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CCA 201312031: deficiency reserves count toward the statutory reserve cap

Number
201312031
Outcome
Advice
Document type
Chief Counsel Advice
IRS subject
Rules for Certain Reserves; Method of Computing Reserves for Purposes of Computing Income
Topics
Other topics
Code sections
§ 807
Ruling dated
July 13, 2012
Publicly released
March 22, 2013
Source
View Official PDF

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel advised that deficiency reserves included in an insurance contract's statutory reserve should be included when applying the maximum financial statement reserve limitation. The advice followed the Internal Revenue Manual while a notice was pending. The IRS instructed the agent not to make adjustments for deficiency reserves under the stated comparison to the statutory reserve.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: Should deficiency reserves be included when applying the maximum reserve limitation?
  • Outcome: Advice given, the deficiency reserves count toward the statutory reserve cap.
  • Key authorities: IRC § 807; Internal Revenue Manual § 4.42.4.6.3

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA-1213130-12 Number: 201312031
Release Date: 3/22/2013
Office: -----------------
UILC: 807.00-00, 807.03-00

From: ------------------
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2012 12:18 PM
To: -------------------------
Cc:
Subject: RE: Guidance Question ---------

A Notice is pending (but not necessarily "imminent"). In the meantime, please follow the IRM
which, buried in 4.42.4.6.3, states:

However, in the comparison to the statutory reserve, any deficiency reserve included in the contract’s statutory reserve is allowed to be included for purposes of the maximum FPR limitation.

In other words, according to the IRM the stat cap includes deficiency reserves. Please tell the
Agent not to make any adjustments for deficiency reserves. Also, you may want to contact ------
-------------------- of the Insurance IPG.

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