Sandy and Larry Each Have a 50% Interest in SL

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Sandy and Larry each have a 50% interest in SL Partnership.The partnership and the individuals file on a calendar-year basis.In 2016,SL Partnership had a $30,000 ordinary loss.Sandy's adjusted basis in her partnership interest on January 1,2016,was $12,000.In 2017,SL Partnership had ordinary income of $20,000.Assuming there were no other adjustments to Sandy's basis in the partnership,what amount of partnership income (loss) would Sandy show on her 2016 and 2017 individual income tax returns?

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Double Helix

The structure of DNA, consisting of two strands that wind around each other like a twisted ladder.