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

question 204

Essay

Sharon and Sue are equal partners in the S&S Partnership. On January 1 of the current year, each partner's
adjusted basis in S&S was $80,000 (including each partner's $20,000 share of the partnership's $40,000 of liabilities). During the current year, S&S repaid $30,000 of the debt and borrowed $20,000 for which Sharon and Sue are
equally liable. In the current year ended December 31, S&S also sustained a net operating loss of $40,000 and earned $10,000 of interest income from investments. If liabilities are shared equally by the partners, on January 1 of the next year, how much is each partner's basis in her interest in S&S?

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Definitions:

FSGO

The Federal Sentencing Guidelines for Organizations, a framework that incentivizes organizations in the United States to install and maintain ethics and compliance programs to mitigate punishment for offenses.

Ethical Compliance

Adhering to laws, regulations, standards, and ethical practices that are applicable to an organization's operations and conduct.

Probation

A period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison.

Federal Sentencing Guidelines

A set of rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for individuals and organizations convicted of felonies and serious (Class A) misdemeanors in the United States federal courts system.