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Reporting Partnership K-1s on Form 1040: Tax Basis Capital,

Built-In Gains, and 2019 Additions

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February 11, 2020

Reporting Partnership K-1s on Form 1040: Tax Basis Capital, Built-In Gains, and 2019 Additions

Joe B. Kristan, CPA, Partner

Eide Bailly

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Amie Kuntz, CPA, Tax Senior Manager

Eide Bailly

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REPORTING PARTNERSHIP K-1 ON FORM 1040February 11, 2020

DISCLAIMER

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educational purposes only and are not intended to be “written advice

concerning one or more Federal tax matters” subject to the

requirements of section 10.37(a)(2) of Treasury Department Circular

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This information is of a general nature and based on authorities that

are subject to change.

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AGENDA

New 2019 Items

Capital Account Reporting

Liability Allocation

Income Items

Deductions and Losses

Other Reporting Items

Joe Kristan, CPA

Partner

Amie Kuntz, CPA

Senior Tax Manager

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NEW ITEMS FOR 2019

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DISREGARDED ENTITIES

Item E

In the case of a DE, the

partnership will enter the TIN

of the beneficial owner of the

DE in Item E and the beneficial

owner's address in Item F

Item H2

If the partner is a DE, such as

a single member LLC that did

not elect to be treated as a

corporation, the partnership

will check the DE box and

enter the name and TIN of the

DE

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CAPITAL ACCOUNT

REPORTING

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CAPITAL

Capital accounts track a partner’s net investment in the

partnership and is reflected on the partnership balance sheet

“Book” capital accounts reflect property contributed at FMV on

date of contribution

• Match to financial records to determine economic

consequences of partnership transactions

• GAAP, 704(b)

Tax capital accounts reflect property contributed at its adjusted

tax basis (carryover basis)

• Used to determine tax consequences of partnership

transactions, such as tax gain or loss

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CAPITAL VS. BASIS

Terminology can get confusing

“Tax Basis Capital” or “Tax Capital” reporting

is a partnership calculation of the adjusted tax

basis in partnership assets

“Tax Basis” is the partner level calculation

“INSIDE” BASIS REFERES TO THE

PARTNERSHIP’S BASIS

“OUTSIDE” BASIS IS THE

PARTNER’S SHARE OF THE

PARTNERSHIP’S BASIS

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DISCUSSION OF TAX CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

The final version of the form instructions removed the requirement for all

partnerships to disclose “Tax Basis” capital account information.

All good, right?

Well, no.

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NEGATIVE TAX BASIS CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

The 2018 requirement to report “negative tax basis capital accounts” as

a line 20 Code AH disclosure remains.

Oddly, this isn’t the same thing as partner tax basis. From the 1065

instructions.

For these purposes, the term “tax basis capital” means (i) the amount of cash plus

the tax basis of property contributed to a partnership by a partner minus the

amount of cash plus the tax basis of property distributed to a partner by the

partnership net of any liabilities assumed or taken subject to in connection with such

contribution or distribution, plus (ii) the partner's cumulative share of partnership

taxable income and tax-exempt income, minus (iii) the partner's cumulative share of

taxable loss and nondeductible, noncapital expenditures.

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704(C) DISCLOSURES

An odd new disclosure. This may function primarily as a reminder to

Partnerships that Section 704(c) exists and that partnerships are

supposed to track it and report accordingly. The partners don’t use

this information on their own returns.

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WHAT IS A BUILT-IN GAIN?

Becky owns a hot dog stand debt-free at the end of 2018.

Its original cost was $50,000, its adjusted basis is zero, and

its fair market value Is $50,000.

To finance growth, Becky goes into partnership with Ethan.

Becky contributes the hot dog stand, and Ethan contributes

$50,000 in cash. Each partner is credited with a 50%

interest.

What is the built-in gain?

