Tax Director
The IRS recently released draft Form 7217, Partner’s Report of Property Distributed by a Partnership, and related draft instructions.
The purpose of Form 7217 is to report all distribution of property that a partner receives from a partnership. A partner receiving a distribution of property from a partnership in a non-liquidating or liquidating distribution will use the form to report the basis of the distributed property.
Type of distribution where Form 7217 IS required:
- Distribution of property subject to section 732.
Types of distributions where Form 7217 IS NOT required:
- Distributions of money (or marketable securities that are treated as money).
- Payments to you for services other than in your capacity as a partner under section 707(a)(1).
- Transfers that are treated as disguised sales under section 707(a)(2)(B).
How Form 7217 filed:
The Form 7217 is filed with the partner’s 2024 tax return that received the property distribution. The partnership itself does not file Form 7217.
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