Generally, a person receiving a partnership interest upon the death of a partner receives that interest with a basis equal to the fair market value of the interest immediately before the partner's death plus any assumed partnership liabilities. (§ 1014(a)(1).) This stepped up basis is then decreased by the amount of partnership income that is "in respect of a decedent." (§ 691(a).)

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