2016 US Code
Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code
Subtitle A - Income Taxes
Chapter 1 - Normal Taxes and Surtaxes
Subchapter K - Partners and Partnerships
Part II - Contributions, Distributions, and Transfers
Subpart D - Provisions Common to Other Subparts
Sec. 752 - Treatment of certain liabilities
26 U.S.C. § 752 (2016) |
§752. Treatment of certain liabilities |
(a) Increase in partner's liabilities
Any increase in a partner's share of the liabilities of a partnership, or any increase in a partner's individual liabilities by reason of the assumption by such partner of partnership liabilities, shall be considered as a contribution of money by such partner to the partnership. (b) Decrease in partner's liabilitiesAny decrease in a partner's share of the liabilities of a partnership, or any decrease in a partner's individual liabilities by reason of the assumption by the partnership of such individual liabilities, shall be considered as a distribution of money to the partner by the partnership. (c) Liability to which property is subjectFor purposes of this section, a liability to which property is subject shall, to the extent of the fair market value of such property, be considered as a liability of the owner of the property. (d) Sale or exchange of an interestIn the case of a sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, liabilities shall be treated in the same manner as liabilities in connection with the sale or exchange of property not associated with partnerships. |
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 251.) |
OVERRULING OF RAPHAN CASE
Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, §79, July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 597, as amended by Pub. L. 99–514, §2, Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2095, provided that: "(a) General Rule.—Section 752 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 [formerly I.R.C. 1954] (and the regulations prescribed thereunder) shall be applied without regard to the result reached in the case of Raphan vs the United States, 3 Cl. Ct. 457 (1983). "(b) Regulations.—In amending the regulations prescribed under section 752 of such Code to reflect subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall prescribe regulations relating to liabilities, including the treatment of guarantees, assumptions, indemnity agreements, and similar arrangements." |
United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE |
Bills and Statutes |
United States Code |
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Title 26 - INTERNAL REVENUE CODE Subtitle A - Income Taxes CHAPTER 1 - NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES Subchapter K - Partners and Partnerships PART II - CONTRIBUTIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TRANSFERS Subpart D - Provisions Common to Other Subparts Sec. 752 - Treatment of certain liabilities |
section 752 |
2016 |
January 6, 2017 |
No |
standard |
98 Stat. 597 100 Stat. 2095 |
Public Law 98-369, Public Law 99-514 |