Amy and Mitchell are equal partners in the accrual basis AM Partnership. At the beginning of the current tax year, Amy's capital account has a balance of $300,000, and the partnership has recourse debts of $200,000 payable to unrelated parties. All partnership recourse debt is shared equally between the partners.
The following information about AM's operations for the current year is obtained from the partnership's records.
Ordinary income.......... $400,000
Interest income from P&G bond.... 4,000
Long-term capital loss .......... 6,000
Short-term capital gain.......... 12,000
Charitable contribution......... 4,000
Cash distribution to Amy....... 20,000
Year-end partnership debt payable to unrelated parties is $140,000. If all transactions are reflected in her beginning capital and basis in the same manner:
a. What is Amy's basis in the partnership interest at the beginning of the year?
b. What is Amy's basis in the partnership interest at the end of the current year?