PLR 201804001

Shareholder Consent

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Internal Revenue Service Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC 20224
Number: 201804001
Release Date: 1/26/2018
Index Number: 1362.00-00, 1362.01-01
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Refer Reply To:
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PLR-115200-17
Date:
October 26, 2017
LEGEND
X = ---
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State = ---
Date 1 = ---
Date 2 = ---
Dear ---:
This responds to a letter dated May 3, 2017, and supplemental correspondence, submitted on behalf of X, by X's authorized representative, requesting relief under section 1362(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code).

# Facts

According to the information submitted and representations made within, X was formed under the laws of State and made an S election effective Date 1.
X's S corporation election was ineffective because X failed to obtain all required shareholder consents to the election. Additionally, X represents that its original operating agreement created a second class of stock causing its S election to be invalid. X also made disproportionate distributions and did not allocate its income and other tax items pro rata among its shareholders. X represents that during Date 2 it discovered that its S election was invalid. X took corrective action by adopting a new operating agreement eliminating the provisions that caused X to have a second class of stock, and by making corrective distributions. X also represents that it is amending its tax returns to allocate the correct amounts to each shareholder.
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X represents that its invalid S election was inadvertent and was not motivated by tax avoidance or retroactive tax planning. X also represents that X and its shareholders agree to make any adjustments required as a condition of obtaining relief under the inadvertent invalid election rule as provided under § 1362(f) of the Code that may be required by the Secretary.

# Law and Analysis

Section 1361(a)(1) provides that the term “S corporation” means, with respect to any taxable year, a small business corporation for which an election under § 1362(a) is in effect for the year. Section 1361(b)(1) defines a “small business corporation” as a domestic corporation which is not an ineligible corporation and which does not (A) have more than 100 shareholders, (B) have as a shareholder a person (other than an estate, a trust described in § 1361(c)(2), or an organization described in § 1361(c)(6)) who is not an individual, (C) have a nonresident alien as a shareholder, and (D) have more than 1 class of stock.
Section 1362(d)(2)(A) provides that an election under § 1362(a) shall be terminated whenever (at any time on or after the 1st day of the taxable year for which the corporation is an S corporation) such corporation ceases to be a small business corporation.
Section 1362(f) provides that if (1) an election under subsection (a) or section
1361(b)(3)(B)(ii) by any corporation (A) was not effective for the taxable year for which made (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)) by reason of a failure to meet the requirements of section 1361(b) or to obtain shareholder consents, or (B) was terminated under paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (d) or section 1361(b)(3)(C); (2) the Secretary determines that the circumstances resulting in such ineffectiveness or termination were inadvertent; (3) no later than a reasonable period of time after discovery of the circumstances resulting in such ineffectiveness or termination, steps were taken (A) so that the corporation for which the election was made or the termination occurred is a small business corporation or a qualified subchapter S subsidiary, as the case may be, or (B) to acquire the required shareholder consents; and (4) the corporation for which the election was made or the termination occurred, and each person who was a shareholder in such corporation at any time during the period specified pursuant to this subsection, agrees to make such adjustments (consistent with the treatment of such corporation as an S corporation or a qualified subchapter S subsidiary, as the case may be) as may be required by the Secretary with respect to such period, then, notwithstanding the circumstances resulting in such ineffectiveness or termination, such corporation shall be treated as an S corporation or a qualified subchapter S subsidiary, as the case may be during the period specified by the Secretary.
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# Conclusion

Based solely on the facts submitted and the representations made, we conclude that the invalidity of X’s S corporation election was inadvertent within the meaning of § 1362(f).	Therefore, X will be treated as an S corporation effective Date 1 and thereafter, provided X’s S corporation election is not otherwise terminated under § 1362(d). This ruling is contingent on X amending its tax returns for all open years to allocate all tax items pro rata to each of its shareholders.
Except as specifically ruled upon above, we express or imply no opinion concerning the federal tax consequences of the facts of this case under any other provision of the Code.	Specifically, we express or imply no opinion regarding X’s eligibility to be an S corporation.

This ruling is directed only to the taxpayer requesting it. Section 6110(k)(3) provides that it may not be used or cited as precedent.
Pursuant to the power of attorney on file with this office, we are sending a copy of this letter to your authorized representative.
Sincerely,
Joy C. Spies
Joy C. Spies
Senior Technician Reviewer, Branch 1
Office of Associate Chief Counsel
(Passthroughs & Special Industries)
Enclosures (2)
Copy of this letter
Copy of this letter for section 6110 purposes

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