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Form 8308 Report of a Sale or Exchange of

(Rev. October 2005) Certain Partnership Interests OMB No. 1545-0941
Department of the Treasury
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Internal Revenue Service
Name of partnership Telephone number Employer identification number
( )
Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.

City or town, state, and ZIP code

Part I Transferor Information (Beneficial owner of the partnership interest immediately before the transfer of that
interest)
Name Identifying number

Number and street (including apt. no.)

City or town, state, and ZIP code

Notice to Transferors: The information on this form has been supplied to the Internal Revenue Service. The transferor in a section 751(a)
exchange is required to treat a portion of the gain realized from the exchange as ordinary income. For more details, see Pub. 541, Partnerships.
Statement by Transferor: The transferor in a section 751(a) exchange is required under Regulations section 1.751-1(a)(3) to attach a
statement relating to the sale or exchange to his or her return. See Instructions to Transferors for more details.
Part II Transferee Information (Beneficial owner of the partnership interest immediately after the transfer of that
interest)
Name Identifying number

Number and street (including apt. no.)

City or town, state, and ZIP code

Part III Date of Sale or Exchange of Partnership Interest 䊳 / /

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying attachments, and to the best of my
Sign Here Only if You knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete.
Are Filing This Form by
Itself and Not With Form
1065 or Form 1065-B 䊳 Signature of general partner or limited liability company member
䊳 Date

General Instructions 1. The partnership receives written When To File. Generally, file Form 8308 as
notification of the exchange from the an attachment to Form 1065 or Form
Section references are to the Internal transferor that includes the names and 1065-B for the tax year of the partnership
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted. addresses of both parties to the exchange, that includes the last day of the calendar
Purpose of Form. Form 8308 is filed by a the identifying numbers of the transferor year in which the section 751(a) exchange
partnership to report the sale or exchange and (if known) of the transferee, and the took place. Form 8308 is due at the time
by a partner of all or part of a partnership date of the exchange; or for filing the partnership return, including
interest where any money or other property 2. The partnership has knowledge that extensions.
received in exchange for the interest is there has been a transfer of a partnership If, however, a partnership is notified of a
attributable to unrealized receivables or interest and, at the time of the transfer, the section 751(a) exchange after it has filed
inventory items (that is, where there has partnership had any unrealized receivables its partnership return, file Form 8308
been a section 751(a) exchange). or inventory items. separately, within 30 days of notification,
Who Must File. A partnership must file a No returns or statements are required with the service center where Form 1065
separate Form 8308 for each section under section 6050K if the transfer was not or Form 1065-B was filed.
751(a) exchange of an interest in such a section 751(a) exchange. For example, a Copies of Form 8308 To Be Furnished to
partnership. See Regulations section transfer which in its entirety constitutes a Transferor and Transferee. All
1.6050K-1. gift for federal income tax purposes is not partnerships required to file Form 8308
Note: Form 8308 does not have to be filed a section 751(a) exchange. must furnish a copy of the form to each
if, under section 6045, Form 1099-B, A partnership may rely on a written transferor and transferee by January 31 of
Proceeds From Broker and Barter statement from the transferor that the the year following the calendar year in
Exchange Transactions, is required to be transfer was not a section 751(a) exchange which the section 751(a) exchange
filed with respect to the sale or exchange. unless the partnership has knowledge to occurred or, if later, 30 days after the
A partnership must file Form 8308 once the contrary. If a partnership is in doubt partnership has notice of the exchange.
the partnership has notice of the section whether partnership property constitutes If the partnership does not know the
751(a) exchange. The partnership has such unrealized receivables or inventory items or identity of the beneficial owner of an
notice when either: whether a transfer constitutes a section interest in the partnership, the record
751(a) exchange, the partnership may file holder of the interest is treated as the
Form 8308 to avoid the risk of incurring a transferor or transferee.
penalty for failure to file.
Cat. No. 62503I Form 8308 (Rev. 10-2005)
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I.R.S. SPECIFICATIONS TO BE REMOVED BEFORE PRINTING
INSTRUCTIONS TO PRINTERS
FORM 8308, PAGE 2 of 2
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Form 8308 (Rev. 10-2005) Page 2

