The IRS is encouraging business taxpayers, associations, and other interested parties to submit tax issues for resolution involving a controversy, a dispute, or an unnecessary burden on business taxpayers to the Industry Issue Resolution (IIR) program.

The objective of the IIR program is to resolve business tax issues common to significant numbers of taxpayers through new and improved guidance. In past years, issues have been submitted by associations and others representing both small and large business taxpayers, resulting in tax guidance that helps thousands of taxpayers.

Requests for guidance on tax issues under the IIR program can be submitted by e-mail at any time to IIR@irs.gov. Submissions received are reviewed semi-annually with selections next being made from issues submitted by September 30, 2010.

Additional information regarding submission procedures is available on the IRS website.