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Chief Counsel Advice 1319024 Released May 10, 2013 Advice

How a partnership settlement affects spouses filing jointly

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel Advice explains how a partnership settlement or conversion affects spouses who file a joint return. In a community-property state, the regulations generally treat the spouses as separate partners, but conversion by the listed spouse also converts the other spouse's partnership items when the non-settling spouse is not listed on the partnership Schedule K-1. In a non-community-property state, conversion by the spouse who owns the partnership interest converts the partnership items of the jointly filing spouse who is not a partner. The memo cites Treas. Reg. § 301.6231(a)(12)-1.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: When does a partnership settlement or conversion affect the partnership items of a jointly filing spouse?
  • Outcome: Advice given.
  • Key authorities: IRC § 6231; Treas. Reg. § 301.6231(a)(12)-1(c) and (a)(2).

Full text (IRS public release)

ID: CCA_2013032908541001 Number: 201319024
Release Date: 5/10/2013
UILC: 6231.12-00

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Sent: Friday, March 29, 2013 8:54:10 AM
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Subject: RE: Consistent Settlement- Joint Return

If the partnership interest is community property, the regulations treat the husband and
wife as separate partners so that the settlement/conversion of one spouse does not
automatically convert the partnership items of the other spouse- except when the non-
settling spouse is not listed on the partnership return K-1. In this later case, the
conversion of the only listed spouse serves to also convert the partnership items on the non-
listed spouse. See Treas. Reg. 301.6231(a)(12)-1(c) and -1(a)(2).

In non-community property states the conversion of the spouse owner of the partnership
interest serves to convert the partnership items of the jointly filing non-partner spouse.

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