South-Western Federal Taxation 2019 Edition 42 Chapter 10 Problem 46

Amy and Mitchell share equally in the profits, losses, and capital of the accrual basis AM Products LLC. 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. The debts are recourse to the LLC, but neither of the LLC members has personally guaranteed them. Assume that all LLC debt is shared equally between the partners. The following information about AM's operations for the current year is obtained from the LLC's records Ordinary income W-2 wages to employees Depreciation expense Interest income Short-term capital loss Long-term capital gain Charitable contribution (cash) Cash distribution to Amy Unadjusted basis of partnership depreciable property $900,000 200,000 300,000 4,000 6,000 12,000 4,000 20,000 1,600,000 Year-end LLC debt payable to unrelated parties is $140,000. Assume all transactions are reflected in her beginning capital and basis in the same manner, calculate Amy's basis in her LLC interest a. Amy's basis in the LLC interest at the beginning of the year is 400,000 Feedback b. Amy's basis in the LLC interest at the end of the year is 801,000 X