Match Each of the Following Statements with the Numbered Terms

question 87

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following statements with the numbered terms below that provide the best definition.
-Profits interest

• A)Organizational choice of many large accounting firms.
• B)Partner's percentage allocation of current operating income.
• C)Might affect any two partners' tax liabilities in different ways.
• D)Partnership in which partners are liable only for any partner's malpractice.
• E)Amount that might be reported on either form 1065, page 1 or, on Schedule K.
• F)Transfer of asset to partnership followed by immediate distribution of cash to partner.
• G)Must have at least one general and one limited partner.
• H)Long-term capital gain might be recharacterized as ordinary income.
• I)All partners are jointly and severally liable for entity debts.
• J)Theory treating the partner and partnership as separate economic units.
• K)Partner's basis in partnership interest after tax-free contribution of asset to partnership.
• L)Partnership's basis in asset after tax-free contribution of asset to partnership.
• M)One way to calculate a partner's economic interest in the partnership.
• N)Owners are members.
• O)Theory treating the partnership as a collection of taxpayers joined in an agency relationship.
• P)Participates in management.
• Q)Not liable for entity debts.
• R)No correct match provided.

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Definitions:

Liability

The state of being responsible or legally obligated to settle a debt or fulfill a contractual agreement; also refers to any form of legal obligation.

Sole Proprietorship

A type of enterprise that is owned and run by one person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity.

Personal Loan

An unsecured loan provided by a financial institution based on the borrower's creditworthiness, typically used for personal expenses or consolidating debt.

Personal Income Tax

A tax levied on individuals or households based on the income they receive from work, investments, or other sources.