CCA discussed an administrative adjustment request and refund claim for partnership items

Plain-English summary

The Office of Chief Counsel advised that an administrative adjustment request under IRC § 6227 may need to be accompanied by Form 8082 and filed according to its instructions. It explained that section 6227 addresses changes to partnership items previously reported by a partner and may not apply to an originally filed partner return. The advice also discussed the inapplicability of IRC § 6511 to refunds attributable to partnership items and the refund limitation under IRC § 6230(d).

Ruling snapshot

• Question: Could the taxpayer’s filing qualify as an administrative adjustment request, and what rules govern a refund attributable to partnership items?
• Outcome: Advice given
• Key authorities: IRC §§ 6227, 6230(d), 6229, 6501, and 6511(g); Form 8082; IRC § 6110(k)(3) not-precedent notice

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2010081109460237 Number: 201035021
Release Date: 9/3/2010
Office: ----------
UILC: 6227.00-00, 6227.05-00

From: -------------------
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:46:05 AM
To: ----------------
Cc: -----------
Subject: RE: 1040 NR Claim for refund under sec 6227, etc.

---------- You may not have a valid AAR under section 6227 since such claims must be accompanied by a
Form 8082 and filed in accordance with the instructions. It might still be a valid claim, but only if it
otherwise complies with all the requirements set forth in the Form 8082.

It also appears that this might not be a valid AAR if it is the partner's original return. Section 6227 allows
a partner to file a request for administrative adjustment to change the treatment of partnership items he
previously reported. It does not govern originally filed partner returns.

You asked whether section 6511 applies. Section 6511(g) makes the provisions of section 6511
inapplicable to refunds attributable to partnership items.

The limit on the amount that may be refunded is set forth in section 6230(d). This provides a general rule
that no refund may be issued after the period for assessing partnership items under section 6229 has
expired unless a timely valid claim is filed under section 6230 or section 6227. The reference to section
6229 arguably constitutes a reference to the partner's section 6501 period as extended by section 6229.
See Rhone-Poulenc v. Commissioner, 114 T.C. 533 at 552

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