Rev. Proc. 83-85
Rev. Proc. 83-85; 1983-2 C.B. 604
- Cross-Reference
26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters.
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Superseded by Rev. Proc. 84-22
SECTION 1. BACKGROUND
Rev. Proc. 83-22, 1983-1 C.B. 680, contains in section 4 a list of those areas of the Internal Revenue Code under the jurisdiction of the Associate Chief Counsel (Technical) in which ruling or determination letters will not ordinarily he issued.
SEC. 2. PROCEDURE
Section 4.01 II of Rev. Proc. 83-22 is modified and superseded to read as follows:
Section 341.-Collapsible Corporations.-Whether a corporation will be considered to be a "collapsible corporation," that is, whether it was "formed or availed of" with the view of certain tax consequences. However, ruling requests will be considered on this matter when the enterprise (1) has been in existence for at least 20 years or has clearly demonstrated that it has realized a substantial part of the taxable income to be derived from the manufacturing, constructing, producing, or purchasing of property as defined in section 341(b)(1)(A) of the Code and as described in Rev. Rul. 72-48, 1972-1 C.B. 102, (2) has had an aggregate change in the shareholders' interests of not more than 10 percent during that period (except for transfers among family members, as defined in section 267(c)(4)), and (3) had conducted substantially the same trade or business during that period. The period referred to in (2) and (3) above is the lesser of 20 years of corporate existence or the period in which the enterprise has realized a substantial part of the taxable income from activities defined in section 341(b)(1)(A).
SEC. 3. EFFECT ON OTHER REVENUE PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 II of Rev. Proc. 83-22 is modified and superseded.
SEC 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This revenue procedure will apply to all ruling requests on hand in the National Office on December 5, 1983, the date of publication of this revenue procedure in the Internal Revenue Bulletin, as well as to requests received thereafter.
- Cross-Reference
26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters.
- LanguageEnglish
- Tax Analysts Electronic Citationnot available