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BALANCE SHEETS

Book Capital Tax Capital

Cash 50,000 50,000

Fixed Assets 50,000 50,000

Accumulated Depreciation (50,000)

Total Assets 100,000 50,000

Liabilities - -

Becky Capital 50,000 -

Ethan Capital 50,000 50,000

Liabilities + Capital 100,000 50,000

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HOW IT SHOULD LOOK ON THE 1065 K-1

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REPORTING ON FORM 1040

These amounts are not reported on Form 1040; this is information the IRS

will likely use to ensure proper allocations and tracking by the

partnership

The partnership will track 704(c), allocate built in gain/loss as

appropriate, and report on relevant K-1 lines

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LINE 20, CODE AA: SECTION 704(C) INFORMATION

This code tells the partner how much of any item on the return is due to a

Sec. 704(c) adjustment

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LIABILITY

ALLOCATIONS

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LIABILITY ALLOCATION

Recourse Liability

To the extent any partner personally bears the risk of loss

for the liability

Nonrecourse Liability

No partner personally bears the economic risk of loss for

the liability

Qualified Nonrecourse Liability

Debt borrowed in connection with the activity of holding

real property

*important to the at-risk rules

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“QUALIFIED” NON-RECOURSE?

Sec. 465(b)(6):

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SO WHAT?

“Nonrecourse” financing is normally not “at-risk,” so losses

from such debt are deferred. But “qualified nonrecourse”

financing is excused from those limits.

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HOW ITEM K DISCLOSURES ARE USED

These go into the computation of the “At-risk” limits – the second of

the four hurdles to loss deduction – on Form 6198.

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LINES 21 AND 22

These new disclosures cover whether the partnership has more than one

activity for At-risk and Passive Loss rule groupings.

In the past, the only disclosure was usually reporting the separate

activities in supplementary schedules.

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INCOME ITEMS

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LINE 1: ORDINARY BUSINESS INCOME (LOSS)

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Where it can go:

Directly to Sch. E, page 2 for materially-participating owners without at-

risk or basis issues.

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Where it can go:

To Form 6198, Line 1 (or worksheet) if “at-risk” rules are in play.

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Where it can go:

To Form 8582, worksheet 3, for passive activities after considering at-

risk issues…

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Where it can go:

…and from there to Line 3a or 3b, page 1, of Form 8582.

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LINES 2 & 3: NET RENTAL INCOME/(LOSS)

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Generally, income and loss reported in boxes 2 & 3 are passive

• Exception for materially participating real estate professionals in

box 2

Box 2 reports rental real estate activity

Box 3 reports other rental activity

If the partnership has more than one rental activity, a statement of

income and loss by activity will be provided

Reporting on Form 1040 depends on if the activity produces income

or loss

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Passive Income:

Report box 2 or 3 activity on Schedule E, Line 28, Col (h) passive income

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Materially participating real estate professionals:

Report box 2 activity on Schedule E, Line 28, Col (i) nonpassive loss

allowed or (k) nonpassive income

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Passive Loss:

Report box 2 or 3 allowed loss on Schedule E, Line 28, Col (g) passive

income

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LINE 4A: GUARANTEED PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES

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LINE 4A: GUARANTEED PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES

From the Partner Instructions to Schedule K-1:

Guaranteed payments are payments made by a partnership to a partner that are

determined without regard to the partnership's income. Generally, amounts on this

line are not passive income, and you should report them on Schedule E (Form 1040

or 1040-SR), line 28, column (k) (for example, guaranteed payments for personal

services).

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LINE 4B: GUARANTEED PAYMENTS FOR CAPITAL

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LINE 4B: GUARANTEED PAYMENTS FOR CAPITAL

From the Partner Instructions to Schedule K-1:

These are guaranteed payments other than for services, such as for the use of

capital or attributable to section 736(a)(2) payments for unrealized

receivables or goodwill. Amounts on this line should be reported on Schedule

E (Form 1040 or 1040-SR), line 28, column (k) (for example, guaranteed

payments for capital).

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LINE 5: INTEREST INCOME

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LINE 5: INTEREST INCOME

• Ultimately reported on line 2b of Form 1040

• Potentially reported on Schedule B (discussed shortly)

• Form 4952: Investment Interest Expense Deduction – if investment

income, it will also be reported on line 20a

• Form 8990: Business Interest Expense Limitation (discussed more later)

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LINE 6: DIVIDENDS

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LINE 6: DIVIDENDS

6a: Ordinary Dividends

• Reported on line 3b of Form 1040, potentially Sch B (discussed shortly)

6b: Qualified Dividends

• Reported on line 3a of Form 1040• Are part of line 6a ordinary dividends (don’t double count)• Taxed at preferential long term capital gains rate• Excluded from investment income on Form 4952, but can elect to include

6c: Dividend Equivalents

• Not reported on Form 1040• Provided for foreign persons who are required to treat dividend equivalents

as U.S. source dividends• Not included in line 6a ordinary dividends 53

SCHEDULE B: REPORTING INTEREST & DIVS

Part 1: Interest

Part 2: Ordinary Dividends

Part 3: Foreign Accounts

When Schedule B is required:

• Over $1,500 taxable interest or ordinary dividends

• Seller-financed interest mortgage where buyer’s personal residence

• Accrued bond interest

• OID reported is less than on Form 1099-OID

• Reducing reported interest by amortizable bond premium

• Exclusion of interest from series EE or I U.S. Savings bonds

• Received interest or ordinary dividends as a nominee

• Have interest or signature authority over foreign financial accounts

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LINE 7: ROYALTIES

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LINE 7: ROYALTIES

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LINES 8 & 9: CAPITAL GAINS/(LOSSES)

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LINES 8 & 9: CAPITAL GAINS/(LOSSES)

Ultimately reported on line 6 of Form 1040

Line 8: Short Term Capital Gains/(Losses)

• Reported on Form 1040 Sch D, Line 5

Line 9a: Net Long-Term Capital Gains/(Losses)

• Reported on Form 1040 Sch D, Line 12

Line 9b: Collectibles (28%) Gains/(Losses)

• Report on 1040 28% Rate Gain Worksheet, Line 459

Found in Schedule D Instructions

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9C: UNRECAPTURED SECTION 1250 GAIN

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Gain from the sale of partnership assets goes to line 5 of the Sch. D

Unrecaptured Sec. 1250 gain worksheet.

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Gain from the sale by the partnership of an interest in another partnership

attributable to unrecognized unrecaptured Sec. 1250 gain goes on

worksheet line 10.

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Note that the only place line 9c goes is the Sch. D

worksheet. It doesn’t itself go to the front of any

form. It doesn’t go to Page 1 of Sch. D or to the

partner Form 4797.

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LINE 10: NET SECTION 1231 GAIN (LOSS)

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If nonpassive or a gain:

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If a loss from a passive activity, it goes through the 8582 passive

loss worksheet mixer.

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DON’T DOUBLE UP LINE 9C AND LINE 10!

The amount on line 9c is part of line 10. It’s not an additional

gain on top of line 10. Make sure you only ends up in income

once.

Remember – the only place 9c goes is the Sch. D. Unrecaptured

Sec. 1250 gain worksheet. This computes the rate on the amount

on line 10. It doesn’t add to the amount.

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LINES 11: OTHER INCOME/(LOSSES)

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LINE 11, CODE A: OTHER PORTFOLIO INCOME/(LOSS)

Portfolio income other than interest, dividends, royalties, and capital

gains and losses.

REMIC (Real estate mortgage investment conduit) activity is reported on

Schedule E, line 38

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LINE 11, CODE B: INVOLUNTARY CONVERSIONS

Reported on Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts

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LINE 11, CODE C: 1256 CONTRACTS & STRADDLES

Reported on Form 6781, Gains and Losses from Section 1256, line 5

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LINE 11, CODE E: CANCELLATION OF DEBT

This one can get complicated.

