Partnership returns end to end: income allocations, capital accounts, basis tracking, and K-1 preparation.
Theory + practical training + case studies + activities + simulations + software
Level
Freshers
Subject
U.S. Tax
Format
5-day program
Day by day
Day 1
How partnerships are taxed
Pass-through concepts
Structure of Form 1065
Reading a partnership agreement
Practice: Extract the allocation terms from a sample agreement.
Day 2
Ordinary income and separately stated items
Trade or business income
Separately stated items on Schedule K
Rental activity on Form 8825
Practice: Classify a trial balance between ordinary and separately stated items.
Day 3
Allocations
Profit, loss, and capital percentages
Guaranteed payments
Mid-year partner changes
Practice: Run an allocation schedule for a three-partner firm.
Day 4
Capital accounts and basis
Tax-basis capital reporting
Contributions and distributions
Outside basis tracking
Practice: Roll forward capital and basis for each partner.
Day 5
K-1 preparation and capstone
Schedule K-1 line by line
Schedules L, M-1, and M-2
Self-review checklist
Practice: Prepare a complete 1065 case study with K-1s for every partner.
More than theory
We don't just teach the rules. This program includes practical training, case studies, activities, simulations, and hands-on software training.
Theory
Code sections, forms, and the reasoning behind each rule.
Practical training
Hands-on preparation from realistic client source documents.
Case studies
Real-world fact patterns worked from start to finish, then discussed.
Activities
Group exercises, quizzes, and error-spotting drills that keep every concept active.
Simulations
Mock client files, review notes, and deadlines that mirror busy season.
Software training
Data entry, diagnostics, and e-file steps in the software your team uses.
Software covered
Hands-on sessions run in the platforms your team uses. See all software
Tax preparation
Professional software for individual, business, trust, and estate returns.
CCH Axcess Tax
CCH ProSystem fx Tax
GoSystem Tax RS
ONESOURCE Income Tax
UltraTax CS
Lacerte
ProConnect Tax
ProSeries
Drake Tax
ATX
TaxWise
TaxAct Professional
TaxSlayer Pro
CrossLink
Fixed assets and depreciation
Asset records, depreciation schedules, and book-to-tax differences.
CCH ProSystem fx Fixed Assets
Fixed Assets CS
Sage Fixed Assets
Bloomberg Tax Fixed Assets
Tax research
Finding, reading, and documenting authority for a tax position.
Checkpoint
CCH AnswerConnect
Bloomberg Tax
Tax Notes
Blue J
Your trainer
Vijay Narayandas
Two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices
Vijay Narayandas has spent over two decades training tax teams and building US tax practices that deliver. He has hired hundreds of professionals, interviewed thousands, and coached them into reviewers and leaders.