March 24, 2015 Matthew K. Simon 1940 N. Dayton Street Chicago, IL, 60614 Dear Member: Attached is your copy of the 2014 federal and state schedules K-1. These schedules summarize your information from the partnership. Please review the schedules carefully as it pertains to name, address, FEIN, and entity type. These items have been completed based upon information provided previously by you and, if any such information requires updating or is incorrect, we ask that you please contact us immediately to make the appropriate changes. This information will be provided to the Internal Revenue Service and the Illinois Department of Revenue with the respective tax returns. The enclosed schedules K-1 and supporting schedule are not intended to and do not provide tax advice, nor can tax advice be provided by the Managing Member of the Fund. Therefore, before you prepare and file your 2014 federal and state income tax returns, we strongly recommend that you consult your tax advisor. Ascendance Capital Partners I, LLC 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3200 Chicago, IL 60606 I.D. 20-5800862 Partner # 5 651113 2014 Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service For calendar year 2014, or tax year beginning , 20 Partner’s Share of Income, Deductions, a See back of form and separate instructions. Credits, etc. A Information About the Partnership 1 Ordinary business income (loss) 2 Net rental real estate income (loss) 3 Other net rental income (loss) 4 Guaranteed payments 5 Interest income 6a Ordinary dividends 6b Qualified dividends 15 Credits 16 Foreign transactions 17 Alternative minimum tax (AMT) items 18 Tax-exempt income and nondeductible expenses 19 Distributions 76,316 3 Partnership’s name, address, city, state, and ZIP code Ascendance Capital Partners I, LLC 200 West Madison Street, Suite 3200 Chicago, IL 60606 C Part III Partner’s Share of Current Year Income, Deductions, Credits, and Other Items Partnership’s employer identification number 20-5800862 B OMB No. 1545-0123 Amended K-1 , 2014 ending Part I Final K-1 IRS Center where partnership filed return 7 Royalties 8 Net short-term capital gain (loss) 9a Net long-term capital gain (loss) 9b Collectibles (28%) gain (loss) 9c Unrecaptured section 1250 gain 10 Net section 1231 gain (loss) 11 Other income (loss) 12 Section 179 deduction 13 Other deductions Ogden, UT Check if this is a publicly traded partnership (PTP) D Part II Partner’s identifying number 358-78-1830 F Partner’s name, address, city, state, and ZIP code Matthew K. Simon 1940 N. Dayton Street Chicago, IL 60614 G General partner or LLC member-manager H Domestic partner ✖ Limited partner or other LLC member Foreign partner Individual I1 What type of entity is this partner? I2 If this partner is a retirement plan (IRA/SEP/Keogh/etc.), check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J Partner’s share of profit, loss, and capital (see instructions): Beginning Ending 6.570000 % 6.570000 % 6.570000 % Profit Loss Capital K 6.623323 % 6.623323 % 6.570000 % . . $ Qualified nonrecourse financing . $ Recourse . $ . $ Current year increase (decrease) . $ Withdrawals & distributions . . $ ( . . $ . . . . . . . . . . 44,135 507,826 . Capital contributed during the year Ending capital account . ✖ Tax basis . GAAP Other information A 3 V 37,609 Y SEE ATTACHMENT Self-employment earnings (loss) 555,957 $ 76,319 65,708 ) 566,568 Section 704(b) book Other (explain) M 14 65,708 *See attached statement for additional information. Partner’s capital account analysis: Beginning capital account . A 20 Partner’s share of liabilities at year end: Nonrecourse L . For IRS Use Only E Information About the Partner Did the partner contribute property with a built-in gain or loss? ✖ No Yes If “Yes,” attach statement (see instructions) For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see Instructions for Form 1065. IRS.gov/form1065 Cat. No. 11394R Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) 2014 Partner # 5 Schedule K-1 (Form 1065) 2014 Page 2 This list identifies the codes used on Schedule K-1 for all partners and provides summarized reporting information for partners who file Form 1040. For detailed reporting and filing information, see the separate Partner’s Instructions for Schedule K-1 and the instructions for your income tax return. 1. Ordinary business income (loss). Determine whether the income (loss) is passive or nonpassive and enter on your return as follows. Report on See the Partner’s Instructions Passive loss Passive income Schedule E, line 28, column (g) Nonpassive loss Schedule E, line 28, column (h) Nonpassive income Schedule E, line 28, column (j) 2. Net rental real estate income (loss) See the Partner’s Instructions 3. Other net rental income (loss) Net income Schedule E, line 28, column (g) Net loss See the Partner’s Instructions 4. Guaranteed payments Schedule E, line 28, column (j) 5. Interest income Form 1040, line 8a 6a. Ordinary dividends Form 1040, line 9a 6b. Qualified dividends Form 1040, line 9b Schedule E, line 4 7. Royalties 8. Net short-term capital gain (loss) Schedule D, line 5 