citing the method or sub-method to be changed as an issue under consideration for a taxable year in the subsequent examination.
If relief is available, the year of change for the
IRC
Section 481(a) adjustment will be considered the taxable year that includes the first day of the 120 day window.
If the change results in a net positive adjustment
under IRC section 481(a), the taxpayer must, beginning with the year of change,
take the net IRC section 481(a) adjustment into account ratably over 3 taxable
years in computing taxable income.
If the change results in a net negative adjustment,
the
taxpayer must take the entire net IRC section 481
(a) adjustment into account in the year of change.
This window will be available during the first 30 days
of any taxable year if:
1. The taxpayer has been under examination for at
least 18 consecutive months prior to such 30-Day window, and
2. The taxpayer has not received written
notification from the examiner prior to the filing of the Form 3115 specifically
citing the method or sub-method to be changed as an issue under consideration.
If relief is available, the year of change will be
considered the taxable year that includes the first day of the 30 day window.
If the Category A adjustment results in a net
positive
adjustment, the taxpayer must, beginning with the
year of change, take the net IRC section 481(a) adjustment into account ratably
over 3 taxable years in computing taxable income.
If the Category A method results in a net negative
adjustment, the taxpayer must take the entire net IRC section 481 adjustment
into account in computing taxable income for the year of change.
Each of these windows may have certain exceptions
affecting the usual spread periods. (The $25,000 de minimis or 90 percent
rule.) The examiner should consult the Revenue Procedure to recognize these
exceptions and their ramifications.
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