The taxability of debt cancellation income is determined at the

partner level. This differs from the S corporation determination.

If there is no exclusion, it goes to Form 1040, Sch. 1, Line 8.

The debt may be excludible in whole or part at the partner level

if the partner was insolvent prior to the debt forgiveness. If so,

then you need to file Form 982 to compute tax attribute

reductions.

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LINE 11, CODE F: SEC. 743(B) POSITIVE ADJUSTMENTS

This can end up in many places, depending on what assets the

adjustment relates to and what triggered it.

If an asset’s basis with respect to the partner was reduced when

the partnership interest was acquired – if there was a built-in loss

on the asset at the time – there will be a positive adjustment

when the asset is sold. This can affect Form 4797, Sch. D, and of

course the passive loss computations.

An adjustment here will probably require looking at a supporting

K-1 schedule to determine where it will go.

Negative Sec. 743 adjustments will appear on Line 13, code V.

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LINE 11, CODE G: SEC. 965 INCLUSIONS

This will relate to deferred income from 2017 from the

partnerships investment in Controlled Foreign Corporations. It will

come through to the 1040 via Form 965, most likely through Sch.

1., line 8.

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LINE 11, CODE G, H: CFC ITEMS

Code G will relate to deferred income from 2017 from the

partnerships investment in Controlled Foreign Corporations. It will

come through to the 1040 via Form 965, most likely through Sch.

1., line 8.

Code H will report certain subpart F inclusions other than GILTI

and Sec. 965 items.

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DEDUCTIONS AND

LOSSES

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LINE 12 SEC. 179

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LINE 12: SEC. 179

For a non-passive partner, go directly to Form 4562, line 6. Enter

"from Schedule K-1 (Form 1065)" across columns (a) and (b).

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LINE 12: SEC. 179

It will go from there to page 2, Sch. E.

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LINE 12: SEC. 179

For passive taxpayers, it goes through the Form 8582 passive

loss worksheet mixer.

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LINE 13: OTHER DEDUCTIONS

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LINE 13, CODES A-G: CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Reported on Schedule A

Be aware of AGI limitations depending on the type of contribution; with contributions carried forward 5 years

Noncash contributions may require additional reporting

Use Form 8283 to report noncash contributions > $500• If no 8283 is provided with K-1, combine amount reported as noncash from

partnership with other noncash to see if $500 threshold passed• If Form 8283 required and K-1 doesn’t provide all necessary information,

complete only column (h) of line 1 with your share of the contribution and enter “From Schedule K-1 Form 1065) across columns (d)-(g)

Form 8283 will be provided by the partnership to attach to Form 1040 if the partnership’s donation is $5,000 or greater for one or similar items

• Partner will deduct amount on K-1 line 13c, not the amount on Form 8283

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LINE 13, CODE H: INVESTMENT INTEREST EXPENSE

To Form 4952, line 1, and from there to Sch. A or Sch. E.

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LINE 13, CODE I: ROYALTY EXPENSE

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LINE 13, CODE J: SECTION 59(E)(2) EXPENDITURES

This can cover a variety of expenditures for which an

amortization election is available to the partner. These include:

• Circulation expenditures

• Research and experimental expenditures

• Intangible drilling costs

• Mining development expenditures

• Mining exploration costs

If currently expensed, rather than amortized, there is an AMT

adjustment or preference.

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LINE 13K: EXCESS BUSINESS INTEREST EXPENSE

This is the partner’s share of interest expense disallowed at the

partnership level under Sec. 163(j) on the partnership’s Form

8990. This goes to Form 8990, Schedule A, Column C.

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LINE 13, CODE M: AMOUNTS PAID FOR MEDICAL INSURANCE

Either reported on line 1, Schedule A, Itemized Deductions

Or,

Line 16 on Schedule 1, Additional Income and Adjustments to Income

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LINE 13, CODE N: EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS

These are includible in partner income and should be part of

guaranteed payments, but may create deductions and credits for the

partner

Deduct on a separate line of Schedule E, line 28, on Form 1040 up to

the $5,250 limitation

• Section 127 excludes from income up to $5,250 in employer

education assistance benefits for undergrad or grad courses each

year if used to pay for tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment

If reported benefits exceed $5,250, the excess may be used on Form

8863 for an education credit

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LINE 13, CODE N: EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE BENEFITS

Wait: Partners can’t be employees of the partnership?!

