A partnership is not a taxable entity. The income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits of a partnership are "passed through" to the partners based on each partner’s distributive share of these items.

Schedule K-1 (Form 1065). Although a partnership generally pays no tax, it must file an information return on Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income, and send Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) to each partner. In addition, the partnership will send each partner a copy of the Partner’s Instructions for Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) to help each partner report his or her share of the partnership’s income, deductions, credits, and tax preference items.

Keep Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) for your records. Do not attach it to your Form 1040.

For more information on partnerships, get Publication 541, Partnerships.

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