Exam 21: Property Transactions: Capital Gains and Losses

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Tina purchases a personal residence for $278,000,but subsequently converts the property to rental property when its FMV is $275,000.Assume depreciation of $65,000 has been deducted after conversion to rental use.If Tina sells the property for $200,000,her realized gain or loss will be

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Joel has four transactions involving the sale of capital assets during the year resulting in a STCG of $5,000,a STCL of $12,000,a LTCG of $1,800 and a LTCL of $1,000.As a result of these transactions,Joel will

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A taxpayer reports capital gains and losses on

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Kendrick,whose tax rate is 32%,had the following results from transactions during the year: Collectibles gain \ 20,000 Short-term capital loss 4,000 Long-term capital gain 8,000 After offsetting the STCL,what is (are)the resulting gain(s)?

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An uncle gifts a parcel of land to his niece,and he has to pay $25,000 of gift taxes.The land has appreciated substantially since he purchased it 20 year ago.The niece's basis in the land will be the uncle's cost increased by the $25,000 of gift taxes paid by the uncle.

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Arthur,age 99,holds some stock purchased many years ago for $10,000 which is now worth $100,000.He is trying to plan for the eventual disposition of this stock.Arthur's only remaining family member is his grandson.For income tax purposes,Arthur should

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Terra Corp.purchased a new enterprise software system and incurred the following costs: Cost of the system \ 800,000 Installation of system 5,000 Testing of system 6,000 Initial training of employees 9,000 What is Terra Corp.'s basis in the software system?

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On January 31 of this year,Jennifer pays $700 for an option to acquire 100 shares of Lifetime Corporation common stock for $70 per share.Jennifer exercises the option on June 2.Jennifer sells the stock on April 30 of next year for $10,000.Jennifer's basis for the stock immediately before the sale is

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Which one of the following is a capital asset?

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Unless the alternate valuation date is elected,the basis of property received from a decedent is generally the property's fair market value at the date of decedent's death.

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The gain or loss on an asset purchased on March 31,2018,and sold on March 31,2019,is classified as short-term.

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Jamahl and Indira are married and live in a common law state.They jointly own real property with an adjusted basis of $200,000.When the property has a FMV of $450,000,Jamahl dies leaving all of the property to Indira.If she later sells the property for $700,000,what is Indira's gain on the sale?

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On January 1 of this year,Brad purchased 100 shares of stock at $4,000.By December 31 of this year,the stock had declined in value to $2,200,but Brad still held the shares.Brad has realized a $1,800 loss for tax purposes this year.

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Bob owns 100 shares of ACT Corporation common stock with a basis of $3,500 and a FMV of $12,000.Bob receives 10 stock rights as a nontaxable distribution,and no basis is allocated to the stock rights.With each stock right,Bob may acquire one share of stock for $25.Bob exercises all 10 stock rights.The total basis of the newly acquired stock is

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If a nontaxable stock dividend is received and is not the same type of stock as that owned before the dividend,the original stock's basis is allocated to all shares

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On January 31 of this year,Mallory pays $800 for an option to acquire 100 shares of Mesa Corporation common stock for $85 per share.As a result of an increase in the market value of the Mesa stock,the market price of the option increases and Mallory sells the option for $1,000 on August 4.As a result of the sale,Mallory must recognize

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Capital recoveries increase the adjusted basis of an asset.

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All of the following are capital assets with the exception of

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Rick sells stock of Ty Corporation,which has an adjusted basis of $20,000,for $22,000.He pays a sales commission of $500.In computing his gain or loss,the amount realized by Rick is $1,500.

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Harwood Company purchased an office building for $5,000,000 cash on April 1.Prior to renting it out to tenants on July 1,Harwood spent $1,000,000 on materials and labor to renovate the property.It funded $100,000 of the renovation cost with its own funds and borrowed the remaining $900,000.As of July 1,$10,000 of interest had been paid to the bank,but none of the principal had been repaid.The basis of the building on July 1 is

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