Joey and Bob Each Have 50% Interest in a Partnership

question 30

Multiple Choice

Joey and Bob each have 50% interest in a Partnership. Both Joey and the partnership file returns on a calendar year basis. Partnership Q had a $12,000 loss in 2014. Joey's adjusted basis in his partnership interest on January 1, 2014 was $5,000. In 2015, the partnership had a profit of $10,000. Assuming there were no other adjustments to Joey's basis in the partnership, what amount of partnership income (loss) should Joey show on his 2014 and 2015 individual income tax returns?

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Material Errors

Significant mistakes or inaccuracies that impact the understanding, operation, or outcome of a document, financial statement, or process.

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Mutual Mistake

A situation where both parties to a contract have an incorrect belief about an essential fact of the contract at the time of agreement.