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IRC 702 Partnership Distributive Share and Separately Stated Items: Schedule K-1 Practitioner Guide

Last reviewed: July 2026

What IRC 702 Does: The Distributive Share Framework

IRC 702 is the gateway statute for partnership taxation. It answers the most fundamental question a Form 1065 preparer faces: once you know what income, gain, loss, deduction, and credit the partnership generated, how does each item reach each partner? The answer is the distributive share, the statutory vehicle that carries partnership tax items from the entity level to the partner's individual or corporate return.

The statute does two distinct things. First, IRC 702(a) identifies the items that must travel separately, each in its own bucket, rather than being folded into a single net number. These are the separately stated items. Second, IRC 702(b) answers the character question: when a separately stated item arrives at the partner's return, does it carry the same tax character it had at the partnership level? The answer is yes, with limited exceptions, and that character-preservation rule has significant practical consequences for every capital gain, foreign tax credit, and charitable contribution that passes through a Schedule K-1.

Practitioners need to understand IRC 702 at the statutory level before they open a tax software package, because the software will only replicate the law correctly if the preparer first identifies every separately stated item and maps it to the right Schedule K-1 box. A misclassification at the Form 1065 level flows to every partner's return and cannot be corrected without a partnership amended return.

One framing note before diving into the details: IRC 702 is the downstream rule. It operates on items that already exist at the partnership level after the IRC 703(a) entity-level computation has been applied. Practitioners must run the IRC 703 analysis first. The separately stated items that IRC 702 pushes through to partners are the items that survived the IRC 703 filter.

Practitioner Note

IRC 702 is the downstream rule; IRC 703 determines what items exist at the partnership level after applying entity-level disallowances. Practitioners must run the IRC 703 computation before applying IRC 702 to determine what is passed through. For example, the partnership-level disallowance of a deduction under IRC 703(a)(2) (such as the IRC 170 charitable deduction at the entity level) means the item does not enter IRC 702 as a deduction; instead it passes through as a separately stated charitable contribution that each partner deducts on their own return within their own IRC 170 limits.

IRC 702(a): The Separately Stated Item Categories

IRC 702(a) lists seven enumerated categories plus an eighth catchall. Each category represents an item that Congress determined will produce different tax results for different partners depending on each partner's individual circumstances. A partner who is a tax-exempt organization treats a charitable contribution differently than an individual partner; a corporate partner treats dividends differently than an individual partner; a partner with passive losses treats rental income differently than an active partner. Blending these items into a single ordinary income number would destroy information that every partner needs to compute their own tax correctly.

IRC 702(a)(1): Short-Term Capital Gain and Loss

The partnership's net short-term capital gain or loss from the sale or exchange of capital assets held one year or less is separately stated. At the partner level, short-term capital gain is taxed at ordinary income rates, and short-term capital loss netting against each partner's other capital transactions depends on each partner's own capital gain and loss activity. Partners cannot net this item against the partnership's box 1 ordinary income.

IRC 702(a)(2): Long-Term Capital Gain and Loss

The partnership's net long-term capital gain or loss from assets held more than one year is separately stated and flows to Schedule K-1, box 9a (or the unrecaptured Section 1250 gain or collectibles gain subitems where applicable). Each partner applies preferential long-term capital gain rates. The distinction from ordinary income can be the difference between a 20% rate and a 37% rate for a high-income individual partner, which illustrates why separate statement is required.

IRC 702(a)(3): IRC 1231 Gain and Loss

Section 1231 gain and loss from the sale of property used in a trade or business and held more than one year is separately stated. IRC 1231 gain or loss is not capital gain or loss in the pure sense; it is a hybrid that produces capital gain treatment when net 1231 gains exceed net 1231 losses for the year, but ordinary loss treatment when net 1231 losses exceed net 1231 gains. Each partner applies the IRC 1231 lookback rule (which recaptures prior net 1231 losses as ordinary income) at the partner level using their own lookback history. This is impossible to compute correctly without separate statement at the K-1 level.

IRC 702(a)(4): Charitable Contributions

Charitable contributions described in IRC 170(c) are separately stated. The partnership does not deduct them at the entity level; each partner takes a proportionate deduction subject to their own IRC 170 percentage-of-adjusted-gross-income limitations, carryover rules, and substantiation requirements. The 60%-of-AGI cash contribution limit for individuals, the 10%-of-taxable-income limit for corporations, and the special rules for appreciated property contributions all apply at the partner level. The partnership's Form 1065 reports the contributions on Schedule K, and each partner receives the amount on their K-1.

