Alicia and Barry Form the AB Partnership at the Start

question 39

Multiple Choice

Alicia and Barry form the AB Partnership at the start of the current year with a land contribution by Barry and a cash contribution by Alicia.Barry's contributed property is subject to a recourse mortgage assumed by the partnership.Barry has an 80% interest in AB's profits and losses.The land has been held by Barry for the past 6 years as an investment.It will be used by AB as an operating asset in its parking lot business.Which of the following statements is correct?

• A)Immediately after formation, Alicia's basis in the partnership equals the cash contributed by Alicia.
• B)Immediately after formation, Alicia's basis in the partnership equals the cash she contributed plus her share of the recourse debt contributed by Barry.
• C)Because the debt is recourse, the constructive liquidation scenario is not applicable for determining the allocation of debt to the partners.
• D)AB's basis in the land contributed by Barry equals Barry's basis in the land immediately before the contribution date, less the amount of the recourse debt assumed by the partnership.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Proportionate Consolidation Method

An accounting technique used for combining the financial statements of joint ventures, where the investor's share of each line item is included proportionally.

Non-Controlling Interest (NCI)

A financial interest in a subsidiary attributed to shareholders outside of the controlling shareholder group, reflecting their share of the entity's equity that isn’t controlled by the parent company.

Identifiable Net Assets (INA) Method

is a technique used in business combinations to value the acquired company by summing the fair values of its identifiable assets and liabilities.

Proportionate Consolidation Method

An accounting technique used for joint ventures, where an entity's share of each of the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses are combined line by line with similar items in the entity's financial statements.