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October 16, 2020
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FORM 1065

  • October 16, 2020
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I have a client who is the only General Partner of a Partnership and his partner is the Limited Partner, however, since they registered the company 3 years ago,  each of the 2 members have been reporting the income on schedule C and NOT filing 1065. What do I do?

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Best answer by IRonMaN

Looks like there are two different paths to choose from:

1.  Amend the partners' 1040s for the 3 years as well as prepare 1065s for the years.

2.  Start doing things right this year and tell them to both start going to church every Sunday and sit in the front pew and pray that their lottery number doesn't come up at the IRS.

As a side note to aid in path selection, did they have a partnership checkbook and act like a partnership or did they run things like 2 individual businesses?

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IRonMaN
IRonMaNAnswer
Level 15
October 16, 2020

Looks like there are two different paths to choose from:

1.  Amend the partners' 1040s for the 3 years as well as prepare 1065s for the years.

2.  Start doing things right this year and tell them to both start going to church every Sunday and sit in the front pew and pray that their lottery number doesn't come up at the IRS.

As a side note to aid in path selection, did they have a partnership checkbook and act like a partnership or did they run things like 2 individual businesses?

Slava Ukraini!
TavoAuthor
Level 2
October 16, 2020

They own a Granite installation business and both work, so they haven't been running things like a partnership, and no, they don't have a partnership checkbook..As far as I can see they've been receiving one 1099, they then divide it in half and each go about their way.

I don't know why they registered as LP..

(LOL re: the church thing) 🙂

Thanks so much for your fast response, by the way.

IRonMaN
Level 15
October 16, 2020

You betcha!

By the way, does the 1099 come in one of their names or is it the name and ID# of the partnership?

Slava Ukraini!