Treasury Regulations (26 C.F.R.)
26 CFR § 301.6222(b)-2
Effect of notification of inconsistent treatment.
# (a) In general.
Generally, if a partner treats a partnership item on the partner's return in a manner inconsistent with the treatment of that item on the partnership return, the Internal Revenue Service may make a computational adjustment to conform the treatment of the item by the partner with the treatment of that item on the partnership return. Any additional tax resulting from that computational adjustment may be assessed without either the commencement of a partnership proceeding or notification to the partner that all partnership items arising from that partnership will be treated as nonpartnership items. However, if a partner notifies the Internal Revenue Service of the inconsistent treatment of a partnership item in the manner prescribed in § 301.6222(b)-1, the Internal Revenue Service generally may not make an adjustment with respect to that partnership item unless the Internal Revenue Service—
(1) Conducts a partnership-level proceeding; or
(2) Notifies the partner under section 6231(b)(1)(A) that all partnership items arising from that partnership will be treated as nonpartnership items. See, however, §§ 301.6231(c)-1 and 301.6231(c)-2 for special rules relating to certain applications and claims for refund based on losses, deductions, or credits from abusive tax shelter partnerships.
# (b) Partner protected only to extent of notification.
(1) A partner who reports the inconsistent treatment of partnership items on the partner's return is protected from computational adjustments under section 6222(c) only with respect to those partnership items the inconsistent treatment of which is reported. Thus, if a partner notifying the Internal Revenue Service with respect to one item fails to report the inconsistent treatment of another item, the partner is subject to a computational adjustment with respect to that other item.
(2) The following example illustrates the principles of this paragraph (b):
Example.
Partner A of Partnership P treats a deduction and a capital gain arising from P on A's return in a manner that is inconsistent with the treatment of those items by P. A reports the inconsistent treatment of the deduction but not of the gain. A is subject to a computational adjustment under section 6222(c) with respect to the gain.
# (c) Adjustments in a separate proceeding not limited to conforming adjustments.
(1) If the Internal Revenue Service conducts a separate proceeding with a partner whose partnership items are treated as nonpartnership items under section 6231(b), the Internal Revenue Service is not limited to making adjustments that merely conform the partner's return to the partnership return.
(2) Example. The following example illustrates the principles of this paragraph (c):
Example.
Partnership P allocates to E, one of its partners, a loss of $8,000. E, however, claims a loss of $9,000 and reports the inconsistent treatment. The Internal Revenue Service notifies E that it will treat all of E's partnership items arising from P as nonpartnership items. As a result of a separate proceeding with E, the Internal Revenue Service may issue a deficiency notice which could include reducing the loss to $3,000.
# (d) Effective date.
This section is applicable to partnership taxable years beginning on or after October 4, 2001. For years beginning prior to October 4, 2001, see § 301.6222(b)-2T contained in 26 CFR part 1, revised April 1, 2001.
[T.D. 8965, 66 FR 50546, Oct. 4, 2001]
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In this part (40 sections)
- 301.6164-1 · Extension of time for payment of taxes by corporations…
- 301.6165-1 · Bonds where time to pay the tax or deficiency has been…
- 301.6166-1 · Extension of time for payment of estate tax where estate…
- 301.6201-1 · Assessment authority.
- 301.6203-1 · Method of assessment.
- 301.6204-1 · Supplemental assessments.
- 301.6205-1 · Special rules applicable to certain employment taxes.
- 301.6211-1 · Deficiency defined.
- 301.6212-1 · Notice of deficiency.
- 301.6212-2 · Definition of last known address.
- 301.6213-1 · Restrictions applicable to deficiencies; petition to Tax…
- 301.6213-2 · Omission of correct vehicle identification number.
- 301.6215-1 · Assessment of deficiency found by Tax Court.
- 301.6221-1 · Tax treatment determined at partnership level.
- 301.6221(a)-1 · Determination at partnership level.
- 301.6221(b)-1 · Election out for certain partnerships with 100 or fewer…
- 301.6222-1 · Partner's return must be consistent with partnership…
- 301.6222(a)-1 · Consistent treatment of partnership items.
- 301.6222(a)-2 · Application of consistent reporting and notification…
- 301.6222(b)-1 · Notification to the Internal Revenue Service when…
- 301.6222(b)-2 · Effect of notification of inconsistent treatment.
- 301.6222(b)-3 · Partner receiving incorrect schedule.
- 301.6223-1 · Partnership representative.
- 301.6223-2 · Binding effect of actions of the partnership and…
- 301.6223(a)-1 · Notice sent to tax matters partner.
- 301.6223(a)-2 · Withdrawal of notice of the beginning of an…
- 301.6223(b)-1 · Notice group.
- 301.6223(c)-1 · Additional information regarding partners furnished to…
- 301.6223(e)-1 · Effect of Internal Revenue Service's failure to provide…
- 301.6223(e)-2 · Elections if Internal Revenue Service fails to provide…
- 301.6223(f)-1 · Duplicate copy of final partnership administrative…
- 301.6223(g)-1 · Responsibilities of the tax matters partner.
- 301.6223(h)-1 · Responsibilities of pass-thru partner.
- 301.6224(a)-1 · Participation in administrative proceedings.
- 301.6224(b)-1 · Partner may waive rights.
- 301.6224(c)-1 · Tax matters partner may bind nonnotice partners.
- 301.6224(c)-2 · Pass-thru partner binds indirect partners.
- 301.6224(c)-3 · Consistent settlements.
- 301.6225-1 · Partnership adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service.
- 301.6225-2 · Modification of imputed underpayment.