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I’m Melting! Learning More About Partnership Taxation: Liquidating Distributions

October 15, 2024 (3 min read)

Liquidating distributions are the distributions through which a partnership or limited liability company (LLC) terminates a partner's or a member's interest in the entity. Like current distributions, liquidating distributions are generally tax-free—in keeping with the flow-through nature of tax characteristics from pass-through entities. Complex basis rules apply for distributed property which preserve a partner's gain for later taxation when the partner eventually disposes of the distributed property.

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