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               Opening balance                    $85,423                             
               Contribution to partnership        150,000                             
               1983 loss                          (287,165)                           
               Account total                      (51,742)                            
               On December 31, 1984, IRA transferred its 50-percent                   
          interest in the Sherwood partnership, 45 percent each to Carlco             
          and TMT and 10 percent to BWK, Inc.  As a result, Carlco and TMT            
          each received a 22.5-percent interest in the Sherwood partnership           
          and BWK, Inc., received a 5-percent interest.  IRA reported a               
          gain of $51,742 (the excess of the $376,742 of total losses                 
          claimed over IRA's total investment of $325,000) on the transfer            
          of its interest in Sherwood and recorded the transfer on its                
          books as follows:                                                           
               Investment in Sherwood                                                 
               Opening balance                         ($51,742)                      
               Gain on distribution of Sherwood         51,742                        
               Account total                           0                              
               Investment in Carlco                                                   
               Rec. gain on dist of Sherw                   1                         
               Investment in TMT                                                      
               Rec. gain on dist of Sherw                   1                         
               Investment in BWK, Inc.                                                
               Rec. gain on dist of Sherw                   1                         
               Adjusting Journal Entry 21                                             
               Invest in Sherwood                      51,742                         
               Invest in Carlco                             1                         
               Invest in BWK                                1                         
               Invest in TMT                             1                            
               Gain on sale of Pship                   51,745                         
               Carlco, TMT, and BWK, Inc., recorded the contribution of the           
          Sherwood partnership as follows:                                            







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