The chart below reflects the issues received, accepted into the program, and closed with an agreement during calendar year 2015. PFAs accepted may have been received in a previous year; those closed were likely accepted in a previous year. Issue Received Accepted Closed Worthless Stock/Bad Debt Deduction 3 3 2 IRC 41, Research Credit 4 1 1 Cost Segregation Study & Depreciation/Depletion 1 1 Gain/Loss on Sale/Exchange of Property/Stock 2 Deductibility of Settlement /Fine Payments 2 4 2 Treatment of Interest of member of Consolidated Group 1 Deductibility of Charge offs of Partially Worthless Debt 1 Tax Consequences of a Merger/Acquisition/Liquidation 2 1 1 Withholding and Reporting Requirements 2 2 3 Bankruptcy Issues 1 1 1 The chart below reflects the processing time for PFAs during each calendar year. Average Days in Process CY 2005 CY 2006 CY 2007 CY 2008 CY 2009 CY 2010 CY 2011 CY 2012 CY 2013 CY 2014 CY 2015 Screening Process 48 55 53 62 39 57 40 50 67 29 48 PFA Evaluation Process 224 292 340 344 235 328 225 342 348 384 296 Total Time 273 347 393 406 274 385 265 392 415 413 344 The chart below reflects the numbers of PFAs received, accepted into the program, and closed with an agreement during calendar year 2015 for each industry. PFAs accepted may have been received in a previous year; those closed were likely accepted in a previous year. CY 2015 Received Accepted Closed Communications, Technology, and Media 3 2 3 Financial Services 1 1 2 Heavy Manufacturing and Pharmaceuticals 6 4 2 Natural Resources and Construction 5 2 3 Retailers, Food, Transportation, and Healthcare 2 1 1 International Business Compliance 1 1 Global High Wealth 1 1 Total 17 12 13 The chart below reflects the number of PFAs received, accepted in to the program, and closed with an agreement during each calendar year since the program's inception. PFAs accepted may have been received in a previous year; those closed were likely accepted in a previous year. Received Accepted Closed with Agreement CY 2000 19 12 7 CY 2001 26 18 5 CY 2002 44 25 12 CY 2003 42 29 18 CY 2004 38 22 27 CY 2005 53 29 19 CY 2006 46 37 27 CY 2007 29 20 20 CY 2008 32 20 19 CY 2009 28 21 15 CY 2010 23 18 13 CY 2011 39 28 22 CY 2012 33 12 10 CY 2013 38 35 22 CY 2014 23 11 19 CY 2015 17 12 13 Total 530 349 268
