CPA Regulation (REG) › Realized & Recognized Gains in Formation/Liquidation
Anne and Bart formed AB, LLC, a limited liability company, and elected to treat it as a partnership for tax purposes. Anne contributed $10,000 cash, and Bart contributed $5,000 cash, but Bart had a special skill that the partnership needed to be successful. The partnership agreement stated that Anne and Bart would both have a 50% interest in the LLC and that all profits and losses would be divided evenly between them. The LLC paid Bart $5,000 in year 1 for Bart's services to the partnership. The $5,000 would generally be reported to Bart as which of the following?
A partner’s basis in a partnership will increase by his or her share of liabilities assumed by the partnership.
Andrew contributed the following assets to a partnership in exchange for a 50% interest in the partnership’s capital and profits: Cash of $50,000, Equipment with a FMV of $35,000 and Carrying amount of $25,000. Andrew’s basis in the partnership is:
Taryn, Rose, and Summer are equal partners in TRS partnership. Taryn contributed land with an adjusted basis of $20,000 and a fair market value (FMV) of $50,000. Rose contributed equipment with an adjusted basis of $40,000 and an FMV of $50,000. Summer provided services worth $50,000. What amount of income is recognized as a result of the transfers?
A partner sold a 25% interest in a partnership for $400,000 cash plus assumption of the partner's share of the partnership liabilities. The following additional information relates to the partnership activities:
How much gain is recognized by the partner upon the sale of the partnership interest?
In the absence of an election to adopt an annual accounting period, the required tax year for a partnership is: