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CCA 201044010: Partnership-level treatment applies to a loan recharacterization issue

Number
201044010
Outcome
Advice
Document type
Chief Counsel Advice
IRS subject
Partnership Item
Topics
Procedure, penalties, and administration
Code sections
§ 6226, § 6231, § 707
Ruling dated
October 15, 2010
Publicly released
November 5, 2010
Source
View Official PDF

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel Advice states that issues concerning whether a loan from a partner to a partnership should be recharacterized as a sale are partnership items that must be determined at the partnership level. The advice notes that the merits of the adjustment may implicate the disguised-sale rules under IRC § 707. It also concludes that settlement agreements by indirect partners can convert the issue to a nonpartnership item for those partners, so they will not be parties to the partnership proceeding on that issue under IRC § 6226(d)(1)(A).

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: At what level should a loan recharacterization issue and related settlement agreements be determined?
  • Outcome: Advice given
  • Key authorities: IRC §§ 6226, 6231, and 707; Treas. Reg. §§ 301.6231(a)(3)-1(a)(4)(iii) and 301.6231(a)(3)-1(c)(4)

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2010101514581437 Number: 201044010
Release Date: 11/5/2010
Office: ----------
UILC: 6231.03-00

From: -------------------
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 2:58:17 PM
To: --------------------
Cc: -----------
Subject: RE: New TEFRA case ---------

The merits of the adjustment are outside of my jurisdiction and could arguably be governed by the disguised sale rules of 707 as to timing, etc..

All of the issues you raise concerning the recharacterization of a loan from a partner to Partnership B having to be recognized as a sale from the partner to the partnership are partnership items of Partnership B that must be determined at the Partnership B level. See Treas. Reg. 301.6231(a)(3)-1(a)(4)(iii) and - 1(c)(4).

The settlement agreements by the indirect partners are valid and convert the issue to a nonpartnership item for them. Consequently, they will not be a party to any proceeding for Partnership B for this issue under section 6226(d)(1)(A).

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