George Pays $10,000 for a 20% Interest in a General

question 81

Multiple Choice

George pays $10,000 for a 20% interest in a general partnership, which has recourse liabilities of $20,000. The partners share the economic risk of loss from recourse liabilities in the same way they share partnership losses. George's basis in his partnership interest is

• A)$10,000.
• B)$12,000.
• C)$14,000.
• D)$30,000.

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Definitions:

Risky Investment

An investment with a high degree of risk that could lead to the loss of the principal amount but also offers potentially high returns.

Proportionate Ownership

The percentage of ownership that an investor holds in a company, typically represented in terms of share ownership.

Preemptive Rights

The rights that allow existing shareholders to purchase additional shares before new shareholders can buy them, in order to maintain their proportionate ownership in the company.

Cumulative

Cumulative refers to the total amount accumulated over a series of periods, often used in the context of dividends or other accumulative data.