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Unlike certain other cited documents, citing Internal Revenue Service codes does not require you to use a page number. Instead, use the title number, an abbreviation of the source and a section number if available. This format is also correct for citing all legal documents, not only Internal Revenue Service codes.
Citation, Tax Regulations
2, Federal Administrative & Executive Materials ( “Although Department of Treasury regulations are published under title 26 of the C.F.R., cite as <Treas. Reg.>. For unamended regulations, cite to the year of promulgation. If the regulation is a temporary regulation, indicate such: >Treas.
Internal Revenue Service. (2012). Form 1040: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Retrieved from http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040.pdf.
In-Text Citation
When IRS information is included in the text, put a citation inside parentheses. Use the department’s full name and the document’s page number after the pertinent material, such as: (Internal Revenue Service 5). If the department’s name is included in the text, omit it from the parentheses.
If you are citing ot the current edition of the Code, use the abbreviations “I.R.C.” and provide only the section number, using regular Bluebook rules for numbering. Example: I.R.C. § 61.
For example, 26 U.S.C. § 32 (2000) is a citation to Title 26 of the U.S. Code, section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code, using a source from 2000. A provision of the Internal Revenue Code, however, may also be cited simply as “I.R.C. § ## (year).”
Citation, Revenue Procedures
Bluebook T1. 2, Federal Administrative & Executive Materials (“Cite Revenue Rulings, Revenue Procedures, and Treasury Decisions to the Cumulative Bulletin (C.B.) or its advance sheet, the Internal Revenue Bulletin (I.R.B.), or to Treasury Decisions Under Internal Revenue Laws (Treas. Dec.
10.2, Citing PLRs and TAMs (“Letter rulings and technical advice memorandums are cited PLR or TAM, respectively, followed by a seven digit number. For example, PLR 8210019 or TAM 9643001. The first two digits indicate the year the ruling was published, for example, 1982 and 1996, respectively . . .”)
Cite a tax form the same way you would cite other government documents. Name of agency. (Year). Title of document (Report number).
a. IRS Website: Form 1040: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, I.R.S. (2013), https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/f1040–2013.pdf.
Format | Author last name, Initials. (Year, Month Day). Page title. Site Name. URL |
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In-text citation | (Rutte, 2021) |
Citing Form 990s
“Document title.” Web site title. Publisher/sponsor. Publication date.
IRS Forms in Chicago Manual Style
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Form 4506, (Washington, DC: 2012), http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f4506.pdf.
Principle 1: The core of a citation to a codified federal regulation consists of three elements: Element (a) – The title number followed by a space and “C.F.R.” (for “Code of Federal Regulations”) followed by a space «e.g.» 20 C.F.R. § 404.260.
Proclamations: The Publication Manual of the APA does not include an example for Proclamations. The Bluebook directs writers to cite to the Code of Federal Regulations (Title 3) or to the Federal Register if the material is not in the C.F.R..
Print Sources
Two of the most widely-used annotated versions of the Code are the United States Code Annotated (USCA) and the United States Code Service (USCS). … The official version of the Code prepared and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives.
The Code is the foundation of all tax law and is the most authoritative source. The code is not very popular given that it is very difficult to interpret and use. Treasury Regulations are designed to interpret the internal revenue code.
Treasury Regulations are the tax regulations issued by the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury. These regulations are the Treasury Department’s official interpretations of the Internal Revenue Code and are one source of U.S. federal income tax law.
If a Legal Ruling is published, you can cite the ruling as an interpretation of the tax law. Legal Rulings are not authoritative; however, they can be cited as FTB’s official interpretation of the tax law.
A revenue ruling outlines the IRS’s interpretation of the tax laws and is binding on all IRS employees and public taxpayers. Revenue rulings are published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin and are issued only from the National Office of the IRS. The IRS Bulletin may abbreviate revenue rulings as Rev. Rul.
A revenue procedure is an official statement of a procedure published in the Bulletin that either affects the rights or duties of taxpayers or other members of the public under the Internal Revenue Code and related statutes, treaties, and regulations or, although not necessarily affecting the rights and duties of the …
A private letter ruling, or PLR, is a written statement issued to a taxpayer that interprets and applies tax laws to the taxpayer’s represented set of facts. A PLR is issued in response to a written request submitted by a taxpayer. A PLR may not be relied on as precedent by other taxpayers or by IRS personnel.
– Notices, announcements and other administrative pronouncements published by the Service in the Internal Revenue Bulletin. A PLR is not authority if revoked or if inconsistent with a subsequent proposed regulation, revenue ruling or other administrative pronouncement published in the IRB.
A determination letter is a formal document issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that indicates whether or not a company’s employee benefit plan has been found to meet the minimum legal requirements for special tax treatment.