ACCT414 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Ordinary Income, Legal Personality, General Partnership

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13 Nov 2020

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University of Delaware

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Accounting

Course

ACCT414

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Scott Somerville

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October 20 notes partnership formation and operation (chapter 9) No need to register with the state, can just casually form a partnership. General partnership (gp: avoid, can make binding decisions for entity, unlimited liability for partnership debts amongst all partners, can lose personal assets. Limited partnership (lp: must have at least on general partner and one limited partner, limited partner can potentially lose only up to their investment plus any committed amounts. Limited liability limited partnerships (lllp: don"t really exist. Limited liability companies (llc: treated as a partnership for tax, limited liability like a corporation only the company is liable, but individuals are not, tax treatment based on check-the-box can check the corporation box. Limited liability partnerships (llp: treated similarly to llcs, all of the big four are llps because in some states, auditing firms are not allowed to be. Individuals are personally liable for their own indiscretions.

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Business law Agency and partnership 1.The creation of an agencyalways required a written document authorizing the agent to act forthe principal and signed by both the principal and the agent.T/F

2.No consideration is required to create an agency relationship.T/F

3.Failure to notify partner with whom an agent has dealt of hertermination can create liability to those parties under the theoryof apparent authority. T/F

4.Liability for the tortious acts of an agent will depend uponhow much control the principle had over the agent. T/F

5.General partner stand only to lose their investment in thepartnership if the partnership goes broke. T/F

6.Under the doctrine of respondent superior the principal isliable for any harm caused by his agent, when the agent is actingwithin the scope of his authority. T/F

7.If the partners fail to write down the proportional ownershipinterest then they will be presumed to be equal partners. T/F

8.In the absence of a written agreement, any partner can refuseto allow anyone to become a partner in his partnership, since it isa voluntary relationship. T/F

9.What is known by the agent is presumed to be known by theprincipal. T/F

10.A limited partnership only has limited partners. T/F

11.Limited partners have a limited right to manage thepartnership affairs. T/F

12.Partners cannot use the general partnership agreement to denythe claims of creditors of the partnership; if the assets of thepartnership are not enough to the debt of the partnership thenpartners are personally liable for the debts of the partnership.T/F

13.A partnership is not a tax paying entity, but must file a taxreturn. T/F

14.The principal of Marshaling of assets means that creditors ofan individual partner must first exhaust his assets before takingany partnership property. T/F

15.The statute of frauds does not generally require anypartnership agreement to be in writing. T/F

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Regulations are

	A. equal in authorityto legislation if statutory
	B. equal in authorityto legislation
	C. presumed to bevalid and to have almost the same weight as the IRC
	D. equal in authorityto legislation if interpretative

2) Which of the followingstatements regarding proposed regulations is not correct?

	A. Practitioners andother interested parties may comment on proposed regulations.
	B. Proposedregulations expire after 3 years.
	C. Proposed andtemporary regulations are generally issued simultaneously.
	D. Proposedregulations do not provide any insight into the IRS'sinterpretation of the tax law.

3) Identify which of thefollowing statements is false.

	A. Members from boththe House and the Senate are on the Conference Committee.
	B. When tax advisorsspeak of the tax law, they usually have in mind just the InternalRevenue Code.
	C. Records ofcommittee hearings are helpful in determining Congressionalintent.
	D. All arefalse.

4) Which of the followingstatements about a partnership is true?

	A. Partners are taxedon distributions from a partnership.
	B. A partnership is ataxpaying entity.
	C. Partners are taxedon their allocable share of income whether it is distributed ornot.
	D. Partners areconsidered employees of the partnership.

5) Which of the followingstatements is incorrect?

	A. The number of Scorporation shareholders is unlimited.
	B. S corporationsmust allocate income and expenses to their shareholders based ontheir proportionate ownership interest.
	C. S corporationincome is taxed to shareholders when earned.
	D. S corporationlosses can offset shareholder income from other sources.

6) Which of the followingstatements is incorrect?

	A. Limited partners'liability for partnership debt is limited to their amount ofinvestment.
	B. In a generalpartnership, all partners have unlimited liability for partnershipdebts.
	C. In a limitedpartnership, all partners participate in managerialdecision-making.
	D. All of thestatements are correct.

7) Three members form an LLC inthe current year. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

	A. The LLC can electto have its default classification ignored.
	B. The LLC's defaultclassification under the check-the-box rules is as apartnership.
	C. The LLC can electto be taxed as a C corporation with no special taxconsequences.
	D. If the LLC electsto use its default classification, it can elect to change itsstatus to being taxed as a C corporation beginning with the thirdtax year after the initial classification.

8) Identify which of thefollowing statements is false.

	A. Under thecheck-the-box regulations, an LLC that has only two members(owners) must be taxed as a partnership.
	B. The check-the-boxregulations permit an LLC to be taxed as a C corporation.
	C. A business neednot be incorporated under state or federal law to be taxed as acorporation.
	D. Once an electionis made to change its classification, an entity cannot change againfor 60 months.

9) Identify which of thefollowing statements is true.

	A. The check-the-boxregulations permit an LLC to be taxed as a C corporation.
	B. Under thecheck-the-box regulations, an LLC that has only two members(owners) default classification is as a partnership.
	C. Once an electionis made to change its classification, an entity cannot change againfor 60 months.
	D. All of thestatements are true.

10) For Sec. 351 purposes theterm property does not include

	A. accountsreceivable
	B. cash
	C. inventory
	D. servicesrendered

11) Identify which of thefollowing statements is true.

	A. The exchange ofstock for services rendered is not a taxable transaction.
	B. The repeal of Sec.351 would result in more existing businesses beingincorporated.
	C. Section 351 wasenacted to allow taxpayers to incorporate without incurring adversetax consequences.
	D. All arefalse.

12) Barry, Dan, and Edithtogether form a new corporation; Barry and Dan each contributeproperty in exchange for stock. Within 2 weeks after the formation,the corporation issues additional stock to Edith in exchange forproperty. Barry and Dan each hold 10,000 shares and Edith willreceive 9,000 shares. Which transactions will qualify fornonrecognition?

	A. Only the secondtransaction will qualify for nonrecognition.
	B. Only the firsttransaction will qualify for nonrecognition.
	C. Because of thestep transaction doctrine neither transaction will qualify.
	D. Both transactionswill qualify under Sec. 351 if they are part of the same plan ofincorporation.

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