Form 8308 - Section 751(a) Election on Partnership Return
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Form 8308, Report of a Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests is completed only if there was a sale or exchange of partnership interest when any money or other property received in exchange for that interest is attributable to unrealized receivables or inventory items (also known as a Section 751(a) exchange).

Section 751(a) Exchange. A section 751(a) exchange occurs when money or any property is exchanged for all or part of a partnership interest that is attributable to unrealized receivables or inventory items. Generally, any sale or exchange of a partnership interest (or any portion) at a time when the partnership has any unrealized receivables or inventory items is a section 751(a) exchange.

To complete Form 8308 in the TaxAct Partnership return:

  1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
  2. Click Miscellaneous Topics in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand, then click Sale or Exchange of Certain Partnership Interests.
  3. Click + Add Form 8308 to create a new copy of the form or click Edit to review a form already created.
  4. Continue with the interview process to enter all of the appropriate information.

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