Realized & Recognized Gains in Formation/Liquidation

Practice Questions

CPA Regulation (REG) › Realized & Recognized Gains in Formation/Liquidation

Questions
6
1

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?

2

A partner’s basis in a partnership will increase by his or her share of liabilities assumed by the partnership.

3

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:

4

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?

5

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:

  • Partner's initial cash contribution: $ 100,000
  • Partnership income during the partner's ownership time period: 1,000,000
  • Partnership liabilities at date of sale: 60,000
  • Partner's cash withdrawals: 50,000

How much gain is recognized by the partner upon the sale of the partnership interest?

6

In the absence of an election to adopt an annual accounting period, the required tax year for a partnership is:

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