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Summary

Points to rules that change tax time limits for five situations: personal holding company deficiency dividends (sec. 547); tentative carry-back adjustments (sec. 6411); combat‑zone service (sec. 7508); taxpayer refund suits (sec. 6532(a)); and regulated investment company or real estate investment trust deficiency dividends (sec. 860).

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For limitations in case of
(1)
(2)Tentative carry-back adjustments, see section 6411.
(3)Service in a combat zone, etc., see section 7508.
(4)Suits for refund by taxpayers, see section 6532(a).
(5)Deficiency dividends of a regulated investment company or real estate investment trust, see section 860.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2015—Par. (6). Pub. L. 114–74 struck out par. (6) which read as follows: “Refunds or credits attributable to partnership items, see section 6227 and subsections (c) and (d) of section 6230.” 1990—Pub. L. 101–508 struck out par. (2) and redesignated the succeeding pars. accordingly, which was executed with respect to the succeeding pars. (consisting of pars. (3) to (7)) by redesignating such pars. as (2) to (6), respectively. Prior to amendment, par. (2) provided a cross reference to section 1481 for overpayment in certain renegotiations of war contracts. 1982—Par. (7). Pub. L. 97–248 added par. (7). 1978—Par. (6). Pub. L. 95–600 inserted “regulated investment company or” before “real estate investment trust” and substituted “section 860” for “section 859”. Notwithstanding the directory language that the amendment be made to par. (5), the amendment was executed to par. (6) to reflect the probable intent of Congress. 1976—Par. (1). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1901(b)(36)(D), (b)(37)(E), redesignated par. (3) as (1). Former par. (1), which referred to section 1321 for adjustments incident to involuntary liquidation of inventory, was struck out. Par. (2). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1901(b)(37)(E), redesignated par. (4) as (2). Former par. (2), which referred to section 1335 for war loss recoveries where the prior benefit rule was elected, was struck out. Pars. (3) to (7). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1901(b)(37)(E), redesignated pars. (3) to (7) as (1) to (5), respectively. Par. (8). Pub. L. 94–455, § 1601(f)(3), added par. (8) which was redesignated par. (6) by section 1901(b)(37)(E) of Pub. L. 94–455.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2015 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 114–74 applicable to returns filed for partnership taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2017, with certain exceptions, see section 1101(g) of Pub. L. 114–74, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 6221 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–248 applicable to partnership taxable years beginning after Sept. 3, 1982, with provision for applicability of amendment to any partnership taxable year ending after Sept. 3, 1982, if partnership, each partner, and each indirect partner requests such application and Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate consents to such application, see section 407(a)(1), (3) of Pub. L. 97–248, set out as a note under section 702 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1978 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 95–600 applicable with respect to determinations (as defined in section 860(e) of this title) after Nov. 6, 1978, see section 362(e) of Pub. L. 95–600, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 860 of this title.

Effective Date

of 1976 AmendmentFor

Effective Date

of amendment by section 1601(f)(3) of Pub. L. 94–455, see section 1608(a) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 857 of this title. Amendment by section 1901(b)(36)(D), (37)(E) of Pub. L. 94–455 applicable with respect to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1976, see section 1901(d) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 2 of this title.

Savings Provision

For provisions that nothing in amendment by Pub. L. 101–508 be construed to affect treatment of certain transactions occurring, property acquired, or items of income, loss, deduction, or credit taken into account prior to Nov. 5, 1990, for purposes of determining liability for tax for periods ending after Nov. 5, 1990, see section 11821(b) of Pub. L. 101–508, set out as a note under section 45K of this title.

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26 U.S.C. § 6515

Title 26Internal Revenue Code

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

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