§127(b)(3) Not more than 5% of amounts paid during the year can be

for partners (or their spouse/dependent) who own >5%

§127(c)(3) An individual who owns the entire interest in an

unincorporated trade or business shall be treated as his own employer. A

partnership shall be treated as the employer of each partner who is an

employee within the meaning of …

§401(c)(1) Self-employed individuals treated as employee…

§401(c)(1)(B) The term “self-employed individual” means an individual

who has “earned income” (net earnings from self-employment)

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LINE 13, CODE 0: DEPENDENT CARE BENEFITS

Report on Form 2441, Child & Dependent Care Expenses, Part III

Used to compute deductible and taxable benefits, and credit

Include deductible benefits in the total entered Schedule E, line 28

(allowed loss)

Include taxable benefits on Form 1040, line 1, wages with “DCB” noted95

LINE 13, CODE P

This relates to preproductive period expenses of

plants. If the preproductive period exceeds two

years, these expenses may be subject to 263A

For most individuals, they will be deductible,

subject to normal loss limit rules

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OTHER ITEMS

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LINE 15: CREDITS

In general, do not need to complete the source credit form if the partner

receiving the K-1 isn’t a partnership or S corporation, and the only

source for a credit listed on Form 3800, Part III is passed through from a

partnership, S corporation, estate, trust, or coop

Simply report the credit amount from the K-1 onto Form 3800, Part III for

the appropriate credit and enter the EIN of the partnership in column (b)

of Part III

Exceptions: passive activity, investment, or biodiesel and renewable fuels

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LINE 16: FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS

Used to calculate the partner’s potential foreign tax credit on Form

1116: Notice the now 7 different categories of income!

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LINE 16: FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS

Form 1116 instructions give guidance for less than 10% limited partners:

If you are a limited partner and you own a less-than-10% interest

(by value) in the partnership, you generally may categorize your

distributive share of foreign source income and deductions from

that partnership as passive income. See Regulations section 1.904-

4(n) for more details and exceptions.

*This rule takes precedence over the income category rules outlined

in the instructions that follow for line 16, codes C and D–H, of

Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) and the apportionment of deductions

rules outlined in the instructions for line 16, later, codes J and K–O

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LINE 17: ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (BOO)

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LINE 17: ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX (BOO)

Report these items on Form 6251, Alternative Minimum Tax

Adjustments and preference items that increase or decrease

alternative minimum taxable income

Compared to taxable income that ensures a 26-28% tax

rate

*Eliminated for C Corporations, but not individuals

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LINE 18: TAX EXEMPT & NONDEDUCTIBLES

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LINE 18: TE INCOME & N/D EXPENSES

Tax Exempt Income

Reported on Form 1040, line 2a

*Increase basis in partnership! (Don’t want to have it taxed upon disposal

of partnership interest)

Nondeductible Expense

Not deductible on Form 1040, but still reduces basis in partnership

interest (otherwise you’d be getting a deduction for it on disposal of

partnership interest)

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LINE 19: DISTRIBUTIONS

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WHY BASIS MATTERS• The company had losses

• Several tests exist to take a loss, one of which is to

the extent of partner basis - 704(d)

• The company made distributions

• Excess distributions may be taxable to the partner

• Liquidating Distributions

• Gain/Loss

• Nonliquidating distributions

• Basis of distributed property

• Transfers of Interest

• Calculation of gain

• Section 743 step-ups

Think of basis like a

piggy bank to avoid

being taxed twice on

the same income

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COMPUTING PARTNERSHIP BASIS

Similar to S corporation shareholder basis, with a big

exception.