IRC 702(a)(5): Dividends Eligible for the Corporate Dividends Received Deduction

Dividends paid by domestic corporations that would qualify for the IRC 243 dividends received deduction (DRD) if received directly by a corporate shareholder are separately stated. An individual partner has no use for the DRD, but a corporate partner can apply the 50% or 65% (or in some cases 100%) deduction to reduce taxable income from these dividends (verify current DRD percentages at IRS.gov). Without separate statement, a corporate partner would lose the DRD entirely because the dividend character would be blended into ordinary income.

IRC 702(a)(6): Foreign Taxes Under IRC 901

Taxes paid or accrued to a foreign country or U.S. possession, which would be eligible for the IRC 901 foreign tax credit if paid directly by the partner, are separately stated. Each partner can then choose to take a credit against their U.S. tax liability or deduct the foreign taxes, subject to IRC 904 basket limitations and other foreign tax credit rules. The basket classification (passive, general, or other categories) is determined at the partnership level and preserved through IRC 702(b).

IRC 702(a)(7): Items the Secretary Requires to Be Separately Stated

Treasury Regulations (verify current regulatory text at IRS.gov) require certain additional items to be separately stated, including: IRC 179 expense deductions, investment income and investment expense (relevant to the IRC 163(d) investment interest limitation), alternative minimum tax (AMT) adjustments and preferences, and self-employment income. The regulatory authority to expand the list means practitioners cannot treat the enumerated subsections as exhaustive without checking current regulatory requirements.

IRC 702(a)(8): The Catchall

Any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit that the regulations require to be separately stated because it may affect the tax liability of any partner differently than if the item were not separately stated. This is the operational residual. When in doubt about whether an item must be separately stated, the practitioner's default should be separate statement: the cost of an extra K-1 line is trivial; the cost of blending an item that should have been separate can require amended returns for every partner.

IRC 702(b): Character Is Determined at the Partnership Level

IRC 702(b) states the rule plainly: the character of any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit included in a partner's distributive share is determined as if that item were realized directly from the source from which the partnership realized it, or incurred in the same manner as incurred by the partnership.

The practical meaning: the partnership is the prism through which the character of every item is established. Capital gain from the partnership is capital gain to the partner, not because the partner held a capital asset, but because the partnership held a capital asset and IRC 702(b) imports that character directly. Ordinary income from the partnership is ordinary income to the partner for the same reason.

Why This Matters

Without IRC 702(b), a partner who received a K-1 showing long-term capital gain could argue that the character should be recomputed based on the partner's own holding period or asset classification. IRC 702(b) forecloses that argument. The character is locked at the partnership level and travels with the item to the partner.

The Dealer-Partner Exception

The character-preservation rule has a well-recognized limit: certain partner-level attributes can override the partnership-level character after the IRC 702 pass-through occurs. The most important is the dealer-partner rule. If a partner is a dealer in the type of property that the partnership sold at capital gain rates, the IRS and courts have held that the partner's share of gain from that sale may be recharacterized as ordinary income in the partner's hands, reflecting the partner's dealer status even though the partnership itself recognized capital gain. IRC 702(b) sets the starting point; it does not immunize a partner from partner-level recharacterization based on the partner's own trade or business.

Basket Preservation for Foreign Taxes

IRC 702(b) has a particularly important application in the foreign tax credit context. Foreign taxes paid by the partnership are separately stated under IRC 702(a)(6) and carry their IRC 904(d) basket classification when they reach the partner. A foreign tax attributable to passive category income at the partnership level arrives at the partner's Form 1116 as a passive basket credit. The partner cannot re-basket the credit based on the partner's own income profile. This basket-preservation rule requires the partnership to track the source of its foreign income and the corresponding basket classification of each foreign tax paid, and to report that information on the Schedule K-1 so each partner can complete Form 1116 or Form 1118 correctly.

