Help CenterAnnual Return of Income—Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income
Every partnership that engages in a trade or business, or has gross income, must file an information return on Form 1065 showing its income, deductions, and other required information.
A partnership is not considered to engage in a trade or business and is not required to file a Form 1065 for any tax year in which it neither receives income nor pays or incurs any expenses treated as deductions or credits for federal income tax purposes. However, a partnership not currently engaged in a trade or business may want to file Form 1065, even though not technically required to do so, in order to avoid unnecessary correspondence from the IRS.
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