---
title: "Summarize a private ruling the client has received"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/taxation/summarise-a-private-ruling-or-ato-interpretative-decision-for-a-client/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A26-B7-1-US"
practice_area: "Taxation"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Summarize a private ruling the client has received

> Summarize the ruling the client supplies, including the facts and the conclusion as the ruling states them, and flag a passage the tool cannot read.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/taxation/summarise-a-private-ruling-or-ato-interpretative-decision-for-a-client/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Taxation](https://ailawframework.com/practice/taxation.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Summarize the ruling the client supplies, including the facts and the conclusion as the ruling states them, and flag a passage the tool cannot read. |
| What the lawyer must review | You check the summary against the ruling before it is used. The summary is not advice for a different transaction. Formal Opinion 512: compare the summary with the text. Office of Professional Responsibility Issue 2026-19: verify facts and citations before anything based on the ruling is sent to the IRS. Model Rule 1.6: do not put the ruling into a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Summarise a private ruling or ATO interpretative decision for a client](https://ailawframework.com/practice/taxation/summarise-a-private-ruling-or-ato-interpretative-decision-for-a-client.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Summarize the ruling the client supplies, including the facts and the conclusion as the ruling states them, and flag a passage the tool cannot read.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A ruling is about the facts it states. The summary does not extend it to a new transaction.
- A passage the tool cannot read is flagged, not filled in.

## Sources

- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [IRS Office of Professional Responsibility, Issue 2026-19, Introductory Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in Federal Tax Practice](https://www.irs.gov/pub/opr-taxpros/issue-number-2026-19-introductory-guidelines-for-responsible-ai-use-in-federal-tax-practice.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*