Schedule D, line 12 9a. Net long-term capital gain (loss) 9b. Collectibles (28%) gain (loss) 28% Rate Gain Worksheet, line 4 (Schedule D instructions) 9c. Unrecaptured section 1250 gain See the Partner’s Instructions 10. Net section 1231 gain (loss) See the Partner’s Instructions 11. Other income (loss) Code A Other portfolio income (loss) See the Partner’s Instructions B Involuntary conversions See the Partner’s Instructions C Sec. 1256 contracts & straddles Form 6781, line 1 D Mining exploration costs recapture See Pub. 535 E Cancellation of debt Form 1040, line 21 or Form 982 F Other income (loss) See the Partner’s Instructions 12. Section 179 deduction See the Partner’s Instructions 13. Other deductions A Cash contributions (50%) B Cash contributions (30%) C Noncash contributions (50%) D Noncash contributions (30%) See the Partner’s E Capital gain property to a 50% Instructions organization (30%) F Capital gain property (20%) G Contributions (100%) H Investment interest expense Form 4952, line 1 I Deductions—royalty income Schedule E, line 19 J Section 59(e)(2) expenditures See the Partner’s Instructions K Deductions—portfolio (2% floor) Schedule A, line 23 L Deductions—portfolio (other) Schedule A, line 28 M Amounts paid for medical insurance Schedule A, line 1 or Form 1040, line 29 N Educational assistance benefits See the Partner’s Instructions O Dependent care benefits Form 2441, line 12 P Preproductive period expenses See the Partner’s Instructions Q Commercial revitalization deduction See Form 8582 instructions from rental real estate activities R Pensions and IRAs See the Partner’s Instructions S Reforestation expense deduction See the Partner’s Instructions T Domestic production activities information See Form 8903 instructions U Qualified production activities income Form 8903, line 7b V Employer’s Form W-2 wages Form 8903, line 17 W Other deductions See the Partner’s Instructions 14. Self-employment earnings (loss) Note. If you have a section 179 deduction or any partner-level deductions, see the Partner’s Instructions before completing Schedule SE. A Net earnings (loss) from self-employment Schedule SE, Section A or B B Gross farming or fishing income See the Partner’s Instructions C Gross non-farm income See the Partner’s Instructions 15. Credits A Low-income housing credit (section 42(j)(5)) from pre-2008 buildings B Low-income housing credit (other) from pre-2008 buildings C Low-income housing credit (section 42(j)(5)) from See the Partner’s Instructions post-2007 buildings D Low-income housing credit (other) from post-2007 buildings E Qualified rehabilitation expenditures (rental real estate) F Other rental real estate credits G Other rental credits H Undistributed capital gains credit Form 1040, line 73; check box a I Biofuel producer credit J Work opportunity credit See the Partner's Instructions K Disabled access credit } } } 16. } Report on Code L Empowerment zone employment credit M Credit for increasing research activities See the Partner’s Instructions N Credit for employer social security and Medicare taxes O Backup withholding P Other credits Foreign transactions A Name of country or U.S. possession B Gross income from all sources Form 1116, Part I C Gross income sourced at partner level Foreign gross income sourced at partnership level D Passive category E General category Form 1116, Part I F Other Deductions allocated and apportioned at partner level Form 1116, Part I G Interest expense H Other Form 1116, Part I Deductions allocated and apportioned at partnership level to foreign source income I Passive category J General category Form 1116, Part I K Other Other information L Total foreign taxes paid Form 1116, Part II M Total foreign taxes accrued Form 1116, Part II N Reduction in taxes available for credit Form 1116, line 12 Form 8873 O Foreign trading gross receipts P Extraterritorial income exclusion Form 8873 Q Other foreign transactions See the Partner’s Instructions Alternative minimum tax (AMT) items A Post-1986 depreciation adjustment See the Partner’s B Adjusted gain or loss C Depletion (other than oil & gas) Instructions and D Oil, gas, & geothermal—gross income the Instructions for E Oil, gas, & geothermal—deductions Form 6251 F Other AMT items Tax-exempt income and nondeductible expenses A Tax-exempt interest income Form 1040, line 8b B Other tax-exempt income See the Partner’s Instructions C Nondeductible expenses See the Partner’s Instructions Distributions A Cash and marketable securities B Distribution subject to section 737 See the Partner’s Instructions C Other property Other information A Investment income Form 4952, line 4a B Investment expenses Form 4952, line 5 Form 4136 C Fuel tax credit information D Qualified rehabilitation expenditures See the Partner’s Instructions (other than rental real estate) E Basis of energy property See the Partner’s Instructions F Recapture of low-income housing Form 8611, line 8 credit (section 42(j)(5)) G Recapture of low-income housing Form 8611, line 8 credit (other) H Recapture of investment credit See Form 4255 I Recapture of other credits See the Partner’s Instructions J Look-back interest—completed long-term contracts See Form 8697 K Look-back interest—income forecast method See Form 8866 L Dispositions of property with section 179 deductions M Recapture of section 179 deduction N Interest expense for corporate partners O Section 453(l)(3) information P Section 453A(c) information Q Section 1260(b) information R Interest allocable to production See the Partner’s expenditures Instructions S CCF nonqualified withdrawals T Depletion information—oil and gas U Reserved V Unrelated business taxable income W Precontribution gain (loss) X Section 108(i) information Y Net investment income Z Other information } } } 17. 