[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 26, Volume 13]
[Revised as of April 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 26CFR]

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                       TITLE 26--INTERNAL REVENUE
 
    CHAPTER I--INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
Procedure and Administration--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1.6015-0  Table of contents.

    This section lists captions contained in Sec. Sec.  1.6015-1 through 
1.6015-9.

Sec.  1.6015-1 Relief from joint and several liability on a joint 
          return.
    (a) In general.
    (b) Duress.
    (c) Prior closing agreement or offer in compromise.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Exception for agreements relating to TEFRA partnership 
proceedings.
    (3) Examples.
    (d) Fraudulent scheme.
    (e) Res judicata and collateral estoppel.
    (f) Community property laws.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Example.
    (g) Scope of this section and Sec. Sec.  1.6015-2 through 1.6015-9.
    (h) Definitions.
    (1) Requesting spouse.
    (2) Nonrequesting spouse.
    (3) Item.
    (4) Erroneous item.
    (5) Election or request.
    (i) [Reserved]
    (j) Transferee liability.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Example.

Sec.  1.6015-2 Relief from liability applicable to all qualifying joint 
          filers.

    (a) In general.
    (b) Understatement.
    (c) Knowledge or reason to know.
    (d) Inequity.
    (e) Partial relief.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Example.

Sec.  1.6015-3 Allocation of liability for individuals who are no longer 
          married, are legally separated, or are not members of the same 
          household.

    (a) Election to allocate liability.
    (b) Definitions.
    (1) Divorced.
    (2) Legally separated.
    (3) Members of the same household.
    (i) Temporary absences.
    (ii) Separate dwellings.
    (c) Limitations.
    (1) No refunds.
    (2) Actual knowledge.
    (i) In general.
    (A) Omitted income.
    (B) Deduction or credit.
    (1) Erroneous deductions in general.
    (2) Fictitious or inflated deduction.
    (ii) Partial knowledge.
    (iii) Knowledge of the source not sufficient.
    (iv) Factors supporting actual knowledge.
    (v) Abuse exception.
    (3) Disqualified asset transfers.
    (i) In general.
    (ii) Disqualified asset defined.
    (iii) Presumption.
    (4) Examples.
    (d) Allocation.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Allocation of erroneous items.
    (i) Benefit on the return.
    (ii) Fraud.
    (iii) Erroneous items of income.
    (iv) Erroneous deduction items.
    (3) Burden of proof.
    (4) General allocation method.
    (i) Proportionate allocation.
    (ii) Separate treatment items.
    (iii) Child's liability.
    (iv) Allocation of certain items.
    (A) Alternative minimum tax.
    (B) Accuracy-related and fraud penalties.
    (5) Examples.
    (6) Alternative allocation methods.
    (i) Allocation based on applicable tax rates.
    (ii) Allocation methods provided in subsequent published guidance.
    (iii) Example.

Sec.  1.6015-4 Equitable relief.

Sec.  1.6015-5 Time and manner for requesting relief.

    (a) Requesting relief.
    (b) Time period for filing a request for relief.
    (1) In general.
    (2) Definitions.
    (i) Collection activity.
    (ii) Section 6330 notice.
    (3) Requests for relief made before commencement of collection 
activity.
    (4) Examples.
    (5) Premature requests for relief.
    (c) Effect of a final administrative determination.

Sec.  1.6015-6 Nonrequesting spouse's notice and opportunity to 
          participate in administrative proceedings.

    (a) In general.
    (b) Information submitted.
    (c) Effect of opportunity to participate.
    (2) Waiver of the restrictions on collection.

Sec.  1.6015-7 Tax Court review.

    (a) In general.
    (b) Time period for petitioning the Tax Court.
    (c) Restrictions on collection and suspension of the running of the 
period of limitations.
    (1) Restrictions on collection under Sec.  1.6015-2 or 1.6015-3.
    (2) Waiver of the restrictions on collection.
    (3) Suspension of the running of the period of limitations.
    (i) Relief under Sec.  1.6015-2 or 1.6015-3.
    (ii) Relief under Sec.  1.6015-4.

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    (4) Definitions.
    (i) Levy.
    (ii) Proceedings in court.
    (iii) Assessment to which the election relates.

Sec.  1.6015-8 Applicable liabilities.

    (a) In general.
    (b) Liabilities paid on or before July 22, 1998.
    (c) Examples.

Sec.  1.6015-9 Effective date.

[T.D. 9003, 67 FR 47285, July 18, 2002]