Question

PaulCo, DavidCo, and Sean form a partnership with cash contributions of $80,000, $50,000 and $30,000, respectively, and agree to share profits and losses in the ratio of their original cash contributions. PaulCo uses a January 31 fiscal year-end, while DavidCo and Sean use a November 30 and December 31 year-end, respectively. The partnership must use the least aggregate deferral method to determine its year end.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

True

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information given The partnership MUST USE THE LEAST AGGREGATE DEFERRAL METHOD IN ORDER TO DETERMINE ITS YEAR END reason been that PaulCo ownership is not more than 50% and lastly the three partners year end is different as PaulCo make use of January 31, DavidCo November 30 and Sean December 31.

Therefore The partnership must make use of the LEAST AGGREGATE DEFERRAL METHOD to determine its year end.