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Information sent to IRS raises no disclosure issue

Number
201650016
Outcome
Advice
Document type
Chief Counsel Advice
IRS subject
Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns and Return Information
Topics
Procedure, penalties, and administration
Code sections
§ 6103
Ruling dated
October 11, 2016
Publicly released
December 9, 2016
Source
View Official PDF

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This page covers legal advice the IRS Office of Chief Counsel wrote for IRS staff, issued in 2016, which can't be cited as precedent. Ask about your situation and see what the current Code and IRS guidance say, with citations.

Currency note: this determination was released in 2016
Statutory amendments, regulation changes, court decisions, or later IRS guidance may have changed the analysis since then. Treat this page as historical context, not current tax advice. Verify current law before relying on any specific rule, threshold, or position mentioned here.
Not precedent. Under 26 U.S.C. § 6110(k)(3), this written determination may not be used or cited as precedent. It is advice from the IRS Office of Chief Counsel to IRS personnel on the facts they presented, and identifying details were redacted by the IRS before release. The official IRS release (linked on this page as a PDF) is the authoritative source.
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Plain-English summary

The underlying question and factual context are redacted from this brief Chief Counsel email. The advice states that a disclosure made to the IRS does not create a disclosure issue on that basis. It explains that the IRS may receive information from any lawful source. The memorandum does not address disclosures by the IRS or provide further facts.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: Does sending information to the IRS create a disclosure problem?
  • Outcome: advice given
  • Key authorities: IRC § 6103

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2016101109090606
UILC: 6103.00-00

Number: 201650016
Release Date: 12/9/2016
From:
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 9:09:06 AM
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: RE: quick question

----------—so long as the disclosures are TO the IRS, there is no disclosure issue. The
IRS is free to receive information from any lawful source. Please let me know if you
have any additional questions.

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