18. 19. 20. } } } Partner # 5 ASCENDANCE CAPITAL PARTNERS I, LLC 20-5800862 SCH K-1 SUPPORTING SCHEDULE PARTNER # 5 Matthew K. Simon ====================================================================================================== ITEM L - RECONCILIATION OF INCOME ================================ TOTAL INCOME PER SCHEDULE K-1 76,319 ------------------TOTAL INCOME PER ITEM L, CURRENT YEAR INCR(DECR) 76,319 =========== LINE 2 - NET INCOME FROM RENTAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES ==================================================== FROM PARTNERSHIP TOTAL NET INCOME FROM RENTAL REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES LINE 5 - INTEREST INCOME ======================= OTHER INTEREST INCOME --------------------------------------OTHER INTEREST INCOME TOTAL INTEREST INCOME LINE 20 - OTHER INFORMATION =========================== V UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME -----------------------------------------------------------------DEBT-FINANCED PORTION OF LINE 2 RENTAL REAL ESTATE INCOME (LOSS) TOTAL BOX V 76,316 ------------------76,316 =========== 3 ------------------3 =========== 37,609 ------------------37,609 =========== Y NET INVESTMENT INCOME -----------------------------------------------------------------ALL INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPUTE NET INVESTMENT INCOME IS DISCLOSED ON SCHEDULE K-1 AND THE SCHEDULE K-1 SUPPORTING SCHEDULE. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR FOR THE PROPER TREATMENT OF THIS ITEM. PARTNER FOOTNOTES ==================== PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR TO DETERMINE IF THE AMOUNT ON LINE 20V QUALIFIES FOR THE DEBTFINANCED UBTI EXCEPTION UNDER IRC SEC. 514 (c) (9). Partner # 5 Illinois Department of Revenue Schedule K-1-P Partner’s or Shareholder’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits, and Recapture To be completed by partnerships filing Form IL-1065 or S corporations filing Form IL-1120-ST Partners and Shareholders receiving Schedule K-1-P should attach this to their Illinois tax return. Year ending 12 ____ 2014 ____ Month Year IL Attachment No. 12 Step 1: Identify your partnership or S corporation 1 Check your business type ✔ partnership 2 ____ 0 5 ____ 8 ____ 0 0 8 6 2 S corporation 3 ____ - ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Enter your federal employer identification number (FEIN). Ascendance Capital Partners I, LLC 2 ___________________________________________________ Enter your name as shown on your Form IL-1065 or Form IL-1120-ST. 4 Enter the apportionment factor from Form IL-1065 or Form 1.000000 IL-1120-ST, Line 42. Otherwise, enter “1.” _________________ Step 2: Identify your partner or shareholder Matthew K. Simon 358-78-1830 5 ___________________________________________________ 7 _____________________________________________________ Name Social Security number or FEIN 1940 N. Dayton Street 6 ___________________________________________________ 6.623323% 8 _________________________ Mailing address Share (%) Chicago IL 60614 ___________________________________________________ 9a Check the appropriate box. See instructions. City State ZIP ✔ individual corporation partnership S corporation *433001110* 9b trust estate To be completed by the recipient on Line 5 only. I am a: grantor trust disregarded entity and the amounts on this Schedule will be reported by: Name:_______________________________________________ SSN or FEIN: ________________________________________ Step 3: Figure your partner’s or shareholder’s share of your nonbusiness income or loss 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Interest Dividends Rental income Patent royalties Copyright royalties Other royalty income Capital gain or loss from real property Capital gain or loss from tangible personal property Capital gain or loss from intangible personal property Other income and expense ____________________________ 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 A B Member’s share (See instructions.) Member’s share allocable to Illinois _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Specify Step 4: Figure your partner’s or shareholder’s share of your business income or loss 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Ordinary income or loss from trade or business activity Net income or loss from rental real estate activities Net income or loss from other rental activities Interest Dividends Royalties Net short-term capital gain or loss Net long-term capital gain or loss. Total for year. Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain Guaranteed payments to partner (U.S. Form 1065 only) Net Section 1231 gain or loss (other than casualty or theft). Total for year. 31 Other income and expense ____________________________ A B Member’s share from U.S. Schedule K-1, less nonbusiness income Member’s share apportioned to Illinois _________________________ 76,316 _________________________ _________________________ 3 _________________________ _________________________ 76,316 _________________________ _________________________ 3 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ 30 _________________________ 31 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Specify Schedule K-1-P front (R-12/14) Partner # 5 358-78-1830 ___________________ Step 5: Figure your partner’s or shareholder’s share of Illinois additions and subtractions Enter the partner’s or shareholder’s identification number from Line 7. A Member’s share apportioned or allocated to Illinois _________________________ _________________________ 253 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ 253 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ 38a _________________________ 38b _________________________ 39 _________________________ 40 _________________________ 41 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ 42 _________________________ _________________________ 43 44 45 46 47 _________________________ 8,791 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Additions 32 33 34 35 36 37 Federally tax-exempt interest income Illinois replacement tax and surcharge deducted Illinois Special Depreciation addition Related-Party Expenses addition Distributive share of additions Other additions (from Illinois Schedule M for businesses) Subtractions 38 a Interest from U.S. Treasury obligations (business income) b Interest from U.S. Treasury obligations (nonbusiness income) 39 River Edge Redevelopment Zone Dividend Subtraction 40 High Impact Business Dividend subtraction 41 Contribution subtraction (Form IL-1120-ST filers only) 42 Interest subtraction - River Edge Redevelopment Zone (Form IL-1120-ST financial organizations only) B Member’s share from Form IL-1065 or IL-1120-ST 32 33 34 35 36 37 43 Interest subtraction - High Impact Business within a Foreign 44 45 46 47 Trade Zone (Form IL-1120-ST financial organizations only) Illinois Special Depreciation subtraction Related-Party Expenses subtraction Distributive share of subtractions Other subtractions (from Illinois Schedule M for businesses) _________________________ 8,791 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Step 6: Figure your partner’s or shareholder’s (except a corporate partner or shareholder) share of your Illinois August 1, 1969, appreciation amounts A 48 49 50 51 Section 1245 and 1250 gain Section 1231 gain Section 1231 gain less casualty and theft gain. See instructions. Capital gain 48 49 50 51 B Member’s share from Illinois Schedule F (Form IL-1065 or IL-1120-ST) Member’s share apportioned or allocated to Illinois _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ Step 7: Figure your partner’s or shareholder’s share of your Illinois credits, recapture, pass-through withholding payments and federal income subject to surcharge Member’s or nonresident member’s share from Illinois tax return Member’s or nonresident member’s share from Illinois tax return 52 Illinois credits a Film Production Services Tax Credit 52a __________________ b Enterprise Zone Investment Credit 52b __________________ c River Edge Redevelopment Zone Investment Credit 52c __________________ d Tax Credit for Affordable Housing Donations 52d __________________ e EDGE Tax Credit 52e __________________ f Research and Development Credit 52f __________________ g Ex-Felons Jobs Credit 5 2g __________________ h Veterans Jobs Credit 52h __________________ i Student-Assistance Contribution Credit 52i __________________ j Angel Investment Credit 52j __________________ k New Markets Credit 52k __________________ l River Edge Historic Preservation Credit 52l __________________ m Live Theater Production Credit 52m __________________ *433002110* n Hospital Credit o Historic Preservation Credit p Replacement Tax Investment 52n __________________ 52o __________________ Credits. See instructions. 52p __________________ 53 Recapture a Enterprise Zone or River Edge Redevelopment Zone Investment Credit recapture b Replacement Tax Investment Credit recapture c Angel Investment Credit recapture 54 Pass-through withholding payment (See instructions before completing.) 55 Federal income attributable to transactions subject to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act Surcharge. See instructions. This form is authorized as outlined by the Illinois Income Tax Act. Disclosure of this information is REQUIRED. Failure to provide this information could result in a penalty. 53a __________________ 53b __________________ 53c __________________ 54 __________________ 55 __________________ Schedule K-1-P back (R-12/14) Partner # 5