New clubs often wonder "Do we need to register as a club for legal purposes?" The answer is a resounding YES . Most clubs are established as a partnership. As such, before you open a bank or brokerage account and before you make your first ...
James G. Hawkins wrote: Clubs have expenses other than buying securities. If a member puts money into a club's account (bank account or petty fund) but that money is used for expenses, where does it appear on a report? As the program works now, the ...
We get many questions from clubs that have never used any accounting software as to how they should go about filing a partnership return. A complete treatise on the subject would entail writing a book, but here are some of the more salient points. Federal ...
Bob Atkinson raises some questions about member buy outs. We just received our first withdrawal notice today from a member of our investment club and we have a well defined process for recognition of the notice, valuation date, methods of payment and timeframe to pay. ...
Jerry, I'm the treasurer of a new club and we are in the process of writing our partnership agreement. Specifically, as treasurer, what issues should I be most concerned with? Member Withdrawals and the Terms of Payment are probably the two most complex issues addressed ...
Jerry, I think the thing that most concerns me (and probably other neophytes) is the legal/tax issues and just what legal forms (partnership agreement?) and tax declarations have to be set up before you can actually start collecting and investing funds. Bernard Bruns Actually, this ...
Jerry, I'm the treasurer of a new club and we are in the process of writing our partnership agreement. Specifically, as treasurer, what issues should I be most concerned with? Today, as we continue, let's look at the provisions in a partnership agreement that pertain ...
Brian Wilhelm asks, We just started an investment club at the beginnig of this month. We were curious about the tax implications for this coming year, most notably the Tax ID number. Is the Tax ID number something we need to apply for now, before ...
Jerry, I'm the treasurer of a new club and we are in the process of writing our partnership agreement. Specifically, as treasurer, what issues should I be most concerned with? Your partnership agreement should clearly define how your club will make decisions on investments, new ...
Jerry, I'm the treasurer of a new club and we are in the process of writing our partnership agreement. Specifically, as treasurer, what issues should I be most concerned with? Even though the IRS allows your club a great deal of latitude in creating its ...
Vincent Esselborn asks We are in a newly formed investment club (March 1999) and have questions about how to account for members who came and went. We had two original members subsequently leave the club, and we paid them out of cash that had not ...
Jesse Kuhns writes I realize we need to submit Form 1065 for our club. Do I need to file separate Schedule K-1 for each member (30) or is there a reduction of paper format which we can use? The IRS Form 1065 requires inclusion of ...
Great idea! Candis King wrote in her Ask Candis column, " Two heads are better than one and there is nothing like a friend to help speed along your learning process... If you would like to find a club near you, consider registering at http://www.bivio.com/pub/connect ...