rp-01-51.pdf

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# Part III

Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous
26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters.

Rev. Proc. 2001-51

# SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND NATURE OF CHANGE

.01 The purpose of this revenue procedure is to modify Rev. Proc. 2001-3,
2001-1 I.R.B. 111, by removing section 5.06 from the No-Rule list. Section 5.06
concerns the application of 1374 of the Internal Revenue Code to timber, coal and
domestic iron ore transactions.

SECTION 2. BACKGROUND

.01 Rev. Proc. 2001-3 sets forth those provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
under the jurisdiction of the Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate), the Associate Chief
Counsel (Financial Institutions & Products), the Associate Chief Counsel (Income Tax &
Accounting), the Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries), the
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration), and the Division
Counsel/Associate Chief Counsel (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) relating to
issues on which the Internal Revenue Service will not issue letter rulings or
determination letters.

.02 Section 5 of Rev. Proc. 2001-3 sets forth those areas under extensive study
in which letter rulings or determination letters will not be issued until the Service

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resolves the issue through publication of a revenue ruling, revenue procedure, or
otherwise.

Section 5.06 of Rev. Proc. 2001-3 provides as follows:

Section 1374 .-- Tax Imposed on Certain Built-in Gains -- The tax consequences under
1374 in the following situations: (1) an S corporation holds timber property on the date
it converts from a C corporation to an S corporation (or acquires timber property from a
C corporation in a transaction to which 1374(d)(8) applies) and during the recognition
period (a) cuts the timber and sells resulting wood products (including any unfinished or
finished products derived, manufactured, or produced from such wood products) in a
transaction to which 631 does not apply, (b) recognizes gain or loss on cutting the
timber pursuant to a 631(a) election, or (c) recognizes gain or loss on the disposal of
timber under a contract to which 631(b) applies, and (2) an S corporation holds coal
or domestic iron ore property on the date it converts from a C corporation to an S
corporation (or acquires coal or domestic iron ore property from a C corporation in a
transaction to which 1374(d)(8) applies) and during the recognition period recognizes
gain or loss on the disposal of the coal or iron ore under a contract to which 631(c)
applies.

# SECTION 3. PROCEDURE

Rev. Proc. 2001-3 is modified by deleting section 5.06.

# SECTION 5. EFFECT ON OTHER DOCUMENTS

Rev. Proc. 2001-3 is modified.

SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE

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This revenue procedure is effective October 9, 2001, the date of its release to
the public.

# DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Cristian P. Silva of the Office of
Associate Chief Counsel (Corporate). For further information about this revenue
procedure, please contact Mr. Silva at (202) 622-7750 (not a toll-free call).