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Surgent's Understanding Partnership Taxation: Types of Basis, Contributions, and Distributions

Thursday, December 12
 9:00am - 12:30pm

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4.00 Credits

Member Price $159.00

Non-Member Price $224.00

Overview

Calculating partnership basis is one of the most important things that we do as practitioners. However, it is also one of the most confusing. When we use the term “basis,” we really could be referring to one of three different things. This course will explore the differences between inside basis, outside basis, and 704(b) basis. Through several examples and practice problems, we will show you how to easily distinguish among these terms. We will also explore the tax implications of initial contributions of property to a partnership as well as the different types of partnership distributions.

Objectives

  • Calculate inside basis, outside basis, and 704(b) basis
  • Recognize the concept of substantial economic effect
  • List the three requirements that need to be present for an allocation to be deemed to have economic effect
  • Calculate the reallocation of items of gains and loss under IRC 704(b) when a qualified income offset is present
  • Recognize the tax effects of transferring cash, property, and services to a partnership
  • Recall the tax effects of contributing assets that are encumbered by debt to a partnership
  • List the key rules of thumb to remember when dealing with distributions
  • State the ordering rules for calculating a partner’s tax basis
  • Describe the key differences between liquidating and non-liquidating distributions
  • Determine any applicable tax gains and losses of cash and property distributions
  • State the ordering rules for hybrid distributions that involve both cash and property

Highlights

  • Three different types of basis
  • Contributions of property
  • IRC 704(b) – Capital Accounts and Special Allocations
  • Contributions of property and debt
  • Contributions of services
  • IRS Notice 2020-43

Designed For

Tax practitioners who are looking to improve their knowledge of basis types, the calculation of basis, and the implications of making contributions to a partnership

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of fundamental partnership tax concepts

Preparation

None

Notice

To access this program, log into your CTCPA account at https://www.ctcpas.org/my-cpe/upcoming and click on the orange “Launch Event” button.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

David Peters, Peters Professional Education LLC

David R. Peters, CPA, CFP, CPCU, MST, MBA

David Peters is the Founder and Owner of David Peters Financial Group and Peters Tax Preparation & Consulting, PC. David has over sixteen years of experience in financial services, including 3 years in the hedge fund industry and six years in the insurance industry.

David was the first-ever Chief Financial Officer at Compare.com - a position he held for more than three years. Currently, David is a National Instructor for the AICPA, Surgent, and Kaplan. He regularly teaches courses in accounting, finance, insurance, financial planning, and ethics throughout the United States. David holds four master’s degrees, and is currently pursuing his PhD in Financial Planning. He contributes regularly to various CPA publications, including NCACPA’s Interim Report, SCACPA’s CPA Report, and VSCPA’s Disclosures. David was also a co-author of the 2018 Virginia CPA Ethics course – a required course for all CPA’s licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Non-Member Price $224.00

Member Price $159.00