Objectives
- Identify common mistakes made on partnership tax returns.
- Calculate the balance in the partners’ capital accounts and enter the results on Form 1065 and on the Schedules K-1.
- Identify the purposes of Schedules L, M-1, and M-2.
- Recognize the tax treatment, both at the partner and the partnership level, of guaranteed payments to a partner.
- Identify and report Section 1202 gains on Form 1065.
- Determine the ordinary loss to the partners from the sale of Section 1244 stock.
- Determine how installment sales are taxed and disclosed by partnerships.
- Determine book value following a revaluation of LLC or partnership assets.
- Determine strategies to avoid making mistakes on partnership tax returns.
Major Topics
• Form 1065
• Schedules K and K-1
• Schedules M-1 and M-2
• Form 4562
• Form 4797
Prerequisite
Basic knowledge of partnership income taxation