SEC. 6. RELIEF REQUESTED FOR

FOREIGN INITIATED ADJUSTMENT WITHOUT COMPETENT AUTHORITY INVOLVEMENT

Taxpayers seeking correlative relief with respect to a foreign initiated adjustment involving a treaty matter should present their request to the U.S. competent authority. However, when the adjustment involves years under the jurisdiction of the District Director or Appeals, taxpayers sometimes try to obtain relief from these offices. This may occur, for example, if the adjustment involves a re-allocation of income or deductions involving a related person in a country with which the United States has an income tax treaty. In these cases, taxpayers will be advised to contact the U.S. competent authority office. In appropriate cases, the U.S. competent authority will advise the District or Appeals office on appropriate action. The U.S. competent authority may request the taxpayer to provide the information described under sections 4.05 and 4.07 of this revenue procedure. Failure to request competent authority assistance may result in denial of correlative relief with respect to the issue, including applicable foreign tax credits.