Exhibit 8.1
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| October 24, 2016 | |
American Honda Receivables LLC
20800 Madrona Avenue
Torrance, CA 90503 | |
| Re: | American Honda Receivables LLC
Registration Statement on Form SF-3
Registration No. 333-205883 | |
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as special federal tax counsel to American Honda Receivables LLC (the “Company”), a Delaware limited liability company, in connection with the above-captioned registration statement (such registration statement, together with the exhibits and any amendments thereto, the “Registration Statement”) and the offering of the Class A-2 Asset Backed Notes, the Class A-3 Asset Backed Notes and the Class A-4 Asset Backed Notes (collectively, the “Notes”) described in the final prospectus dated October 18, 2016 (the “Prospectus”), which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). As described in the Prospectus, the Notes will be issued by Honda Auto Receivables 2016-4 Owner Trust (the “Trust”), which was formed by the Company pursuant to a trust agreement among the Company, The Bank of New York Mellon, as owner trustee, and BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware, as Delaware trustee (the “Trust Agreement”). The Notes will be issued pursuant to an Indenture between the Trust and Citibank, N.A., as indenture trustee (the “Indenture”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Prospectus.
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In that regard, we generally are familiar with the proceedings required to be taken in connection with the proposed authorization, issuance and sale of the Notes, and have examined copies of such documents, limited liability company records and other instruments as we have deemed necessary or appropriate for the purpose of this opinion, including the Prospectus, the Trust Agreement and the forms of Indenture and other documents prepared in connection with the issuance of the Notes (collectively, the “Operative Documents”). In addition, we have assumed that the Operative Documents with respect to the Notes are executed and delivered in substantially the form we have examined and that the transactions contemplated to occur under the Operative Documents in fact occur in accordance with the terms thereof.
We hereby confirm and adopt the opinions set forth in the Prospectus (to the extent they relate to U.S. federal income tax consequences) under the captions “Summary of Terms—Tax Status” and “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
The opinion set forth herein is based upon the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, Treasury regulations promulgated and proposed thereunder, current positions of the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) contained in published Revenue Rulings and Revenue Procedures, current administrative positions of the IRS and existing judicial decisions. No tax rulings will be sought from the IRS with respect to any of the matters discussed herein. The statutory provisions, regulations and interpretations on which our opinions are based are subject to change, which changes could apply retroactively. In addition, there can be no assurance that positions contrary to those stated in our opinion may not be taken by the IRS.
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We know that we are referred to under the Prospectus captions named above, and we hereby consent to the use of our name therein and to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 8.1 to a Form 8-K filed therewith, without admitting that we are “experts” within the meaning of the Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement or Prospectus, including this exhibit.
Sincerely,
/s/ Mayer Brown LLP
Mayer Brown LLP
