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January 26, 2025
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Accumulated Depreciation for existing Parter when filing 754 step up in basis

  • January 26, 2025
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I have an LLC with 50/50 partners.  One of the partners sold his 50% interest.  I am doing a 754 step up in basis.  I know that the original partner can only take depreciation on 50% of the original cost of the building.  The original building has a cost net of land of $170,000 and accumulated depreciation of $20,807.  When I calculate his depreciation for this year his cost would be $85,000 but do I allocate accumulated depreciation of $10,403.50 or the full $20,807?  I read someplace that all prior depreciation stands as it was, which to me means you list it all, but that does not make sense to me.

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February 4, 2025

If you have a 2 partner partnership and one partner leaves, by action of law the partnership no longer exists and becomes a SMLLC or you have to elect to treat it as a corporation.  Since 754 applies to the inside partnership basis, you cannot use it if the partnership dissolves.  

kforsetteAuthor
February 4, 2025

When the membership was sold only 5% was sold initially and then the other 25% was sold so there would have been 3 members at one point?

kforsetteAuthor
February 4, 2025

We never dissolved the partnership.