Sharon and Sara Are Equal Partners in the S&S Partnership

question 9

Multiple Choice

Sharon and Sara are equal partners in the S&S Partnership.On January 1 of the current year,each partner's adjusted basis in S&S was $50,000 (including each partner's $15,000 share of the partnership's $30,000 of liabilities) .During the current year,S&S repaid the beginning liabilities and borrowed $20,000 for which Sharon and Sara are equally liable.In the current year ended December 31,S&S also sustained a net operating loss of $25,000 and earned $5,000 of interest and qualified dividend income from investments.If liabilities are shared equally by the partners,on January 1 of the next year each partner's basis in her interest in S&S is:

• A)$35,000.
• B)$40,000.
• C)$45,000.
• D)$47,500.
• E)$50,000.

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