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Number UILC Subject Release Date
Number 2017-0005 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2017-0004 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2017-0003 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2017-0002 UILC 3121.02-09 Subject Employee of Charitable, etc., Organizations Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2017-0001 UILC 3121.02-09 Subject Employee of Charitable, etc., Organizations Release Date 04/04/2017
Number 2016-0086 UILC 165.04-00 Subject Limitations on Losses of Individuals - Casualty and Theft Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0085 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0084 UILC 1402.08-00 Subject Members of Certain Religious Faiths Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0083 UILC 1402.01-00 Subject Net Earnings From Self-Employment Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0082 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0081 UILC 1402.01-00 Subject Net Earnings From Self-Employment Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0080 UILC 408.00-00; 408A.00-00 Subject Individual Retirement Accounts; Roth IRA Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0079 UILC 9831.00-00; 9832.00-00 Subject Exceptions to the Applicability of Chapter 100; Definitions for Chapter 100 Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0078 UILC 5000A.00-00 Subject Requirement to Maintain Minimum Essential Coverage Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0077 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0076 UILC 47.00-00; 168.29-02 Subject Rehabilitation Credit; Tax-Exempt Use Property Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0075 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0074 UILC 501.03-00; 501.03-20 Subject Religious, Charitable, etc., Institutions and Community Chest; Religious Organizations Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0073 UILC 401.29-00; 401.29-01 Subject Cash or Deferred Arrangements; Special Antidiscrimination Rules Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0072 UILC 401.06-00 Subject Required Distributions Release Date 01/08/2017
Number 2016-0071 UILC 401.00-00; 401.06-00 Subject Qualified Pension, Profit-Sharing, and Stock Bonus Plan; Required Distributions Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0070 UILC 6055.00-00; 6056.00-00 Subject Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage; Reporting on Health Insurance Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0069 UILC 1402.00-00; 164.11-00 Subject Definitions; Self-Employment Taxes Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0068 UILC 457.10-00; 457.10-02; 3121.01-00; 3121.16-02 Subject Ineligible Plans; Exceptions; Wages; Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0067 UILC 501.00-00 Subject Exemption From Tax on Corporations, Certain Trusts, etc. (Exempt v. Not Exempt) Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0066 UILC 61.00-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0065 UILC 1362.01-03 Subject Late Elections Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0064 UILC 1001.00-00 Subject Determination of Amount of and Recognition of Gain or Loss Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0063 UILC 170.12-07 Subject Expectation of Benefit Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0062 UILC 402.00-00 Subject Taxability of Beneficiary of Employee's Trust (Time and Manner of Taxation) Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0061 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0060 UILC 129.00-00 Subject Dependent Care Assistance Programs Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0059 UILC 223.00-00; 125.00-00; 213.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts; Cafeteria Plans; Medical, Dental, etc., Expenses Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0058 UILC 129.00-00 Subject Dependent Care Assistance Programs Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0057 UILC 36B.00-00 Subject Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0056 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0055 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0054 UILC 36B.00-00 Subject Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0053 UILC 6056.00-00; 4980H.00-00; 5000A.00-00 Subject Reporting on Health Insurance Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans; Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage; Requirement to Maintain Minimum Essential Coverage Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0052 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0051 UILC 106.00-00; 5000A.00-00 Subject Contribution by Employer to Accident and Health Plans (Excluded v. Not Excluded); Requirement to Maintain Minimum Essential Coverage Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0050 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0049 UILC 402.08-00; 408.03-00 Subject Rollover Contributions; Rollover Contributions Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0048 UILC 105.00-00; 125.00-00 Subject Accident and Health Plans (Excluded v. Not Excluded); Cafeteria Plans Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0047 UILC 414.07-00 Subject Governmental Plan Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0046 UILC 9999.00-00; 119.00-00 Subject Miscellaneous Issues; Meals or Lodging Furnished for Convenience of Employer (Excluded v. Not Excluded) Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0045 UILC 4980B.00-00; 4980B.02-00 Subject Failure to Satisfy Continuation Coverage Requirements of Group Health Plans (See Also 162.33-00 et. seq.); Continuation Coverage Requirements Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0044 UILC 414.07-00 Subject Governmental Plan Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0043 UILC 4980B.02-00 Subject Continuation Coverage Requirements Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0042 UILC 86.03-00 Subject Tier 1 Railroad Retirement Benefit Release Date 10/12/2016
