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Partnerships & LLCs: Dissolution & Closing Balance Sheet

2 CPE Credits $38.00/credit hour
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Per the IRS Education Provider Standards this course must be COMPLETED by 12/31/2028 to receive credits. NOTE: Go to My Professional Profile in your CCH CPELink account settings to ensure your name, and PTIN number; matches your PTIN card

Accurately record and report the sale or dissolution of partnerships or LLCs filing as partnerships, for tax, basis and possible partner pass- through profits or losses from the sale or dissolution. Learn minimum requirements for reporting business entity sales or dissolutions and possible tax practitioner exposure for compliance or partner disagreements. We’ll discuss tax planning strategies related to structuring a sale or dissolution and distributing assets or retiring partner loans to benefit your clients. Plus, best practices to prepare a complete and accurate final tax return and balance sheet.

Publication Date: July 2025

Topics Covered

  • Partnerships
  • Balance Sheets
  • Partnership Dissolution
  • LLC filing as partnership
  • Distributing assets
  • Closing a partnership

Learning Objectives

  • Explain how to correctly prepare the final balance sheet for dissolving a partnership
  • Explain the specifics of partnership & LLC dissolutions
  • Determine the tax impact of distributions of assets and handling loans to or from partners
  • Describe processes for advising clients on these tax matters related business dissolutions
  • Explain how to accurately calculate property basis, and other issues related to closing a partnership or LLC

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

Instructor

Jane Ryder

Jane Ryder, EA, CPA, is a nationwide professional educator.Jane Ryder, EA, CPA writes and speaks nationwide on many tax, compliance, representation and accounting topics. She runs her full-service CPA firm in San Diego, California and has been providing tax, accounting, representation and tax collection services since 1980.
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