Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous
SECTION 12. PAPERWORK
Internal Revenue Bulletin 2002-22 · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
REDUCTION ACT
The collections of information contained in this revenue procedure have been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507) under control number 1545–1786. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number.
The collections of information in this revenue procedure are found in sections 7 and 10. The information in section 7 is required in order to determine whether the taxpayer properly obtained automatic
.02 Subsequently Required Changes .
(1) In general . A taxpayer that adopts, changes, or retains its annual accounting period pursuant to this revenue procedure may be required to subsequently change its annual accounting period for the following reasons:
(a) the enactment of legislation; (b) a decision of the United States Supreme Court;
(c) the issuance of temporary or final regulations;
(d) the issuance of a revenue ruling, revenue procedure, notice, or other statement published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin;
(e) the issuance of written notice to the taxpayer that the change in annual accounting period was not in compliance with all the applicable provisions of this revenue procedure or is not in accord with the current view of the Service; or
(f) a change in the material facts on which the approval was granted.
(2) Retroactive change . Except in rare circumstances, if a taxpayer that adopts, changes, or retains its annual accounting period under this revenue procedure is subsequently required under section 8.02(1) of this revenue procedure to change that annual accounting period, the required change will not be applied retroactively, provided that:
(a) the taxpayer complied with the applicable provisions of this revenue procedure;
(b) there has been no misstatement or omission of material facts;
(c) there has been no change in the material facts on which the approval was based;
(d) there has been no change in the applicable law; and
(e) the taxpayer to which the approval was granted acted in good faith
in relying on the approval, and applying the change retroactively would be to the taxpayer’s detriment.
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