New Partnership Audit Rules Radically Alters Federal Partnership Income Tax

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, Thomas A. Cullinan, Sheldon M. Kay , Daniel R. McKeithen, David A. Roby, Jr., Amish M. Shah and H. Karl Zeswitz: “On November 2, 2015, President Obama signed the Budget Act of 2015 (the “2015 Budget Act”), which makes significant amendments to the procedural rules governing federal income tax audits and judicial proceedings that apply to partnerships and other entities (such as limited liability companies or statutory trusts) classified as partnerships for federal income tax purposes. . . . existing partnerships and their partners will also need to consider the extent to which the new rules will necessitate amendments to their partnership agreements to preserve their existing arrangements.”