{"product_id":"practical-guide-to-partnerships-and-llcs-9th-edition","title":"Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs (9th Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePractical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs (9th Edition), by Robert Ricketts and Larry Tunnell, discusses the complex issues involving partnership taxation with utmost clarity. It uses hundreds of illustrative examples, practice observations, helpful charts and insightful explanations to make even the most difficult concepts understandable. The book reflects the authors penchant for communicating the pertinent facts in very direct language and creating a context for understanding the multifaceted issues and applying them to practice. This new edition fully reflects all the latest developments in this complex area. These include changes affecting:  partnership basis adjustments  transfers to partnerships of property with builtin losses  sale of an interest in a partnership with builtin loss property  disproportionate distributions from partnerships with builtin loss property  expensing and amortization of partnership organizational expenses  partnership treatment of the deduction for domestic production activities  recognition of cancellationofindebtedness income, and more In six parts, Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs covers the critical aspects of this complicated area, with individual parts focusing on partnership characteristics, funding, taxation of operations, partners share of partnership debt, disposition of partnership interest, and distributions. From choiceofentity considerations to sales and liquidations, the entire breadth of partnership and LLC taxation is covered. Special attention is given throughout to the complex interworkings of rules that bind, tax and control these entity operations. In the books first part focused on preliminary considerations, the basic underpinnings are presented covering key areas such as the check the box rules, antiabuse rules, investment joint venture rules, the application of partnership taxation to LLCs, liability issues, passive loss limitations, audit issues, selfemployment taxes, IRS classification, tax year and accounting method selection, and much more. The second part of Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs looks at property contributions and disguised sales, transactions between partner and partnership, and formation and startup expenses. A special summary table for the tax treatment of preopening expenses is included. Next, the central core of the book explains the taxation of operations including partnership income rules, the passthrough concept, and the partners share of income and debt. Specific rules, reporting and compliance issues are thoroughly addressed. Form 1065 and schedules L, M1, M2, K and K1 are also explained. Part four covers partners share of partnership debt, while disposition of a partnership interest is the subject of the fifth part of Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs. This section covers the amount and character of the sellers gain or loss, sales of partnership interest when the partnership holds ordinary income property and the effect of sale of partnership interest on the partnership. The final part covers distributions, including nonliquidating, liquidating, special distribution exceptions, and disproportionate distributions. This section also includes coverage of the death or retirement of a general partner and special rules for service partnerships. The detailed and substantial coverage in the text is enhanced by the abundant illustrations and special aids to understanding, such as flowcharts, offered throughout. Practical Guide to Partnerships and LLCs will be a great resource all tax practitioners, students and those interested in developing their knowledge of partnerhip and LLC taxation..\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CCH Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Robert Ricketts \/ paperback","offer_id":47846101713141,"sku":"SONG0808050265","price":73.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/41uChXjHLhL.jpg?v=1773831272","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/practical-guide-to-partnerships-and-llcs-9th-edition","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}