Exam 9: Forming and Operating Partnerships

Illuminating Light Partnership had the following revenues, expenses, gains, losses, and distributions: Given these items, what is Illuminating Light's ordinary business income (loss) for the year?

A partnership with a C corporation partner must always use the accrual method as its accounting method.

A partner's self-employment earnings (loss) may be affected by her share of ordinary business income (loss) and any guaranteed payments she receives. The impact of these amounts typically depends on the status of the partner. Which of the following statements correctly describes the effect these items have on the partner's self-employment earnings (loss)?

KBL, Inc., AGW, Inc., Blaster, Inc., Shiny Shoes, Inc., and a group of 24 individuals form Shoes Galore General Partnership on October 11, 20X9. Now, Shoes Galore must adopt its required tax year-end. The partners' year-ends, profits interests, and capital interests are reflected in the table below. Given this information, what tax year-end must Shoes Galore use, and what rule requires this year-end?

Under proposed regulations issued by the Treasury Department, in which of the following situations should an LLC member be treated as a general partner for self-employment tax purposes?

Sarah, Sue, and AS Inc. formed a partnership on May 1, 20X9, called SSAS, LP. Now that the partnership is formed, they must determine its appropriate year-end. Sarah has a 30 percent profits and capital interest while Sue has a 35 percent profits and capital interest. Both Sarah and Sue have calendar year-ends. AS Inc. holds the remaining profits and capital interest in the LP, and it has a September 30 year-end. What tax year-end must SSAS, LP, use for 20X9, and which test or rule requires this year-end?

Kim received a one-third profits and capital interest in Bright Line, LLC, in exchange for legal services she provided. In addition to her share of partnership profits or losses, she receives a $30,000 guaranteed payment each year for ongoing services she provides to the LLC. For X4, Bright Line reported the following revenues and expenses: sales-$150,000, cost of goods sold-$90,000, depreciation expense-$45,000, long-term capital gains-$15,000, qualified dividends-$6,000, and municipal bond interest-$3,000. How much ordinary business income (loss) will Bright Line allocate to Kim on her Schedule K-1 for X4?

What form does a partnership use when filing an annual informational return?

Guaranteed payments are included in the calculation of a partnership's ordinary business income (loss) and are also treated as separately stated items.

Lloyd and Harry, equal partners, form the Ant World Partnership. During the year, Ant World had the following revenue, expenses, gains, losses, and distributions: Given these items, what amount of ordinary business income (loss) and what separately stated items should be allocated to each partner for the year?

In what order should the tests to determine a partnership's year-end be applied?

Tim, a real estate investor, Ken, a dealer in securities, and Hardware, Inc., a retail lumber store, form a partnership called HKT, LP. HKT is in the home-building business. Tim recently purchased his interest in HKT, while the other partners purchased their interests several years ago. During X3, HKT reports a $12,000 gain from the sale of a stock in a wholesale lumber company it purchased in X1 for investment purposes. Which of the following statements best represents how their portion of the gain should be reported to the partner?

A partner can generally apply passive activity losses against passive activity income for the year.

Adjustments to a partner's outside basis are made annually to prevent double taxation on the sale of a partnership interest or at the time of a partnership distribution.

Jordan, Inc., Bird, Inc., Ewing, Inc., and Barkley, Inc., formed Nothing-But-Net Partnership on June 1^st, 20X9. Now, Nothing-But-Net must adopt its required tax year-end. The partners' year-ends, profits interests, and capital interests are reflected in the table below. Given this information, what tax year-end must Nothing-But-Net use, and what rule requires this year-end?

Lincoln, Inc., Washington, Inc., and Adams, Inc., form Presidential Suites Partnership on February 15, 20X9. Now, Presidential Suites must adopt its required tax year-end. The partners' year-ends, profits interests, and capital interests are reflected in the table below. Given this information, what tax year-end must Presidential Suites use, and what rule requires this year-end?

Which of the following would not be classified as a separately stated item?

The term "outside basis" refers to the partnership's basis in its assets, whereas the term "inside basis" refers to an individual partner's basis in her partnership interest.

If a partner participates in partnership activities on a regular, continuous, and substantial basis, then the partnership's activities with respect to this individual partner are not considered passive.

Which of the following statements regarding the process for determining a partnership's tax year-end is true?