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Chief Counsel Advice 201620010 Released May 13, 2016 Advice

An LLC tax matters partner acts through a person authorized under state law

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel advised that when an LLC is the tax matters partner, a person legally authorized to act for the LLC may sign a statute-of-limitations extension on its behalf. Whether someone is a general partner or member manager with authority to act as tax matters partner depends on state law. Federal tax treatment of an entity as disregarded does not change state agency law. It therefore does not automatically turn the disregarded entity's owner into a general partner empowered to bind the other partners.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: Who may sign a statute extension when an LLC serves as the tax matters partner?
  • Outcome: Advice given
  • Key authorities: IRC § 6231; applicable state partnership and agency law

Full text (IRS public release)

ID:          CCA_2016021108252507
UILC:        6231.07-00

Number: 201620010
Release Date: 5/13/2016
From: --------------------
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 8:25:25 AM
To: --------------------------
Cc: ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bcc:
Subject: RE: Question about TMP


Hi ---------------,

If ------------------------------------- is the TMP and ----------- is the person legally authorized
to sign on behalf of --------------, he may sign the statute extension despite the fact of -----
--------                             . The TMP is the LLC. Only a general partner (or member
manager) may be a TMP. That is a state law concept. The fact that -------------- is
disregarded under federal tax laws cannot change state agency law and convert the
owner of a DE into a general partner with power under state law to bind other partners.

Please let me know if you have any questions or if I can be of any further assistance.

Thanks,
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