How do I put my own money into my hedge fund?
Beginners · Video 12 of 12 · 0:41 ·
Your money goes in like any investor's: through a subscription, into your own capital account, so the fund can track every owner's share. For federal tax, an LLC with a single owner is usually disregarded and reports on its owner's return; once a second owner joins, it's a partnership by default, filing Form 1065 with a K-1 for every owner. Investing without fees takes a fee-free class or a written waiver that the documents allow.
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Key facts
- The manager subscribes like any investor and gets a capital account.
- A single-member LLC is disregarded for federal tax by default.
- With two or more members, an LLC is a partnership by default: Form 1065 and K-1s.
- Fee-free investing needs a fee-free class or a written waiver permitted by the documents.
Transcript
Founder: I'll just transfer my own money into the fund's account. It's my fund.
Operator: Careful. Your money goes in like any investor's: through a subscription, into your own capital account.
Founder: Paperwork for my own money?
Operator: The fund tracks every owner's share. Skip it, and your money can look like everyone else's, or like a loan.
Operator: And for taxes: while an LLC has a single owner, it's usually ignored for federal income tax. It reports on the owner's return.
Operator: Once a second owner joins, it's a partnership by default. That means a Form 1065, and a K-1 for every owner.
Founder: Can I invest without paying myself fees?
Operator: If the documents allow it: a fee-free class, or a written waiver. Not just by assuming.
Founder: So I'll just transfer my own money...