Continuing Professional Education · Self-Study

Partnership & LLC Taxation

Built from primary sources · statutes, standards & official guidance

CPE credits: 8 CPE credits
Lessons: 8 lessons
Field of study: Taxes
Pass requirement: 70% to pass

Lessons

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Progress is saved in this browser. Each lesson's final exam requires a score of 70% or higher to earn that lesson's CPE credit.

Course details

Program information

Delivery method: QAS Self-Study
Program level: Intermediate — Intermediate: applies partnership tax rules to realistic formation, allocation, and distribution scenarios.
Prerequisites: Basic federal income tax
Advance preparation: None
Final exam: 70% to pass · Unlimited retakes; each lesson's final exam allows repeated attempts. · Questions and answer options are presented in fixed order on every attempt.
Content last reviewed: 2026-09-22
Accessibility: Slide decks are text-based HTML. Voice narration (where produced) is accompanied by its full written script on the Listen tab. Worksheet keyboard operability and screen-reader behavior have not been formally audited.
Refund policy: Draft — pending attorney and CPA review. Full refund within 30 days of enrollment, provided you have not passed the final assessment and have not been issued a CPE certificate. Once a certificate is issued the course is considered complete and is no longer refundable, because the CPE credit has been earned. Request by emailing [SUPPORT EMAIL] with your full name, course title, and order or enrollment confirmation details. Approved refunds are returned to the original payment method within 10 business days of approval, with written confirmation. If [SPONSOR ENTITY] discontinues a course before you complete it, you receive an automatic full refund or, at your option, transfer of enrollment to a replacement course. This policy does not limit any rights you may have under applicable consumer-protection law in [STATE].
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CPE credit basis

NASBA word-count formula: (words ÷ 180 + questions × 1.85) ÷ 50, rounded down. Narration of the text adds no separate minutes. Claimed credit never exceeds computed credit.

Lesson	Words	Questions	Computed	Claimed
1. Formation: §721 Nonrecognition, §752 Debt & Outside Basis Day One	9,003	20	87 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
2. Outside basis: §705 adjustments, §742 transfers & the §743 election	9,418	20	89.3 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
3. Capital Accounts & §704(b): The Economic-Effect Engine	9,078	20	87.4 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
4. Special allocations: §704(c) built-in gain & the ceiling rule	9,429	20	89.4 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
5. Distributions — §§731–737	9,354	20	89 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
6. Hot assets — §751(a) & (b)	9,265	20	88.5 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
7. The §754 election — §§743(b) & 734(b)	9,718	20	91 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit
8. K-2/K-3, PTET, and the finish line	9,142	20	87.8 min · 1.5 credits	1 credit

Please read

Educational material only. This course is for continuing professional education and does not constitute tax advice or authoritative guidance. Verify all figures and requirements against the current primary authorities: the Internal Revenue Code, Treasury regulations, IRS forms and instructions, and current IRS guidance. Tax provisions change; this course reflects research conducted in September 2026.