Problem
Sybil transfers land (FMV = $200,000, basis = $120,000 to the Eve Partnership, in which she is a 1/3 partner. Twenty months later the partnership distributes property (FMV = $150,000, basis = $50,000) to Sybil, and her basis in her partnership interest immediately before the distribution (and before the addition of any gain under Section 737) is $120,000 Which would this set of transactions be taxed under, Code Section 707 or 737? If, at the time of the contribution, it was relatively certain that the distribution would be made, what are the tax effects of these transactions? Assume that at the time of the contribution the distribution was not assured in any way. How would these transactions be taxed?