Passive Activity Loss: IRS Audit Technique Guide  (English, Paperback, Service Internal Revenue)

The Audit Technique Guide (ATG) on Passive Activity Losses (PAL) has been significantly revised to reflect an issue-based format. Additionally, it has been updated to encompass current emerging issues, changes to Form 8582, Passive Activity Loss Limitation, and recent case law. The guide was developed to provide Revenue Agents and Tax Compliance Officers with technical information and tools to examine issues relating to both income and losses from passive activities. This text provides specific guidance on potential audit issues along with summaries of the applicable Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and Federal Tax Regulations (Regulations) and highlights of common errors. We have attempted to write this ATG in plain layman's language, addressing issues which may be encountered on an audit. The text is not all encompassing and does not cover every exception. The IRC x 469, the related Regulations, and case law may have to be researched.