Practitioner Note

A partner's distributive share under IRC 702 is determined by the partnership agreement subject to the IRC 704(b) substantial economic effect rules. An allocation in the agreement that lacks substantial economic effect will be reallocated under the partners' interests in the partnership (PIP) standard. The character of an item is preserved by IRC 702(b), but the amount each partner receives is controlled by IRC 704(b), not by IRC 702. Practitioners must verify that allocations of separately stated items (particularly capital gain, IRC 1231 gain, and foreign taxes) satisfy the substantial economic effect test or the PIP standard before reporting them on the K-1.

The Box 1 Residual: What Blends into Ordinary Business Income

After identifying all separately stated items under IRC 702(a), everything that remains is the partnership's ordinary business income or loss, reported on Schedule K, line 1 and flowing to Schedule K-1, box 1. Box 1 is the residual: it is the net of all income, gain, loss, and deduction that does not belong in any separately stated category.

The IRC 703(a) entity-level computation shapes this residual. At the entity level, the partnership applies the standard tax accounting rules with two significant modifications. First, the IRC 703(a)(2) disallowances prevent the partnership from deducting items that are separately stated (charitable contributions, for example). Second, elections that affect the computation of taxable income items are generally made at the partnership level rather than the partner level, locking in accounting method choices, depreciation elections, and similar items before the items flow to partners.

Practitioners building the Form 1065 from the general ledger should work backward from total book income: adjust for each separately stated item first, verify that each is correctly classified and reported on the correct K-1 line, and then confirm that the box 1 ordinary income residual ties to the partnership's trade or business income net of all allowable deductions other than those separately stated.

Common items that belong in box 1 (not as separate line items) include: revenue from the partnership's core trade or business, ordinary deductions such as wages, rent, utilities, and cost of goods sold, depreciation on business property not separately stated, and guaranteed payments paid to partners (which appear on a different K-1 line, box 4, because they are deductible by the partnership and reduce box 1 before the residual is computed).

Schedule K-1 Box Mapping: IRC 702(a) Items to K-1 Lines

Understanding which IRC 702(a) item lands in which Schedule K-1 box is the Form 1065 practitioner's core operational skill. The mapping below covers the boxes most commonly encountered in a commercial or investment partnership. Verify the current K-1 box structure and instructions at IRS.gov for each filing year, as the IRS periodically renumbers or adds boxes.

IRC 702(c): When Gross Income Controls

IRC 702(c) establishes a separate rule for situations in which a specific provision of the Code applies to a partner's share of partnership gross income rather than net income. The most significant applications are:

Self-Employment Income Under IRC 1402

A general partner's distributive share of net income from a partnership engaged in a trade or business is self-employment income under IRC 1402(a). IRC 702(c) routes the gross income computation through the partner's return so that the self-employment tax base is correctly computed. Deductions that reduce box 1 ordinary income at the partnership level do not necessarily reduce the IRC 1402 self-employment income base in the same proportion, because the gross-income measurement is distinct from the net-income measurement.

Passive Activity Rules Under IRC 469

The IRC 469 passive activity limitation applies to a partner's allocable share of passive activity gross income and deductions. Because the limitation operates on the gross income and deduction flows (not on the net K-1 amount), IRC 702(c) provides the mechanism by which the correct gross income figures pass to the partner for Form 8582 purposes.

At-Risk Rules Under IRC 465

A partner's at-risk amount limits deductible losses from partnership activities. The at-risk computation uses the partner's share of partnership income at the gross level in certain respects, and IRC 702(c) ensures that the partner's distributive share of gross income from the activity is correctly characterized for at-risk purposes. Qualified nonrecourse financing on real property (under IRC 465(b)(6)) is treated as amounts at risk, a special rule that requires careful coordination between the IRC 752 liability allocation and the IRC 702(c) gross income figures reported on the K-1.

Practitioner Note

The self-employment income consequences of a partner's distributive share depend on IRC 1402, which treats the partner's distributive share of net income from a general partnership (or an LLC taxed as a partnership, absent a final regulatory determination) as self-employment income, subject to exceptions for limited partners and certain guaranteed payments. Because no final Treasury Regulations currently define the limited partner exception for LLC members (verify current regulatory status at IRS.gov), practitioners should document the factual basis for the position taken on each member's self-employment status, particularly in single-member and manager-managed LLCs where the line between active management and limited-partner-equivalent participation is contested.

