Part II. Dispositions
Instruction 8865 — Instructions for Form 8865, Return of U.S. Persons With Respect to Certain Foreign Partnerships · 2026-10-03 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · United States
This section is completed by U.S. persons who are Category 4 filers because they disposed of an interest in a foreign partnership. See Categories of Filers , earlier, for more details about what types of dispositions must be reported. For each disposition reported in Part II, indicate in Part IV whether a statement is required by Regulations section 1.751-1(a)(3) to be filed for the disposition.
A disposition of a section 721(c) partnership interest may be an acceleration event for purposes of applying the gain deferral method. The U.S. transferor may be required to recognize gain in an amount equal to the remaining built-in gain on the section 721(c) property previously contributed to the section 721(c) partnership. In this case, Schedule H must also be filed. See Regulations section 1.721(c)-4. For acceleration event exceptions, see Regulations section 1.721(c)-5.
Column (a). Unless you disposed of the interest by withdrawing, in whole or in part, from the partnership, enter the name, address, and identifying number (if any) of the person to whom you transferred the interest in the foreign partnership.
Column (b). Enter the date of the disposition. If the disposition was composed of a series of transactions over multiple dates, enter the date the disposition was completed.
Column (c). Enter the FMV of the interest you disposed of in the partnership (measured as of the date of disposition). If you recognized gain or loss on the disposition, state the amount of gain or loss in Part IV. See section 741.
Column (d). Enter your adjusted basis in the partnership interest disposed of immediately before the disposition. See section 705.
Columns (e) and (f). Enter your total direct percentage interest in the partnership both before and immediately after the disposition. To the extent your percentage interest in the partnership differs among capital, profits, losses, or deductions, enter “See Below” and state the different percentages in Part IV.
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