Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the Deductible Guaranteed Payments?
Partnerships that structure specific fixed payments to partners for services or capital rather than relying solely on profit distributions.
How does the Deductible Guaranteed Payments work?
Payments to partners for services or the use of capital, determined without regard to partnership income, are deductible by the partnership as business expenses under section 162(a).
What law authorizes the Deductible Guaranteed Payments?
The Deductible Guaranteed Payments is authorized under IRC §707(c) of the Internal Revenue Code (Title 26, United States Code).
Statutory Text — IRC §707
Source: Internal Revenue Code, Title 26, United States Code
§ 707. Transactions between partner and partnership(a) Partner not acting in capacity as partner(1) In generalIf a partner engages in a transaction with a partnership other than in his capacity as a member of such partnership, the transaction shall, except as otherwise provided in this section, be considered as occurring between the partnership and one who is not a partner.
(2) Treatment of payments to partners for property or servicesExcept as provided by the Secretary—(A) Treatment of certain services and transfers of propertyIf—(i) a partner performs services for a partnership or transfers property to a partnership,
(ii) there is a related direct or indirect allocation and distribution to such partner, and
(iii) the performance of such services (or such transfer) and the allocation and distribution, when viewed together, are properly characterized as a transaction occurring between the partnership and a partner acting other than in his capacity as a member of the partnership,
such allocation and distribution shall be treated as a transaction described in paragraph (1).
(B) Treatment of certain property transfersIf—(i) there is a direct or indirect transfer of money or other property by a partner to a partnership,
(ii) there is a related direct or indirect transfer of money or other property by the partnership to such partner (or another partner), and
(iii) the transfers described in clauses (i) and (ii), when viewed together, are properly characterized as a sale or exchange of property,
such transfers shall be treated either as a transaction described in paragraph (1) or as a transaction between 2 or more partners acting other than in their capacity as members of the partnership.
(b) Certain sales or exchanges of property with respect to controlled partnerships(1) Losses disallowedNo deduction shall be allowed in respect of losses from sales or exchanges of property (other than an interest in the partnership), directly or indirectly, between—(A) a partnership and a person owning, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the capital interest, or the profits interest, in such partnership, or
(B) two partnerships in which the same persons own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent of the capital interests or profits interests.
In the case of a subsequent sale or exchange by a transferee described in this paragraph, section 267(d) shall be applicable as if the loss were disallowed under section 267(a)(1). For purposes of section 267(a)(2), partnerships described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph shall be treated as persons specified in section 267(b).
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