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Cost basis of Limited Partnership assets

Personal Finance & Money Asked on May 15, 2021

There is a limited partnership (an LLC taxed as a partnership) that owns various assets.

If I buy interests in the partnership from existing limited partners at an arbitrary price, how is the cost basis of the assets computed.

For example, lets say it owned:

1 Oz of Gold worth $1887 at time of writing but acquired 5 years ago for $1300

2 shares of Tesla worth $663 at time of writing but acquired 5 years ago for $38 pre-split

1 Bitcoin worth $26,000 at time of writing but acquired less than one year ago (9 months) for $5500

This has a total value of $29,213.

and I bought 100% of the LP at a premium for $30,000, which has no revenue or debt or additional intellectual property. Assume I just like the name of the LP and that myself and all relevant parties agreed to a price ?‍♂️ so we can all just focus on the real question:

What is my cost basis of the LP’s assets?

For example, do I inherit the cost basis of the gold’s $1300 purchase price and long term capital rates?

Please include sources.

One Answer

According to a major accounting firm (edit: who I already work with and simply replied to my emails over a holiday season faster than I expected), the buyer of an LP share, or LLC membership interest, inherits the cost basis of the LP assets. Barring section 754 elections which matches the investment cost basis with the investor cost basis.

Correct answer by CQM on May 15, 2021

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