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Citation rules/Bluepages/B12.1 Full Citation

Use the Treasury regulation abbreviation

Error2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

Treasury regulations are cited as “Treas. Reg. § 1.72-16(a)”, not “Treasury Regulation 1.72-16(a)”; a temporary or proposed one carries its own prefix.1

Wrong
Treasury Regulation 1.72-16(a)
Right
Treas. Reg. § 1.72-16(a)
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  1. 1B12.1.4 Federal Tax Materials. Tables: T1.2 Federal Administrative and Executive Materials.
  2. 2An error: the rule in note 1 allows one form, and this is not it.
PreviousUse the Illinois form of the CodeNextAdd the party's name or subject-matter title

More in B12.1 Full Citation

  1. Add the act's own section number
  2. Add the publisher
  3. Add the publisher and year
  4. Add the publisher’s name
  5. Cite a Treasury regulation as “Treas. Reg.”
  6. Remove italics from the citation
  7. Use “ILCS” for the compiled statutes
  8. Use “Temp. Treas. Reg.”
  9. Use the Treasury regulation abbreviation

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More in B12.1 Full Citation

  1. Add the act's own section number
  2. Add the publisher
  3. Add the publisher and year
  4. Add the publisher’s name
  5. Cite a Treasury regulation as “Treas. Reg.”
  6. Remove italics from the citation
  7. Use “ILCS” for the compiled statutes
  8. Use “Temp. Treas. Reg.”
  9. Use the Treasury regulation abbreviation

Back to Bluepages

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