Partnership and S Corporation - Basis and Distribution Issues
Overview
Basis is a fundamentally important issue when dealing with pass-through entities, as it impacts the equity holder’s ability to deduct losses and/or receive distributions without a negative tax impact. As well, distributions from the different types of pass-through entities are subject to differences in treatment that can have a major impact on the tax liability of the client. This course will look at the rules on calculating basis, limitations on loss deductions (including at-risk rules), and the treatment of distributions.
Prerequisites
General tax knowledge
Designed For
Practitioners who advise clients holding interests in pass-through entities and the pass-through entities themselves.
Objectives
- Understand inside and outside basis and gain/loss issues on formation
- Perform calculation of basis based on annual activities of the pass-through entities
- Understand how to structure distributions to avoid unpleasant, surprise tax liabilities
Preparation
None
Notice
This course is offered by a 3rd party vendor. Login instructions will not be accessible in the My CPE Tracker section of the ISCPA website. Login instructions will be emailed directly to you by California Education Foundation (CalCPA).
Leader(s):
Leader Bios
Edward Zollars
Edward K. Zollars, CPA is in public practice in Phoenix, Arizona as a partner with the firm of Thomas, Zollars & Lynch, Ltd. He has been in practice for over twenty five years, specializing in tax issues for closely held businesses and individuals. Ed has been professionally involved with both tax and technology issues, combing the two disciplines in starting the first tax podcast (Ed Zollars Tax Update, produced weekly dealing with current tax issues). He has been a member of AICPA Tax Division Committees dealing with tax and technology issues, and was the Tax Section’s representative on three occasions to the AICPA’s Top Ten Technologies project. Ed is also a member of the Phoenix Tax Workshop’s Advisory Committee, and currently serves on the Tax Legislation Liaison Committee for the Arizona Society of CPAs. Ed has written articles published in Practical Tax Strategies and the Tax Adviser. He has been a frequent contributor to a number of professional tax discussion groups, and served as systems operator on the AICPA’s Accountants Forum in the mid 1990s. He has spoken regularly on tax and technology topics since 1996, speaking before conferences sponsored by the AICPA and a number of state society of CPAs.
Non-Member Price $399.00
Member Price $299.00