Tax Form 4797 is used to report the following:
- The sale or exchange of:
- Property used in your trade or business;
- Depreciable and amortizable property;
- Oil, gas, geothermal, or other mineral properties; and
- Section 126 property
- The involuntary conversion (from other than casualty or theft) of property used in your trade or business and capital assets held in connection with a trade or business or a transaction entered into for profit
- The disposition of noncapital assets (other than inventory or property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of your trade or business)
- The disposition of capital assets not reported on Schedule D
- The gain or loss (including any related recapture) for partners and S corporation shareholders from certain section 179 property dispositions by partnerships (other than electing large partnerships) and S corporations
- The computation of recapture amounts under sections 179 and 280F(b)(2) when the business use of section 179 or listed property decreases to 50% or less
| Form name | Instructions | Form |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 Federal Tax Form 4797 - Sales of Business Property | ||
| 2007 Federal Tax Form 4797 - Sales of Business Property | ||
| 2006 Federal Tax Form 4797 - Sales of Business Property | - | |
| 2005 Federal Tax Form 4797 - Sales of Business Property | - |
