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The Whitewater LLP is equally owned by three partners and has the following balance sheet at the end of the current tax year:

Basis FMV
Cash $60,000 $60,000
Unrealized 0 15,000
receivables Land $15,000 $45,000
$75,000 $120,000
Petula, capital $25,000 $40,000
Prudence, capital $25,000 $40,000
Primrose, capital $25,000 $40,000
$75,000 $120,000
Petula is an active partner retiring from me service-oriented partnership. She receives $60,000 cash, none of which is stated to be for goodwill.

a) How much of the payment is for "unstated goodwill"?

b) How is the $60,000 allocated between a 736(a) income payment and a 736(b) property payment?

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Answer:

A.) $20,000

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The Whitewater LLP is equally owned by three partners and has the following balance-example-1
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