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Chief Counsel agrees with analysis concerning Form 8939 executors

Number
201406010
Outcome
Advice
Document type
Chief Counsel Advice
IRS subject
Basis Rules Applicable to the Estates of Decedents Dying in 2010
Topics
Property transactions and exchanges
Code sections
§ 2203
Ruling dated
June 7, 2013
Publicly released
February 7, 2014
Source
View Official PDF

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel Advice addresses who may be treated as an executor for purposes of Form 8939 when no executor has been appointed. The underlying analysis suggested that each person in actual or constructive possession of a decedent's property could be treated as an executor under IRC § 2203. The email also raised the possibility that each recipient would need to be notified individually. The later response states that the IRS agrees with the analysis and cites Notice 2011-66, section I.B.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: Who may be treated as an executor when no executor has been appointed for purposes of Form 8939?
  • Outcome: Advice given.
  • Key authorities: IRC § 2203; Notice 2011-66, § I.B.

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2013060707565067
Office: -----------------------------
UILC: 1022.00-00
Number: 201406010
Release Date: 2/7/2014
From: ----------------
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 7:57:00 AM
To: -------------------------------------
Cc:
Subject: RE: 8939s

We agree with your analysis. See, Notice 2011-66, section I.B.

From: ---------------------------------------------------------- Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 12:55 PM To: ------------------ Cc: ---------------- Subject: RE: 8939s

My initial thought--and let's take this with a grain of salt at this point--is that when there is no longer an appointed executor, under 2203 each person in actual or constructive possession of any property of the decedent, which I believe would include everything on an F8939, is then considered an executor. It may be that you would have to deal with and notify each recipient individually.

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