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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

For the transition period from             to

Commission file no. 0-16191

DEL TACO INCOME PROPERTIES IV

(A California limited partnership)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(949) 462-9300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s Form S-11 Registration Statement filed December 17, 1982 are incorporated by reference into Part IV of this report.

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DEL TACO INCOME PROPERTIES IV

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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DEL TACO INCOME PROPERTIES IV

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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DEL TACO INCOME PROPERTIES IV

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

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DEL TACO INCOME PROPERTIES IV

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

UNAUDITED

NOTE 1 - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements and should therefore be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 for Del Taco Income Properties IV (the Partnership or the Company). In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the Partnership’s financial position at September 30, 2012, the results of operations for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 and cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012. Amounts related to disclosure of December 31, 2011 balances within these condensed financial statements were derived from the 2011 audited financial statements.

Management has evaluated events subsequent to September 30, 2012 through the date that the accompanying condensed financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for transactions and other events which may require adjustment of and/or disclosure in such financial statements.

NOTE 2 - NET INCOME PER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP UNIT

Net income per limited partnership unit is based on net income attributable to the limited partners (after 1% allocation to the general partner) using the weighted average number of units outstanding during the periods presented, which amounted to 165,375 in 2012 and 2011.

Pursuant to the partnership agreement, annual partnership income or loss is allocated one percent to Del Taco LLC, formerly known as Del Taco Inc., (Del Taco or the General Partner) and 99 percent to the limited partners. Partnership gains from any sale or refinancing will be allocated one percent to the General Partner and 99 percent to the limited partners until allocated gains and profits equal losses, distributions and syndication costs, and until each class of limited partners receive their priority return as defined in the partnership agreement. Additional gains will be allocated 12 percent to the General Partner and 88 percent to the limited partners.

NOTE 3 - LEASING ACTIVITIES

The Partnership leases three properties for operation of restaurants to Del Taco on a triple net basis. One property has been subleased to a Del Taco franchisee. The leases are for terms of 32 years commencing with the completion of the restaurant facility located on each property and require monthly rentals equal to 12 percent of the gross sales of the restaurants. The leases expire in the years 2021 to 2022.

Pursuant to the lease agreements, minimum rentals of $3,500 per month are due to the Partnership during the first six months of any non-operating period caused by an insured casualty loss.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the two restaurants operated by Del Taco, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited sales of $568,310, and unaudited net income of $4,127 as compared to unaudited sales of $555,500 and unaudited net losses of $3,924, respectively, for the corresponding period in 2011. Net income or loss of each restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense and the increase in net income from the corresponding period of the prior year primarily relates to decreases in operating costs. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco franchisee, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales of $335,936 as compared with $329,198 during the same period in 2011.

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DEL TACO INCOME PROPERTIES IV

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

UNAUDITED

NOTE 3 - LEASING ACTIVITIES - continued

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the two restaurants operated by Del Taco, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had combined, unaudited sales of $1,663,410 and unaudited net income of $1,170 as compared to $1,637,404 and unaudited net losses of $8,413 for the corresponding period in 2011. Net income or loss of each restaurant includes charges for general and administrative expenses incurred in connection with supervision of restaurant operations and interest expense and the increase in net income from the corresponding period of the prior year primarily relates to decreases in operating costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the one restaurant operated by a Del Taco franchisee, for which the Partnership is the lessor, had unaudited sales of $974,550 as compared with $950,130 during the same period in 2011.

NOTE 4 - TRANSACTIONS WITH DEL TACO

The receivable from Del Taco consists primarily of rent accrued for the month of September 2012. The September rent receivable was collected in October 2012.

Del Taco serves in the capacity of general partner in other partnerships which are engaged in the business of operating restaurants, and three other partnerships which were formed for the purpose of acquiring real property in California for construction of Mexican-American restaurants for lease under long-term agreements to Del Taco for operation under the Del Taco trade name.

In addition, see Note 5 with respect to certain distributions to the General Partner.

NOTE 5 - DISTRIBUTIONS

Total cash distributions declared and paid in February, May and August 2012 were $79,877, $80,484 and $93,088, respectively. On October 25, 2012, a distribution to the limited partners of $89,299, or approximately $0.54 per limited partnership unit, was approved. Such distribution was paid on November 5, 2012. The General Partner also received a distribution of $902, with respect to its 1% partnership interest in November 2012.

