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SOLUTION MANUAL FOR PEARSONS
FEDERAL TAXATION 2019 CORPORATIONS
PARTNERSHIPS ESTATES AND TRUSTS
32ND EDITION BY RUPERT
, Chapter C:1
Tax Research
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Discussion Questions
C:1-1 In a closed-fact situation, the facts have occurred, and the tax advisor’s task is to analyze
them to determine the appropriate tax treatment. In an open-fact situation, by contrast, the facts
have not yet occurred, and the tax advisor’s task is to plan for them or shape them so as to produce
a favorable tax result. p. C:1-2.
C:1-2 According to the AICPA’s Statements on Standards for Tax Services, the tax practitioner
owes the client the following duties: (1) to inform the client of (a) the potential adverse
consequences of a tax return position, (b) how the client can avoid a penalty through disclosure,
(c) errors in a previously filed tax return, and (d) corrective measures to be taken; (2) to inquire of
the client (a) when the client must satisfy conditions to take a deduction and (b) when information
provided by him or her appears incorrect, incomplete, or inconsistent on its face; and (3) not to
disclose tax-related errors without the client’s consent. pp. C:1-31 through C:1-33.
C:1-3 When tax advisors speak about “tax law,” they refer to the IRC as elaborated by Treasury
Regulations and administrative pronouncements and as interpreted by federal courts. The term
also includes the meaning conveyed by committee reports. p. C:1-7.
C:1-4 Committee reports concerning tax legislation explain the purpose behind Congress’
proposing the legislation. Transcripts of hearings reproduce the testimonies of the persons who
spoke for or against the proposed legislation before the Congressional committees. Committee
reports are sometimes used to interpret the statute. p. C:1-7.
C:1-5 Committee reports can help resolve ambiguities in statutory language by revealing
Congressional intent. They are indicative of this intent. pp. C:1-7 and C:1-8.
C:1-6 The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is updated for every statutory change to Title 26
subsequent to 1986. Therefore, it includes the post-1986 tax law changes enacted by Congress and
today reflects the current state of the law. p. C:1-8.
, C:1-7 No. Title 26 deals with all taxation matters, not just income taxation. It covers estate tax,
gift tax, employment tax, alcohol and tobacco tax, and excise tax matters. p. C:1-8.
C:1-8 a. Subsection (c). It discusses the tax treatment of property distributions in general (e.g.,
amount taxable, amount applied against basis, and amount exceeding basis).
b. Because Sec. 301 applies to the entire chapter, one should look throughout that
entire chapter (Chapter 1 of the IRC – which covers Sec. 1 through Sec. 1400U-3) for any
exceptions. One special rule – Sec. 301(e) – is found in Sec. 301. This special rule explains the
tax treatment of dividends received by a 20% corporate taxpayer. Section 301(f) indicates some
of the important special rules found in other IRC sections.
c. Legislative. Section 301(e)(4) authorizes the issuance of Treasury Regulations as
may
be necessary to carry out the purposes of the subsection. pp. C:1-9 through C:1-10.
C:1-9 Researchers should note the date on which a Treasury Regulation was adopted because the
IRC may have been revised subsequent to that date. That is, the regulation may not interpret the
current version of the IRC. Discrepancies between the IRC and the regulation occur when the
Treasury Department has not updated the regulation to reflect the statute as amended. p. C:1-9.
C:1-10 a. Proposed regulations are not authoritative, but they do provide guidance concerning how
the Treasury Department interprets the IRC. Temporary regulations, which are binding on the
taxpayer, often are issued after recent revisions to the IRC so that taxpayers and tax advisers will
have guidance concerning procedural and/or computational matters. Final regulations, which are
issued after the public has had time to comment on proposed regulations, are considered to be
somewhat more authoritative than temporary regulations. pp. C:1-9 and C:1-10.
b. Interpretative regulations make the IRC’s statutory language easier to understand and
apply. They also often provide computational illustrations. In the case of legislative regulations,
Congress has delegated the rulemaking on a specific topic (either narrow or broad) to the Treasury
Department. However, after the Mayo Foundation case, both types of regulations will have the
same authoritative weight. p. C:1-10.
C:1-11 Prior to 2011, courts gave more authority to legislative regulations than to interpretive
regulations. However, after the Supreme Court decision in Mayo Foundation, courts will hold
both interpretive and legislative regulations to the same standard and will overturn them only in
very limited cases. p. C:1-10.
C:1-12 Under the legislative reenactment doctrine, a Treasury Regulation is deemed to have been
endorsed by Congress if the regulation was finalized before a related IRC provision was enacted
and in the interim, Congress did not amend the statutory provision to which the regulation relates.
p. C:1-10.
C:1-13 a. Revenue rulings are not as authoritative as court opinions, Treasury Regulations, or the
IRC. They represent interpretations by an interested party, the IRS. p. C:1-12.
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