The IRS has recently increased the pressure on how to calculate and report partner and shareholder basis. Changes in the forms reflect these developments. This program provides a detailed analysis of the calculations related to determining tax basis for a partnership interest and S corporation shareholder shares and loans. How to use the Form 1065, Schedule K-1 and Form 1120S, Schedule K-1 information for basis determination. Illustrated examples with filled in forms will demonstrate how the process works and their many potential pitfalls.
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DESIGNED FOR
CPAs working in public accounting firms and/or working for partnerships or S corporation
BENEFITS
- Identify the tax issues related to LLC members/partners basis from formation through operations and concluding with sale and/or liquidation
- Identify the tax issues related to S corporation owner's basis for shares and loans from formation through operations and concluding with sale and/or liquidation
- Understand potential pitfalls and planning strategies
HIGHLIGHTS
- Calculation of basis when the entity is formed, including the impact of contributed property
- How to calculate partnership tax basis capital accounts;
- Clarifies the how partnerships and S corporations debt impacts tax basis
- Discusses how distributions affect basis
- Explains how basis is impacted by sale and/or liquidation of the partnership or S-corporation interest
- Discusses how S corporation losses impact Form 1040 Schedule E reporting
- Comprehensive examples to illustrate the mechanics of the basis determination process
PREREQUISITES
Basic working knowledge of partnership and S corporation taxation
ADVANCE PREPARATION
None