Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/697

 PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982

96 STAT. 655

administrative adjustment is correct, and an appropriate order shall be entered in the records of the court. "SFX:. 6227. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS.

26 USC 6227.

"(a) GENERAL RULE.—A partner may file a request for an administrative adjustment of partnership items for any partnership taxable year at any time which is— "(1) within 3 years after the later of— "(A) the date on which the partnership return for such year is filed, or "(B) the last day for filing the partnership return for such year (determined without regard to extensions), and "(2) before the mailing to the tax matters partner of a notice of final partnership administrative adjustment with respect to such taxable year. "(b) REQUESTS BY TAX MATTERS PARTNER ON BEHALF OF PARTNERSHIP.— "(1) SUBSTITUTED RETURN.—If the tax matters partner—

"(A) files a request for an administrative adjustment, and "(B) asks that the treatment shown on the request be substituted for the treatment of partnership items on the partnership return to which the request relates, the Secretary may treat the changes shown on such request as corrections of mathematical or clerical errors appearing on the partnership return. "(2) REQUESTS NOT TREATED AS SUBSTITUTED RETURNS.—

"(A) IN GENERAL.—If the tax matters partner files an administrative adjustment request on behalf of the partnership which is not treated as a substituted return under paragraph (1), the Secretary may, with respect to all or any part of the requested adjustments— "(i) without conducting any proceeding, allow or make to all partners the credits or refunds arising from the requested adjustments, "(ii) conduct a partnership proceeding under this subchapter, or "(iii) take no action on the request. "(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a partner after the day on which the partnership items become nonpartnership items by reason of 1 or more of the events described in subsection (b) of section 6231. Post,p.ms. "(3) REQUEST MUST SHOV^T EFFECT ON DISTRIBUTIVE SHARES.—

The tax matters partner shall furnish with any administrative adjustment request on behalf of the partnership revised schedules showing the effect of such request on the distributive shares of the partners and such other information as may be required under regulations. "(c) OTHER REQUESTS.—If any partner files a request for an administrative adjustment (other than a request described in subsection (b)), the Secretary may— "(1) process the request in the same manner as a claim for credit or refund with respect to items which are not partnership items, "(2) assess any additional tax that would result from the requested adjustments,

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