Amy and Mitchell share equally in the profits, losses, and capital of the accrual basis AM Products LLC. The LLC does not need to report financial information to any third parties, so capital accounts are determined using tax rules (rather than GAAP). Amy is a managing member of the LLC (treated as a general partner) and is a U.S. person.

At the beginning of the current tax year, Amy's capital account has a balance of $300,000, and the LLC has debts of $200,000 payable to unrelated parties. All debts are recourse to the LLC, but neither of the LLC members has personally guaranteed them. The following information about AM's operations for the current year is obtained from the LLC's records.

Revenues	$1,400,000
Other ordinary and necessary operating expenses (e.g., utilities, repairs, and rent)	500,000
W2 wages to employees	200,000
Depreciation expense	300,000
Interest income	4,000
Long-term capital gain	6,000
Charitable contribution (cash)	4,000
Cash distribution to Amy	20,000
Unadjusted basis of partnership property immediately after acquisition	1,600,000

Year-end LLC debt payable to unrelated parties is $140,000.

Assume that all transactions are reflected in Amy's beginning capital and basis in the same manner. All AM Products activities are eligible for the qualified business income deduction.

a. Calculate Amy's basis in her LLC interest at the beginning and end of the tax year. LLC interest at the beginning of the year: $ LLC interest at end of the year: $