Aaron, Deanne, and Keon formed the Blue Bell General Partnership at the beginning of the current year. Aaron and Deanne each contributed $126,000, and Keon transferred an acre of undeveloped land to the partnership. The land had a tax basis of $72,400 and was appraised at $196,000. The land was also encumbered with a $72,400 nonrecourse mortgage for which no one was personally liable. All three partners agreed to split profits and losses equally. At the end of the first year, Blue Bell made a $8,600 principal payment on the mortgage. For the first year of operations, the partnership records disclosed the following information: Sales revenue Cost of goods sold Operating expenses Long-term capital gains §1231 gains Charitable contributions Municipal bond interest Salary paid as a guaranteed payment to Deanne (not included in expenses) $ 494,000 422,800 82,800 2,640 900 300 300 3,000

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