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SECTION 2. BACKGROUND
Internal Revenue Bulletin 2001-23 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
(1) Taxpayers that establish a busi-
ness purpose (2) Taxpayers that are deemed to have
amination, before an area office, or before a federal court (1) Taxpayers under examination (2) Taxpayers before an area office (3) Taxpayers before a federal
court
established a business purpose .03 Natural business year
(1) Annual business cycle test (2) Seasonal business test (3) 25-percent gross receipts test .04 General terms and conditions
(1) Short period tax return (2) Subsequent year tax returns (3) Book conformity (4) Changes in natural business year (5) 52-53-week taxable years (6) Creation of net operating loss or
capital loss (7) Creation of general business
credits .05 Additional terms, conditions, and
adjustments (1) Substantial distortion (2) Deferral of substantial pass-
through income (3) Special rule for certain pass-
through entities (4) Use of expiring NOLs, CLs, and
credits (5) Concurrent change for related
entities (6) Other terms, conditions, and ad-
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