Two Years Ago, Tom Contributed Investment Land with a Basis

question 4

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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Definitions:

Marginal Propensity

This measures the likelihood of an individual or entity to spend an additional unit of currency. Specifically, it assesses how changes in income affect spending or saving habits.

Average Propensity

The ratio of total spending (consumption or saving) to total income, indicating how income is distributed across different economic activities.

Marginal Propensity

The measure of how much consumption changes with a change in disposable income, indicating the proportion of additional income that is spent on consumption.

Consumption Spending

The total value of all goods and services consumed by households over a specified period.