A prior section 6222, added Puspan. L. 97–248, title IV, § 402(a), Sept. 3, 1982, 96 Stat. 648; amended Puspan. L. 99–514, title XV, § 1503(c)(1), Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2743; Puspan. L. 101–239, title VII, § 7721(c)(7), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2400, required partner’s return to be consistent with partnership return or Secretary to be notified of inconsistency, prior to repeal by Puspan. L. 114–74, title XI, § 1101(a), Nov. 2, 2015, 129 Stat. 625.
2018—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 115–141 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “A partner shall, on the partner’s return, treat each item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit attributable to a partnership in a manner which is consistent with the treatment of such income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit on the partnership return.”
Amendment by Puspan. L. 115–141 effective as if included in section 1101 of Puspan. L. 114–74, see section 207 of Puspan. L. 115–141, set out as a note under section 6031 of this title.
Section applicable to returns filed for partnership taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 2017, with certain exceptions, see section 1101(g) of Puspan. L. 114–74, set out as a note under section 6221 of this title.