ACPEN: Partnership Essentials: Tax Basis Capital Accounts

Overview

This course examines the critical issues and special opportunities facing partnerships and their partners, with a focus on reporting tax basis capital accounts.  

*Please Note:  If you need credit reported to the IRS for this IRS approved program, please download the IRS CE request form on the Course Materials Tab and submit to terri.storer@acpen.com

Highlights

• Importance of tax basis capital accounts
• Reporting negative tax basis
• Tax accounting for property contributed to a partnership
• Effect of the Ceiling Rule
• Allocation of depreciation to partners
• Alternative and Remedial Methods
• Effect on financial capital accounts
• Form 1065, Schedule K-1

Prerequisites

Basic working knowledge of partnerships and LLCs taxation

Designed For

Practitioners with partnership clients and those seeking knowledge on thorny partnership issues

Objectives

• Define the tax consequences and various liabilities for both partnerships and LLCs
• Apply rules for reporting tax basis capital accounts
• Identify planning opportunities and potential pitfalls

Preparation

None