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Hardship was not relevant to a lien discharge request

Number
201710024
Outcome
Advice
Document type
Chief Counsel Advice
IRS subject
Certificate of Discharge
Topics
Procedure, penalties, and administration
Code sections
§ 6325
Ruling dated
December 12, 2016
Publicly released
March 10, 2017
Source
View Official PDF

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel followed up on a certificate of discharge request concerning a buyer's status as a purchaser. It agreed with the recipient's stated position regarding both an income tax assessment and a trust fund recovery penalty assessment. The released email does not reproduce that position or its reasoning, so the precise substantive conclusion is unclear. It separately states that hardship was not an issue.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: How should a buyer's purchaser status affect a certificate of discharge request involving income tax and trust fund recovery penalty assessments?
  • Outcome: advice given, but the agreed position is not stated in the released text
  • Key authorities: IRC § 6325

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2016121213252620
UILC: 6325.03-00

Number: 201710024
Release Date: 3/10/2017
From:
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 1:25:26 PM
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: RE: Certificate of Discharge Request - Status of Buyer as "Purchaser"

--------. Here is the email follow-up to the voice message. We agree with what you
stated with respect to both the income tax assessment and the TFRP
assessment. Also, as we discussed, hardship is not an issue.

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