1. Start with your initial investment

2. Increase for your share of partnership income items

(including “permanent” exempt income and non-

deductible expense differences)

3. Reduce for distributions

4. Reduce for loses

5. Increase for partner share of partnership debt.

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INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BASIS

Inside basis reflects the partnership’s adjusted basis in its assets

• Each partner owns a share of the partnership’s inside basis of

assets, which becomes a partner’s outside basis

Outside basis reflects the partner’s adjusted basis in its interest in

the partnership

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§704(d) PROHIBITS PARTNERS FROM TAKING

LOSSES IN EXCESS OF OUTSIDE BASIS; INSTEAD

THEY ARE CARRIED FORWARD

Sam’s share of partnership loss is $10,000. His

adjusted basis for his partnership interest at the

end of the year (before the loss) is $6,000. Sam is

allowed a loss of only $6,000 in this year, with his

basis reduced to zero and a carryover loss of

$4,000 to a future year.

Next year, Sam's share of partnership income is

$5,000. Sam may now take the entire $4,000

carryover loss in this year. His basis is now $1,000.

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§731(a)(1) REQUIRES A PARTNER TO

RECOGNIZE A GAIN ON DISTRIBUTIONS IN

EXCESS OF OUTSIDE BASIS

If Sam has $10,000 basis in his partnership interest,

and the partnership distributes $15,000 in cash to

Sam, he must recognize a $5,000 capital gain on

distributions in excess of his basis.

Note that if the partnership distributes property in a

non-liquidating distribution, the outcome can differ. If

Sam had received $7,000 in cash and property with

FMV of $8,000 Sam would not recognize a gain on

excess distribution. Sam first takes the cash distribution

to reduce basis and next the partnership’s basis in the

property, with any gain later recognized when Sam

disposes. 114

LINE 20: ALL THE OTHER STUFF

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LINE 20, CODE L

Partners that have disposed of Sec. 179 property at a gain will report

information here that will go to a Form 4797 worksheet:

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LINE 20, CODE M

This code covers property subject to a prior Sec. 179 election for which

business use has fallen below 50%. The partnership is required to

provide information sufficient to complete Part IV of Form 4797.

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LINE 20, CODE Z: 199A INFORMATION

The partnership provides information necessary to calculate this potential

partner level deduction

Form 8995 or 8995-A, Qualified Business Income Deduction

*Amounts reported on the K-1 aren’t automatically included in QBI –

partner must look to how it’s reported on their Federal return

Ordinary business income or loss is included in QBI if it was used in

computing taxable income – not excluded, suspended, or

disallowed under any other Code section

Section 1231 gain or loss is only includable in QBI if it isn’t capital

gain or loss

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Partners can expect to see a schedule such as the following attached to their K-1

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if an aggregation election was made

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if from a Coop

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LINE 20, CODE AB, AC, AD: SALE OF INTEREST

For partners who have sold an interest in the partnership:

• Code AB is the portion of the gain that is ordinary under Sec. 751.

• Code AC is the portion of the gain that represents “collectibles” gain

under Sec. 1(h)(5).

• Code AD is the portion of the gain representing unrecaptured Sec.

1250 gain.

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LINE 20, CODES AE AND AF

These items enable a partner to determine whether any of the

excess business interest reported on current or prior K-1s of the

partnership may be deducted.

If the partner is personally subject to the Sec. 163(j) interest

limits – in other words, personally has >$25 million in gross

receipts directly or via pass throughs – these amounts go into the

partner’s personal Sec. 163(j) computation.

For partners not personally subject to the limits, these amounts

enable the partner to determine whether amounts disallowed in

prior years at the partnership level may be deducted.

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PARTNER SHARE OF GROSS RECEIPTS

The following are amount the items whose tax treatment depends on

gross receipts:

- Sec. 163(j) interest limits

- Favorable accounting methods, such as cash basis, non-Sec. 263A

inventory accounting, and completed contract accounting.

