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Question 230: In determining whether two partnerships are a brother-sister group of trades or businesses under common control, do you first consider each owner's profits interests and then consider each owner's capital interests (to see if the ownership threshholds are met) or alternatively, do you use the higher of each partner's capital or profits interest? (The attribution rules clearly state that an interest in an entity owned by a partnership is deemed to be owned by the partner in proportion to the greater of his capital or profits interests. However, I'm not sure how to apply the rules if no attribution rule is called for.) |
Answer: Your uncertainty is understandable. The real question is, "What constitutes a controlling interest, or effective control, of a partnership?" As you point out, that is a very different question from "How are assets held by a partnership attributed to its partners?" |
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