taxable income with pre-change losses.

PLR-114426-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late Consolidated Return Election Under §1.1502-75(a)(1)

1502-75(a)(1) of the Income Tax Regulations, permitting the affiliated group to designate the parent corporation as the common parent for the taxable year ending Date 1. 9100-3 of the Procedure and Administration Regulations.

PLR-114413-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for GST Exemption Election Out

Taxpayers recently secured a 120-day extension under Section 2642(g) of the Internal Revenue Code to retroactively elect out of the automatic allocation of their Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) exemption under Section 2632(c)(5).

PLR-114217-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late S Corporation and Entity Classification Elections

The IRS granted relief to a state limited liability company (LLC) that inadvertently missed deadlines for both an entity classification election and an S corporation election.

PLR-114047-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late §336(e) Election in S Corporation Stock Sale

In a rare and narrowly tailored decision, the IRS granted a private letter ruling (PLR-114045-25) allowing a taxpayer to retroactively elect under §336(e) to treat a stock sale as an asset sale, despite missing the regulatory deadline.

PLR-114045-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late Entity Classification Election Under § 301.9100-3

A domestic limited liability company (LLC) narrowly avoided default classification as a disregarded entity after the IRS granted a 120-day extension to file Form 8832, Entity Classification Election. 7701-3 but missed the filing deadline, risking retroactive tax liabilities and compliance penalties.

PLR-113978-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Consent to Revoke Section 953(d) Election for Foreign Insurer

S. domestic corporations for federal tax purposes—and the agency granted consent, effective January 1, 2025. S. taxation under the election.

PLR-113777-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for QTIP Election After Accounting Firm Oversight

An estate recently secured a 120-day extension to make a QTIP election under § 2056(b)(7) after an accounting firm’s error nearly cost it a critical marital deduction. 9100-3, which allows extensions for regulatory elections when taxpayers act reasonably and in good faith.

PLR-113645-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late QSub Election Due to Inadvertent Error

The IRS granted a 120-day extension under Treas. Reg. 9100-3 for a taxpayer’s late Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiary (QSub) election under § 1361(b)(3), after determining the failure resulted from an inadvertent error with no tax avoidance motive.

PLR-113056-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Late Entity Classification Election Under § 301.9100-3

9100-3 to a foreign entity seeking to file Form 8832 to elect corporate classification, resolving a late classification election request. 9100-3, which permits extensions when reasonable cause is demonstrated.

PLR-113041-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Relief for Late S Corporation Election Under § 1362(b)(5)

The IRS granted relief to a taxpayer seeking to file a late S corporation election under Section 1362(b)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code, allowing the election to be treated as timely if the taxpayer submits a completed Form 2553 within 120 days of this letter and includes a...

PLR-111321-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for LLC to Elect Partnership Tax Classification After Missed Filing Deadline

The IRS granted a 120-day extension to an LLC that missed the deadline to file Form 8832, the Entity Classification Election, after revoking its S corporation status.

PLR-111225-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension to Elect Out of Automatic GST Exemption Allocation for Trust Transfers

The IRS granted a 120-day extension to a taxpayer who failed to elect out of the automatic Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) exemption allocation for transfers totaling millions of dollars to three irrevocable trusts.

PLR-111082-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Rules on Early Termination of Charitable Lead Annuity Trust (CLAT) Without Self-Dealing or Taxable Expenditure Penalties

The IRS has ruled that a charitable lead annuity trust (CLAT) may accelerate all remaining annuity payments to a donor-advised fund (DAF) and terminate early without triggering penalties under Section 4941 (self-dealing), Section 4945 (taxable expenditures), or Section 507 (termination taxes).

PLR-111080-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Relief for Inadvertent Termination of S Corporation Status Due to Late QSST Election

The IRS granted relief under Section 1362(f) to an S corporation whose status terminated after a trust failed to file a required Qualified Subchapter S Trust (QSST) election on time, potentially exposing the company to millions in double taxation.

PLR-104974-25
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Rules Rental Income Not Passive Investment Income for S Corporation

The IRS ruled that rental income received by an S corporation was not passive investment income under § 1362(d)(3)(C)(i), concluding that the corporation’s active involvement in managing and operating its rental properties disqualified the income from passive classification.

PLR-104810-22
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Rules on Patronage-Sourced Income for Taxable Rural Telephone Cooperative

In a non-precedential private letter ruling (PLR-103329-21), the IRS has confirmed that a rural telephone cooperative may exclude from gross income the portion of gain allocable to patrons' use of its network when properly allocated.

PLR-103329-21
newsUS Tax Court

Thermal Circuits, Inc. v. Commissioner: $4.3M Leasehold Improvement Dispute

Thermal Circuits Inc. 3 million in tax deficiencies and penalties. 3 million from BAT’s subsidiary to expand its Salem, Massachusetts manufacturing facility. 28 million deficiency for 2017 alone, plus $255,429 in accuracy-related penalties.

Docket Nos. 33027-21, 33035-21
newsUS Tax Court

Barrett Business Services Denied Work Opportunity and Empowerment Zone Tax Credits

The U.S. Tax Court on Monday dealt a $5 million-plus blow to Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) nationwide, ruling that only common law employers—not statutory employers or §3504 agents—qualify for lucrative federal tax credits like the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)...

6616-24
newsUS Tax Court

Tax Court Upholds $160K Deficiency and Fraud Penalties for Airplane Parts Seller Who Concealed Income

S. Tax Court issued its final ruling in Daniel Isaiah Thody v. Commissioner—a case that exposed a brazen tax evasion scheme netting the IRS over $160,000 in unpaid taxes and fraud penalties across five years.

27415-21
newsIRS Bulletin

Proposed Regulations on Arbitrage Rules for Tax-Exempt and Tax-Advantaged Bonds

The IRS on Friday unveiled proposed regulations that would overhaul longstanding arbitrage rules governing tax-exempt bonds, introducing sweeping changes to compliance mechanisms under Section 148 and Section 150 of the Internal Revenue Code.

REG-117298-21
newsIRS Written Determination

IRS Grants Extension for Treaty-Based Sourcing Election Under § 865(h)(2)(A)

S. tax liability by treating gains from the sale of foreign stock as foreign-source income. The relief, issued under Treas. Reg. 9100-3, hinged on the taxpayers’ reasonable reliance on tax professionals who failed to advise them of the election’s availability.

PLR-112122-25