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Corp. Tax Test 3(1)
Chapter 9: Partnerships, 9-1 to 9-2e
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inside Basis | A partnership's basis in the assets it owns |
| Aggregate Concept | The partnership is a conduit for the partners to receive income, credits, deductions, and other items |
| Entity Concept | Concept that treats partners and partnerships as separate units and gives the partnership its own personality, for example, the partnership has to file an information return that summarizes its activities for the tax year |
| Combined Concepts | Aggregate covers most of the general rules, exception rules governed by entity |
| Carryover Basis | the partner’s basis in the asset carries over to become the partnership’s inside basis in the asset |
| Substituted Basis | the partner’s basis in the contributed assets transfers over to become the partner’s outside basis in the partnership interest |
| Code 709 | Costs associated with starting a partnership(organizational costs), startup business operations(startup costs), selling partnership units to prospective partner(syndication costs), acquiring assets, first $5000 is deductible then amortized over 5 years |
| Code 195 | costs needed to investigate, create or acquire active trade before operations begin, like advertising, marketing or legal fees. Immediate deduction then amortization |
| Code 162 | Costs associated with normal business operations like paying staff, marketing surveys, staff training, advertising and professional fees. Fully deductible |
| Code 197 | Intangible assets, goodwill, trademarks. Amortized over 15 years |
| Guaranteed Payment | Partner's salaries or payments for use of capital. Fully deductible. |
| 1231 Asset | Property used in a business, held for over 12 months, including machinery, buildings, land, rental real estate, and timber/livestock. |