A and B form the equal AB partnership on January 1 of Year 1. A contributes equipment with a tax basis of $8,000 and a fair market value of $20,000. The equipment has been on a 10-year recovery period and has four years remaining. (Were the equipment newly acquired at the time fo the contribution to the partnership, the recovery period would again be 10 years.) B contributes $20,000, which the partnership uses to buy land. The partnership's income equals expenses except for depreciation deductions. Assuming the partnership uses the remedial allocation method, describe how depreciation deductions will be allocated to A and B from the equipment. Ignore any applicable first year depreciation conventions.

Partner Bob’s basis in his partnership interest is $50,000. What gain or loss is recognized, and what are Bob’s basis in the property received and his basis in his partnership interest, if the partnership makes the following independent proportionate nonliquidating distributions? Partnership distributes $8,000 of inventory value with a $5,000 basis. Partnership distributes two parcels of land, each with a value of $30,000. The partnership’s basis in parcel A is $40,000 and in parcel B is $20,000.

This project covers general partnership basis issues including computation of partners' adjusted basis, determination of current-year tax position, preparation of tax forms, and creation of a memo to the partners with an analysis of their current-year tax issues and changes to basis. In the current year, Mary, Andrew, and Paul formed Venezia General Partnership. Mary contributed $55,000 cash, Andrew contributed $55,000, and Paul contributed land with a cash basis of $70,000 and a fair market value of $180,000. The partnership assumed a $70,000 mortgage on the land; no partner is personally liable for the mortgage. At the end of the current year, Venezia made a $7,000 payment on the mortgage. Mary, Andrew, and Paul will split all profits and losses equally. Current-year operations had the following results: Sales revenue: $260,000 Cost of goods sold: $205,000 Operating expenses: $35,000 Long-term capital gains: $1,200 Section 1231 Gains: $450 Charitable contributions: $350 Municipal…

Bryan and Cody each contributed $120,000 to the newly formed BC Partnership in exchange for a 50% interest. The partnership used the available funds to acquire equipment costing $200,000 and to fund current operating expenses. The partnership agreement provides that depreciation will be allocated 80% to Bryan and 20% to Cody. All other items of income and loss will be allocated equally between the partners.Upon liquidation of the partnership, property will be distributed to the partners in accordance with their § 704(b) book capital account balances. Any partner with a negative capital account must contribute cash in the amount of the negative balance to restore the capital account to $0. In its first year, the partnership reported an ordinary loss (before depreciation) of $80,000 and depreciation expense of $36,000. In its second year, the partnership reported $40,000 of income from operations (before depreciation), and it reported depreciation expense of $57,600. a. Calculate the…