Note: The transferor of the interest is ● Franchises, trademarks, or trade names For more details, see sections 6721 and
required to notify the partnership of the (section 1253(a)). 6724.
exchange of the partnership interest unless, ● Oil, gas, or geothermal property (section Penalty for Failure To Furnish Correct
under section 6045, Form 1099-B is 1254). Forms 8308 to Transferor and
required to be filed.
● Stock of a controlled foreign corporation Transferee. A penalty of $50 may be
Form 8308 must generally be prepared (section 1248). imposed for each failure to furnish when
prior to the time it must be attached to the due a copy of Form 8308 to either party to
partnership return and sent to the IRS. This ● Section 1245 property. the exchange. The penalty may also be
will allow the timely furnishing of Forms ● Section 1245 recovery property. imposed for each failure to give the
8308 to the transferor and transferee. ● Section 1250 property. transferor or transferee all required
information on each Form 8308 or for
Instructions to Transferors ● Market discount bonds (section 1278). furnishing incorrect information. If the
This form alerts transferors that they are ● Short-term governmental obligations partnership intentionally disregards the
required to treat a portion of the gain (section 1283). requirement to report correct information,
realized from a section 751(a) exchange as ● Other short-term obligations (section each $50 penalty is increased to $100. The
ordinary income. For more details, see 1283(c)). penalty will not apply to any failure that the
Pub. 541. partnership can show was due to
Inventory Items. Inventory items are not reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
Separate Statement Required by just stock in trade of the partnership. They See sections 6722 and 6724 for more
Transferor. The transferor is required by also include: details.
Regulations section 1.751-1(a)(3) to attach ● Any properties that would be included in
a statement to the transferor’s income tax Partnership Address. Include the suite,
inventory if on hand at the end of the tax room, or other unit number after the street
return for the tax year of the sale or year or that are held primarily for sale to
exchange with the following information: address. If the Post Office does not deliver
customers in the normal course of mail to the street address and the
1. The date of the sale or exchange. business. partnership has a P.O. box, show the box
2. The amount of any gain or loss ● Any asset that is not a capital asset or is number instead.
attributable to the section 751 property. not treated as a capital asset.
3. The amount of any gain or loss ● Any other property held by the Paperwork Reduction Act Notice. We
attributable to capital gain or loss on the partnership that would be considered ask for the information on this form to
sale of the partnership interest. inventory if held by the transferor partner. carry out the Internal Revenue laws of the
● Any trade receivables of accrual method United States. You are required to give us
Instructions to Partnerships the information. We need it to ensure that
partnerships.
Section 751(a) Exchange. A section 751(a) you are complying with these laws and to
exchange occurs when money or any Tiered Partnerships. In determining allow us to figure and collect the right
property is exchanged for all or part of a whether partnership property is an amount of tax.
partnership interest that is attributable to unrealized receivable or an inventory item, You are not required to provide the
unrealized receivables or inventory items. the partnership is treated as owning its information requested on a form that is
Generally, any sale or exchange of a proportionate share of the property of any subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
partnership interest (or any portion) at a other partnership in which it is a partner. unless the form displays a valid OMB
time when the partnership has any See section 751(f). control number. Books or records relating
unrealized receivables or inventory items is Penalty for Late Filing of Correct Form to a form or its instructions must be
a section 751(a) exchange. 8308. A penalty may be imposed for failing retained as long as their contents may
Unrealized Receivables. Unrealized to file each Form 8308 when due, including become material in the administration of
receivables, to the extent not previously extensions. The penalty may also be any Internal Revenue law. Generally, tax
includible in income under the imposed for failing to include all required returns and return information are
partnership’s accounting method, are any information on Form 8308 or for furnishing confidential, as required by section 6103.
rights to payment for: incorrect information. The penalty is based The time needed to complete and file
on when the partnership files a correct this form will vary depending on individual
1. Goods delivered or to be delivered, to Form 8308. Generally, the penalty is:
the extent that the payment would be circumstances. The estimated average time
treated as received for property other than ● $15 per Form 8308 if the partnership is:
a capital asset, and correctly files within 30 days of the due Recordkeeping 2 hr., 23 min.
date.
2. Services rendered or to be rendered. Learning about
● $50 per Form 8308 if the partnership the law or the form 2 hr., 23 min.
Unrealized receivables also include the files more than 30 days after the due date
amount of gain that would be ordinary or does not file correct Forms 8308. Preparing and sending
income if any of the following types of the form to the IRS 2 hr., 32 min.
partnership property were sold on the date If the partnership intentionally disregards
the requirement to report correct If you have comments concerning the
of the section 751(a) exchange: accuracy of these time estimates or
information, the penalty per Form 8308 is
● Mining property (section 617(f)(2)). increased to $100. suggestions for making these forms
● Stock in an interest charge domestic The penalty will not apply to any failure
simpler, we would be happy to hear from
international sales corporation (section you. You can write to the Internal Revenue
that the partnership can show was due to Service, Tax Products Coordinating
992(a)). reasonable cause and not willful neglect.
● Farm recapture property or farm land Committee, SE:W:CAR:MP:T:T:SP, 1111
(section 1252(a)). Constitution Ave. NW, IR-6406,
Washington, DC 20224. Do not send the
tax form to this address. Instead, see
When To File on page 1.