CCA 200813039: Rail business ceased to be a railroad retirement tax employer

Number

200813039

Outcome

Advice

Document type

Chief Counsel Advice

IRS subject

Employers v. Not Employers

Topics

Employment taxes

Code sections

§ 3231

Ruling dated

December 3, 2007

Publicly released

March 28, 2008

Source

View Official PDF

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Plain-English summary

The Railroad Retirement Board advised the IRS that a rail business ceased to be a covered employer under the railroad retirement and unemployment insurance laws. After reviewing the Board's opinion and information, Chief Counsel reached the same conclusion for the Railroad Retirement Tax Act. The effective date was the date the business transferred its rail assets to another entity and then stopped operating. The memo asks IRS staff to update the business's status accordingly.

Ruling snapshot

Question: When did the rail business cease to be a covered employer for railroad retirement tax?
Outcome: Advice given: employer status ended when the business transferred its rail assets and ceased operations.
Key authorities: IRC § 3231; Railroad Retirement Act; Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

Full text (IRS public release)

Office of Chief Counsel

Memorandum
Internal Revenue Service

Number: 200813039
Release Date: 3/28/2008
CC:TEGE:EOEG:ET1
POSTN-144545-07

UILC: 3231.01-00

date: December 03, 2007
to: Director, Submission Processing
Cincinnati, OH
Attn: Entity Unit

from: Office of Division Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel Tax Exempt & Government Entities

subject: Railroad Retirement Tax Act Status

In accordance with the coordination procedure established between the Service and the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), the RRB has provided us with its opinion that the following business ceased to be an employer under the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act effective ------------------:

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We have reviewed the opinion of the RRB and, based upon the information submitted to us by the RRB, we also conclude that ------------------------------------------------------------------ ceased to be an employer under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act effective ----------------- -------, the date it transferred its rail assets to another entity then ceased operations.
Please take the appropriate action regarding this business.

_____
Janine Cook
cc:

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