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Rule 316 — Action for Declaratory Judgment

(OVERSHELTERED RETURN) TREATED AS DEFICIENCY ACTION If, after the filing of a petition for declaratory judgment relating to treatment of items other than partnership items with respect to an oversheltered return for a taxable year but before the Court makes a declaration, the treatment of any partnership item for that taxable year is finally determined pursuant to Code section 6234(g)(4), or any such item ceases to be a partnership item pursuant to Code section 6231(b), and as a result of that final determination or cessation, a deficiency can be determined with respect to the items that are the subject of the notice of adjustment, then the notice of adjustment shall be treated as a notice of deficiency under Code section 6212 and the petition shall be treated as a petition in an action brought under Code section 6213. See Code sec. 6234(g)(3).

(As effective October 3, 2008, 130 T.C. 578–79. For prior history, see 120 T.C. 706–07 (2003).)

As amended through August 2024.

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