Section 10-12-8

(Applicable to limited liability companies organized after January 1, 1998, limited liability companies not electing to come under the pre-1997 changes, and to all limited liability companies after December 31, 2000.) Application of partnership provisions to limited liability companies; classification for federal income tax purposes.

(a) The terms "partnership" and "limited partnership," when used in any chapter or title other than this chapter, the Alabama Uniform Partnership Act (Chapter 8A, Title 10), and the Alabama Limited Partnership Act of 1983 (Chapter 9A, Title 10), and any successors of those acts, include a limited liability company organized under this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), for purposes of taxation, other than Chapter 14A of Title 40, a domestic or foreign limited liability company shall be treated as a partnership unless it is classified otherwise for federal income tax purposes, in which case it shall be classified in the same manner as it is for federal income tax purposes.

(c) A foreign or domestic limited liability company governed by this chapter is subject to any amendment to or repeal of this chapter.

(Acts 1993, No. 93-724, p. 1425, §8; Act 97-920, 1st Ex. Sess., p. 312, §1; Act 2000-705, p. 1442, §4.)