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Chief Counsel Advice 201515031 Released April 10, 2015 Advice

Partnership return information may be disclosed to partners

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel advised that partnership return information may be disclosed to any partner under section 6103(e). Once a TEFRA audit begins, partner information may also be disclosed to other partners under section 6103(h)(4)(A). The advice cites Abelein v. United States as support for the audit-related disclosure.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: May partnership and partner information be disclosed to partners during a TEFRA audit?
  • Outcome: Advice given: yes, under both identified disclosure provisions.
  • Key authorities: IRC §§ 6103(e) and 6103(h)(4)(A); Abelein v. United States, 323 F.3d 1210 (9th Cir. 2003).

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2015040210103901 [Third Party Communication:

UILC: 6103.02-02 Date of Communication: Month DD, YYYY]

Number: 201515031
Release Date: 4/10/2015
From:
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2015 10:10:39 AM
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: RE: Disclosure & TEFRA question

The information can be disclosed both because partnership return information can be disclosed
to any partner under section 6103(e) and because, once a TEFRA audit begins, partner
information can be disclosed to other partners under section 6103(h)(4)(A) and Abelein v.
U.S., 323 F.3d 1210 (9th Cir, 2003)

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