Character Traps and Common Errors

The Dealer-Partner Trap

Consider a real estate partnership that sells a commercial building at a gain. If the partnership held the property for more than one year and used it in its business, the gain is IRC 1231 gain at the partnership level, preserved as 1231 gain under IRC 702(b) and reported in K-1 box 10. But if one partner is a real estate dealer (a partner who buys and sells real property in the ordinary course of their own trade or business), that partner may be required to treat their distributive share of the 1231 gain as ordinary income, regardless of what box 10 says. The partnership-level character determination under IRC 702(b) is the correct starting point; it is not a safe harbor that protects a dealer partner from a partner-level recharacterization. Practitioners advising dealer partners in partnerships holding property of the same type must analyze this risk on every K-1 that reports 1231 or long-term capital gain.

The Foreign Tax Credit Basket-Preservation Error

Practitioners who aggregate all foreign taxes from multiple K-1s onto a single Form 1116 without checking the basket classification commit a systematic error. Each K-1's foreign tax credit amount in box 16 is accompanied by the partnership's determination of the applicable IRC 904(d) basket. If a partnership has passive foreign income (for example, interest earned on a foreign bank account held by the partnership), the related foreign tax is a passive basket credit. A partner who pools that credit with a general limitation credit from another K-1 without separating the baskets will compute an incorrect foreign tax credit limitation. The basket must be preserved exactly as the partnership determined it, consistent with IRC 702(b).

Section 1231 Lookback and the Hotchpot Rule

The IRC 1231 hotchpot rule requires that net 1231 gains for the year be reduced by non-recaptured net 1231 losses from the five preceding years, with the recaptured portion treated as ordinary income rather than capital gain. This lookback computation happens at the partner level, using each partner's individual history of net 1231 losses, not the partnership's history. The partnership correctly identifies and separately states the current-year 1231 gain or loss under IRC 702(a)(3) and reports it in box 10 of the K-1. Each partner then applies their own 1231 lookback to determine whether their share of net 1231 gain receives capital gain treatment or is recaptured as ordinary income. A partnership that pre-nets the 1231 gain against a lookback recapture at the entity level and reports the result in box 1 as ordinary income has committed an error, because each partner's lookback history differs.

IRC 179 Limitations Apply at the Partner Level

The IRC 179 election is made at the partnership level, and the elected amount is separately stated in K-1 box 12. However, the IRC 179 dollar limitation and the taxable income limitation apply separately at the partner level. A partner whose share of the IRC 179 deduction exceeds their individual limitation must carry forward the excess; a partnership that reports a blended ordinary income figure already net of the IRC 179 deduction has eliminated the partner's ability to apply the correct limitation. This is one of the most common Form 1065 preparation errors in small business partnerships where the IRC 179 deduction is material.

IRC 702(a) Separately Stated Items: K-1 Reference Table

The table below maps each separately stated item category to its IRC 702(a) subsection, the Schedule K-1 box where it is reported, whether character is preserved under IRC 702(b), and why separate statement is required. Verify current K-1 box numbers against IRS instructions for the applicable filing year.

Category IRC 702(a) Subsection K-1 Box Character Preserved (702(b)) Why Separately Stated
Short-term capital gain or loss 702(a)(1) Box 8 Yes Partners apply short-term capital gain rates (ordinary) and net against their own short-term capital losses; rate differs from box 1 ordinary income at the margin
Long-term capital gain or loss 702(a)(2) Box 9a (and 9b, 9c sub-items) Yes Preferential long-term capital gain rates apply at partner level; rate differential versus ordinary income rates can exceed 20 percentage points for high-income partners
IRC 1231 gain or loss 702(a)(3) Box 10 Yes Each partner applies their own 1231 lookback (five-year ordinary loss recapture); partnership cannot pre-net the lookback because each partner's loss history differs
Charitable contributions 702(a)(4) Box 13, code A Yes Each partner's IRC 170 AGI or taxable income limitation applies separately; a corporate partner has a 10% limit, an individual a 60% cash limit (verify at IRS.gov)
Dividends eligible for corporate DRD 702(a)(5) Box 6c Yes Corporate partners can claim the IRC 243 dividends received deduction; blending into ordinary income destroys the DRD for corporate partners
Foreign taxes (IRC 901) 702(a)(6) Box 16 Yes (including basket classification) Partners must report foreign taxes on Form 1116 or 1118 in the correct IRC 904(d) basket; basket is set at partnership level and preserved under 702(b)
IRC 179 expensing 702(a)(7) / Treas. Reg. Box 12 Yes IRC 179 dollar and taxable income limitations apply at partner level; each partner applies their own limitation against their allocated share
Investment income and expense 702(a)(7) / Treas. Reg. Box 5 (income), Box 13 code H (expense) Yes Partners with investment interest expense subject to IRC 163(d) must separately identify investment income to determine deductible investment interest
AMT preference and adjustment items 702(a)(7) / Treas. Reg. Box 17 Yes AMT preferences and adjustments are computed at partner level; blending into ordinary income prevents correct Form 6251 or Form 4626 computation
Other items (catchall) 702(a)(8) Box 11 or Box 13 (by code) Yes Any item that might affect the tax liability of one partner differently than another; default rule is separate statement when in doubt
Practitioner Workflow: Five-Step IRC 702 Checklist

