Laws.com legal forms guide form 47 97 is a United States Internal Revenue Service tax form used to report the sale of business property. This form should also be used if your business has been subject to involuntary conversion or recapture. Form 47 97 can be obtained through the IRS website or by obtaining the documents through a local tax office. This form is to be used in conjunction with your regular tax return. Supply your name as it appears on your tax return and your identifying taxpayer number, Social Security number for individuals or EIN for corporations. If you have any proceeds from sales or exchanges reported on tax form 1099, report this amount on line 1. In part 1, list all business properties purchased or sold held for more than one year during the taxable year on line 2. You must include each property bought or sold, date acquired and sold, gross sales price, depreciation, costs of improvements, and the total gain or loss. Add each amount along with any other gains or losses as required in lines 3 through 6. Report your total gains or losses on line 7. Include non-recaptured section 1231 losses from any prior years on line 8. Enter the total calculated amount on line 9 to determine your qualified gains or losses. Move on to part 2 where you will report any ordinary gains and losses for property held less than one year. Fill out part 2 in the same manner as part 1, ensuring that you include all properties purchased and sold with all gains and losses as required. To report gains from property sales under IRS tax code sections 1245, 1250, 1254, or 1255, you must report these gains in part 3 of form 47 97. Describe each property that falls...