Exhibit 8.1

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP 450 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10017		212 450 4000 tel 212 701 5800 fax

September 26, 2014

Wells Fargo & Company,

420 Montgomery Street,

San Francisco, California 94104

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special tax counsel to Wells Fargo & Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the issuance of (i) $4,835,000 aggregate face amount of Medium-Term Notes, Series K, Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the MSCI EAFE Index^®, as described in the Company’s Pricing Supplement No. 456 dated September 19, 2014 (“Pricing Supplement 456”) to the Prospectus Supplement dated April 13, 2012 (“Prospectus Supplement”) and the Prospectus dated April 13, 2012 (“Prospectus”) contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-180728 (the “Registration Statement”) and (ii) $12,291,000 aggregate face amount of Medium-Term Notes, Series K, Principal at Risk Securities Linked to the S&P 500^® Index, as described in the Company’s Pricing Supplement No. 457 dated September 19, 2014 (“Pricing Supplement 457”) to the Prospectus Supplement and the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement. We hereby confirm our opinion as set forth under the heading “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in Pricing Supplement 456 and Pricing Supplement 457.

We hereby consent to the reference to us under the heading “United States Federal Tax Considerations” in Pricing Supplement 456 and Pricing Supplement 457 and to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and thereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP