On February 1, 2009, Kay and Larry form the KL General Partnership as equal partners by contributing the following assets:
Partner
Asset
Basis
FMV
Kay
Equipment
$40,000
$50,000
Larry
Land
$20,000
$110,000
Kay purchased the equipment on December 15, 1996, for $75,000. Larry purchased the land on March 5, 1983, and it is subject to a $60,000 liability, which the partnership assumes.
Use this information to answer the following 5 questions.
A. What is each partner’s realized and recognized gain or loss?
B. What is each partner’s basis in his/her partnership interest? When does his/her holding period begin?
C. Prepare the partnership's tax balance sheet.
D. Prepare the partnership’s FMV balance sheet.
E. If each partner sells his partnership interest tomorrow, how much gain or loss will he/she recognize? How do these gains relate to those in part a?