robin-tylim
Level 1

Should my client who is a single member LLC, (but has an investor who's loan is repaid when the business is sold for a portion of the sales proceeds)  file a 1040 or a Partnership return? Can the investor who gets zero share of profits and losses until sale have a basis on the K1s?

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sjrcpa
Level 15

Is "investor"'s money a loan or a capital contribution?

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robin-tylim
Level 1
The client is stating it's a loan but when the business gets sold it gets repaid for a higher amount.  I'm not sure what is needed to document that it's a loan versus capital contribution
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sjrcpa
Level 15
A loan agreement would document a loan.
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itonewbie
Level 15
The documentation you need is similar to what it would have been required for a loan from an unrelated third party.

You should not rely on what the parties call it but review the document for intent, whether it was a bona fide loan that was evidenced by documentation, whether the terms are comparable to those in the market, enforceable, and were actually carried out, whether interest is chargeable at AFR at a minimum, and how the related transactions were recorded on the books.   You should be able to trace back from the documentation and the books what the difference is.
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robin-tylim
Level 1
If there was adequate documentation of a loan and proper booking in the books then is a partnership return still necessary or is a 1040 okay? What about interest on the loan? Shouldn't that be a taxable item?
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robin-tylim
Level 1
If there was adequate documentation of a loan and proper booking in the books then is a partnership return still necessary or is a 1040 okay? What about interest on the loan? Shouldn't that be a taxable item?
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sjrcpa
Level 15
If it is a bona fide loan then you have a Single Member LLC. It is disregarded for income tax purpose unless an election was made to be taxed as a corporation.
A partnership, by definition, has two or more partners.
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itonewbie
Level 15
:+1::+1:
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TaxMonkey
Level 8

And what happens if the business is not sold for a profit, and or if the loan is not repaid?

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abctax55
Level 15

If this IS a partnership, then have the client provide a copy of the partnership agreement. Which, *should* document the capital contributions.

*The client says* isn't really good enough documentation for your file....

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IRonMaN
Level 15
Well it is good enough for me if his name is Simon :grimacing::grimacing:

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Accountant-Man
Level 13

Is there interest stated on the loan? Is the repayment at sale the loan plus interest?

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