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26 U.S.C. § 761 — Terms defined
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**(a) Partnership** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “partnership” includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated organization through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on, and which is not, within the meaning of this title, a corporation or a trust or estate. Under regulations the Secretary may, at the election of all the members of an unincorporated organization, exclude such organization from the application of all or part of this subchapter, if it is availed of—
(1) for investment purposes only and not for the active conduct of a business,
(2) for the joint production, extraction, or use of property, but not for the purpose of selling services or property produced or extracted, or
(3) by dealers in securities for a short period for the purpose of underwriting, selling, or distributing a particular issue of securities,
if the income of the members of the organization may be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable income.
**(b) Partner** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “partner” means a member of a partnership. In the case of a capital interest in a partnership in which capital is a material income-producing factor, whether a person is a partner with respect to such interest shall be determined without regard to whether such interest was derived by gift from any other person.
**(c) Partnership agreement** For purposes of this subchapter, a partnership agreement includes any modifications of the partnership agreement made prior to, or at, the time prescribed by law for the filing of the partnership return for the taxable year (not including extensions) which are agreed to by all the partners, or which are adopted in such other manner as may be provide
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**(a) Partnership** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “partnership” includes a syndicate, group, pool, joint venture, or other unincorporated organization through or by means of which any business, financial operation, or venture is carried on, and which is not, within the meaning of this title, a corporation or a trust or estate. Under regulations the Secretary may, at the election of all the members of an unincorporated organization, exclude such organization from the application of all or part of this subchapter, if it is availed of—
(1) for investment purposes only and not for the active conduct of a business,
(2) for the joint production, extraction, or use of property, but not for the purpose of selling services or property produced or extracted, or
(3) by dealers in securities for a short period for the purpose of underwriting, selling, or distributing a particular issue of securities,
if the income of the members of the organization may be adequately determined without the computation of partnership taxable income.
**(b) Partner** For purposes of this subtitle, the term “partner” means a member of a partnership. In the case of a capital interest in a partnership in which capital is a material income-producing factor, whether a person is a partner with respect to such interest shall be determined without regard to whether such interest was derived by gift from any other person.
**(c) Partnership agreement** For purposes of this subchapter, a partnership agreement includes any modifications of the partnership agreement made prior to, or at, the time prescribed by law for the filing of the partnership return for the taxable year (not including extensions) which are agreed to by all the partners, or which are adopted in such other manner as may be provided by the partnership agreement.
**(d) Liquidation of a partner’s interest** For purposes of this subchapter, the term “liquidation of a partner’s interest” means the termination of a partner’s entire interest in a partnership by means of a distribution, or a series of distributions, to the partner by the partnership.
**(e) Distributions of partnership interests treated as exchanges** Except as otherwise provided in regulations, for purposes of—
(1) section 708 (relating to continuation of partnership),
(2) section 743 (relating to optional adjustment to basis of partnership property), and
(3) any other provision of this subchapter specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
any distribution of an interest in a partnership (not otherwise treated as an exchange) shall be treated as an exchange.
**(f) Qualified joint venture**
(1) **In general** — In the case of a qualified joint venture conducted by a husband and wife who file a joint return for the taxable year, for purposes of this title—
(A) such joint venture shall not be treated as a partnership,
(B) all items of income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit shall be divided between the spouses in accordance with their respective interests in the venture, and
(C) each spouse shall take into account such spouse’s respective share of such items as if they were attributable to a trade or business conducted by such spouse as a sole proprietor.
(2) **Qualified joint venture** — For purposes of paragraph (1), the term “qualified joint venture” means any joint venture involving the conduct of a trade or business if—
(A) the only members of such joint venture are a husband and wife,
(B) both spouses materially participate (within the meaning of section 469(h) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) in such trade or business, and
(C) both spouses elect the application of this subsection.
**(g) Cross reference** For rules in the case of the sale, exchange, liquidation, or reduction of a partner’s interest, see sections 704(b) and 706(c)(2).
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**(a) Net earnings from self-employment** The term “net earnings from self-employment” means the gross income derived by an individual from any trade or business carried on by such individual, less the deductions allowed by this subtitle which are attributable to such trade or business, plus his distributive share (whether or not distributed) of income or loss described in section 702(a)(8) from any trade or business carried on by a partnership of which he is a member; except that in computing such gross income and deductions and such distributive share of partnership ordinary income or loss—
(1) there shall be excluded rentals from real estate and from personal property leased with the real estate (including such rentals paid in crop shares, and including payments under section 1233(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3833(a)(2)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3833/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim)) to individuals receiving benefits under section 202 or 223 of the Social Security Act) together with the deductions attributable thereto, unless such rentals are received in the course of a trade or business as a real estate dealer; except that the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any income derived by the owner or tenant of land if (A) such income is derived under an arrangement, between the owner or tenant and another individual, which provides that such other individual shall produce agricultural or horticultural commodities (including livestock, bees, poultry, and fur-bearing animals and wildlife) on such land, and that there shall be material participation by the owner or tenant (as determined without regard to any activities of an agent of such owner or tenant) in the production or the manag
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### Statutory Notes
Section, added Pub. L. 98–369, div. A, title I, § 75(a), July 18, 1984, 98 Stat. 594; amended Pub. L. 99–514, title XVIII, § 1805(c)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2810, related to transfers of partnership and trust interests by corporations.
#### Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective, except as otherwise provided, as if included in the provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, Pub. L. 99–514, to which such amendment relates, see section 1019(a) of Pub. L. 100–647, set out as an Effective Date of 1988 Amendment note under [section 1 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section1&num=0&edition=prelim).
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For the purposes of this subchapter—
**(a) Net earnings from self-employment** The term “net earnings from self-employment” means the gross income, as computed under subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, derived by an individual from any trade or business carried on by such individual, less the deductions allowed under such subtitle which are attributable to such trade or business, plus his distributive share (whether or not distributed) of the ordinary net income or loss, as computed under section 702(a)(8) of such Code, from any trade or business carried on by a partnership of which he is a member; except that in computing such gross income and deductions and such distributive share of partnership ordinary net income or loss—
(1) There shall be excluded rentals from real estate and from personal property leased with the real estate (including such rentals paid in crop shares, and including payments under [section 3833(2) of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3833/2&num=0&edition=prelim) 11 See References in Text note below. to individuals receiving benefits under section 402 or 423 of this title), together with the deductions attributable thereto, unless such rentals are received in the course of a trade or business as a real estate dealer; except that the preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any income derived by the owner or tenant of land if (A) such income is derived under an arrangement, between the owner or tenant and another individual, which provides that such other individual shall produce agricultural or horticultural commodities (including livestock, bees, poultry, and fur-bearing animals and wildlife) on such land, and that there shall be material participation by the owne
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**(a) Energy credit**
(1) **In general** — For purposes of section 46, except as provided in paragraphs (1)(B), (2)(B), and (3)(B) of subsection (c), the energy credit for any taxable year is the energy percentage of the basis of each energy property placed in service during such taxable year.
(2) **Energy percentage**
(A) *In general* — Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7), the energy percentage is—
(i) 6 percent in the case of—
(I) qualified fuel cell property,
(II) energy property described in clause (i) or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) but only with respect to property the construction of which begins before January 1, 2025,
(III) energy property described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii),
(IV) qualified small wind energy property,
(V) waste energy recovery property,
(VI) energy storage technology,
(VII) qualified biogas property,
(VIII) microgrid controllers, and
(IX) energy property described in clauses (v) and (vii) of paragraph (3)(A), and
(ii) in the case of any energy property to which clause (i) does not apply, 0 percent.
(B) *Coordination with rehabilitation credit* — The energy percentage shall not apply to that portion of the basis of any property which is attributable to qualified rehabilitation expenditures.
(C) *Nonapplication of increases to energy percentage* — For purposes of energy property described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the energy percentage applicable to such property pursuant to such subparagraph shall not be increased or otherwise adjusted by any provision of this section.
(3) **Energy property** — For purposes of this subpart, the term “energy property” means any property—
(A) which is—
(i) equipment which uses solar energy to generate electricity, to he
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**(a) Allowance of credit**
(1) **In general** — In the case of an eligible individual, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle for the taxable year an amount equal to the credit percentage of so much of the taxpayer’s earned income for the taxable year as does not exceed the earned income amount.
(2) **Limitation** — The amount of the credit allowable to a taxpayer under paragraph (1) for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—
(A) the credit percentage of the earned income amount, over
(B) the phaseout percentage of so much of the adjusted gross income (or, if greater, the earned income) of the taxpayer for the taxable year as exceeds the phaseout amount.
**(b) Percentages and amounts** For purposes of subsection (a)—
(1) **Percentages** — The credit percentage and the phaseout percentage shall be determined as follows: In the case of an eligible individual with:The credit percentage is:Thephaseoutpercentageis: 1 qualifying child3415.98 2 qualifying children4021.06 3 or more qualifying children4521.06 No qualifying children7.65 7.65
(2) **Amounts**
(A) *In general* — Subject to subparagraph (B), the earned income amount and the phaseout amount shall be determined as follows: In the case of an eligible individual with:The earned income amount is:Thephaseoutamount is: 1 qualifying child$6,330$11,610 2 or more qualifying children$8,890$11,610 No qualifying children$4,220 $5,280
(B) *Joint returns* — In the case of a joint return filed by an eligible individual and such individual’s spouse, the phaseout amount determined under subparagraph (A) shall be increased by $5,000.
**(c) Definitions and special rules** For purposes of this section—
(1) **Eligible individual**
(A) *In general* — The term “e
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**(a) General rule** Except as provided in subsection (b), no deduction shall be allowed under this chapter to the partnership or to any partner for any amounts paid or incurred to organize a partnership or to promote the sale of (or to sell) an interest in such partnership.
