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Chief Counsel Advice 202002015 Released January 10, 2020 Advice

Later ownership changes do not alter an earlier tax matters partner designation

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Plain-English summary

Chief Counsel addressed whether later changes in a person's ownership or management status affect that person's role as tax matters partner for an earlier audit year. The advice treats a partnership and an LLC taxed as a partnership the same for this purpose. If the person was a proper tax matters partner during the year under audit, later disposing of the interest or changing from member-manager to non-member-manager does not alter the designation for that audited year. The designation ends only through the termination methods specified in the applicable regulation.

Ruling snapshot

  • Question: Do later changes in a person's ownership or member-manager status terminate that person's tax matters partner designation for an earlier audit year?
  • Outcome: advice given, the earlier designation remains unless terminated under the regulation
  • Key authorities: Treas. Reg. § 301.6231(a)(7)-1(l)

Full text (IRS public release)

ID:          CCA_2019102408511443
UILC:        6231.07-00

Number: 202002015
Release Date: 1/10/2020
From:
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:51:14 AM
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Subject: RE: Quick Tefra question

No, he does not. A partnership and an LLC taxed as a partnership are the same (there
is no TMM, only TMP). If the person was a proper TMP in the year under audit,
subsequently disposing of the person's interest or going from a member-manager to a
non-member-manager in a different year has no effect on the TMP designation for the
year in which the person was a member-manager. A TMP designation is only
terminated as described in 301.6231(a)(7)-1(l).

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