Two Years Ago, Tom Contributed Investment Land with a Basis

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Essay

Two years ago, Tom contributed investment land with a basis of $50,000 and an FMV of $62,000 to the RST Partnership. This year, Tom has a basis in his partnership interest of $53,000 when he receives a current distribution of $14,000 cash and inventory with a basis of $35,000 and an FMV of $52,000. (There is no Sec. 751 exchange in connection with the inventory distribution.)The partnership continues to hold the land Tom contributed. How much gain (if any)must Tom recognize as a result of this distribution?

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pKb

A measure of the basicity of a compound, defined as the negative logarithm of the base dissociation constant (Kb).

Acid/Base Reaction

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Resonance Forms

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Charged Species

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