Joseph contributed $22,000 in cash and equipment with a tax basis of $5,000 and a fair market value of $11,000 to berry hill partnership in exchange for a partnership interest. a) what is joseph’s tax basis in his partnership interest? b) what is berry hill’s basis in the equipment? spilker, brian; spilker, brian. mcgraw-hill's taxation of individuals and business entities 2020 edition (page 20-40). mcgraw-hill higher education. kindle edition.

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500