Reg. § 18.1379-1 Transitional rules on enactment.
(a) Prior elections Any election that was made under section (as in effect before the enactment of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982), and that is still in effect as of the first day of a taxable year beginning in 1983, shall be treated as being an election made under section . In addition, any election that was made under section (as in effect before the enactment of that Act), and that is still in effect as of the first day of a taxable year beginning in 1983, shall be treated as being an election made under section .
(b) Prior terminations For purposes of section , any termination under section (as in effect before the enactment of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982) shall not be taken into account.
(c) Time and manner of making an election under section 6(c)(3)(B) of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982 In the case of a qualified oil corporation (as defined in section 6(c)(3)(B) of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982), the corporation may elect under that section of the Act to have the amendments made by the Act not apply and to have Subchapter S (as in effect on July 1, 1982), Chapter I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 apply. The election shall be made by the corporation by filing a statement that—
(1) Contains the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the corporation and of each shareholder,
(2) Identifies the election as an election under section 6(c)(3)(B) of the Subchapter S Revision Act of 1982, and
(3) Provides all information necessary in the judgment of the district director to show that the corporation meets the requirements (other than the requirement of making this election) of a qualified oil corporation.
The statement shall be signed by any person authorized to sign the return required to be filed under section and by each person who is or was a shareholder in the corporation at any time during the taxable year beginning in 1983 and shall be filed with the return for that taxable year.