The MOG Partnership Reports Ordinary Income of $60,000,long-Term Capital Gain

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Essay

The MOG Partnership reports ordinary income of $60,000,long-term capital gain of $12,000,and tax-exempt income of $12,000.The partnership agreement provides that Molly will receive all long-term capital gains and George will receive all tax-exempt interest income.Their allocation of ordinary income will be reduced accordingly,and Olivia will be allocated a proportionately greater share of ordinary income.(In other words,each partner will receive allocations totaling 1/3 of the total $84,000 of partnership income.)This allocation was agreed upon because Molly and George are in a high marginal tax bracket and Olivia is in a low marginal tax bracket.