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Instructions for Form 1065 2006 Tax Year

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A

Accounting methods:, Accounting Methods
Accrual method, Accrual method.
Change in accounting method, Change in accounting method.
Mark-to-market accounting method, Mark-to-market accounting method.
Nonaccrual experience method, Nonaccrual experience method., Nonaccrual experience method.
Percentage of completion method, Percentage of completion method.
Accounting periods, Accounting Periods
Adjusting deductions for certain credits, Reducing certain expenses for which credits are allowable.
Administrative adjustment request, Amended Return
Allocation of partnership items:
Contributed property, How Income Is Shared Among Partners
Liabilities, Item M. Partner's Share of Liabilities
Nonrecourse liabilities, Item M. Partner's Share of Liabilities
Partnership agreement, How Income Is Shared Among Partners
Special allocations, Special Allocations
Alternative minimum tax:, Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) Items
Adjusted gain (loss), Line 17b. Adjusted Gain (Loss)
Depletion (other than oil and gas), Line 17c. Depletion (Other Than Oil and Gas)
Depreciation adjustment on property placed in service after 1986, Line 17a. Post-1986 Depreciation Adjustment
Oil, gas, and geothermal properties, Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Properties—Gross Income and Deductions
Amended return, Amended Return
Analysis of net income (loss), Analysis of Net Income (Loss)
Analysis of partner's capital account, Item N. Partner's Capital Account Analysis
Analysis of partners' capital accounts, Schedule M-2. Analysis of Partners' Capital Accounts
Assembling the return, Assembling the Return
At-risk activities, Item M. Partner's Share of Liabilities
Attached statements, Attached statements.
Audits:
Tax Matters Partner, Designation of Tax Matters Partner (TMP)

B

Balance sheets per books, Schedule L. Balance Sheets per Books
Business start-up expenses, Business start-up and organizational costs.

C

Capital gain:
Net long-term, Line 9a. Net Long-Term Capital Gain (Loss)
Net short-term, Line 8. Net Short-Term Capital Gain (Loss)
Change of address, Name and Address
Charitable contribution, Line 13a. Contributions
Codes:
Partner, Item K. What Type of Entity Is This Partner?
Principal business activity, Codes for Principal Business Activity and Principal Product or Service
Schedule K-1 reporting, Codes.
Collectibles (28%) gain (loss), Line 9b. Collectibles (28%) Gain (Loss)
Commercial revitalization deduction, Commercial revitalization deduction.
Consolidated audit procedures, Recordkeeping, Amended Return, Question 4,
Contributions to the partnership, Contributions to the Partnership
Cost of goods sold, Line 2. Cost of Goods Sold, Schedule A. Cost of Goods Sold
Cost of Goods Sold
Inventory, Line 1. Inventory at Beginning of Year
Credits, Credits
Credits:
Low-income housing, Low-Income Housing Credit
Rehabilitation (rental real estate), Line 15c. Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditures (Rental Real Estate)
Rental activities, Line 15d. Other Rental Real Estate Credits

D

Deductions:
Bad debts, Line 12. Bad Debts
Depletion, Line 17. Depletion
Depreciation, Line 16. Depreciation
Employee benefit programs, Line 19. Employee Benefit Programs
Entertainment facilities, Entertainment facilities.
Guaranteed payments, Line 10. Guaranteed Payments to Partners
How to report, Deductions
Interest, Line 15. Interest
Limitations, Limitations on Deductions
Meals and entertainment, Travel, meals, and entertainment.
Membership dues, Membership dues.
Reforestation expenditures, Reforestation expenditures.
Rent, Line 13. Rent
Repairs and maintenance, Line 11. Repairs and Maintenance
Retirement plans, Line 18. Retirement Plans, etc.
Salaries and wages, Line 9. Salaries and Wages, Line 4. Guaranteed Payments to Partners
Taxes and licenses, Line 14. Taxes and Licenses
Transactions between related taxpayers, Transactions between related taxpayers.
Travel, Travel, meals, and entertainment.
Wages, Line 9. Salaries and Wages
Definitions, Definitions
Depreciation, Line 16. Depreciation
Dispositions of contributed property, Dispositions of Contributed Property
Distributions:
Cash and marketable securities, Distributions
Other property, Line 19b. Distributions of other property.
Recognition of precontribution gain, Recognition of Precontribution Gain on Certain Partnership Distributions
Dividends, Line 6a. Ordinary Dividends
Dividends:, Line 6b. Qualified Dividends

