Change in constitution of a firm: assessment on the firm as constituted at assessment time, preserving tax continuity.
Change in constitution of a firm provides that assessment shall be on the firm as constituted at the time of assessment where partners cease, new partners are admitted (with at least one pre existing partner continuing), or shares change; an exception preserves dissolution on the death of a partner. The clause modernizes language and cross references to updated assessment provisions, maintains continuity in tax liability, and places emphasis on partnership deeds, record keeping, and potential factual disputes over reconstitution versus succession.