Question - George and James are forming the GJ Partnership. George contributes $600,000 cash and James contributes land with an adjusted basis of $400,000 and a fair market value of $750,000. The property is subject to a $150,000 liability, which is also transferred into the partnership and is shared 60% by George and 40% by James for basis purposes. George and James also share 60% and 40% respectively in all partnership profits except for any pre-contribution gain, which must be allocated according to the statutory rules for built-in gain allocations.
a. What is James's adjusted tax basis for his partnership interest immediately after the partnership is formed?
b. What is the partnership's adjusted basis for the property contributed by James?
c. If the partnership sells the property contributed by James for $800,000, how is the tax gain allocated between the partners?