IRS Revenue Officer Procedures

25.3.2.1  (04-14-1997)
Revenue Officer Procedures

25.3.2.1.1  (04-14-1997)
Report Preparation

  1. Review IRM 5.17.12 of the Legal Reference Guide for Revenue Officers, for information about investigations and reports. This includes samples of Revenue Officers’ narrative reports.

    Note:

    Prepare all documents in quadruplicate.

  2. Prepare a narrative report, using Form 4478, Civil Suit Checklist, as a guide.

  3. Complete the following forms for all recommendations:

    • Form 4477, Civil Suit Recommendation

    • Form 4478, Civil Suit Checklist

    • Form 4481, Transmittal—Legal Action

  4. Complete the following forms if the suit involves specific property:

    • Form 4479, Lien and Claimant Data—Civil Suit

    • Form 4480, Property Description—Civil Suit

  5. If the property is an insurance policy, include the following information on Form 4480

    • name and address of insurance company

    • policy number

    • date of policy

    • amount of policy

    • cash surrender value

    • amount of any loan outstanding and date made

    • whether the loan was an automatic premium loan

    • whether the insurer is holding any accumulated dividends

    • whether the taxpayer has the right to change the beneficiary

    • name and address of each beneficiary

  6. Include in the package, copies of all pertinent documents.

25.3.2.1.2  (04-14-1997)
Account Disposition

  1. When the recommendation is complete, forward it to Technical Support function for review and processing. Include in your transmittal a request for BAL DUE closing, if applicable.

  2. Retain the account in inventory. TSf will input a closing transaction after review.



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