Rashad Contributes a Machine Having a Basis of $30,000 and an FMV

question 46

Multiple Choice

Rashad contributes a machine having a basis of $30,000 and an FMV of $25,000 to a partnership in exchange for a 20% interest in partnership capital, profits, and losses. Prior to the contribution, the partnership had recourse liabilities of $20,000. The partnership assumes a $20,000 recourse liability that is owed by Rashad on the machine. Partners share the economic risk of loss from recourse liabilities in the same way they share partnership losses. Rashad's basis in his partnership interest is

• A)$11,000.
• B)$18,000.
• C)$22,000.
• D)$34,000.

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Definitions:

Return on Assets

A profitability ratio that indicates how efficiently a company is using its assets to generate profit.

Return on Equity

An indicator of a company's financial performance that shows the amount of profit generated per dollar of shareholders' investment.

Profitability Index

A financial metric that measures the relationship between the present value of future cash flows and the initial investment.

Conventional Cash Flows

Cash flow patterns characterized by an initial outlay or investment followed by a series of positive returns, commonly seen in traditional investments.