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Martha is a 40% partner in the MMM Partnership with an outside basis of $50,000. MMM distributes $40,000 cash and accrual basis accounts receivable with a basis and fair market value of $20,000. Martha does not recognize gain or loss on the distribution and takes a basis in the cash of $40,000 and a basis in the receivables of $10,000.

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Ted is a 30% partner in the TDW Partnership with an outside basis of $20,000. TDW distributes $15,000 of cash in complete liquidation of Ted's interest. Ted recognizes a capital loss of $5,000 on the distribution.

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The SSC Partnership balance sheet includes the following assets on December 31 of the current year: Susan, a 1/3 partner, has an adjusted basis of $90,000 for her partnership interest. If Susan sells her entire partnership interest to Emma for $100,000 cash, what is the amount and character of Susan's gain or loss from the sale?

When a partner receives more than a proportionate share of hot assets in a distribution, the transaction is treated as though the partnership distributes a proportionate share of cold assets to the partner and then the partner sells some or all those cold assets back to the partnership at fair market value in exchange for a portion of the hot assets actually received in the distribution.

If the partnership has hot assets at the time a partnership interest is sold, the selling partner must allocate a portion of the sale proceeds to these assets and recognize ordinary income (loss).

Tyson, a one-quarter partner in the TF Partnership, receives a proportionate distribution to liquidate his partnership interest on January 1. The distribution consists of $70,000 cash and inventory with a fair value of $40,000 (inside basis is $22,000). Tyson's outside basis is $105,000 including his $10,000 share of TF's liabilities. What is the amount and character of Tyson's recognized gain or loss? What is Tyson's basis in the distributed inventory?

Tyson is a 25% partner in the KT Partnership. On January 1, KT makes a proportionate, liquidating distribution of $16,000 cash and land with a $16,000 fair value (inside basis $8,000) to Tyson. KT has no liabilities at the date of the distribution. Tyson's basis in his KT partnership interest is $20,000. What is the amount and character of Tyson's gain or loss from the distribution?

Daniela is a 25% partner in the JRD Partnership. On January 1, JRD makes a proportionate liquidating distribution of $20,000 cash and inventory with a $15,000 fair value (inside basis $5,000) to Daniela. JRD has no liabilities at the date of the distribution. Daniela's basis in her JRD partnership interest is $21,000. What is the amount and character of Daniela's gain or loss from the distribution?

Kathy is a 25% partner in the KDP Partnership and receives a parcel of land with a fair value of $150,000 (inside basis of $100,000) in complete liquidation of her partnership interest. Kathy's outside basis immediately before the distribution is $200,000. KDP currently has a §754 election in effect and has no hot assets or liabilities. What is KDP's special basis adjustment from the distribution?

In an operating distribution, when a partnership distributes property other than money with a basis that exceeds the partner's outside basis, the partner assigns a carryover basis to the distributed asset and recognizes a gain.

A partner will recognize a loss from a liquidating distribution when the distribution includes only cash, unrealized receivables, and inventory and the partner's outside basis is less than the sum of the bases of the distributed assets.

A partner that receives cash in an operating distribution recognizes gain if the cash distributed exceeds the partner's outside basis in the partnership immediately before the distribution.

Under which of the following circumstances will a partner recognize a gain from an operating distribution?

A partner recognizes a loss when she receives cash and other property with inside bases greater than her outside basis in a liquidating distribution.

Which of the following statements is False concerning partnership liquidating distributions?

The VRX Partnership (a calendar year-end entity) has the following assets and no liabilities: The equipment was purchased for $360,000 and VRX has taken $90,000 of depreciation. The stock was purchased 7 years ago. What are VRX's hot assets for purposes of a sale of partnership interest?

Which of the following statements is True regarding partnership operating distributions?

Jessica is a 25% partner in the JRL Partnership. On January 1, JRL distributes $40,000 cash to Jessica. JRL has no hot assets or liabilities at the date of the distribution. Jessica's basis in her JRL partnership interest is $28,000. What is the amount and character of Jessica's gain or loss from the distribution?

A partner that receives cash in an operating distribution recognizes loss if the cash distributed is less than the partner's outside basis in the partnership immediately before the distribution.

BPA Partnership is an equal partnership in which each of the partners has a basis in her partnership interest of $20,000. BPA reports the following balance sheet: a. Identify the hot assets if Brooke decides to sell her interest in BPA. b. Are these assets "hot" for purposes of distributions? c. If BPA distributes the land to Brooke in complete liquidation of her partnership interest, what tax issues should be considered?