Question - Assume a Legal Entity's capital structure consists of the following accounts
General partner capital$ 80,000
Limited partner capital. 720,000
Total capital. $800,000
A Reporting Company is the sole general partner of the Legal Entity. The limited partnership capital was contributed by unaffiliated individual investors recruited by a regional boutique investment bank. The Reporting Company is paid a $60,000 management fee. The limited partners expect the partnership to be highly successful over the next five years. The investment bank estimated that the distribution of income to these investors should be at least $100,000 during the time period.
What is the maximum amount of expected losses that the Legal Entity can expect to sustain without being considered a variable interest entity (VIE)?