Exam 9: Partnership Formation and Operation

At the beginning of the current year, Terry has a $40,000 basis for his general partnership interest in the TKE Partnership. He materially participates in the business activities of the partnership. On November 1, he receives a $4,000 distribution. His distributive share of TKE's current items is a $5,000 net long-term capital gain and a $50,000 ordinary loss. What amount will he include in his current year's tax return?

If a partner takes a guaranteed payment, that partner's after-tax cash flow will increase even though the partner's self-employment (SE)tax will increase and the qualified business income deduction (QBI)deduction will decrease.

Karl arranges financing for a limited partnership to purchase real estate in exchange for a 50% interest in partnership profits. Two weeks later, Karl sells the profits interest for $30,000. In this tax year, Karl must recognize

A partnership cannot make charitable contributions.

ABC Partnership distributes $12,000 to partner Al. Al's distributive share of partnership income is $20,000. Al is taxed on $20,000.

In January of this year, Arkeva, a calendar-year taxpayer, receives a $50,000 guaranteed payment from NFR Partnership. NFR deducted the payment during its tax year ending November 30 of last year. What tax year must Arkeva report her guaranteed payment in?

Does the contribution of services to a partnership in exchange for an unrestricted partnership interest qualify for Sec. 721 nontaxable treatment?

George receives a 10% limited partnership interest (capital and profits interest)in the HIJ Partnership in return for managing the partnership's rental property. The partnership interest has an FMV of $35,000. What is the amount and character of the income (if any)that George must report as a result of becoming a partner?

Edward owns a 70% interest in the capital, profits, and losses of the Edward and Moore Partnership. During the year, Edward purchases surplus inventory from the partnership for $5,000. On the date of the sale, the inventory has an adjusted basis to the partnership of $8,000. For the year, the partnership's ordinary income is $50,000 after including the loss on the sale of the inventory to Edward. Assuming that there are no other partnership items to be separately stated, what is Edward's distributive share of the partnership's ordinary income for the year?

Matt and Joel are equal partners in the MJ Partnership. For the current year ended December 31, the partnership has book income of $80,000, which includes the following deductions: (1)guaranteed payments (salaries)to partners: Matt, $35,000; and Joel, $25,000; and (2)charitable contributions, $6,000. The book income amount does not include any sales of capital assets or Sec. 1231 assets or any tax-exempt income. Based on the above information, what amount should be reported as ordinary income on the partnership return?

William and Irene each contributed $20,000 cash to the WI Partnership on January 1 of last year. William and Irene share profits and losses equally. Last year, the partnership reported tax-exempt interest income of $4,000. This year, each partner receives $1,000 of the tax-exempt interest income in a cash distribution. There are no partnership liabilities and no other income, loss, contributions, or distributions during both years. William's basis in the partnership interest following these transactions is

Jane contributes land with an FMV of $100,000 and a basis of $80,000 to the Green Partnership in exchange for a 25% partnership interest. The partnership assumes the $40,000 mortgage on the land. Mary has a 25% share of partnership liabilities. The Green Partnership has $8,000 in liabilities immediately before Jane's contribution. What is Jane's basis in her partnership interest?

Yee manages Huang real estate, a partnership in which she is also a partner. She receives 40% of all partnership income before guaranteed payments, but no less than $80,000 per year. In the current year, the partnership reports $100,000 in ordinary income. What is Yee's distributive share and her guaranteed payment?

At the formation of the BD Partnership, Betty contributes land with a basis of $10,000 and an FMV of $30,000 and Dick contributes cash of $30,000. Betty and Dick share profits and losses equally. When the land is sold two years later for $50,000, Betty must recognize a gain of

David contributes investment land with a basis of $24,000 and an FMV of $40,000 to a partnership for a 10% interest in partnership capital, profits, and losses. The land is subject to a $30,000 recourse liability, which is assumed by the partnership. The partnership has other recourse liabilities of $18,000. Partners share the economic risk of loss from recourse liabilities in the same way they share partnership losses. David must recognize a

Allen contributed land, which was being held for sale to Allen's customers, to a partnership in exchange for a 20% interest. The partnership uses the land in its business for three years and then sells the property. When the property was contributed, it had a basis in Allen's hands of $500,000 and an FMV of $600,000. The partnership sells the land for $700,000. The gain reported by the partnership is