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Number UILC Subject Release Date
2016-0046 9999.00-00; 119.00-00 Miscellaneous Issues; Meals or Lodging Furnished for Convenience of Employer (Excluded v. Not Excluded) 10/12/2016
2016-0045 4980B.00-00; 4980B.02-00 Failure to Satisfy Continuation Coverage Requirements of Group Health Plans (See Also 162.33-00 et. seq.); Continuation Coverage Requirements 10/12/2016
2016-0044 414.07-00 Governmental Plan 10/12/2016
2016-0043 4980B.02-00 Continuation Coverage Requirements 10/12/2016
2016-0042 86.03-00 Tier 1 Railroad Retirement Benefit 10/12/2016
2016-0041 761.01-00 Partnership 06/24/2016
2016-0040 1401.02-00 Relief from Taxes by Certain International Agreements 06/24/2016
2016-0039 401.06-00 Required Distributions 06/24/2016
2016-0038 2001.00-00; 2010.00-00 Imposition and Rate of Tax; Unified Credit Against Estate Tax 06/24/2016
2016-0037 9300.40-00 Conservation Easements 06/24/2016
2016-0036 61.00-00; 451.14-00 Gross Income v. Not Gross Income; Constructive Receipt 06/24/2016
2016-0035 36B.00-00 Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan 06/24/2016
2016-0034 36B.00-00 Refundable Credit for Coverage under a Qualified Health Plan 06/24/2016
2016-0033 408.06-00 Distributions 06/24/2016
2016-0032 104.02-00 Workmen's Compensation 06/24/2016
2016-0031 415.01-00 Limitation for Defined Benefit Plans 06/24/2016
2016-0030 4980H.00-00 Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage 06/24/2016
2016-0029 139F.00-00 Certain Amounts Received by Wrongfully Incarcerated Individuals 06/24/2016
2016-0028 104.02-00 Workmen's Compensation 06/24/2016
2016-0027 131.00-00 Certain Foster Care Payments 06/24/2016
2016-0026 6041.09-00 Payments to Employees 03/25/2016
2016-0025 9431.02-00 Taxation based on residency status 03/25/2016
2016-0024 6055.00-00; 6056.00-00; 6694.00-00 Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage; Reporting on Health Insurance Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans; Understatement of Taxpayer's Liability by Income Tax Return Preparer 03/25/2016
2016-0023 9999.98-00 Not Able to Identify Under Present List 03/25/2016
2016-0022 131.00-00 Certain Foster Care Payments 03/25/2016