Items 1 and 2 are based on the following:

The personal service partnership of Allen, Baker & Carr had the following cash basis balance sheet at December 31, 2006:

Assets

Adjusted basis per books

Market value

Cash

$102,000

$102,000

Unrealized accounts receivable

420,000

Totals

$102,000

$522,000

Liability and Capital

Note payable

$ 60,000

$ 60,000

Capital accounts:

Allen

14,000

154,000

Baker

14,000

154,000

Carr

14,000

154,000

Totals

$102,000

$522,000

Carr, an equal partner, sold his partnership interest to Dole, an outsider, for $154,000 cash on January 1, 2007. In addition, Dole assumed Carr’s share of the partnership’s liability.

What was the total amount realized by Carr on the sale of his partnership interest?

  1. $174,000
  2. $154,000
  3. $140,000
  4. $134,000

What amount of ordinary income should Carr report in his 2007 income tax return on the sale of his partnership interest?

  1. $0
  2. $ 20,000
  3. $ 34,000
  4. $140,000