CH. 1—NORMAL TAXES AND SURTAXES
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liquidation of a partner's interest in the partnership, or the sale or exchange of a partner's interest in the partnership. (2)
PARTNER WHO RETIRES OR SELLS INTEREST IN PARTNERSHIP.—
(A) DISPOSITION OF ENTIRE INTEREST.—The taxable year of a partnership shall close— (i) with respect to a partner who sells or exchanges his entire interest in a partnership, and (ii) with respect to a partner whose interest is liquidated, except that the taxable year of a partnership with respect to a partner who dies shall not close prior to the end of the partnership's taxable year. Such partner's distributive share of items described in section 702 (a) for such year shall be determined, under regulations prescribed by the Secretary or his delegate, for the period ending with such sale, exchange, or liquidation. (B)
DISPOSITION OF LESS THAN ENTIRE INTEREST.—The taxable
year of a partnership shall not close (other than at the end of a partnership's taxable year as determined under subsection (b) (1)) with respect to a partner who sells or exchanges less than his entire interest in the partnership or with respect to a partner whose interest is reduced, but such partner's distributive share of items described in section 702(a) shall be determined by taking into account his varying interests in the partnership during the taxable year. SEC. 707. TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN PARTNER AND PARTNERSHIP.
(a) PARTNER N O T ACTING IN CAPACITY AS PARTNER.—If a partner engages in a transaction with a partnership other than in his capacity as a member of such partnership, the transaction shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be considered as occurring between the partnership and one who is not a partner. (b) CERTAIN SALES OR EXCHANGES OF PROPERTY W I T H R E S P E C T TO CONTROLLED PARTNERSHIPS.— (1) LOSSES DISALLOWED.—No deduction shall be allowed in
respect of losses from sales or exchanges of property (other than an interest in the partnership), directly or indirectly, between— (A) a partnership and a partner owning, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the capital interest, or the profits interest, in such partnership, or (B) two partnerships in which the same persons own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the capital interests or profits interests. In the case of a subsequent sale or exchange by a transferee described in this paragraph, section 267(d) shall be applicable as if the loss were disallowed under section 267(a)(1). (2) G A I N S TREATED AS ORDINARY INCOME.—In the case of a sale or exchange, directly or indirectly, of property, which in the hands of the transferee, is property other than a capital asset as defined in section 1221— (A) between a partnership and a partner owning, directly or indirectly, more than 80 percent of the capital interest, or profits interest, in such partnership, or § 707(b)(2)(A)
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