Fred Has a 45% Profits Interest and 30% Capital Interest

question 61

Essay

Fred has a 45% profits interest and 30% capital interest in the SAP Partnership and his tax basis before considering his share of SAP's current year loss is $11,000. Included in his tax basis is a $2,600 share of recourse debt and $5,300 share of nonrecourse debt. Fred is a limited partner in SAP. He is not involved in any other activities. If SAP has a $15,000 ordinary loss for the year, how much of the loss can be deducted currently, and how much of the loss is suspended because of the tax basis, the at-risk, and the passive activity loss limitations?

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Definitions:

Aging Schedule

A table that shows the breakdown of accounts receivable into categories based on the length of time they have been outstanding.

Credit Policy

A credit policy is the set of guidelines that a company follows to determine the creditworthiness of customers and the terms of credit to offer.

Cash Balances

The amount of cash or cash equivalents that a company or an individual holds.

Compensating Balances

Minimum balances that a business must maintain in its bank account as part of a borrowing arrangement with the bank.