Answered: Greene and Whatley formed

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

10th Edition

ISBN:9781259964947

Author:Libby

Publisher:Libby

Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions

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Greene and Whatley formed a partnership at the beginning of the year, agreeing to share capital and profits equally. Greene contributed $50,000 cash. Whatley contributed land with an adjusted basis to him of $20,000 and a fair market value of $54,000 at the time of contribution. The land is subject to a $8,000 mortgage, which is assumed by the partnership. Whatley's tax basis in the partnership after the contribution is

$12,000

$16,000

$50,000

None of these

$20,000

Definition Definition Arrangement between two or more people whereby they agree to manage business operations and share its profits and losses in an agreed ratio. The agreement 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, and drawings of a partner.

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Step 1: Meaning of adjusted and tax basis of an asset

In tax accounting, adjusted basis is the net cost of an asset after adjusting for various tax-related items. Adjusted Basis or Adjusted Tax Basis refers to the original cost or other basis of property, reduced by depreciation deductions and increased by capital expenditures.

The tax base of an asset is the amount that will be deductible for tax purposes against any taxable economic benefits that will flow to an entity when it recovers the carrying amount of the asset. If those economic benefits will not be taxable, the tax base of the asset is equal to its carrying amount.