Multiple Choice
An office building with an adjusted basis of $320,000 was destroyed by fire on December 30,2015.On January 11,2016,the insurance company paid the owner $450,000.The fair market value of the building was $500,000,but under the co-insurance clause,the insurance company is responsible for only 90 percent of the loss.The owner reinvested $410,000 in a new office building on February 12,2016,that was smaller than the original office building.What is the recognized gain and the basis of the new building if § 1033 (nonrecognition of gain from an involuntary conversion) is elected?
A) $0 and $320,000.
B) $0 and $410,000.
C) $40,000 and $320,000.
D) $130,000 and 410,000.
E) None of the above.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q3: An involuntary conversion results from the destruction
Q4: Leonore exchanges 5,000 shares of Pelican, Inc.,
Q28: To be eligible to elect postponement of
Q43: Patty's factory building,which has an adjusted basis
Q59: The adjusted basis for a taxable bond
Q96: Edward, age 52, leased a house for
Q157: Discuss the treatment of losses from involuntary
Q167: Define fair market value as it relates
Q179: Pam exchanges a rental building, which has
Q278: Pat owns a 1965 Ford Mustang which