Partnership Taxable Income Partner D Is A 10 Percent General

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Partnership Taxable Income Partner D is a 10 percent general partner in ABCD Partnership. The partnership’s financial records for the current tax year reveal the following: Gross receipts from sales of $820,000, Cost of sales of $540,000, Operating expenses of $93,000, Net income from rental real estate of $64,000, Dividend income of $20,000, Business meals and entertainment expenses of $8,200, Section 1231 loss of $17,500, and D’s outside basis in his partnership interest was $125,000 at the beginning of the tax year. Using Form 1065, page 1 as a guide, calculate the partnership’s ordinary income/loss for the current tax year. Determine D’s capital account in the partnership at the end of the tax year.

Partnership Transactions: Partnership EFGH is a calendar year, accrual basis partnership. Partner G is a calendar year, cash basis partner. Partnership EFGH rents property from Partner G, paying market rate rent of $4,000 per month and a guaranteed payment of $10,000 per month for services performed. Near year end: the December rent payment was not received until January of the subsequent year; the December guaranteed payment was not received until January of the subsequent year.

In what tax year should EFGH deduct the December rent payment and G include this in his tax return? Similarly, in what year should EFGH deduct the December guaranteed payment and G include this in his tax return?

Calculating Partnership Ordinary Income/Loss and Partner Taxable Income: Partner Q in Partnership QRST has a 30% share of income and losses. Q provides services; both use calendar year for taxes. The partnership shows gross profit of $260,000, guaranteed payments to Q of $20,000, a life insurance premium for Q of $500, operating expenses of $60,000, charitable contributions of $9,000, and net long-term capital gain of $10,000. Q received $20,000 guaranteed payments and withdrew $10,000 during the year. Q’s capital account at year start was $50,000.

Using Form 1065, page 1 as a guide, calculate QRST’s ordinary income for the tax year. Then, determine T’s taxable income for 2012, given T will not itemize deductions. Finally, calculate T’s capital account in the partnership at year end.

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Calculation of Partnership Ordinary Income/Loss for the Current Tax Year

The partnership's total income for the current tax year begins with gross receipts from sales of $820,000. From this, the cost of sales ($540,000) and operating expenses ($93,000) are deducted to determine gross income before considering other income and losses. The calculation proceeds as follows:

Gross income: $820,000

Minus Cost of sales: ($540,000)

Minus Operating expenses: ($93,000)

Subtotal: $187,000

Adding the net rental real estate income of $64,000 increases this subtotal to $251,000, representing income before dividend income, business expenses, and losses.

Income before other items: $251,000

Adding dividend income ($20,000) raises total income to $271,000. Business meals and entertainment expenses ($8,200) and the Section 1231 loss ($17,500) are deductible or netted against income according to tax rules.

- Business meals and entertainment expenses are generally deductible at 50%, resulting in a deduction of $4,100.

- The Section 1231 loss of $17,500 is netted against other Section 1231 gains or losses. Assuming no other 1231 gains are present, this results in a net 1231 loss.

Combining these:

Income before considering 1231 loss: $271,000

Less 50% of meals ($4,100): ($4,100)

Less 1231 loss: ($17,500)

Net ordinary income: $249,400

Thus, the partnership’s ordinary income for the tax year is approximately $249,400.

Partner D’s Capital Account at Year-End

Partner D began the year with an outside basis of $125,000. His share of partnership income, calculated at 10%, is roughly $24,940 ($249,400 * 10%).

Additionally, D’s basis increases by his share of income and decreases by his share of losses and distributions. Without specific information about distributions, we assume none were made.

- Share of income: $24,940

- D’s initial basis: $125,000

- Ending basis (assuming no distributions): $125,000 + $24,940 = $149,940

D's capital account at year-end reflects his share of income and capital contributions, less distributions, which are not specified. Assuming no contributions or distributions:

Partner D’s capital account: approximately $149,940

Tax Treatment of December Rent and Guaranteed Payments

Partner G is a cash basis taxpayer, so income is recognized when received, while EFGH is an accrual basis taxpayer, recognizing expenses when incurred. For the rent payment and guaranteed payments made near year end:

- EFGH can deduct the December rent in the tax year it incurs the liability if paid or due, per accrual accounting. Since the rent was not received until January, EFGH can accrue and deduct the December rent in the current year.

- G, on the other hand, reports income when it is received. Since G received the December rent in January of the subsequent year, G includes this rent income in his return the following year.

Similarly, for the guaranteed payments:

- EFGH can accrue and deduct the December guaranteed payment in the current tax year since the expense was incurred even if G received the payment in January.

- G reports the income when received in January, so he includes the December payment in the subsequent year's income.

Calculation of QRST’s Ordinary Income for the Tax Year

QRST’s gross profit of $260,000 is reduced by operating expenses ($60,000), charitable contributions ($9,000), and the cost of guaranteed payments to Q ($20,000). Additionally, the partnership incurs a $500 life insurance premium for Q. The net income calculation is as follows:

Gross profit: $260,000

Minus Operating expenses: ($60,000)

Minus Guaranteed payments to Q: ($20,000)

Minus Life insurance premium for Q: ($500)

Subtotal: $179,500

Adding the net long-term capital gain of $10,000 results in total partnership income of:

Ordinary income: $179,500 + $10,000 = $189,500

This amount represents QRST’s ordinary income for the tax year, per Schedule K-1 and Form 1065.

Q’s Taxable Income

Q, a single individual with no other income or itemized deductions, receives guaranteed payments of $20,000 and withdraws $10,000 during the year. The taxable income calculation includes:

- Guaranteed payments: fully taxable as ordinary income ($20,000).

- Withdrawals do not affect taxable income unless treated as distributions. Q’s taxable income is from guaranteed payments and his share of partnership income.

- The partnership’s income allocated to Q (30%) is:

$189,500 * 30% = $56,850.

- Total taxable income for Q:

$20,000 (guaranteed payments) + $56,850 (partner share) = $76,850.

Q’s income is further affected by miscellaneous deductions or credits, but as specified, no itemized deductions are present, so total taxable income is approximately $76,850.

Partner T’s Taxable Income and Capital Account in 2012

Given T will not itemize deductions and assuming T’s share of partnership income and withdrawals are consistent with the partnership’s earnings:

- T’s share of partnership income would be derived from typical allocations. However, details about T’s specific share are not provided in preceding data; assuming T’s proportionate interest aligns similarly to partner Q’s, roughly 30%.

- T’s taxable income for the year includes his proportionate share of partnership income plus any guaranteed payments or other income.

- T’s capital account at year end considers initial capital plus share of income, minus withdrawals. For example, if T started with a capital account of $50,000, with a similar share of income ($56,850) and withdrawals ($10,000), the calculations would be:

$50,000 + ($189,500 * 30%) – $10,000 = $50,000 + $56,850 – $10,000 = $96,850.

Thus, T’s capital account at year end would be approximately $96,850.

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