Partners are supposed to take their pro-rata share of partnership gross

receipts into account in determining their eligibility for these limits.

There is no prescribed place or requirement in the partnership instructions to

report this.

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LINE 20, CODE AG: GROSS RECEIPTS FOR 59A(E)

The following are amount the items whose tax treatment depends on

gross receipts:

- Sec. 163(j) interest limits

- Favorable accounting methods, such as cash basis, non-Sec. 263A

inventory accounting, and completed contract accounting.

Partners are probably required to take their pro-rata share of

partnership gross receipts into account in determining their eligibility for

these limits. S corporations partners, for example, take their shares of

partnership gross receipts into account in determining the application of

Sec. 1375.

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LINE 20, CODE AG: GROSS RECEIPTS FOR 59A(E)

Most taxpayers won’t be subject to the 59A tax, as it is a minimum tax

on taxpayers with average gross receipts over $500 million over the last

three years and that have multinational operations.

Still, gross receipts are gross receipts, and they are needed for other

purposes, so partnership return preparers should make this disclosure as

a matter of good practice, and so that partners don’t have to bug the

partnership for the information.

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FISCAL YEAR

Most individuals are calendar year filers

Many businesses are fiscal year filers

Report amounts on your tax return for the year in which the partnership’s

fiscal year ends

Ex: If the partnership’s tax year ends June 30th, 2019, report that period’s

amounts on your 2019 tax return (it will be a 2018 Schedule K-1)130

PTP LOSSES

Item D is checked when the partner is invested in a publicly traded

partnership

Passive loss rules are applied separately for PTPs

A passive loss from a PTP cannot offset other passive income – it is

suspended and carried forward to be applied against passive income

from the same PTP in later years

Unused losses at the time of a partner’s entire disposal are allowed in full

in that year131

PTP GAINS

Net gains from a PTP are nonpassive income

• Included in investment income to compute the

investment interest expense deduction on Form

4952

• Included in MAGI for figuring the $25K special

allowance for rental real estate loss on Form

8582

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PTP EXAMPLE: USING PY DISALLOWED LOSSCurrent Year Schedule E Income 10,000 Prior Year Disallowed PTP 4797 Loss (3,500)Current Year PTP Overall Gain 6,500

Report on:Schedule E, Part II, Col K (Nonpassive Income) 6,500 Schedule E, Part II, Col H (Passive Income) 3,500 Form 4797 (3,500)Current Year PTP Overall Gain 6,500

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PTP EXAMPLE: CY LIMITATION

PY Sch E Disallowed Loss (5,000)(12,000)

CY Sch E Loss (7,000)

CY Form 4797 Gain 2,000

Current Year PTP Overall Activity (10,000)

Report on:

Form 4797 2,000

Schedule E, Part II, Col G (Passive Loss) (2,000)

Total Loss (12,000)

Total Gain 2,000

Loss Carried Forward to Future (10,000)

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ERRORS AND DISAGREEMENTS

When a K-1 contains errors

Notify the partnership and ask for a corrected K-1

Be sure the partnership files the corrected K-1 with the IRS

When a partner reports differently than K-1

File Form 8082, Notice of Inconsistent Treatment with your

return to identify and explain any inconsistency or non-filing

partnership

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WHEN IN DOUBT – READ THE INSTRUCTIONS

THE PARTNER INSTRUCTIONS FOR SCHEDULE K-1 CONTAIN A WEALTH OF

INFORMATION

TRACK BASIS

BASIS IN A PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IS TECHNICALLY THE PARTNER’S

RESPONSIBILITY TO TRACK. GET A HEAD START!

MATCH OR FILE AN 8082

THE IRS GETS A COPY OF THE K-1 AS WELL AND WILL COMPARE NOTES

BREATHE

IN AND OUT; TAX AND LIFE AREN’T EASY. JUST TAKE ONE THING AT A TIME

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