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Question 51

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Jenny has a $54,000 basis in her 50 percent partnership interest in the JM Partnership before receiving any distributions. This year JM makes a proportionate operating distribution to Jenny of a parcel of land with an $80,000 fair value and a $64,000 basis to JM. The land is encumbered with a $30,000 mortgage (JM's only liability) . What is Jenny's basis in the land and her remaining basis in JM after the distribution?

A) $80,000 land basis, $0 JM basis.
B) $64,000 land basis, $0 JM basis.
C) $64,000 land basis, $5,000 JM basis.
D) $80,000 land basis, $5,000 JM basis.

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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In which type of distribution may a partner recognize a loss on the distribution?

A) Operating distributions.
B) Liquidating distributions.
C) Neither operating nor liquidating distributions.
D) Both operating and liquidating distributions.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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Kathy is a 25 percent partner in the KDP Partnership and receives $120,000 cash in complete liquidation of her partnership interest. Kathy's outside basis immediately before the distribution is $160,000. KDP currently has a §754 election in effect and has no hot assets or liabilities. Which of the following statements is true?

If the partnership has hot assets at the time a partnership interest is sold, the selling partner must allocate a portion of the sale proceeds to these assets and recognize ordinary income (loss).

Which of the following statements regarding liquidating distributions is true?

Which of the following is true concerning a partner's basis in assets (other than money) distributed in an operating distribution?

Nadine Fimple is a one-third partner in the NWL Partnership with equal inside and outside bases. On January 1, NWL distributes $100,000 to Nadine in complete liquidation of her FPL interest. NWL's balance sheet as of January 1 is as follows: What is the amount and character of Nadine's recognized gain or loss on the distribution?

Brian is a 25 percent partner in the BC Partnership. On January 1, BC distributes $20,000 cash and land with a $16,000 fair value (inside basis $8,000) to Brian. BC has no liabilities at the date of the distribution. Brian's basis in his BC Partnership interest is $16,000. What is the amount and character of Brian's gain or loss on the distribution?

Daniel acquires a 30 percent interest in the PPZ Partnership from Paolo, an existing partner, for $39,000 of cash. The PPZ Partnership has borrowed $10,000 of recourse liabilities as of the date Daniel bought the interest. What is Daniel's basis in his partnership interest?

Katrina is a one-third partner in the KYR Partnership (calendar year-end). Katrina decides she wants to exit the partnership and receives a proportionate distribution to liquidate her partnership interest on January 1. The partnership has no liabilities and holds the following assets as of January 1: Katrina receives one-third of each of the partnership assets. She has a basis in her partnership interest of $110,000. What is the amount and character of any recognized gain or loss to Katrina? What is Katrina's basis in the distributed assets?

Heidi and Teresa are equal partners in the HT Partnership. The partners formed the partnership seven years ago by contributing cash. Prior to any distributions, the partners each have a $50,000 basis in their partnership interests. On December 31, the partnership makes a pro rata operating distribution to Heidi of $60,000 cash. What is the amount and character of Heidi's recognized gain or loss? What is Heidi's remaining basis in HT?

The PW Partnership's balance sheet includes the following assets immediately before it liquidates: In complete liquidation, PW distributes the cash to Pamela and the unrealized receivables to Wade (equal partners) . Pamela and Wade each have an outside basis in PW equal to $5,000. PW has no liabilities at the time of the liquidation. What is the amount and character of Wade's recognized gain or loss?

Joan is a one-third partner in the PDJ Partnership. PDJ Partnership uses the proration method to allocate income and losses to partners with varying interests. On May 1, Joan sells her interest to Freddie for a cash payment of $75,000. On January 1, Joan's basis in PDJ is $57,000. PDJ generates $60,000 of ordinary income and $9,000 of tax-exempt income during the first four months of the year. PDJ has the following assets and no liabilities at the sale date: What is the amount and character of Joan's gain or loss on the sale?

Catherine is a 30 percent partner in the ACW Partnership, with an outside basis of $20,000. ACW distributes land with a basis of $12,000 and fair value of $18,000 to Catherine in complete liquidation of her interest. Catherine recognizes a capital loss of $2,000 on the distribution.

The PW Partnership's balance sheet includes the following assets immediately before it liquidates: In complete liquidation, PW distributes the cash to Pamela and the unrealized receivables to Wade (equal partners) . Pamela and Wade each have an outside basis in PW equal to $5,000. PW has no liabilities at the time of the liquidation. What is the amount and character of Pamela's recognized gain or loss?

The purpose of hot asset rules is to ensure that selling partners recognize all gain or loss on the sale of their partnership interests as capital.

Cash distributions include decreases in a partner's share of partnership liabilities.

Which of the following statements is true regarding partnership operating distributions?

When determining a partner's gain on the sale of partnership interest, the selling partner must include her share of partnership debt relief in the amount realized.

A partner recognizes a loss when she receives cash and other property with inside bases greater than her outside basis in a liquidating distribution.