26 U.S.C. § 723
Section 723 · Basis of property contributed to partnership
Amended 3 times on record
Applied in 18 court decisions — leading case Brown Shoe Co. v. Commissioner (1950)
Most recently applied in 122 Fed. Cl. 600 - Russian Recovery Fund Limited v. United States (August 2015)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
The basis of property contributed to a partnership by a partner shall be the adjusted basis of such property to the contributing partner at the time of the contribution increased by the amount (if any) of gain recognized under section 721(b) to the contributing partner at such time.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Amendments
1984—Pub. L. 98–369 inserted “under section 721(b)” after “gain recognized”.
1976—Pub. L. 94–455 inserted “increased by the amount (if any) of gain recognized to the contributing partner at such time” after “at the time of the contribution”.
Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 98–369 effective as if included in amendments made by section 2131 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94–455, see section 722(f)(2) of Pub. L. 98–369, set out as a note under section 722 of this title.
Effective Date of 1976 Amendment
For effective date of amendment made by Pub. L. 94–455, see section 2131(f)(3)–(5) of Pub. L. 94–455, set out as a note under section 721 of this title.