SECTION 15. HOW IS STATUS

OF REQUEST OBTAINED?

Taxpayer or taxpayer’s .01 The taxpayer or the taxpayer’s representative may obtain information on the status representative may request of the request for technical advice by contacting the EP or EO Examinations office or the status from EP or EO EP or EO Determinations office or the appeals office that requested the technical advice. Examinations or EP or EO See section 16.08 of this revenue procedure concerning the time for discussing the tentaDeterminations or appeals office tive conclusion with the taxpayer’s representative. See section 17.02 of this revenue procedure regarding discussions of the contents of the technical advice memorandum with the taxpayer or the taxpayer’s representative.

EP or EO Technical will give .02 The group representative or manager to whom the technical advice request is status updates to the EP or assigned will give status updates on the request once a month to the EP or EO Examination EO Examinations or EP or EO Area manager or the EP or EO Determinations manager or the Appeals Area Director, Determinations or Appeals Area SB/SE-TE/GE. In addition, an EP or EO Examinations Area manager or an EP or EO Director, SB/SE-TE/GE Determinations manager or an Appeals Area Director, SB/SE-TE/GE may get current information on the status of the request for technical advice by calling the person whose name and telephone number are shown on acknowledgment of receipt of the request for technical advice.

See section 16.09 of this revenue procedure about discussing the final conclusions with the EP or EO Examinations office or the EP or EO Determinations office or the appeals office. Further, the EP or EO Examinations office or the EP or EO Determinations office or the Appeals Area Director, SB/SE-TE/GE will be notified at the time the technical advice memorandum is mailed.