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How I Will Comply With Circular 230How I Will Comply With Circular 230
Circular 230,1 the Internal Revenue Service's pronouncement regulating written tax advice, applies to all tax practitioners, including estate planners like me much as I might wish it affected only nefarious sellers of dubious tax shelters. Here is my analysis of how Circular 230 applies to my standard tax advice regarding two common estate-planning devices, credit shelter trusts and qualified personal
Natalie B. Choate, of counsel, Bingham McCutchen LLP, Boston
Circular 230,1 the Internal Revenue Service's pronouncement regulating written tax advice, applies to all tax practitioners, including estate planners like me — much as I might wish it affected only nefarious sellers of dubious tax shelters. Here is my analysis of how Circular 230 applies to my standard tax advice regarding two common estate-planning devices, credit shelter trusts and qualified personal residence trusts (QPRTs).2
Every tax practitioner must read and study Circular 230; there are no shortcuts. I hope my analysis will help other practitioners confirm or test their own conclusions, or inspire them to let me know where I've gone wrong.
Unlike some commentators, I assu...
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