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Number UILC Subject Release Date
Number 2020-0010 UILC 164.01-00; 216.03-00 Subject Real Property Taxes; Tenant-Stockholder's Proportionate Share Release Date 09/25/2020
Number 2020-0009 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 06/26/2020
Number 2020-0008 UILC 139.00-00 Subject Disaster Relief Payments Release Date 06/26/2020
Number 2020-0007 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 06/26/2020
Number 2020-0006 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 06/26/2020
Number 2020-0005 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 06/26/2020
Number 2020-0004 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 03/27/2020
Number 2020-0003 UILC 501.03-00; 501.03-05; 6103.00-00 Subject Religious, Charitable, etc., Institutions and Community Chest; Corporations; Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns and Return Information Release Date 03/27/2020
Number 2020-0002 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 03/27/2020
Number 2020-0001 UILC 506.00-00 Subject Organizations Required to Notify Secretary of Intent to Operate Under 501(c)(4) Release Date 03/27/2020
Number 2019-0029 UILC 691.00-00 Subject Recipients of Income in Respect of Decedents Release Date 12/27/2019
Number 2019-0028 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 12/27/2019
Number 2019-0027 UILC 71.00-00; 215.00-00 Subject Alimony--Separate Maintenance Payments; Alimony, etc., Payments Release Date 12/27/2019
Number 2019-0026 UILC 457.00-00 Subject Deferred Compensation Plans of State and Local Governments and Tax Exempt Organizations Release Date 12/27/2019
Number 2019-0025 UILC 1400Z.01-00 Subject Designation of Opportunity Zones Release Date 12/27/2019
Number 2019-0024 UILC 61.40-00; 6041.00-00 Subject Governmental Benefits and Subsidies; Information at Source Release Date 12/27/2019
Number 2019-0023 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0022 UILC 4082.00-00 Subject Definitions(Amended, Pub. L. 103-66, Sec. 13242(a))(Before 1994) Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0021 UILC 415.00-00; 415.01-08 Subject Limitations on Benefits and Contributions Under Qualified Plans; Collectively Bargained Plans Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0020 UILC 401.00-00 Subject Qualified Pension, Profit-Sharing, and Stock Bonus Plan Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0019 UILC 165.00-00; 165.04-00 Subject Deductions For Losses; Limitations on Losses of Individuals - Casualty and Theft Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0018 UILC 170.14-00 Subject Qualified Conservation Contribution Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0017 UILC 24.00-00 Subject Child Tax Credit Release Date 09/27/2019
Number 2019-0016 UILC 165.00-00; 165.04-00 Subject Deductions For Losses; Limitations on Losses of Individuals - Casualty and Theft Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0015 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0014 UILC 3121.02-07 Subject Mandatory Coverage of State, etc., Employees Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0013 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0012 UILC 1402.00-00; 1402.05-00; 107.00-00; 107.01-00; 3401.02-00; 3401.04-02; 3121.04-01 Subject Definitions; Ministers, Members of Religious Orders, Christian Science Practitioners (Election); Rental Value of Parsonage (Excluded v. Not Excluded); Rental Allowance; Renumeration Not Subject to Withholding; Employee v. Not an Employee; Common Law Tests Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0011 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0010 UILC 6053.00-00 Subject Reporting of Tips Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0009 UILC 501.12-00 Subject Local Benevolent Life Insurance Associations, etc. Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0008 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0007 UILC 501.03-00 Subject Religious, Charitable, etc., Institutions and Community Chest Release Date 06/28/2019
Number 2019-0006 UILC 401.06-02 Subject Employee Dies Before Entire Interest Distributed Release Date 03/29/2019
Number 2019-0005 UILC 213.00-00 Subject Medical, Dental, etc., Expenses Release Date 03/29/2019
Number 2019-0004 UILC 401.29-00 Subject Cash or Deferred Arrangements Release Date 03/29/2019
Number 2019-0003 UILC 162.08-02 Subject Away From Home v. Not Away From Home Release Date 03/29/2019
Number 2019-0002 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 03/29/2019
Number 2019-0001 UILC 1400Z.01-00 Subject Designation of Opportunity Zones Release Date 03/29/2019
Number 2018-0036 UILC 83.01-00 Subject When Includible in Gross Income Release Date 12/28/2018
Number 2018-0035 UILC 415.00-00 Subject Limitations on Benefits and Contributions Under Qualified Plans Release Date 12/28/2018
Number 2018-0034 UILC 131.02-00 Subject Difficulty of Care Payments Release Date 12/28/2019
Number 2018-0033 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 12/28/2018
Number 2018-0032 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 12/28/2018
Number 2018-0031 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 12/28/2018
