Items 1 and 2 are based on the following data:

The partnership of Hager, Mazer & Slagle had the following cash-basis balance sheet at December 31, 2006:

Adjusted basis per books

Fair market value

Assets

Cash

$51,000

$ 51,000

Accounts receivable

210,000

Totals

$51,000

$261,000

Liabilities and Capital

Note payable

$30,000

$ 30,000

Capital accounts:

Hager

7,000

77,000

Mazer

7,000

77,000

Slagle

7,000

77,000

Totals

$51,000

$261,000

Slagle, an equal partner, sold his partnership interest to Burns, an outsider, for $77,000 cash on January 1, 2007. In addition, Burns assumed Slagle’s share of partnership liabilities.

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

  1. $67,000
  2. $70,000
  3. $77,000
  4. $87,000

How much ordinary income should Slagle report in his 2007 income tax return on the sale of his partnership interest?

  1. $0
  2. $10,000
  3. $70,000
  4. $77,000