Raja and Brady form and LLC that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.
Question:
Raja and Brady form and LLC that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Raja contributes property with a tax basis of $900 and fair market value of $1,600. In return Raja receives a 40% ownership interest in the LLC. Brady contributes property with a tax basis of $1,400 and fair market value of $2,400. In return Brady receives a 60% ownership interest in the LLC. The LLC has no liabilities.
a. How much gain or loss does Raja realize?
b. How much gain or loss does Raja recognize?
c. What is Raja’s initial outside basis?
d. What is the LLC’s tax basis (inside basis) in the property contributed by Raja?
e. What is Brady’s initial outside basis?
f. What is Brady’s initial book capital account balance?
Income Tax Fundamentals 2016
ISBN: 9781337343527
34th edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Steven Gill, Martha Altus-Buller