Exam 7: Basis, Gain and Loss, and Nontaxable Exchanges
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For the loss disallowance provision under § 267, related parties include certain family members, a shareholder and his or her controlled corporation (i.e., greater than 50% in value of the corporation's outstanding stock), and a partner and his or her controlled partnership (i.e., greater than 50% of the capital interests or profits interest in the partnership).
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Ross lives in a house he received as a gift from his father.His father had lived in the house for 12 years.The adjusted basis of the house to his father was $160,000 and the fair market value at the time of the gift was $140,000.Ross sells this residence after living in it for 18 months for $150,000 and purchases a new home for $125,000.He incurs selling expenses of $7,000.What is Ross' recognized gain or loss and basis for the new residence?
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The fair market value of property received in a sale or other disposition is the price at which property will change hands between a willing seller and a willing buyer when neither is compelled to sell or buy.
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Milton purchases land and a factory building for his business for $300,000 with $100,000 being allocated to the land.During the first year, Milton deducts cost recovery of $4,922.Milton's adjusted basis for the building at the end of the first year is $195,078 ($200,000 - $4,922).
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Moss exchanges a warehouse for a building he will use as an office building.The adjusted basis of the warehouse is $600,000 and the fair market value of the office building is $350,000.In addition, Moss receives cash of $150,000.What is the recognized gain or loss and the basis of the office building?
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Bud exchanges a business use machine with an adjusted basis of $22,000 and a fair market value of $30,000 for another business use machine with a fair market value of $28,000 and $2,000 cash.What is Bud's recognized gain or loss?
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Hubert purchases Fran's jewelry store for $950,000.The identifiable assets of the business are as follows:
Basis FMV Inventory \ 90,000 \ 97,000 Accounts receivable 55,000 50,000 Building 100,000 225,000 Land 280,000 300,000 Hubert and Fran agree to assign $110,000 to a 7-year covenant not to compete.How should Hubert allocate the $950,000 purchase price to the assets?
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Elvis owns all of the stock of White Corporation.The accumulated earnings and profits of White Corporation at the beginning of the year are a deficit of $20,000.The current earnings and profits are $30,000.Elvis' basis for his stock is $250,000.He receives a distribution of $300,000 on the last day of the tax year.How much dividend income and/or capital gain should Elvis report?
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Mona purchased a business from Judah for $1,000,000.Judah's records and an appraiser provided her with the following information regarding the assets purchased: Adjusted Basis FMV Land \ 195,000 \ 270,000 Building 310,000 450,000 Equipment 95,000 180,000 ? What is Mona's adjusted basis for the land, building, and equipment?
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Discuss the application of holding period rules to property acquired by gift and inheritance.
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If boot is received in a § 1031 like-kind exchange that results in some of the realized gain being recognized, the holding period for both the like-kind property and the boot received begins on the date of the exchange.
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If Wal-Mart stock increases in value during the tax year by $6,000, the amount realized is a positive $6,000.
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Jake exchanges an airplane used in his business for a smaller airplane to be used in his business.His adjusted basis for the airplane is $325,000 and the fair market value is $310,000.The fair market value of the smaller airplane is $300,000.In addition, Jake receives cash of $10,000.Calculate Jake's realized and recognized gain or loss and his adjusted basis for the assets received.
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Patty's factory building, which has an adjusted basis of $475,000, is destroyed by fire on April 8, 2017.Insurance proceeds of $500,000 are received on June 1, 2017.She has a new factory building constructed for $490,000, which she occupies on October 1, 2017.Assuming Patty's objective is to minimize the tax liability, calculate her recognized gain or loss and the basis of the new factory building.
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Lynn purchases a house for $52,000.She converts the property to rental property when the fair market value is $115,000.After deducting depreciation (cost recovery) expense of $1,130, she sells the house for $120,000.What is her recognized gain or loss?
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Karen purchased 100 shares of Gold Corporation stock for $11,500 on January 1, 2014.In the current tax year (2017), she sells 25 shares of the 100 shares purchased on January 1, 2014, for $2,500.Twenty-five days earlier, she had purchased 30 shares for $3,000.What is Karen's recognized gain or loss on the sale of the stock, and what is her basis in the 30 shares purchased 25 days earlier?
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Molly exchanges a small machine (adjusted basis of $85,000; fair market value of $78,000) used in her business and investment land (adjusted basis of $10,000; fair market value of $15,000) for a large machine (fair market value of $93,000) to be used in her business in a like-kind exchange.What is Molly's recognized gain or loss?
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The amount of the loss basis of a gift will differ from the amount of the gain basis only if at the date of the gift the adjusted basis of the property exceeds the property's fair market value.
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Which, if any, of the following exchanges qualifies for nonrecognition treatment as a § 1031 like-kind exchange?
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Under what circumstance is there recognition of some or all of the realized gain associated with the giving of boot by the taxpayer in a like-kind exchange?
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