Sunshine Company is a calendar year accrual-basis taxpayer and is in its first year of operations. Sunshine Company had the following income, expense, and loss items for the current year: Sales $650,000 Corporate dividend (from 5% owned corporation) 60,000 Municipal bond interest 25,000 Long-term capital gain 0 Short-term capital loss (8,000) Cost of goods sold 320,000 Depreciation 65,000 Nondeductible fines 4,000 Advertising 7,000 Utilities 6,000 Rent 5,000 Furthermore, Sunshines liabilities (all recourse) increased from $0 on 1/1 to $300,000 on 12/31 of the current year 2019.

1) Assume that Sunshine Company is a general partnership. Alvin contributed $60,000 in exchange for a 60% partnership interest when it was formed this year. Ann contributed $40,000 in exchange for a 40% partnership interest at that same time. Neither made any other contribution to the partnership this year. Alvin received a $2,400 per month guaranteed payment ($28,800 in total) while Ann received no guaranteed payment (as specified in the partnership agreement). The company made a $55,000 partial distribution of profits at the end of the year 2019.

a) Calculate partnership ordinary income (loss) and separately stated items to be reported on Form 1065.

b) What amount and type of income must Alvin report on his individual Form 1040 tax return?

c) What amount of Alvins income will be subject to self-employment tax?

d) What is Alvins basis in his Sunshine Company partnership interest at the end of the year?

e) Note that you do not need to complete Form 1065, but this form and related schedules will be a useful guide in completing this portion of the assignment.