§6222 — Title 26 Internal Revenue Code | U.S. Code

Summary

When you are a partner, you must report partnership items on your own return the same way the partnership reported them on its return. This applies to returns for partnership tax years beginning after December 31, 2017. If you do not match the partnership's treatment, the IRS can assess the extra tax right away, the same way it corrects a math error, without the usual review process. You can take a different position only if you file a statement with the IRS flagging the inconsistency, or if you show your return matches the statement the partnership gave you. A court decision about your inconsistent position does not bind the partnership if it was not a party to the case.

Title 26, §6222

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(a)A partner shall, on the partner’s return, treat any partnership-related item in a manner which is consistent with the treatment of such item on the partnership return.

(b)Any underpayment of tax by a partner by reason of failing to comply with the requirements of subsection (a) shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as if such underpayment were on account of a mathematical or clerical error appearing on the partner’s return. Paragraph (2) of section 6213(b) shall not apply to any assessment of an underpayment referred to in the preceding sentence.

(c)(1)In the case of any item referred to in subsection (a), if—

(A)(i)the partnership has filed a return but the partner’s treatment on the partner’s return is (or may be) inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the partnership return, or

(ii)the partnership has not filed a return, and

(B)the partner files with the Secretary a statement identifying the inconsistency,

(2)A partner shall be treated as having complied with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) with respect to an item if the partner—

(A)demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the treatment of the item on the partner’s return is consistent with the treatment of the item on the statement furnished to the partner by the partnership, and

(B)elects to have this paragraph apply with respect to that item.

(d)Any final decision with respect to an inconsistent position identified under subsection (c) in a proceeding to which the partnership is not a party shall not be binding on the partnership.

(e)For addition to tax in the case of a partner’s disregard of the requirements of this section, see part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.

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Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 6222, added Pub. L. 97–248, title IV, § 402(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 648; amended Pub. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1503(c)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2743; Pub. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7721(c)(7), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2400, required partner’s return to be consistent with partnership return or Secretary to be notified of inconsistency, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 114–74, title XI, § 1101(a), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 625.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–141 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A partner shall, on the partner’s return, treat each item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit attributable to a partnership in a manner which is consistent with the treatment of such income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit on the partnership return.”

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Effective Date

of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–141 effective as if included in section 1101 of Pub. L. 114–74, see section 207 of Pub. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 6031 of this title.

Effective Date

Section 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 a note under section 6221 of this title.

§6222 Partner’s Return Must Be Consistent with Partnership Return

Summary

Title 26, §6222

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