Dewey, Huey, and Louie created the Sleepy Times partnership to sell pajamas. The Sleepy Times partnership has the following balance sheet: Unrealized receivables Inventory Land Capital, Dewey Capital, Huey Capital, Louie Basis 0 distribution 120,000 60,000 $180,000 $60,000 60,000 60,000 $180,000 FMV $30,000 150,000 90,000 $270,000 $90,000 90,000 90,000 $270,000 At his request, Dewey receives a distribution consisting of 14 of the unrealized receivables and ½4 of the inventory, reducing his interest in the partnership from 1/3 to 1/5. You are going to calculate the tax effects of this distribution to Dewey and the partnership. Under 751(b), Dewey is first treated as having been distributed $ A/ of land in a hypothetical
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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![Dewey, Huey, and Louie created the Sleepy Times partnership to sell pajamas. The
Sleepy Times partnership has the following balance sheet:
Unrealized receivables
Inventory
Land
Capital, Dewey
Capital, Huey
Capital, Louie
Basis
0
120,000
60,000
$180,000
$60,000
60,000
60,000
$180,000
FMV
$30,000
150,000
90,000
$270,000
$90,000
90,000
90,000
$270,000
At his request, Dewey receives a distribution consisting of 14 of the unrealized
receivables and 14 of the inventory, reducing his interest in the partnership from
1/3 to 1/5. You are going to calculate the tax effects of this distribution to
Dewey and the partnership.
Under 751(b), Dewey is first treated as having been distributed $
A/ of land in a hypothetical
distribution.
Dewey's basis in the hypothetically distributed land is $
A/
Sleepy Times is treated as having bought back the land with $
A of unrealized receivables and $
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