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On June 12, 20X9, Kevin, Chris, and Candy Corp. came together to form Scrumptious Sweets General Partnership. Now, Scrumptious Sweets must decide which tax year-end to use. Kevin and Chris have calendar year-ends and each holds a 35% profits and capital interest. However, Candy Corp. has a September 30^th year-end and holds the remaining 30% profits and capital interest. What tax year-end must Scrumptious Sweets adopt and what rule mandates this year-end?

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Gerald received a one-third capital and profit (loss) interest in XYZ Limited Partnership (LP) . In exchange for this interest, Gerald contributed a building with a FMV of $30,000. His adjusted basis in the building was $15,000. In addition, the building was encumbered with a $9,000 nonrecourse mortgage that XYZ, LP assumed at the time the property was contributed. What is Gerald's outside basis immediately after his contribution?

A) $6,000
B) $9,000
C) $21,000
D) $24,000

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Explain why partners must increase their tax basis for their share of partnership taxable and nontaxable income or gain and reduce their basis by their share of partnership deductible and nondeductible expenses or losses?

Any losses that exceed the tax basis of a partner in their partnership interest are suspended and carried forward for 20 years.

Which of the following statements regarding the process for determining a partnership's tax year-end is true?

Guaranteed payments are included in the calculation of a partnership's ordinary business income (loss) and are also treated as separately-stated items.

Partners must generally treat the value of profits interests they receive in exchange for services as ordinary income.

What is the difference between a partner's tax basis and at-risk amount?

A purchased partnership interest has a holding period beginning on the date of purchase regardless of the type of property held by the partnership.

J&J, LLC was in its third year of operations when J&J decided to expand the number of members from two, A & B, with equal profits and capital interests to three members, A, B, and C. The third member, C, will contribute her financial expertise to the LLC in exchange for a 1/3 capital interest in J&J. Given the balance sheet below reflecting the financial position of J&J on the date member C is admitted, what are the tax consequences to members A, B, and C, and to J&J when C receives her capital interest? If, instead, member C receives a 1/3 profit interest, what would be the tax consequences to members A, B, and C, and to J&J? $\begin{array}{l}\text { Presidential Suites Partnership }\\\begin{array} { | l | c | c | c | } \hline & \text { Year-End } & \text { Profits } & \text { Capital } \\\hline \text { Lincoln, Inc. } & 3 / 31 & 35 \% & 30 \% \\\hline \text { Washington, Inc. } & 7 / 31 & 30 \% & 40 \% \\\hline \text { Blaster, Inc } & 11 / 30 & 35 \% & 30 \% \\\hline\end{array}\end{array}$

Hilary had an outside basis in LTL, General Partnership of $10,000 at the beginning of the year. LTL reported the following items on Hilary's K-1 for the year: ordinary business income of $5,000, a $10,000 reduction in Hilary's share of partnership debt, a cash distribution of $20,000, and tax-exempt income of $3,000. What is Hilary's adjusted basis at the end of the year?

TQK, LLC provides consulting services and was formed on 1/31/X5. Aaron and ABC, Inc. each hold a 50% capital and profits interest in TQK. If TQK averaged $7,000,000 in annual gross receipts over the last three years, what accounting method can TQK use for X9?

Fred has a 45% profits interest and 30% capital interest in the SAP Partnership and his tax basis before considering his share of SAP's current year loss is $11,000. Included in his tax basis is a $2,600 share of recourse debt and $5,300 share of nonrecourse debt. Fred is a limited partner in SAP. He is not involved in any other activities. If SAP has a $15,000 ordinary loss for the year, how much of the loss can be deducted currently, and how much of the loss is suspended because of the tax basis, the at-risk, and the passive activity loss limitations?

How does additional debt or relief of debt affect a partner's basis?

What is the difference between the aggregate and entity theory of partnership taxation? Provide two examples of how partnership tax rules reflect the aggregate theory and two examples of how they reflect the entity theory.

On 12/31/X4, Zoom, LLC reported a $60,000 loss on its books. The items included in the loss computation were $30,000 in sales revenue, $15,000 in qualified dividends, $22,000 in cost of goods sold, $50,000 charitable contribution, $20,000 in employee wages, and $13,000 of rent expense. How much ordinary business income (loss) will Zoom report on its X4 return?

John, a limited partner of Candy Apple, LP, is allocated $30,000 of ordinary business loss from the partnership. Before the loss allocation, his tax basis is $20,000 and at-risk amount is $10,000. John also has ordinary business income of $20,000 from Sweet Pea, LP as a general partner and ordinary business income of $5,000 from Red Tomato, as a limited partner. How much of the $30,000 loss from Candy Apple can John deduct currently?

Which of the following does not represent a tax election available to either partners or partnerships?

Tom is talking to his friend Bob, who has an interest in Freedom, LLC, about purchasing his LLC interest. Bob's outside basis in Freedom, LLC is $10,000. This includes his $2,500 one-fourth share of the LLC's debt. Bob's 704(b) capital account is $17,000. If Tom bought Bob's LLC interest for $17,000, what would Tom's outside basis be in Freedom, LLC?

Which of the following entities is not considered a flow-through entity?