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January 26, 2022
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Rental Property Sold - Partnership Percentages

  • January 26, 2022
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We sold our rental condo last year in ON which was owned by myself - 50%, my wife - 49% and my son  - 1%.  (Son's name was added to the the Title for the 5% down mortgage requirement as he lived in the condo and paid rent)  We owned the condo for 7 years with income rec'd and expenses paid always split using the same percentages within our turbotax returns.  However, my son increased his percentage in the condo last year. 

 

My question is: Can the percentages be changed within turbo tax, decreasing mine and my wife's percentages (approximately 33% each) which will minimize the capital gains needed to be paid?  

 

 

 

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Employee
January 26, 2022

Are you using TurboTax Business to prepare a 1065 for the partnership?

 

Regardless, you cannot randomly change the percentages solely for purposes of reducing tax liability.

January 26, 2022

No, I am not using that program.  I am using TurboTax Premier. 

 

It's not "randomly" as my son had increased his percentage of ownership in the property.

Employee
January 26, 2022

Do you have an actual partnership or have you merely been splitting the income and expenses on your returns?