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Form 1065 is the tax return that must be submitted to the IRS and is used to declare the profits or losses, deductions, and credits of a business partnership. Partnerships must also issue a Schedule K-1 to all partners.
Partners are required to pay taxes on their shares of income from the partnership on their personal tax returns. The taxes must be paid, regardless of whether the earnings from the partnership were distributed or not. Active partners may be required to pay Social Security and Medicare tax on income from the partnership.
Who can file Form 1065?
All domestic partnerships must file Form 1065. This includes LLC’s designed as domestic partnerships with headquarters located in the United States. The IRS defines a partnership as two, or more, people or entities who carry on a trade or business together. Each person contributes to the company in some way, whether through money, skill, labor, or property with the expectation that all partners will reap the benefits and losses.
How to File Form 1065:
The 1065 US Return of Partnership Income requires a significant amount of information about the partnerships financial status each year. This includes income, deductions and operating expenses, and other costs associated with running a business. The form also requires information about each of the partners and their interest in the company, denoted by percentage of ownership.
To complete Form 1065, filers may need information from the following, if applicable:
A Schedule K-1 is also expected to be included with Form 1065, and distributed to all partners, as applicable.
Form 1065 is due in March, typically the 15th, of every year.
An extension grants an extra six months, making the return due in September.
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