La. R.S. 47:220.3 — Terms defined

A. Partnership. For purposes of this Chapter, the term "partnership" includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated organization through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on, and which is not, within the meaning of this Chapter, a corporation or a trust or estate. Under regulations the collector may, at the election of all members of an unincorporated organization, exclude such organization from the application of all or part of this subchapter, if it is availed of,
(1) for investment purposes only and not for the active conduct of a business, or,
(2) for the joint production, extraction, or use of property, but not for the purpose of selling services or property produced or extracted, if the income of the members of the organization may be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable income.
B. Partner. For purposes of this Chapter, the term "partner" means a member of a partnership.
C. Partnership agreement. For purposes of this Sub-part, a partnership agreement includes any modifications of the partnership agreement made prior to, or at the time prescribed by law for the filing of the partnership return for the taxable year (not including extensions) which are agreed to by all the partners, or which are adopted in such other manner as may be provided by the partnership agreement.
D. Liquidation of partner's interest. For the purpose of this Sub-part, the term "liquidation of a partner's interest" means the termination of a partner's entire interest in a partnership by means of a distribution, or a series of distributions, to the partner by the partnership.