Mary is a 50% general partner in the WJM Partnership. The partnership's records for the current year show the following:
Gross receipts from sales $670,000
Cost of sales (500,000)
Advertising expense (96,000)
Charitable contributions (25,000)
Dividend income 48,000
Guaranteed payment to Mary (12,000)
Short-term capital loss (30,000)
Mary's outside basis at the beginning of the current year was
$125,000. During the year, partnership liabilities decreased by
$80,000 and the partnership made cash distributions to Mary of
$55,000.
Required:
(a) Calculate the partnership's ordinary business income for the
current year.
(b) Calculate Mary's outside basis as of the end of the current
year.
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