**(b) Deduction of organization fees**
(1) **Allowance of deduction** — If a partnership elects the application of this subsection (in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary) with respect to any organizational expenses—
(A) the partnership shall be allowed a deduction for the taxable year in which the partnership begins business in an amount equal to the lesser of—
(i) the amount of organizational expenses with respect to the partnership, or
(ii) $5,000, reduced (but not below zero) by the amount by which such organizational expenses exceed $50,000, and
(B) the remainder of such organizational expenses shall be allowed as a deduction ratably over the 180-month period beginning with the month in which the partnership begins business.
(2) **Dispositions before close of amortization period** — In any case in which a partnership is liquidated before the end of the period to which paragraph (1)(B) applies, any deferred expenses attributable to the partnership which were not allowed as a deduction by reason of this section may be deducted to the extent allowable under section 165.
(3) **Organizational expenses defined** — The organizational expenses to which paragraph (1) applies, are expenditures which—
(A) are incident to the creation of the partnership;
(B) are chargeable to capital account; and
(C) are of a character which, if expended incident to the creation of a partnership having an ascertainable life, would be amortized over such life.
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**(a) Effect of partnership agreement** A partner’s distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit shall, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, be determined by the partnership agreement.
**(b) Determination of distributive share** A partner’s distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit (or item thereof) shall be determined in accordance with the partner’s interest in the partnership (determined by taking into account all facts and circumstances), if—
(1) the partnership agreement does not provide as to the partner’s distributive share of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit (or item thereof), or
(2) the allocation to a partner under the agreement of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit (or item thereof) does not have substantial economic effect.
**(c) Contributed property**
(1) **In general** — Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary—
(A) income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to property contributed to the partnership by a partner shall be shared among the partners so as to take account of the variation between the basis of the property to the partnership and its fair market value at the time of contribution,
(B) if any property so contributed is distributed (directly or indirectly) by the partnership (other than to the contributing partner) within 7 years of being contributed—
(i) the contributing partner shall be treated as recognizing gain or loss (as the case may be) from the sale of such property in an amount equal to the gain or loss which would have been allocated to such partner under subparagraph (A) by reason of the variation described in subparagraph (A) if the property had been sold at its fair market value at the time of the distribution,
(ii) the character of such gain
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**(a) Requirements for qualification** A trust created or organized in the United States and forming part of a stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries shall constitute a qualified trust under this section—
(1) if contributions are made to the trust by such employer, or employees, or both, or by another employer who is entitled to deduct his contributions under section 404(a)(3)(B) (relating to deduction for contributions to profit-sharing and stock bonus plans), or by a charitable remainder trust pursuant to a qualified gratuitous transfer (as defined in section 664(g)(1)), for the purpose of distributing to such employees or their beneficiaries the corpus and income of the fund accumulated by the trust in accordance with such plan;
(2) if under the trust instrument it is impossible, at any time prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities with respect to employees and their beneficiaries under the trust, for any part of the corpus or income to be (within the taxable year or thereafter) used for, or diverted to, purposes other than for the exclusive benefit of his employees or their beneficiaries (but this paragraph shall not be construed, in the case of a multiemployer plan, to prohibit the return of a contribution within 6 months after the plan administrator determines that the contribution was made by a mistake of fact or law (other than a mistake relating to whether the plan is described in section 401(a) or the trust which is part of such plan is exempt from taxation under section 501(a), or the return of any withdrawal liability payment determined to be an overpayment within 6 months of such determination));
(3) if the plan of which such trust is a part satisfies the requireme
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Page 1890
TITLE 26—INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
§ 753
‘‘(b) REGULATIONS.—In amending the regulations pre-
scribed under section 752 of such Code to reflect sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Treasury or his dele-
gate shall prescribe regulations relating to liabilities,
including the treatment of guarantees, assumptions,
indemnity agreements, and similar arrangements.’’
§ 753. Partner receiving income in respect of de-
cedent
The amount includible in the gross income of
a successor in interest of a deceased partner
under section 736(a) shall be considered income
in respect of a decedent under section 691.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 251.)
§ 754. Manner of electing optional adjustment to
basis of partnership property
If a partnership files an election, in accord-
ance with regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary, the basis of partnership property shall be
adjusted, in the case of a distribution of prop-
erty, in the manner provided in section 734 and,
in the case of a transfer of a partnership inter-
est, in the manner provided in section 743. Such
an election shall apply with respect to all dis-
tributions of property by the partnership and to
all transfers of interests in the partnership dur-
ing the taxable year with respect to which such
election was filed and all subsequent taxable
years. Such election may be revoked by the
partnership, subject to such limitations as may
be provided by regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.
(Aug. 16, 1954, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 251; Pub. L.
94–455, title XIX, § 1906(b)(13)(A), Oct. 4, 1976, 90
Stat. 1834.)
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AMENDMENTS
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 struck out ‘‘or his delegate’’ after
‘‘Secretary’’ wherever appearing.
§ 755. Rules for allocation of basis
(a) General rule
Any increase or decrease
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