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Charlie Company Is a Partnership with Two Owners, Charlie and Robert

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Charlie Company is a partnership with two owners, Charlie and Robert. Each owner has a $20,000 original basis in the entity having contributed cash to the partnership at its formation. In the first year of operations, the partnership reported $50,000 of income which is allocated to each partner equally. The partnership has no liabilities. If Charlie sells his partnership interest to Jody for $55,000, what is the amount of gain or loss on the transaction?


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