# Section 1221(a)(4) Capital Asset Exclusion for Accounts and Notes Receivable
**AGENCY:**
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
**ACTION:**
Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking.
**SUMMARY:**
This document withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the circumstances in which accounts or notes receivable are “acquired * * * for services rendered” within the meaning of section 1221(a)(4).
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
K. Scott Brown, (202) 622-7454 (not a toll-free call).
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Background**
On August 7, 2006, the Treasury Department and the IRS published in the *Federal Register* (71 FR 44600) proposed regulations § 1.1221-1(e) under section 1221(a)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. These regulations sought to clarify the circumstances in which accounts or notes receivable are “acquired * * * for services rendered” within the meaning of section 1221(a)(4).
Written comments were received from interested parties, and public hearings to discuss these regulations were held on November 7, 2006, and August 22, 2007. Most of the comments focused on the decisions in *Burbank Liquidating Corp.* v. *Commissioner,* 39 T.C. 999 (1963), *acq. sub nom. United Assocs., Inc.,* 1965-1 C.B. 3, *aff'd in part and rev'd in part on other grounds,* 335 F.2d 125 (9th Cir. 1964) and *Federal National Mortgage Association* v. *Commissioner,* 100 T.C. 541 (1993). The Treasury Department and the IRS considered the comments and have decided to withdraw the proposed regulations.
The IRS will not challenge return reporting positions of taxpayers under section 1221(a)(4) that apply existing law, including *Burbank Liquidating; Federal National Mortgage Association;* and *Bieldfeldt* v. *Commissioner,* 231 F.3d 1035 (7th Cir. 2000), *cert. denied,* 534 U.S. 813 (2001). *See also* Rev. Rul. 80-56 (1980-1 C.B. 154) and Rev. Rul. 80-57 (1980-1 C.B. 157). The IRS and the Treasury Department will continue to study this area and may issue guidance in the future.
**List of Subjects in 26 CFR Part 1**
Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirement.
**Withdrawal of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking**
Accordingly, under the authority of 26 U.S.C. 7805, the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-109367-06) published in the *Federal Register* on August 7, 2006 (71 FR 44600) is withdrawn.
Linda E. Stiff,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.