Marco, Jaclyn, and Carrie formed Daxing Partnership (a calendar-year-end entity) by contributing cash 10 years ago. Each partner owns an equal interest in the partnership and has an outside basis in his/her partnership interest of $104,000. On January 1 of the current year, Marco sells his partnership interest to Ryan for a cash payment of $137,000. The partnership has the following assets and no liabilities as of the sale date: Tax Basis FMV
Cash $ 18,000 $ 18,000
Accounts receivable 0 12,000
Inventory 69,000 81,000
Equipment 180,000 225,000
Stock investment 45,000 75,000
Totals $ 312,000 $ 411,000
The equipment was purchased for $240,000, and the partnership has taken $60,000 of depreciation. The stock was purchased seven years ago.
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a. What are the hot assets [§751(a)] for this sale? (Select all that apply.)
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Stock investment
Potential depreciation recapture in the equipment
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Difficulty: 2 MediumLearning Objective: 21-01 Determine the tax consequences to the buyer and seller of the disposition of a partnership interest, including the amount and character of gain or loss recognized.
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b. What is Marco’s gain or loss on the sale of his partnership interest?
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c. What is the character of Marco’s gain or loss?
$23,000 ordinary income and $10,000 capital gain
$10,000 ordinary income and $23,000 capital gain
$33,000 ordinary income
$33,000 capital gain
None of these
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d. What are Ryan’s inside and outside bases in the partnership on the date of the sale?