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Carrie DLake, Reed A. Green, and Doug A. Divot share a passion for golf and decide to go into the golf club manufacturing business together.
Carrie DLake, Reed A. Green, and Doug A. Divot share a passion for golf and decide to go into the golf club manufacturing business together. On January 2, 2018, DLake, Green, and Divot form the Slicenhook Partnership, a general partnership. Slicenhooks main product will be a perimeter-weighted titanium driver with a patented graphite shaft. All three partners plan to actively participate in the business. The partners contribute the following property to form Slicenhook:
Partner | Contribution | ||
Carrie DLake | Land, FMV | $ | 460,000 |
Basis $460,000, Mortgage | $ | 60,000 | |
Reed A. Green | Cash | $ | 400,000 |
Doug A. Divot | Cash | $ | 400,000 |
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Carrie had recently acquired the land with the idea that she would contribute it to the newly formed partnership. The partners agree to share in profits and losses equally. Slicenhook elects a calendar year-end and the accrual method of accounting. In addition, Slicenhook received a $1,500,000 recourse loan from Big Bank at the time the contributions were made. Slicenhook uses the proceeds from the loan and the cash contributions to build a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility ($1,200,000), purchase equipment ($600,000), and produce inventory ($400,000). With the remaining cash, Slicenhook invests $45,000 in the stock of a privately-owned graphite research company and retains $55,000 as working cash. Slicenhook operates on a just-in-time inventory system so it sells all inventory and collects all sales immediately. That means that at the end of the year, Slicenhook does not carry any inventory or accounts receivable balances. During 2018, Slicenhook has the following operating results:
Sales | $ | 1,126,000 | |||
Cost of goods sold | 400,000 | ||||
Interest income from tax-exempt bonds | 900 | ||||
Qualified dividend income from stock | 1,500 | ||||
Operating expenses | 126,000 | ||||
Depreciation (tax) | |||||
179 on equipment | $ | 39,000 | |||
Equipment | 81,000 | ||||
Building | 24,000 | 144,000 | |||
Interest expense on debt | 120,000 | ||||
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The partnership is very successful in its first year. The success allows Slicenhook to use excess cash from operations to purchase $15,000 of tax-exempt bonds (you can see the interest income already reflected in the operating results). The partnership also makes a principal payment on its loan from Big Bank in the amount of $300,000 and a distribution of $100,000 to each of the partners on December 31, 2018. The partnership continues its success in 2019 with the following operating results:
Sales | $ | 1,200,000 | ||
Cost of goods sold | 420,000 | |||
Interest income from tax-exempt bonds | 900 | |||
Qualified dividend income from stock | 1,500 | |||
Operating expenses | 132,000 | |||
Depreciation (tax) | ||||
Equipment | 147,000 | |||
Building | 30,000 | 177,000 | ||
Interest expense on debt | 96,000 | |||
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The operating expenses include a $1,800 trucking fine that one of its drivers incurred for reckless driving and speeding and meals expense of $6,000. By the end of 2019, Reed has had a falling out with Carrie and Doug and has decided to leave the partnership. He has located a potential buyer for his partnership interest, Indie Ruff. Indie has agreed to purchase Reeds interest in Slicenhook for $730,000 in cash and the assumption of Reeds share of Slicenhooks debt. Carrie and Doug, however, are not certain that admitting Indie to the partnership is such a good idea. They want to consider having Slicenhook liquidate Reeds interest on January 1, 2020. As of January 1, 2020, Slicenhook has the following assets:
Tax Basis | FMV | ||||
Cash | $ | 876,800 | $ | 876,800 | |
Investmenttax exempts | 15,000 | 18,000 | |||
Investment stock | 45,000 | 45,000 | |||
Equipmentnet of dep. | 333,000 | 600,000 | |||
Buildingnet of dep. | 1,146,000 | 1,440,000 | |||
Land | 460,000 | 510,000 | |||
Total | $ | 2,875,800 | $ | 3,489,800 | |
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Carrie and Doug propose that Slicenhook distribute the following to Reed in complete liquidation of his partnership interest:
Tax Basis | FMV | ||||
Cash | $ | 485,000 | $ | 485,000 | |
Investment stock | 45,000 | 45,000 | |||
Equipment$200,000 cost, net of dep. | 111,000 | 200,000 | |||
Total | $ | 641,000 | $ | 730,000 | |
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Slicenhook has not purchased or sold any equipment since its original purchase just after formation.
a. Determine each partners recognized gain or loss upon formation of Slicenhook. (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)
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