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IRS Chief Counsel Denies Basis Mitigation From Estate Tax Increase
In order for the mitigation provisions to apply, the first requirement is that there be a determination, as defined by IRC section 1313(a). The decision of the Tax Court in the estate tax (Form 706) case is what the estate is relying on as the determination. While this may appear to meet the definition of section 1313(a)(1), it is our position that it does not.
Because the value of the asset was determined through settlement negotiations that did not result in agreement on the merits, but instead resulted in a general agreement on the appropriateness of settlement in order to resolve the case, the mitigation provisions do not apply and the refund claim should be denied as untimely.
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