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Chief Counsel Advice 1034024 Released August 27, 2010 Advice

CCA 1034024: Chief Counsel discussed penalties for failing to file Form 5329

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel advice addressed whether a failure to file Form 5329 could trigger penalties under § 6651. The advice states that the Form 5329 filing requirement arises under § 6058, which is referenced in § 6651(a)(1), and points to the related regulation and Internal Revenue Manual procedures. It also notes that both failure-to-file and failure-to-pay penalties must be considered when Form 5329 has not been filed, with the applicable amounts separately stated. The advice is limited to the issue presented in the email.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: What filing requirement and penalty provisions apply when Form 5329 has not been filed?
  • Outcome: Advice given
  • Key authorities: IRC §§ 6058 and 6651; Treas. Reg. § 301.6058-1; IRM 4.4.14.2.8

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2010073010185450 Number: 201034024
Release Date: 8/27/2010
Office: -------------------------
UILC: 6651.00-00

From: --------------------
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:19:08 AM
To: ------------------------------------------
Cc: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subject: RE: Failure to file apply?

 The following is what I found in my research. The requirement to file the Form

5329 is under section 6058 of the Internal Revenue Code that is under subchapter A of chapter 61 (that is referenced in section
6651(a)(1)). Also, see section 301.6058-1(d) of the Procedure and Administration Regulations.

  I have also attached a copy of the IRM 4.14 that discuss the penalty and the procedure, specifically I

direct your attention to page 5. See 4.4.14.2.8 cited below:

4.4.14.2.8 (11-06-2009)
Penalties

          1. Delinquency, negligence, or fraud may be applicable to the excise tax.
             The portion of the penalties applicable to the income and IRA excise tax
             should be separately stated in the "other information" section of the report.
          2. If the Form 5329 has not been filed, delinquency penalty under both IRC
             6651(a)(1) failure to file and IRC 6651(a)(2) failure to pay must be
             considered. If the delinquency penalty does apply, and the Form 1040
             was timely filed, it must be manually computed in RGS. If the delinquency penalty applies, then the accuracy related penalties should not be assessed against the excise tax.

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