E

Elections:
By each partner, Elections Made by Each Partner
By the partnership, Elections Made by the Partnership
Electronic filing, Electronic Filing
Extensions, Extension of Time To File
Extraterritorial income exclusion, Extraterritorial Income Exclusion, Line 16n— Other Foreign Tax Information

F

Foreign accounts, Question 9. Foreign Accounts
Foreign partners, withholding, Question 6. Foreign Partners
Foreign partnership, Foreign Partnership
Foreign taxes, Foreign Transactions
Foreign trusts, transactions, Question 10
Forms:
How to get, How To Get Forms and Publications
That may be required, General Instructions

G

General partner, General Partner
General partnership, General Partnership
Guaranteed payments, Line 4. Guaranteed Payments to Partners, Line 3. Guaranteed Payments

I

Inclusion amount, Line 13. Rent
Income:
Gross receipts or sales, Line 1a. Gross Receipts or Sales
Tax-exempt income, Tax-exempt income.
Trade or business, Income
Installment sales, Installment sales.
Interest income, Line 5. Interest Income
Interest on production expenditures, Line 15. Interest
Inventory valuation methods, Lines 9a Through 9c. Inventory Valuation Methods
Investment:
Income and expenses, Lines 20a and 20b. Investment Income and Expenses
Interest expense, Line 13b. Investment Interest Expense

L

Limited liability company, Limited Liability Company
Limited liability partnership, Limited Liability Partnership
Limited partner, Limited Partner
Limited partnership, Limited Partnership

N

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Photographs of Missing Children
Net section 1231 gain (loss), Line 10. Net Section 1231 Gain (Loss)
Nondeductible expenses, Tax-Exempt Income and Nondeductible Expenses
Nonrecourse liabilities, Item M. Partner's Share of Liabilities
Nonrecourse loans, Nonrecourse Loans, Item M. Partner's Share of Liabilities
(see also Nonrecourse liabilities)
Notice of inconsistent treatment, Amended Return

O

Ordinary business income (loss), Line 1. Ordinary Business Income (Loss)

P

Paid preparer authorization, Paid Preparer Authorization
Passive activity limitations:
Grouping activities, Grouping Activities
Passive activities defined, Passive Activity Limitations
Recharacterization of passive income, Recharacterization of Passive Income
Rental activities, Rental Activities
Reporting requirements, Passive Activity Reporting Requirements
Trade or business activities, Trade or Business Activities
Penalties:, Penalties
Failure to furnish information timely, Failure To Furnish Information Timely
Late filing, Late Filing of Return
Trust fund recovery, Trust Fund Recovery Penalty
Period covered, Period Covered
Portfolio income, Portfolio Income, Portfolio Income
Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act Notice.
Private delivery services, Private Delivery Services
Publicly traded partnerships, Domestic Partnerships, Passive Activity Limitations, Line 4. Ordinary Income (Loss) From Other Partnerships, Estates, and Trusts

Q

Qualifying small business taxpayer, Cost of Goods Sold

R

Real estate investment trust (REIT), Portfolio Income
Recapture:
Investment credit, Recapture of investment credit (code H).
Low-income housing credit, Recapture of low-income housing credit (codes F and G).
Mining exploration costs, Mining exploration costs recapture (code D).
Section 179 deduction, Recapture of section 179 deduction (code M).
Reconciliation of income (loss) per books with income (loss) per return, Schedule M-1. Reconciliation of Income (Loss) per Books With Income (Loss) per Return
Recordkeeping, Recordkeeping
Reforestation costs, Reforestation expense deduction(code R)., Amortization of reforestation costs(code U).
Regulated investment company (RIC), Portfolio Income, Tax-exempt income.
Rental activities, Rental Activities
Rounding off to whole dollars, Rounding Off to Whole Dollars
Royalties, Line 7. Royalties

T

Tax Matters Partner (TMP), Designation of Tax Matters Partner (TMP)
Tax shelter:
Registration, Question 8
Registration number, Item E. Tax Shelter Registration Number, Item F
Tax-exempt income, Tax-Exempt Income and Nondeductible Expenses
Taxpayer Advocate, Unresolved Tax Issues
Termination of partnership, Termination of the Partnership
Travel and entertainment, Travel, meals, and entertainment., Line 4b. Travel and Entertainment

U

Uniform capitalization rules, Section 263A uniform capitalization rules.
Unrealized receivables and inventory
Sale of partnership interests, Unrealized Receivables and Inventory Items
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain, Line 9c. Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain

W

What's new, What's New
When to file, When To File
Where to file,
Who must file, Who Must File

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