Exam 9: Partnership Formation and Operation

George pays $10,000 for a 20% interest in a general partnership, which has recourse liabilities of $20,000. The partners share the economic risk of loss from recourse liabilities in the same way they share partnership losses. George's basis in his partnership interest is

Ali, a contractor, builds an office building for a construction partnership in exchange for a capital and profits interest in the partnership worth $500,000. Which of the following statements is correct?

Under what conditions will a special allocation of partnership depreciation be recognized? Assume the partnership has no nonrecourse liabilities.

AT Pet Spa is a partnership owned equally by Travis and Ashley. The partnership had the following revenues and expenses this year. Which of the following items are separately stated? Nonseparately stated? What is each partner's distributive share of ordinary income?

Nicholas, a 40% partner in Nedeau Partnership, gives one-half of his interest to his sister, Michelle. During the current year, Nicholas performs services for the partnership for which reasonable compensation is $80,000, but for which he accepts no pay. Nicholas and Michelle are each credited with a $100,000 distributive share, all of which is ordinary income. What are Nicholas' and Michelle's distributive share?

Jerry has a 10% interest in the EKG Partnership capital, profits, and losses. He is a limited partner. At the beginning of the current year, his basis in his partnership interest is $10,000. The partnership earned $20,000 of ordinary income this year and repaid a $150,000 nonrecourse liability. What tax issues should Jerry consider with respect to reporting the results of this year's activities for the EKG Partnership on his personal return?

The XYZ Partnership reports the following operating results for the current year: Tai has a 20% profits interest and a 25% loss interest in the XYZ Partnership. His distributive share of ordinary income is

David purchased a 10% capital and profits interest in a partnership this year. He does not participate in the partnership's business. David has no passive income in the current year. His distributive share of the partnership's loss is $40,000 for this year. David's Sec. 705 basis in the partnership is $32,000 and his at-risk basis is $16,000 at the end of the current year. How much of the loss can David deduct on his tax return?

When determining the guaranteed payment, which of the following statements is correct?

A partnership has one general partner, Allen, who materially participates in the business. Allen had a $30,000 distributive share of ordinary losses for this year and the partnership had no separately stated gains or losses. There are no changes in liabilities during this year and there are no additional contributions or distributions. At the beginning of this year, the Sec. 705 basis was $40,000 and the at-risk basis was $15,000. The basis on December 31 of this year based on the above information is

A partnership must file Form 1065 only if its income exceeds $1,000.

Formation of a partnership requires legal documentation filed with the Secretary of State.

Mary and Martha, who had been friends for years, decided to open a retail store to sell kitchen and bath items. In June, they spent $500 looking for a suitable location. They paid an attorney $1,500 to have their partnership agreement drawn up, and they paid an accountant $400 to set up their accounting system. During July, they searched for vendors for the merchandise they planned to carry and stocked their shelves. The store opened in August and was immediately successful. They paid the accountant $300 to prepare an income statement for August. What tax issues should the partnership consider with regard to beginning this business?

The XYZ Partnership is held by ten partners who have the following capital and profits ownership of the partnership. The tax year-end used by each of the ten partners is also indicated. Assume each partner has used this year-end for at least five years. What is the required year-end for the XYZ Partnership, assuming that the business has no natural business year and has not filed a Sec. 444 election?

Bob, Kara, and Mark are partners in the BKM Partnership. Bob is a 40% partner and has a June 30 tax year-end. Kara owns a 40% interest in the partnership and has a September 30 tax year-end, and Mark owns the remaining 20% interest and has an October 31 tax year-end. The partnership does not have a natural business year. What is the required tax year-end for the partnership (if no Sec. 444 election is made)?

Identify which of the following statements is true.

Latoya owns a 10% interest in the ABC Partnership from January 1 through June 30 (the 181st day of the tax year)of the current year (a non-leap year). On July 1, Latoya buys an additional 10% interest in the partnership. The XYZ Partnership's ordinary income is $109,500 and it is earned evenly throughout the year. Latoya's distributive share of the ordinary income is

Elijah contributes securities with a $90,000 FMV (purchased in 2008 at a cost of $50,000)to become a one-third partner in the EJK Partnership on January 1 of the current year. The securities are sold on December 15 of the current year for $105,000. How much of the partnership's capital gain from the sale of these securities should be allocated to Elijah?

Sarah purchased land for investment in 2008 for $80,000. In 2009 when the FMV of the land was only $70,000, she contributed it to the SL Partnership, which is in the business of developing and selling lots. SL Partnership developed the contributed land and sold it in 2010 for $50,000. What is the amount and character of the gain or loss?

When computing the partnership's ordinary income, a deduction is allowed for