Number 2016-0041 UILC 761.01-00 Subject Partnership Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0040 UILC 1401.02-00 Subject Relief from Taxes by Certain International Agreements Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0039 UILC 401.06-00 Subject Required Distributions Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0038 UILC 2001.00-00; 2010.00-00 Subject Imposition and Rate of Tax; Unified Credit Against Estate Tax Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0037 UILC 9300.40-00 Subject Conservation Easements Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0036 UILC 61.00-00; 451.14-00 Subject Gross Income v. Not Gross Income; Constructive Receipt Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0035 UILC 36B.00-00 Subject Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0034 UILC 36B.00-00 Subject Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0033 UILC 408.06-00 Subject Distributions Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0032 UILC 104.02-00 Subject Workmen's Compensation Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0031 UILC 415.01-00 Subject Limitation for Defined Benefit Plans Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0030 UILC 4980H.00-00 Subject Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0029 UILC 139F.00-00 Subject Certain Amounts Received by Wrongfully Incarcerated Individuals Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0028 UILC 104.02-00 Subject Workmen's Compensation Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0027 UILC 131.00-00 Subject Certain Foster Care Payments Release Date 06/24/2016
Number 2016-0026 UILC 6041.09-00 Subject Payments to Employees Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0025 UILC 9431.02-00 Subject Taxation based on residency status Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0024 UILC 6055.00-00; 6056.00-00; 6694.00-00 Subject Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage; Reporting on Health Insurance Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans; Understatement of Taxpayer's Liability by Income Tax Return Preparer Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0023 UILC 9999.98-00 Subject Not Able to Identify Under Present List Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0022 UILC 131.00-00 Subject Certain Foster Care Payments Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0021 UILC 9831.00-00; 1372.00-00; 162.35-02 Subject Exceptions to the Applicability of Chapter 100; Treatment Of Fringe Benefits; Cafeteria Plans ISP: Health Insurance Deductibility for Self-Employed Individuals Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0020 UILC 408.02-01 Subject Benefit Distributions Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0019 UILC 105.00-00 Subject Accident and Health Plans (Excluded v. Not Excluded) Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0018 UILC 104.02-00 Subject Workmen's Compensation Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0017 UILC 9801.00-00 Subject Increased Access to Group Health Coverage Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0016 UILC 104.02-00 Subject Workmen's Compensation Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0015 UILC 6056.00-00 Subject Reporting on Health Insurance Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0014 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0013 UILC 213.05-00 Subject Medical Care Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0012 UILC 106.00-00 Subject Contribution by Employer to Accident and Health Plans (Excluded v. Not Excluded) Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0011 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0010 UILC 1001.00-00 Subject Determination of Amount of and Recognition of Gain or Loss Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0009 UILC 105.00-00 Subject Accident and Health Plans (Excluded v. Not Excluded) Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0008 UILC 106.00-00 Subject Contribution by Employer to Accident and Health Plans (Excluded v. Not Excluded) Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0007 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0006 UILC 104.02-00 Subject Workmen's Compensation Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0005 UILC 9831.00-00 Subject Exceptions to the Applicability of Chapter 100 Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0004 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0003 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0002 UILC 223.00-00 Subject Health Savings Accounts Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2016-0001 UILC 125.00-00 Subject Cafeteria Plans Release Date 03/25/2016
Number 2015-0046 UILC 1031.00-00 Subject Exchange of Property Held for Productive Use or Investment Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0045 UILC 9114.03-55 Subject Portugal Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0044 UILC 671.02-00 Subject Persons Treated as Grantors Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0043 UILC 408.00-00; 219.05-04 Subject Individual Retirement Accounts; Time When Contributions Deemed Made Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0042 UILC 408.00-00 Subject Individual Retirement Accounts Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0041 UILC 132.10-00 Subject Transit Passes / Van Pools Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0040 UILC 131.00-00; 6041.00-00 Subject Certain Foster Care Payments; Information at Source Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0039 UILC 7701.03-08 Subject Ordinary Trusts Release Date 12/24/2015
Number 2015-0038 UILC 1502.00-00; 1502.75-00 Subject Regulations Governing Consolidated Returns (May v. May Not File Consolidated Returns); Filing Requirements Release Date 12/24/2015