(1) Run the IRC 703 entity-level computation: apply all applicable deduction disallowances and make all entity-level elections before any items flow to partners.

(2) Identify all IRC 702(a) separately stated items: go line by line through the income statement and balance sheet activity to pull out every item in categories (1) through (8).

(3) Map each item to the correct Schedule K-1 box: use the current-year K-1 box structure and IRS instructions; do not rely on prior-year software defaults without confirming the box assignments.

(4) Verify character preservation under IRC 702(b) for every capital gain or loss, IRC 1231 item, and foreign tax item: confirm basket classifications for foreign taxes and check for dealer-partner or other partner-level override risks.

(5) Confirm the box 1 residual: recompute ordinary business income or loss from the ground up as a check figure; if it does not tie, a separately stated item has been double-counted or omitted.

Frequently Asked Questions: IRC 702 Partnership Distributive Share

What is the difference between a "distributive share" under IRC 702 and a "guaranteed payment" under IRC 707(c)?

A distributive share under IRC 702 is the partner's allocated portion of partnership income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit as determined by the partnership agreement (subject to IRC 704(b) substantial economic effect). The distributive share is tied to partnership profitability: if the partnership earns nothing, the partner whose compensation is structured as a distributive share receives nothing. A guaranteed payment under IRC 707(c) is a payment made to a partner for services or the use of capital that is determined without regard to the income of the partnership. Guaranteed payments are deductible by the partnership (subject to IRC 703(a) disallowances) and are ordinary income to the recipient partner when includible, similar to wages or interest. The critical distinction for Form 1065 preparation: guaranteed payments appear on Schedule K, line 4 (and flow to Schedule K-1, box 4), while distributive shares flow through each of the separately stated item boxes and box 1. Guaranteed payments are not subject to the IRC 702(b) character preservation rule because they are not distributive shares of partnership items.

If a partnership holds a capital asset that has been held long-term but one partner is a dealer in that asset class, does the IRC 702(b) character preservation rule give that dealer-partner long-term capital gain treatment?

No. IRC 702(b) preserves the character of an item as determined at the partnership level, but the dealer-partner rule, developed through case law and IRS guidance (verify current administrative positions at IRS.gov), can recharacterize the partner's share of gain at the partner level. Under this rule, if a partner is a dealer in the type of property the partnership sold, that partner's distributive share of gain from the sale may be treated as ordinary income in the partner's hands, even though the partnership itself recognized long-term capital gain. The partnership-level character under IRC 702(b) is the starting point, but certain partner-level attributes (such as dealer status) operate after the IRC 702 pass-through and can override the character for that specific partner. Practitioners advising partnerships with dealer partners must identify this risk before reporting the K-1 items.

How does the IRC 702 separately stated item regime interact with the passive activity rules under IRC 469?

Under IRC 469, a partner's deduction for passive activity losses is limited to passive activity income. The separately stated items under IRC 702(a) flow to the partner's return and are then tested against the partner's passive activity profile. IRC 469 grouping rules apply at the partner level, not at the partnership level, meaning the partnership cannot determine for each partner whether its items are passive or nonpassive. The Schedule K-1 separately identifies rental income and loss (box 2), net rental real estate income and loss (box 2), and other net rental income and loss (box 3), which generally carry a passive presumption. Box 1 ordinary business income or loss is passive or nonpassive depending on each partner's level of participation in the activity under the IRC 469 material participation tests. Practitioners must advise each partner individually on the IRC 469 characterization of their K-1 items; the partnership's label is not determinative.

