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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. The Department shall issue letter rulings regarding the tax credit program authorized under this chapter, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this section.
2. The Department shall respond to a request for a letter ruling within 60 days after receipt of the request. The applicant may provide a draft letter ruling for the Department's consideration. The applicant may withdraw the request for a letter ruling, in writing, before the issuance of the letter ruling. The Department may refuse to issue a letter ruling for good cause, but must list the specific reasons for refusing to issue the letter ruling. Good cause includes, but is not limited to:
(a) The applicant requests the Department to determine whether a statute is constitutional or a regulation is lawful;
(b) The request involves a hypothetical situation or alternative plans;
(c) The facts or issues presented in the request are unclear, overbroad, insufficient or otherwise inappropriate as a basis upon which to issue a letter ruling; and
(d) The issue is currently being considered in a rulemaking procedure, contested case, or other agency or judicial proceeding that may definitively resolve the issue.
3. Letter rulings bind the Department and the Department's agents and their successors until such time as the entity or its shareholders, members or partners, as applicable, claim all the covered tax credits on a tax return or report, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in any regulations adopted by the Director pursuant to NRS 231A.150. A letter ruling applies only to the applicant.
4. In rendering letter rulings and making other determinations under this chapter, to the extent applicable, the Department of Business and Industry and the Department of Taxation shall look for guidance to section 45D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 45D, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
5. For the purposes of this section, “letter ruling” means a written interpretation of law to a specific set of facts provided by the applicant requesting the ruling.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 18. State Executive Department § 231A.280. Department to issue letter rulings regarding tax credits: Requirements for letter rulings; letter rulings binding on Department, agents or successors until tax credits claimed - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-18-state-executive-department/nv-rev-st-231a-280/
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