Number 2018-0030 UILC 170.00-00 Subject Charitable, Etc. Contributions and Gifts Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0029 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0028 UILC 1296.00-00 Subject Passive Foreign Investment Company Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0027 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0026 UILC 1012.01-00 Subject Construction Costs Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0025 UILC 3121.04-04; 3306.05-00; 3401.04-00 Subject Doctors, Nurses, etc; Employees; Employer-Employee Relationship Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0024 UILC 457.07-02 Subject Unforeseeable Emergency Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0023 UILC 162.24-06; 164.12-00 Subject Local Legislation; Other Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0022 UILC 162.24-06; 164.12-00 Subject Local Legislation; Other Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0021 UILC 61.00-00; 61.32-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income; Indians Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0020 UILC 401.06-00 Subject Required Distributions Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0019 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0018 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0017 UILC 408.08-00 Subject Tax Treatment of Accounts and Annuities Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0016 UILC 104.04-00 Subject Armed Services, etc. Release Date 09/28/2018
Number 2018-0015 UILC 1.10-00; 911.06-01 Subject Unearned Income of Minor Children; Earned Income v. Not Earned Income Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0014 UILC 4980B.02-00 Subject Continuation Coverage Requirements Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0013 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0012 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0011 UILC 104.00-00 Subject Compensation for Injuries and Sickness (Excluded v. Not Excluded) Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0010 UILC 164.00-00; 170.00-00 Subject Taxes; Charitable, Etc. Contributions and Gifts Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0009 UILC 164.01-00 Subject Real Property Taxes Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0008 UILC 401.06-00 Subject Required Distributions Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0007 UILC 164.00-00; 170.00-00 Subject Taxes; Charitable, Etc. Contributions and Gifts Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0006 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 06/29/2018
Number 2018-0005 UILC 61.40-00 Subject Governmental Benefits and Subsidies Release Date 03/30/2018
Number 2018-0004 UILC 152.09-00 Subject Nonresident, Non U.S. Citizen Release Date 03/30/2018
Number 2018-0003 UILC 1031.05-00 Subject Deferred Exchanges Release Date 03/30/2018
Number 2018-0002 UILC 61.09-18 Subject Discharge of Indebtedness Release Date 03/30/2018
Number 2018-0001 UILC 401.29-02 Subject Special Distribution Requirements Release Date 03/30/2018
Number 2017-0030 UILC 402.08-00 Subject Rollover Contributions Release Date 12/29/2017
Number 2017-0029 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 12/29/2017
Number 2017-0028 UILC 408.03-00; 408.11-00; 408A.00-00 Subject Rollover Contributions; Nondeductible Contributions; Roth IRA Release Date 12/29/2017
Number 2017-0027 UILC 4980B.03-00 Subject Applicable Premium Release Date 12/29/2017
Number 2017-0026 UILC 415.01-02 Subject Adjustment to Benefit Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0025 UILC 213.00-00 Subject Medical, Dental, etc., Expenses Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0024 UILC 408.03-00; 408A.00-00 Subject Rollover Contributions; Roth IRA Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0023 UILC 415.01-00 Subject Limitation for Defined Benefit Plans Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0022 UILC 162.33-02 Subject Qualifying Events Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0021 UILC 402.08-00 Subject Rollover Contributions Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0020 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0019 UILC 3121.02-09 Subject Employee of Charitable, etc., Organizations Release Date 09/29/2017
Number 2017-0018 UILC 408.03-00 Subject Rollover Contributions Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0017 UILC 5000A.00-00 Subject Requirement to Maintain Minimum Essential Coverage Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0016 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0015 UILC 61.09-38 Subject Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0014 UILC 165.08-00 Subject Wagering Losses Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0013 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0012 UILC 3121.16-02 Subject Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0011 UILC 5000A.00-00 Subject Requirement to Maintain Minimum Essential Coverage Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0010 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0009 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 06/30/2017
Number 2017-0008 UILC 512.00-00 Subject Unrelated Business Taxable Income (Taxable v. Not Taxable) Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2017-0007 UILC 132.08-04 Subject Parking Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2017-0006 UILC 36B.00-00 Subject Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan Release Date 04/04/2017