Land values or costs must not be included in this schedule, and
Line 28 Ordinary Income (or Loss) — Subtract Line 27 from Line
where land and buildings were purchased for a lump sum, the
26 and print the amount on Line 28.
cost of the building subject to depreciation must be established.
Partners’ Allocations — This schedule should show complete
The total amount of depreciation allowed on each property in
information with respect to all the persons who were members of the
prior years must be shown, and if the cost of any asset has been
partnership, syndicate, group, etc., during any portion of the taxable year.
fully recovered through previous depreciation allowances, the
Although the partnership is not subject to income tax, the members
cost of such assets must not be included in the cost shown in
thereof are liable for income tax in their separate capacities and are
the schedule of depreciable assets. (See R.S. 47:65 and R.S.
taxable upon their distributive shares of the income of the partnership,
47:157.)
whether distributed or not, and each is required to include his share in
Line 22 Amortization — Print the amount of deduction with respect
his return. However, a partner may not claim on his separate return a
to the amortization of the adjusted basis of any emergency
distributive share of loss from a partnership to the extent any such loss
facility constructed or erected in taxable years beginning after
exceeds the basis of his interest in the partnership. The excess of such
December 31, 1955 (R.S. 47:65 (I)), with respect to which the
loss may be claimed for later years to the extent that the basis for the
Government has issued a certificate of necessity. A statement
partner’s interest is increased above zero. Each partner should be advised
of the pertinent facts should be filed with the return. No
by the partnership of his share of the income, deductions, and credits as
amortization is permitted with respect to the adjusted basis
shown on Schedule J. Individuals should use the information reported
of a grain storage facility or certain expenditures relating
on the federal partnership return instead of the amounts shown in
to research and experiment and trademark and trade name
the partners’ allocation schedule. Corporations should refer to R. S.
expenditures.
47:287.93(A)(5).
Federal Employer Identification Number — Please supply the employer
Line 23 Depletion of Mines, Oil and Gas Wells, Timber, etc. —
identification number assigned to the partnership by the Internal
Print the amount of depletion of mines, oil or gas wells,
Revenue Service. Print this number in the space provided on Form
timber, etc. If complete valuation data has been filed in
IT-565, page 1.
previous years, file with the return the information neces-
sary to bring the depletion schedule up-to-date, setting
Federal Net Income — Print the amount of the partnership’s Federal
forth in full a statement of all the transactions bearing on
net income reported to the Internal Revenue Service on Form IT-565,
the deductions from or additions to the value of physical
page 1. This information is required by R.S. 47:103(B).
assets during the taxable year, with an explanation of how
R.S. 47:103(C) also requires that every taxpayer whose Federal Income
the depletion deduction for the taxable year has been de-
Tax Return is adjusted must furnish a statement disclosing the nature and
termined.
amounts of such adjustments within 60 days after the Federal adjustments
have been made and are accepted by the taxpayer.
Line 24 Other Deductions Authorized by Law — Print the amount
of other authorized deductions for which no space is provided
Signatures
elsewhere on Page 1 of the return, exclusive of items requiring
The return must be signed by any one of the partners or members.
separate computation and required to be reported on Schedule
If receivers, trustees in bankruptcy, or assignees are in control of the
J. Do not deduct losses incurred in transactions that were
property or business of the organization, such receivers, trustees, or
neither connected with the trade or business nor entered into
assignees shall execute the return.
for profit. No deduction is allowed for any expense incurred
Any person(s), firm, or corporation who prepares a taxpayer’s return must
to produce income not subject to Louisiana Income Tax. If an
also sign. If a return is prepared by a firm or corporation, the return must
expense is incurred in part for the production of taxable income
be signed in the name of the firm or corporation. This verification is not
and in part for the production of tax exempt income, then only
required where the return is prepared by a regular, full-time employee
the portion of the expense that can reasonably be attributed
of the taxpayer.
to the production of taxable income is deductible.
A partnership receiving any exempt income, other than
interest, or holding any property or engaging in any activ-
ity the income from which is exempt shall submit with its
return as a part thereof an itemized statement showing
(1) the amount of each class of exempt income; and, (2)
the amount of expense items allocated to each such class
(the amount allocated by apportionment being shown
separately).
Line 25 Total Deductions — Add the amounts on Lines 13 through
24 and print that amount on Line 25.
Line 26 Net Income (or Loss) — Subtract Line 25 from Line 12 and
print that amount on Line 26.
Line 27 Net Gain from Sale of Capital Assets — Print on Line 27
the amount of gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets
found on Line 9.