Taxation of Flow-Through Entities

Practice Questions

CPA Regulation (REG) › Taxation of Flow-Through Entities

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Assuming all other requirements are met, a corporation may elect to be treated as an S corporation under the Internal Revenue Code if it has:

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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?

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

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Slate’s basis in Arch Partnership was $70,000 at the time he received a nonliquidating distribution of partnership capital assets. These capital assets had an adjusted basis of $65,000 to Arch and a fair market value of $83,000. Arch had no unrealized receivables, appreciated inventory, or properties that had been contributed by its partners. What was Slate’s recognized gain or loss in the distribution?

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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?

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

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Assuming all other requirements are met, a corporation may elect to be treated as an S corporation under the Internal Revenue Code if it has:

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Slate’s basis in Arch Partnership was $70,000 at the time he received a nonliquidating distribution of partnership capital assets. These capital assets had an adjusted basis of $65,000 to Arch and a fair market value of $83,000. Arch had no unrealized receivables, appreciated inventory, or properties that had been contributed by its partners. What was Slate’s recognized gain or loss in the distribution?

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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:

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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?

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