Multiple Choice
Colby Company performed professional services for M&E Inc.In exchange for the services,M&E gave Colby a 12-month lease on commercial office space.M&E could have charged $4,350 monthly rent for the space on the open market.Compute Colby's tax basis in the lease.
A) The lease is an intangible asset and therefore has a zero basis to Colby.
B) The lease has a zero basis because Colby obtained the lease at no cost.
C) $52,200.
D) None of the above
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