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Chief Counsel Advice 201617008 Released April 22, 2016 Advice

FPAA may determine components of outside basis but not basis itself

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Plain-English summary

The IRS considered what a final partnership administrative adjustment could determine about a partner's outside basis. It advised that, absent a section 754 election, outside basis itself is not a partnership item and cannot be determined in the partnership-level notice. The notice may still determine partnership-level components used to calculate that basis, such as contributions and distributions.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: May an FPAA determine a partner's outside basis or the partnership-level components of that basis?
  • Outcome: Advice given
  • Key authorities: IRC §§ 754, 6231

Full text (IRS public release)

ID:           CCA_2016040111303007
UILC:         6231.03-00, 6231.04-00

Number: 201617008
Release Date: 4/22/2016
From:
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2016 11:30:31 AM
To:
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: RE: FPAA for Review - statute 6/30/2014


Hi -------,

We cannot determine a partner’s outside basis in an FPAA (absent a section 754 election) because it is
not a partnership item. But, we can determine the partnership-level components of it (i.e. contributions,
distributions, etc.) in the FPAA.


Thanks,
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