William and Paul own a business selling face masks and hand sanitizer. They agreed that profits will be spilt 80% to William and 20% to Paul and that losses will be split 50% to each of them. They also agreed that before any profits or losses are split Paul gets a salary and William gets interest on his capital contributions. Paul gets a salary because he spends most of his time in the shop dealing with customers. William only provided capital to the business. William also made an arm’s length loan to the business. The partners provide you with the following information for the year ended 30 June 2019: Sales of trading stock for the business $330,000 Interest paid to William (Capital Contribution) $13,000 Salary to Staff of the business $75,000 Purchase of trading stock for the business $200,000 Opening Stock on 1 July 2018 $37,000 Closing Stock on 30 June 2019 $23,000 Interest paid to William (Loan) $5,000 Superannuation for Paul $9,000 Superannuation for Staff of the business $6,000 

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Calculate the partnership distribution for each partner for the year ended 30 June 2019. You must give reasons for your answer. Your discussion must include an analysis of the pertinent sections of the relevant legislation, rulings, and the relevant case law. If relevant, you must show your calculation. You must apply the law to the facts and provide YOUR OWN analysis of the issues and write a comprehensive answer to the question.

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