Greene is the sole shareholder of seagull, a calendar-year s corporation. greene's basis at the beginning of the year is $15,000. seagull reported an ordinary loss of $5,000 and $2,000 of municipal bond interest for the year. seagull distributed cash of $6,000 to greene on november 1. what is greene's basis in seagull at the end of the year?

Greene's basis at Seagull is $6,000

Explanation:

Greene's basis in Seagull can be calculated using the following equation:

Greene's basis = basis at the beginning of the year - ordinary loss - cash distributions + interest earned

Greene's basis = $15,000 - $5,000 - $6,000 + $2,000 = $6,000

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