Laurel contributed equipment worth $120,000, purchased 9 months ago for $136,500 cash and used in her sole proprietorship, to Sand Creek LLC in exchange for a 35 percent profits and capital interest in the LLC. Laurel agreed to guarantee all $10,200 of Sand Creek’s accounts payable, but she did not guarantee any portion of the $60,000 nonrecourse mortgage securing Sand Creek’s office building. Other than the accounts payable and mortgage, Sand Creek does not owe any debts to other creditors. a. What is Laurel’s initial tax basis in her LLC interest? b. Laurel’s holding period begins the day the LLC interest is acquired. True or False. c. What is Sand Creek’s initial basis in the contributed property? d.What is Sand Creek’s holding period in the contributed property?

Z owns a rental building (its only asset) with a gross fair market value of $5,000 subject to the non-recourse mortgage of $2,000. Z’s adjusted basis for this building is $1,500. All of Z’s stock is owned by C, whose basis for his stock in Z is $500. Z had 1,000 of E&P. Z is on the accrual method of accounting and reports on the calendar year. Assume that the corporate tax payable by Z on $3,500 gained is $735 and on $3,000 gained is $630. Z sells the building, subject to the mortgage, to D in the current year for $3,000 in cash. Z then liquidates, distributing all of the cash (remaining after paying its taxes) to C in cancellation of C’s stock in the current year.   a. Z’s gain on the sale of the building is $1,500.   b. Z’s E&P goes over to purchaser, D, if D is a corporation.   c. Section 331 treats C as selling its stock to Z.   d. None of the above

Suzy contributed assets valued at $360,000 (basis of $200,000) in exchange for her 40% interest in Suz-Anna GP (a general part- nership in which both partners are active owners). Anna contributed land and a building valued at $640,000 (basis of $380,000) in exchange for the remaining 60% interest. Anna’s property was encumbered by qualified nonrecourse financing of $100,000, which was assumed by the partnership. The partnership reports the following income and expenses for the current tax year: Sales                                                                                                                    $560,000 Utilities, salaries, depreciation, and other operating expenses         360,000Short-term capital gain                                                                                  10,000 Tax-exempt interest income                                                                        4,000 Charitable contributions (cash)…

Erika has a mining operation. In 2021, she earned 175 coins with a fair market value (FMV) of $250 per coin at the time she received them. She received 11.25 coins at the same time for transaction verifications. She had no other income from the mining. She sold 120 of the coins for $265 per coin a month later. Her deductible expenses for the mining operation were $12,000. Finally, she earned ten coins for interest with an FMV of $2,300 total. How much net income does Erika show on her Schedule C?