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Sammy Exchanges Equipment Used in His Business in a Like-Kind

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Sammy exchanges equipment used in his business in a like-kind exchange. The property exchanged is as follows:
Property Surrendered Property Received
 Adj. Basis FMV  Adj. Basis FMV  Equipment $44,000$60,000$50,000$43,000 Cash $5,000$5,000 Liability on equipment $12,000$12,000\begin{array}{lllll}&\text { Adj. Basis}&\text { FMV }&\text { Adj. Basis}&\text { FMV }\\\text { Equipment } & \$ 44,000 & \$ 60,000 & \$ 50,000 & \$ 43,000 \\\text { Cash } & & & \$ 5,000 & \$ 5,000 \\\text { Liability on equipment } & \$ 12,000 & \$ 12,000 & &\end{array}

 The other party assumes the liability. \text { The other party assumes the liability. }
a. What is Sammy's recognized gain or loss?
b. What is Sammy's basis for the assets he received?

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a. Amount realized:
Equipment $43,000
Cash 5,000
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