Can a partnership collapse all of its income into one Schedule K-1 box if all items are ordinary income?

Only if none of the items in IRC 702(a)(1) through (7) and the IRC 702(a)(8) catchall are present. If the partnership has only ordinary business income and no separately stated items (no capital gains or losses, no IRC 1231 activity, no charitable contributions, no dividends eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction, no foreign taxes, no IRC 179 deductions, no investment income or expense, and no AMT preference or adjustment items), then the entire net income amount flows to Schedule K-1, box 1 as ordinary income. In practice, most partnerships have at least some separately stated items, and the partnership's return preparer must identify and isolate each one before computing the box 1 residual. Collapsing items that the statute requires to be separately stated is a Form 1065 error that can affect every partner's return and requires correction through a partnership amended return (Form 1065-X).

What happens to the character of a charitable contribution made by the partnership when it flows to a corporate partner?

Under IRC 702(a)(4), charitable contributions are separately stated and flow to each partner's return in proportion to their distributive share. At the partner level, each partner applies their own IRC 170 limitations. For a corporate partner, IRC 170(b)(2) limits the deduction to 10% of taxable income (computed with certain adjustments; verify current limit at IRS.gov). The character of the contribution as a charitable deduction is preserved under IRC 702(b), meaning a cash contribution made by the partnership retains its cash-contribution character, and a contribution of appreciated property retains the property-contribution rules (including the fair market value deduction rule for long-term capital gain property) at the partner level. The partnership does not take the deduction at the entity level under IRC 703(a)(2)(B); instead, each partner claims their proportionate share on their own return.

How does IRC 702 interact with the self-employment tax rules for limited partners in an LLC?

Under IRC 1402(a)(13), a limited partner's distributive share of partnership income is excluded from self-employment income, except for guaranteed payments described in IRC 707(c) for services actually rendered. However, the IRS has long-standing proposed regulations (not finalized; verify current status at IRS.gov) that would treat LLC members who are not limited partners under state law as general partners for self-employment purposes if they actively participate in the LLC's business. In the absence of final regulations, many practitioners apply a functional analysis: a member who participates in the LLC's management and operations, and who would not qualify as a limited partner under applicable state law, likely has a distributive share that is subject to self-employment tax. Because IRC 702(c) uses the partner's distributive share of partnership gross income (not net income) for certain computations, the classification of a partner as a limited partner versus a general partner can have material self-employment tax consequences. Practitioners should document the factual basis for the position taken on self-employment income from an LLC.

When does a partner include their IRC 702 distributive share in income -- at the end of the partnership's tax year?

Yes. Under IRC 706(a), a partner includes their distributive share of partnership items in their own taxable year within which (or with which) the partnership's taxable year ends. This means a partner on a calendar year whose partnership is also on a calendar year will include the distributive share on December 31 of each year, regardless of when distributions are actually made. If the partnership has a non-calendar fiscal year (permitted in limited circumstances under IRC 706(b)), the timing of inclusion shifts. The distributive share is includible whether or not it is actually distributed. This creates the familiar K-1 phantom income problem: a partner may owe tax on their distributive share even if no cash was distributed to fund the tax liability. Practitioners advising partners in cash-intensive or rapidly growing partnerships should model projected K-1 income against expected distributions when advising on estimated tax obligations.

How does the foreign tax credit basket classification survive the trip from the partnership to the partner under IRC 702(b)?

Under IRC 702(a)(6), taxes described in IRC 901 (foreign taxes eligible for the foreign tax credit) are separately stated items. IRC 702(b) preserves the character of those taxes, which means the basket classification under IRC 904(d) (passive category income, general category income, and other baskets; verify current basket structure at IRS.gov) is determined at the partnership level and carries over intact to the partner. A foreign tax that is attributable to passive category income at the partnership level will be a passive basket credit for the partner. The partnership reports the foreign taxes and related gross income on Schedule K-1, and partners use this information on Form 1116 (individuals) or Form 1118 (corporations) to compute the foreign tax credit limitation. The basket preservation rule is one of the clearest applications of IRC 702(b) in practice: the partner cannot simply pool all foreign tax credits received through K-1s; each must be placed in its correct limitation basket as determined at the partnership level.

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