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A better example is HMRC, the tax authority, in the UK. They won't tell you if your tax avoidance scheme is legal or not, but they will fine you or take you to
by xioxox 3y ago
A better example is HMRC, the tax authority, in the UK. They won't tell you if your tax avoidance scheme is legal or not, but they will fine you or take you to court if they later decide it is not.
- roywiggins 3y agoIn the US, taxes is one of the cases where you can actually get a letter from the IRS saying "yeah this is probably okay": https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/plr.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/plr.asp
- scott_w 3y agoJust reading that, it looks like this isn't free. Essentially, what you're paying the IRS for here is for them to procure legal advice for you (with the added benefit that they'll bind themselves to that for a while?) However: > Even with a favorable ruling, a taxpayer has no absolute guarantee of the tax consequences, since the IRS can modify or revoke a previously issued private letter ruling if it is later determined that the ruling was incorrect or inconsistent with the current position of the IRS. So even with a PLR, you have no guarantees.