Dean is a 25% partner in Target Partnership. Dean’s tax basis in Target on January 1, 2007, was $20,000. At the end of 2007, Dean received a nonliquidating cash distribution of $8,000 from Target. Target’s 2007 accounts recorded the following items:

Municipal bond interest income

$12,000

Ordinary income

40,000

What was Dean’s tax basis in Target on December 31, 2007?

  1. $15,000
  2. $23,000
  3. $25,000
  4. $30,000