Mary and Scott formed a partnership that maintains its records on a calendar-year basis. The balance sheet
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_____________________Basis Fair _________Market Value
Cash............................ $ 60 .......................... $ 60
Land .............................60 ............................180
Inventory .......................72..............................60
.................................$192.........................$300
Mary...........................$ 96 ........................$150
Scott ...........................96 ........................... 150
.................................$192 ........................$300
At the end of the current year, Kari will receive a one-third capital interest only in exchange for services rendered. Kari's interest will not be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and the costs for the type of services she provided are typically not capitalized by the partnership. For the current year, the income and expenses from operations are equal. Consequently, the only tax consequences for the year are those relating to the admission of Kari to the partnership.
a. Compute and characterize any gain or loss Kari may have to recognize as a result of her admission to the partnership.
b. Compute Kari's basis in her partnership interest.
c. Prepare a balance sheet of the partnership immediately after Kari's admission showing the partners' tax capital accounts and capital accounts stated at fair market value.
d. Calculate how much gain or loss Kari would have to recognize if, instead of a capital interest, she only received a profits interest?
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet is a statement of the financial position of a business that list all the assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity and shareholder’s equity at a particular point of time. A balance sheet is also called as a “statement of financial... Partnership
A legal form of business operation between two or more individuals who share management and profits. A Written agreement between two or more individuals who join as partners to form and carry on a for-profit business. Among other things, it states...
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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2015
ISBN: 9780077862367
6th Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver
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