PUBLIC LAW 97-248—SEPT. 3, 1982
96 STAT. 651
"(B) the decision of a court in an action begun by such a petition has become final, the partner may elect to have such adjustment, such decision, or a settlement agreement described in paragraph (2) of section 6224(c) with respect to the partnership taxable year to which the adjustment relates apply to such partner. If the partner does not make an election under the preceding sentence, the partnership items of the partner for the partnership taxable year to which the proceeding relates shall be treated as nonpartnership items. "(3) PROCEEDINGS STILL GOING ON.—In any case to which this subsection applies, if paragraph (2) does not apply, the partner shall be a party to the proceeding unless such partner elects— "(A) to have a settlement agreement described in paragraph (2) of section 6224(c) with respect to the partnership taxable year to which the proceeding relates apply to the partner, or "(B) to have the partnership items of the partner for the partnership taxable year to which the proceeding relates treated as nonpartnership items. "(f)
ONLY ONE NOTICE OF FINAL PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTRATIVE
ADJUSTMENT.—If the Secretary mails a notice of final partnership administrative adjustment for a partnership taxable year with respect to a partner, the Secretary may not mail another such notice to such partner with respect to the same taxable year of the same partnership in the absence of a showing of fraud, malfeasance, or misrepresentation of a material fact. "(g) TAX MATTERS PARTNER MUST KEEP PARTNERS INFORMED OF
PROCEEDINGS.—To the extent and in the manner provided by regulations, the tax matters partner of a partnership shall keep each partner informed of all administrative and judicial proceedings for the adjustment at the partnership level of partnership items. "(h) PASS-THRU PARTNER REQUIRED TO FORWARD NOTICE.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—If a pass-thru partner receives a notice with respect to a partnership proceeding from the Secretary, the tax matters partner, or another pass-thru partner, the passthru partner shall, within 30 days of receiving that notice, forward a copy of that notice to the person or persons holding an interest (through the pass-thru partner) in the profits or losses of the partnership for the partnership taxable year to which the notice relates. "(2) PARTNERSHIP AS PASS-THRU PARTNER.—In the case of a pass-thru partner which is a partnership, the tax matters partner of such partnership shall be responsible for forwarding copies of the notice to the partners of such partnership. "SEC. 6224. PARTICIPATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS; WAIVERS; AGREEMENTS.
"(a) PARTICIPATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS.—Any partner has the right to participate in any administrative proceeding relating to the determination of partnership items at the partnership level. "(b) PARTNER MAY WAIVE RIGHTS.—
"(1) IN GENERAL.—A partner may at any time waive— "(A) any right such partner has under this subchapter, and
26 USC 6224.
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