Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Sale of a Partnership

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the sale of a partnership interest is false?

• A)The seller's primary tax concern in a partnership interest sale is calculating the amount and character of gain or loss on the sale.
• B)The selling partner determines the gain or loss as the difference between the amount realized and her outside basis in the partnership.
• C)Hot assets change the character of a gain on the sale from ordinary income to capital gain.
• D)Any debt relief increases the amount the partner realizes from the sale.