26 U.S.C. § 6241 (INTERNAL REVENUE CODE)
§ 6241. Partner’s return must be consistent with partnership return
(a) General rule
A partner of any electing large partnership shall, on the partner’s return, treat each partnership item attributable to such partnership in a manner which is consistent with the treatment of such partnership item on the partnership return.
(b) Underpayment due to inconsistent treatment assessed as math error
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) Adjustments not to affect prior year of partners
(1) In general
Except as provided in paragraph (2), subsections (a) and (b) shall apply without regard to any adjustment to the partnership item under part II.
(2) Certain changes in distributive share taken into account by partner
(A) In general
To the extent that any adjustment under part II involves a change under section 704 in a partner’s distributive share of the amount of any partnership item shown on the partnership return, such adjustment shall be taken into account in applying this title to such partner for the partner’s taxable year for which such item was required to be taken into account.
(B) Coordination with deficiency procedures
(i) In general
Subchapter B shall not apply to the assessment or collection of any underpayment of tax attributable to an adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A).
(ii) Adjustment not precluded
Notwithstanding any other law or rule of law, nothing in subchapter B (or in any proceeding under subchapter B) shall preclude the assessment or collection of any underpayment of tax (or the allowance of any credit or refund of any overpayment of tax) attributable to an adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A) and such assessment or collection or allowance (or any notice thereof) shall not preclude any notice, proceeding, or determination under subchapter B.
(C) Period of limitations
The period for—
(i) assessing any underpayment of tax, or
(ii) filing a claim for credit or refund of any overpayment of tax,
attributable to an adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A) shall not expire before the close of the period prescribed by section 6248 for making adjustments with respect to the partnership taxable year involved.
(D) Tiered structures
If the partner referred to in subparagraph (A) is another partnership or an S corporation, the rules of this paragraph shall also apply to persons holding interests in such partnership or S corporation (as the case may be); except that, if such partner is an electing large partnership, the adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be taken into account in the manner provided by section 6242.
(d) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section
For addition to tax in case of partner’s disregard of requirements of this section, see part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.
(Added Pub. L. 105–34, title XII, § 1222(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 1009.)
heading: Enactment of Part and Repeal and Reenactment of Section
text: Pub. L. 114–74, title XI, § 1101(b)(2), (c)(1), (g), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 625, 636, 638, provided that, applicable to returns filed for partnership taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2017, with certain exceptions, a new Part 2 [sic] (of subchapter C) heading “Definitions and Special Rules” and analysis consisting of item 6241 are enacted, this section is repealed, and a new section 6241 following the Part 2 analysis is enacted to read as follows:
§ 6241. Definitions and special rules
For purposes of this subchapter—
(1) Partnership
The term “partnership” means any partnership required to file a return under section 6031(a).
(2) Partnership adjustment
The term “partnership adjustment” means any adjustment in the amount of any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of a partnership, or any partner’s distributive share thereof.
(3) Return due date
The term “return due date” means, with respect to the taxable year, the date prescribed for filing the partnership return for such taxable year (determined without regard to extensions).
(4) Payments nondeductible
No deduction shall be allowed under subtitle A for any payment required to be made by a partnership under this subchapter.
(5) Partnerships having principal place of business outside United States
For purposes of sections 6234, a principal place of business located outside the United States shall be treated as located in the District of Columbia.
(6) Partnerships in cases under title 11 of United States Code
(A) Suspension of period of limitations on making adjustment, assessment, or collection
The running of any period of limitations provided in this subchapter on making a partnership adjustment (or provided by section 6501 or 6502 on the assessment or collection of any imputed underpayment determined under this subchapter) shall, in a case under title 11 of the United States Code, be suspended during the period during which the Secretary is prohibited by reason of such case from making the adjustment (or assessment or collection) and—
(i) for adjustment or assessment, 60 days thereafter, and
(ii) for collection, 6 months thereafter.
A rule similar to the rule of section 6213(f)(2) shall apply for purposes of section 6232(b).
(B) Suspension of period of limitation for filing for judicial review
The running of the period specified in section 6234 shall, in a case under title 11 of the United States Code, be suspended during the period during which the partnership is prohibited by reason of such case from filing a petition under section 6234 and for 60 days thereafter.
(7) Treatment where partnership ceases to exist
If a partnership ceases to exist before a partnership adjustment under this subchapter takes effect, such adjustment shall be taken into account by the former partners of such partnership under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
(8) Extension to entities filing partnership return
If a partnership return is filed by an entity for a taxable year but it is determined that the entity is not a partnership (or that there is no entity) for such year, then, to the extent provided in regulations, the provisions of this subchapter are hereby extended in respect of such year to such entity and its items and to persons holding an interest in such entity.
heading: Prior Provisions
text: A prior section 6241, added Pub. L. 97–354, § 4(a), Oct. 19, 1982, 96 Stat. 1691, directed that tax treatment be determined at the corporate level, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–188, title I, §§ 1307(c)(1), 1317(a), Aug. 20, 1996, 110 Stat. 1781, 1787, applicable to taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1996.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal and Reenactment
text: Repeal and reenacted 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 an Effective Date of 2015 Amendment note under section 6221 of this title.