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Private Letter Ruling
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private letter ruling n
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: a letter from the Internal Revenue Service to an individual taxpayer setting out the agency's interpretation of the tax rules relating to a specific situation or transaction proposed by the taxpayer
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.