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comply with the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (1997 Act) and the
(1998 Act), and add new regulations to administer the new unified
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This document contains temporary amendments to the Procedure
1231 through 1243 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Public Law
Explanation of Provisions
Penalties Determined At The Partnership Level
audit rules. The 1997 Act cured this problem by providing that,
those procedures.
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Partial Settlements
for assessing tax shall not expire before the date which is one
year after the date that the items became nonpartnership items.
audits, however, the taxpayer and the Service will enter into a
The temporary regulations state that the one year period for
the tax matters partner (TMP) and the Service. Treas. Reg.
agreement was ineligible to act as the TMP and extend the statute
as to all partners.
all times during the tax year, each of whom was a natural person
Effective Date
These final and temporary regulations are applicable January
Special Analyses
It has been determined that this Treasury decision is not a
Drafting Information
The principal authors of these temporary regulations are
in their development.
requirements.
(temporary).
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section.
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(1).
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any item that is not a partnership item other than any penalty,
(c) * * *
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(ii) The 60th day after the day on which the settlement
(d) * * *
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cases (temporary).
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matters partner but for the fact that, at the time that the
proceeding was filed, the name and address of the court in which
(temporary).
unsettled items.
(a) * * *
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partnership that at no time during the taxable year had more than
taxable year. * * *
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reported.
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source from which the partner obtained the funds that the partner
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partner.
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July 22, 1998) and before January 25, 2002, see §301.6231(a)(7)-
1T(r)(1).
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partner (temporary).
1(p)(2).
§301.6231(a)(7)-1(r)(2).