NOTE 6 - PAYABLE TO LIMITED PARTNERS

Payable to limited partners represents a reclassification from cash for distribution checks made to limited partners that have remained outstanding for six months or longer.

NOTE 7 - CONCENTRATION OF RISK

The three restaurants leased to Del Taco make up all of the income producing assets of the Partnership and contributed all of the Partnership’s rental revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Therefore, the business of the Partnership is entirely dependent on the success of the Del Taco trade name restaurants that lease the properties.

The Partnership maintains substantially all of its cash and cash equivalents at one major commercial bank. Although the Partnership at times maintains balances that exceed the federally insured limit, it has not experienced any losses related to these balances and management believes the credit risk to be minimal.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Del Taco Income Properties IV (the “Partnership” or the “Company”) offered limited partnership units for sale between June 1987 and June 1988. $4.135 million was raised through the sale of limited partnership units and used to acquire sites and build three restaurants and also to pay commissions to brokers and to reimburse Del Taco LLC (Del Taco or the General Partner) for offering costs incurred. In February of 1992, approximately $442,000 raised during the offering but not required to acquire sites and build restaurants was distributed to the limited partners.

The three restaurants leased to Del Taco make up all of the income producing assets of the Partnership. Therefore, the business of the Partnership is entirely dependent on the success of the Del Taco trade name restaurants that lease the properties. The success of the restaurants is dependent on a large variety of factors, including, but not limited to, competition, consumer demand and preference for fast food, in general, and for Mexican-American food in particular.

Results of Operations

The Partnership owns three properties that are under long-term lease to Del Taco for restaurant operations (Del Taco, in turn, has sub-leased one of the restaurants to a Del Taco franchisee).

The following table sets forth rental revenue earned by restaurant (unaudited):

The Partnership receives rental revenues equal to 12 percent of gross sales from the restaurants. The Partnership earned rental revenue of $108,509 during the three month period ended September 30, 2012, which represents an increase of $2,345 from the corresponding period in 2011. The Partnership earned rental revenue of $316,555 during the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, which represents an increase of $6,051 from the corresponding period in 2011. The changes in rental revenues between 2011 and 2012 are directly attributable to changes in sales levels at the restaurants under lease due to local competitive and industry factors.

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The following table breaks down general and administrative expenses by type of expense:

General and administrative costs for the three month period decreased primarily due to decreased costs for printing. General and administrative costs for the nine month period increased primarily due to increased costs for printing.

For the three month period ended September 30, 2012, net income increased by $3,489 from 2011 to 2012 due to the increase in revenues of $2,345, the increase in interest and other income of $72 and the decrease in general and administrative expenses of $1,072. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, net income increased $5,160 from 2011 to 2012 due to the increase in revenues of $6,051 and the increase in interest and other income of $5, partially offset by the increase in general and administrative expenses of $896.

Significant Recent Accounting Pronouncements

None.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

None

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, as well as disclosures included elsewhere in this report on Form 10-Q are based upon the Partnership’s financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. The Partnership believes the critical accounting policies that most impact the financial statements are described below. A summary of the significant accounting policies of the Partnership can be found in Note 1 to the Financial Statements which is included in the Partnership’s December 31, 2011 Form 10-K.

Revenue Recognition: Rental revenue is recognized based on 12 percent of gross sales of the restaurants for the corresponding period, and is earned at the point of sale.

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Property and Equipment: Property and equipment is stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives which are 20 years for land improvements, 35 years for buildings and improvements, and 10 years for machinery and equipment.

The Partnership accounts for property and equipment in accordance with authoritative guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board that requires long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the asset may not be recoverable. In evaluating long-lived assets held for use, an impairment loss is recognized if the sum of the expected future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying value of the asset. Once a determination has been made that an impairment loss should be recognized for long-lived assets, various assumptions and estimates are used to determine fair value including, among others, estimated costs of construction and development, recent sales of comparable properties and the opinions of fair value prepared by independent real estate appraisers. Long-lived assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell.

None.

As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company required to be included in the Company’s periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

There were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Not applicable.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

There is no information required to be reported for any items under Part II, except as follows:

Item 6. Exhibits

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

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