Description
For many K-1s received by taxpayers, reporting the pass-through items of income and loss is a fairly straightforward process. However, the K-1 often requires the tax preparer to refer to information from numerous footnotes for hedge funds and other multi-fund pass-through entities. A Schedule K-1 from an alternative investment fund can easily exceed 50 pages or more, including details for individual transactions among the various funds or investments held.
These K-1s generally have important tax reporting information in the extensive footnotes following the standard page 1 boxes listing income, deductions, credits, and distributions. Tax professionals must identify the type of fund the K-1 is generated from and use the information found in the footnotes to prepare an accurate and complete return for clients.
Listen as our experienced panel provides detailed and practical guidance to help tax professionals correctly reconcile tax information from these complex K-1 schedules.
Presented By
Mr. Plourde specializes in tax compliance and consulting for hedge funds and investment partnerships. He is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of PFIC, hedge fund and find-of-funds taxation, and deep experience and understanding of partnership allocation methodologies. Mr. Plourde has spoken extensively for national hedge fund tax conferences and has worked in the presentation of training materials covering investment company taxation at a national level.
Ms. Rausch is a Partner in the Private Client Services Group with more than 15 years of experience in providing comprehensive tax compliance and advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses and their owners, S corporations and partnerships. Prior to joining the firm, she was an accountant with a regional accounting firm and was responsible for the review of tax returns, tax research and finding solutions for tax clients. Ms. Rausch is an active author, and her work has appeared in New Jersey Business Magazine on the Affordable Care Act. In addition, she has written on the topics of Income Tax Savings Opportunities for Special Needs Families, New York Special Accrual Rules, Home Sale Exclusion, Private Foundations vs Donor Advised Funds and Qualified Opportunity Fund.
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BARBRI is a NASBA CPE sponsor and this 110-minute webinar is accredited for 2.0 CPE credits.
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BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).
Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Brief background of hedge funds
II. Overview of the investor, trader, and fund of funds
III. Treatment of income and expenses from hedge fund K-1s
IV. Differences between book and tax income, Item L of Schedule K-1
V. Tax capital reporting requirements
VI. Reconciliation schedule to tie fund of fund K-1s to tax return
VII. Footnotes and how to decipher
VIII. Go through sample K-1s for each type of fund
IX. Discussion of changes in K-1 reporting requirements
The panel will review these and other relevant topics:
- Understand the type of K-1 you are receiving (i.e., investor fund, trader fund, fund of funds) and how to reflect the income, losses, and deductions to report accurately
- Identifying K-1 information that the tax preparer must enter on a return area other than Schedule E, page 2
- How to decipher K-1 footnotes to ensure proper treatment of critical pieces of information
- Prepare a schedule to reconcile current-year hedge fund K-1 reporting information to the investors' monthly statements
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Recognize the type of K-1 that is being filed (investor fund, trader fund, fund of funds)
- Establish that income, losses, and deductions are correctly reported on Schedule K-1
- Ascertain the new Schedule K-1 reporting requirements
- Differentiate GAAP from other methods of reporting and when to use each method
- Identify the new rules applicable to pass-through entities, including "qualified business income" provisions
- Field of Study: Taxes
- Level of Knowledge: Intermediate
- Advance Preparation: None
- Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture
- Delivery Method: Group-Internet (via computer)
- Attendance Monitoring Method: Attendance is monitored electronically via a participant's PIN and through a series of attendance verification prompts displayed throughout the program
- Prerequisite:
Three years+ business or public firm experience at mid-level within the organization, preparing complex tax forms and schedules, supervising other preparers/accountants. Specific knowledge and understanding of Schedule K-1 reporting on Form 1040 Schedule E, Page 2; familiarity with Schedule K-1 footnotes, passive investment rules, hedge fund and fund-of-fund structures, and basis schedule calculations.
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BARBRI is an IRS-approved continuing education provider offering certified courses for Enrolled Agents (EA) and Tax Return Preparers (RTRP).
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