Bill and Claudette formed Cypress, a general partnership, by contributing the exchange for 50 percent capital and profits interests in the partnership:
Partnership Accounting
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings, admission of a new partner, etc.
Partner Admission and Withdrawal
A partnership is a kind of arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage the business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio between them. The agreement that is drafted and signed by the partners of the firm is termed as a partnership deed and contains various important clauses agreed between the partners such as profit/loss sharing, interest on capital, remuneration allocation of each partner, drawings of a partner, etc.
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![Bill and Claudette formed Cypress, a general partnership, by contributing the following assets in
exchange for 50 percent capital and profits interests in the partnership:
Bill:
Cash
Total
Machinery $50,000
Claudette:
Land
Total
$100,000
Basis
O $70,000
$10,000
O $140,000
O $110,000
$60,000
$40,000
$40,000
Fair value
$10,000
$20,000
$30,000
What is Cypress's total basis in the contributed assets?
$80,000
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