Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: Helen’s basis in Haywood Partnership is $270,000. Haywood

Helen’s basis in Haywood Partnership is $270,000. Haywood distributes all the land to Helen in complete liquidation of her partnership interest. The partnership reports the following...

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Q: Are special basis adjustments mandatory? If so, when?

Are special basis adjustments mandatory? If so, when?

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Q: Simon is a 30% partner in the SBD Partnership, a

Simon is a 30% partner in the SBD Partnership, a calendar-year-end entity. As of the end of this year, Simon has an outside basis in his interest in SBD of $188,000, which includes his share of the $6...

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Q: What are “hot assets” and why are they important in

What are “hot assets” and why are they important in the sale of a partnership interest?

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Q: Paolo is a 50% partner in the Capri Partnership and has

Paolo is a 50% partner in the Capri Partnership and has decided to terminate his partnership interest. Paolo is considering two options as potential exit strategies. The first is to sell his partnersh...

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Q: Carrie D’Lake, Reed A. Green, and Doug A.

Carrie D’Lake, 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, 2016, D’...

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Q: Shawn receives stock in an S corporation when it is formed by

Shawn receives stock in an S corporation when it is formed by contributing land with a tax basis of $50,000 and encumbered by a $20,000 mortgage. What is Shawn’s initial basis in his S corporation sto...

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Q: What adjustments are made annually to a shareholder’s basis in S corporate

What adjustments are made annually to a shareholder’s basis in S corporate stock and in what order? What impact do these adjustments have on a subsequent sale of stock?

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Q: Describe a situation in which a former C corporation that elected to

Describe a situation in which a former C corporation that elected to be taxed as an S corporation may have its Selection automatically terminated, but a similarly situated corporation that has always...

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Q: Can a shareholder’s basis in S corporation stock ever be adjusted to

Can a shareholder’s basis in S corporation stock ever be adjusted to a negative number? Why or why not?

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