Amy and Mitchell are equal partners in the accrual basis AM Partnership. At the beginning of the current year, Amys capital account has a balance of $300,000, and the partnership has recourse debts of $200,000 payable to unrelated parties. Assume that all partnership recourse debt is shared equally between the partners. The following information about AMs operations for the current year is obtained from the partnerships records.

Ordinary income	$400,000
Interest income	$4,000
Long-term capital loss	$6,000
Short-term capital gain	$12,000
Charitable contribution	$4,000
Cash distribution to Amy	$20,000

Assume that year-end partnership debt payable to unrelated parties is $140,000. If all transactions are reflected in her beginning capital and basis in the same manner, what is Amys basis in the partnership interest:

1. At the beginning of the year?
2. At the end of the year?
3. What income, gains, losses, and deductions does Amy report on her income tax return?
4. Based on the information provided, what other calculations is she required to make?

Requirements:

Clearly identify the requirements being addressed. Show all calculations within the cells of an Excel spreadsheet. This means that you must use formulas and links so that your thought process can be examined. Make good use of comments to convey your thought process as well. No hard coding of solutions is permitted. Submit a single MS Excel file for grading.