Partner loans, basis and at risk issue

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July 27, 2020
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When an LLC, taxed as a partnership, has a note to one of the partners, does that increase that individual's basis in the LLC? Second, does that note create and/or increase the individual's "at risk" amount? In this case, the only (2) two partners husband and wife, so does this effect either answer?

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qbteachmt

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If you loan funds, it did not also increase basis, because it is either loaned or paid in. It cannot fall into both categories.

You seem to be describing that a married couple has invested in their own LLC by treating it as a Loan from only one of the people? In other words, they put themselves in debt to one of themselves? And there is going to be interest paid, so that is debt out and interest income, running their own money in circles?

Where are these people getting their professional guidance from? Sheesh.

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11BusterAuthor

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Not sure I understand your first sentence response and even moreso the 2nd paragraph.

qbteachmt

Level 15

Just trying to understand the facts and circumstances of what is happening.

@sjrcpa I don't know if being in a community property State matters. I am trying to understand how one partner from the spousal relationship can be lending to the LLC and if there is the expectation of interest income from the repayment, for the LLC that includes the spouse as the only other partner.

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