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SAFE HARBOR PROVIDED FOR PUBLICLY TRADED PARTNERSHIPS.

DEC. 11, 1992

Rev. Proc. 92-101; 1992-2 C.B. 579

DATED DEC. 11, 1992
DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Institutional Authors
    Internal Revenue Service
  • Cross-Reference

    26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters.

    (Also Part I, Section 7704; 1.7704-2.)

  • Code Sections
  • Subject Areas/Tax Topics
  • Index Terms
    partnerships, publicly traded
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 92-11085
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    92 TNT 248-20
Citations: Rev. Proc. 92-101; 1992-2 C.B. 579

Rev. Proc. 92-101

SECTION 1. PURPOSE

This revenue procedure provides certain publicly traded partnerships a safe harbor for determining whether a new business activity is closely related to a pre-existing line of business under section 1.7704-2(d) of the Income Tax Regulations.

SEC. 2. BACKGROUND

Under section 1.7704-2(d) of the regulations, a business activity of an "existing partnership" (as defined under section 1.7704-2(b)) is not a "new line of business" if the activity is "closely related" to the "pre-existing business" of the partnership. The regulations determine what is a new line of business based on all of the facts and circumstances and specify eight factors to be taken into account. Included in the factors is whether the pre-existing business and the new business activity are assigned the same four- digit Industry Number Standard Identification Code (Industry SIC Code), as set forth in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual, prepared,and from time to time revised, by the Statistical Policy Division of the United States Office of Management and Budget.

This revenue procedure designates certain Industry SIC Codes as containing businesses all of which are closely related for purposes of section 1.7704-2(d) of the regulations.

SEC. 3. SCOPE

The safe harbor provided by this revenue procedure is available to certain publicly traded partnerships if they satisfy the following conditions:

01 Taxpayer must be an existing partnership as defined in section 1.7704-2(b) of the regulations; and

02 The existing partnership must have a pre-existing business as defined in section 1.7704-2(d) (2) of the regulations.

SEC. 4. APPLICATION

If the conditions of section 3 are satisfied, the Internal Revenue Service will treat the new business activity of an existing partnership as closely related to the pre-existing line of business of that partnership for purposes of section 1.7704-2(d) of the regulations if both the new business activity and the pre-existing line of business are described within the same Industry SIC Codes among those listed below:

      Tree Nuts                     Industry SIC Code 0173

 

 

      Nitrogenous Fertilizers       Industry SIC Code 2873

 

 

      Marinas                       Industry SIC Code 4493

 

 

      Cable and Other               Industry SIC Code 4841

 

      Pay Television Services

 

 

      Gasoline Service Stations     Industry SIC Code 5541

 

 

      Eating Places                 Industry SIC Code 5812

 

 

      Security Brokers, Dealers,    Industry SIC Code 6211

 

        and Flotation Companies

 

 

      Investment Advice             Industry SIC Code 6282

 

 

      Land Subdividers and          Industry SIC Code 6552

 

      Developers, except Cemeteries

 

 

      Hotels and Motels             Industry SIC Code 7011

 

 

      Amusement Parks               Industry SIC Code 7996

 

 

      Skilled Nursing Care          Industry SIC Code 8051

 

      Facilities

 

 

      Intermediate Care             Industry SIC Code 8052

 

      Facilities

 

 

      Home Health Care Services     Industry SIC Code 8082

 

 

No inference is intended concerning whether a pre-existing business and a new business activity of an existing partnership that are not both businesses within the same four-digit Industry SIC Code cited above are, or are not, closely related. This determination will be made based on facts and circumstances.

DRAFTING INFORMATION

The principal author of this revenue procedure is Ann Veninga of the Office of the Assistant Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries). For further information regarding this revenue procedure, contact Ms. Veninga on (202) 622-3080 (not a toll-free call).

DOCUMENT ATTRIBUTES
  • Institutional Authors
    Internal Revenue Service
  • Cross-Reference

    26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters.

    (Also Part I, Section 7704; 1.7704-2.)

  • Code Sections
  • Subject Areas/Tax Topics
  • Index Terms
    partnerships, publicly traded
  • Jurisdictions
  • Language
    English
  • Tax Analysts Document Number
    Doc 92-11085
  • Tax Analysts Electronic Citation
    92 TNT 248-20
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