Overview:
Most U.S. businesses are formed as a pass-through entity, which includes partnerships. If you are new to the subject, or if you have worked in this area for years but need a quick review, this course will provide a firm grasp of the fundamental concepts, help you to build a strong foundation of knowledge, and freshen up your analytical skills. Talking about tax can sometimes sound like you're speaking a foreign language in front of your clients. You can leverage the tone of the course materials to explain complex issues with accuracy and confidence.
Objectives:
- Identify the effects of investor contributions and distributions on their basis in a partnership or LLC interest.
- Calculate the tax basis of assets transferred to a partnership or LLC at formation.
- Recognize the tax consequences of a transfer of liabilities to a partnership or LLC in connection with property transfers at formation.
- Calculate the partner's or member's remaining basis in their interest following a distribution of cash or property from the partnership or LLC.
- Calculate the amount of the guaranteed payment when the partner is to receive the lesser of a fixed dollar amount or a fixed percentage of partnership income.
- Distinguish between "book" allocations required under Section 704(b) and "tax" allocations required under Section 704(c).
- Identify the potential economic consequences of a special allocation to a partner or LLC member.
Major Topics:
Basic tax structure of partnerships and LLCs Electing to be taxed as a partnership: "Check-the-box" rules Partnership distributions Compensatory payments to partners At-risk and passive activity limits Profit and loss allocations: general rules and restrictions
Major Topics:
Basic tax structure of partnerships and LLCs Electing to be taxed as a partnership: "Check-the-box" rules Partnership distributions Compensatory payments to partners At-risk and passive activity limits Profit and loss allocations: general rules and restrictions
Designed For:
Public accounting staff and seniors Tax professionals in company finance or tax departments
Prerequisites:
None