Internal Revenue Code · 26 U.S.C.
§ 722. Basis of contributing partner’s interest
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Cite as 26 U.S.C. § 722
At a glance
Read from the text, the source credit and the official notes. Not part of the law.
- Status
- In force
- Enacted
- October 4, 1976 by Pub. L. 94–455
- Last amended
- July 18, 1984 by Pub. L. 98–369
- Amendments
- 1 dated changes in the source credit
- Length
- 97 words · about 1 min to read
- Cross-references
- cites 1; cited by 1 Code section and 10 other regulations
- Regulations
- 1 issued under this section
The basis of an interest in a partnership acquired by a contribution of property, including money, to the partnership shall be the amount of such money and the adjusted basis of such property to the contributing partner at the time of the contribution increased by the amount (if any) of gain recognized under section 721(b) to the contributing partner at such time.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 245; Pub. L. 94–455, title XXI, § 2131(c), Oct. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1924; Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title VII, § 722(f)(1), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 974.)
Regulations under this section
Treasury regulations (26 CFR) issued under § 722
Cross-references
Computed from the citations in the text of Title 26 and 26 CFR.
This section cites 1 other section
Cited by 1 Code section
Cited in 10 regulations not issued under it
- § 1.170A-14 Qualified conservation contributions.
- § 1.460-4 Methods of accounting for long-term contracts.
- § 1.705-1 Determination of basis of partner's interest.
- § 1.752-7 Partnership assumption of partner's § 1.752-7 liability on or after June 24, 2003.
- § 1.865-2 Loss with respect to stock.
- § 1.955A-2 Amount of a controlled foreign corporation's qualified investments in foreign base company shipping operations.
- § 1.1032-3 Disposition of stock or stock options in certain transactions not qualifying under any other nonrecognition provision.
- § 1.1502-35 Transfers of subsidiary stock and deconsolidations of subsidiaries.
- § 301.6105-1 Compilation of relief from excess profits tax cases.
- § 301.6241-7 Treatment of special enforcement matters.
Amendment history
From the source credit and the official notes, newest first.
- Amended by Pub. L. 98–369
- Enacted by Pub. L. 94–455
Where it sits in the Code
- Subtitle A Income Taxes
- Chapter 1 NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES
- Subchapter K Partners and Partnerships
- Part II CONTRIBUTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS
- Subpart A Contributions to a Partnership
Nearby sections
Official notes
Show the Law Revision Counsel's notes (amendments, effective dates)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–369 inserted “under section 721(b)” after “gain recognized”.
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 inserted “increased by the amount (if any) of gain recognized to the contributing partner at such time” after “at the time of the contribution”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title VII, § 722(f)(2), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 974, provided that: “The amendments made by paragraph (1) [amending this section and section 723 of this title] shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 2131 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 [Pub. L. 94–455].”
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
For effective date of amendment made by Pub. L. 94–455, see section 2131(f)(3)–(5) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 721 of this title.