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April 8, 2022
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Disposed of worthless partnership k-1 and also received 1099-B - how do I show negative basis?

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My client brought me a final Partnership K-1 which shows a beginning capital account of ($53,470), Current year net income (loss) of (31,377) and Other increase (a negative withdrawal of capital) of 84,847 which totals an Ending Capital Account of 0.  The sales schedule a few pages back shows the following columns:

1. Units Sold = 1077.5

2. Sale Date = 06/24/21

3. Sales Proceeds = I have sales proceeds from the broker's 1099-B of $5,890.00

4. Purchase Price/Initial Basis Amount = $8,979   This is different than what the broker shows.

5. Cumulative Adjustment to Basis - (93,826)

6. Cost Basis = (84,847)  This is supposed to show on Form 8949 Column E

7. Total Gain or Loss is supposed to be #6 minus #3

8. Gain subject to Recapture as Ordinary Income = $82,312   This is supposed to show on form 8949 Column G.

I have entered the 1099-B transaction as shown on the 1099-B but now I need to adjust the numbers to reflect the above information.  I have tried every way except the right way to do this in ProSeries!  How can I get the negative numbers to appear where they should be??

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Just-Lisa-Now-
Intuit Community Champion
April 8, 2022
If you mark the K-1 as final, a second page opens that you input the sales and basis info. Maybe you can skip the 1099B and make all the entries there.
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kris7404Author
Level 2
April 8, 2022

I read some other threads from years ago that detailed how to change the basis for sales that had positive basis, but this particular k-1 has negative basis listed and ProSeries won't take negatives in those fields.  That's where I'm getting hung up!

sjrcpa
Level 15
April 8, 2022

You can't have negative basis, that's why.

Basis in a partnership is not purchase price. It starts with that, then you need to add all K-1 income through the years and subtract all K-1 losses, deductions and contributions.

Your client has income upon the disposition. Looks like 82,312 ordinary and 5,624 capital gain.

The more I know the more I don’t know.