Partnerships and LLCs need to report capital accounts on Schedule K-1
Beginning in taxable year 2021, all [partnerships / LLCs] must report [partners’ / members’] capital accounts using the tax basis method on California Schedule K-1 (565/568). Current year net income/loss and other increases/decreases are now separately reported in columns (c) and (d), respectively
Scenario
You may get the following error message if you haven't entered information on Schedule K-1 correctly.
Error message
Beginning in taxable year 2021, all [partnerships / LLCs] must report [partners’ / members’] capital accounts using the tax basis method on California Schedule K-1 (565/568). Current year net income/loss and other increases/decreases are now separately reported in columns (c) and (d), respectively
Solution
Total Override with Special Allocation Codes
- SelectCalifornia, thenSchedule L and Mworksheet.
- Find sectionSchedule M-2 Overrideslines 1-7.
- Select FormCalifornia, thenCA9, fields 180, 181, 182, 183, 270, 244, and 245.
Partner-by-partner Override
- SelectPartners, thenPartner Information.
- Select the State Specific worksheet and go to sectionCalifornia General Options and Book Amounts.
- Enter the detail in lines 14-23.
- Select FormCalifornia, thenCA9, fields 30, 122, 124-185, and 187.