Question

Barry owns a 50 percent interest in B&B Interests, a partnership. His brother, Benny, owns a 35 percent interest in that same partnership, and the remaining 15 percent is owned by an unrelated individual. During 2016, Barry sells a rental property with a basis of $60,000 to B&B Interests for $100,000. The partnership intends to hold the rental as inventory for resale. What is the amount and nature of Barry’s gain or loss on this transaction?

Answer 1

Answer:

$10,000 loss

Explanation:

Barry bought a property for $60,000. He sells it for $100,000 to a company he owns 50% of. 50% of $100,000 = $50,000. He bought it for $60,000 and sold it for $50,000... that's a $10,000 loss. But they did say they are keeping the property for resale so there still may be hope :D