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Bozeman sold equipment that it uses in its business for $80,000. Bozeman bought the equipment two years ago for $75,000 and has claimed $20,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Bozeman's gain or loss?

A) $25,000 §1231 gain.
B) $20,000 ordinary gain, and $5,000 §1231 gain.
C) $5,000 ordinary gain, and $20,000 §1231 gain.
D) $25,000 capital gain.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

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Reid had a business building destroyed in a fire. The old building was purchased for $375,000 and $60,000 of depreciation deductions had been taken. Although the old building had a fair market value of $425,000 at the time of the fire, his insurance proceeds were limited to $400,000. Reid found qualified replacement property which he acquired six months later for $390,000. What is the amount of Reid's realized gain and recognized gain?

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$85,000 realized gain and $10,000 recogn...

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Which one of the following is not a requirement of a deferred like-kind exchange?

Losses on sales between related parties are realized but not recognized.

Redoubt LLC exchanged an office building used in its business for a rental house. Redoubt originally purchased the building for $80,000 and it had an adjusted basis of $53,000 at the time of the exchange. The rental house had a fair market value of $62,000. Redoubt also received $7,000 of cash in the transaction. What is Redoubt's gain or loss recognized on the exchange? What is Redoubt's basis in the rental house?

Suzanne, an individual, began business four years ago and has never sold a §1231 asset. Suzanne owned each of the assets for several years. In the current year, Suzanne sold the following business assets: Assuming Suzanne's marginal ordinary income tax rate is 32 percent, what is the character of the gains and losses and what affect do they have on Suzanne's tax liability?

Manassas purchased a computer several years ago for $2,200. On November 10ᵗʰ of the current year, the computer was worth $800. If $1,000 of depreciation deductions had been taken, what is Manassas' tax adjusted basis for the computer?

In a deferred like-kind exchange, the like-kind property to be received must be identified within 45 days and acquired within 180 days from the initial exchange.

Foreaker LLC sold a piece of land that it uses in its business for $52,000. Foreaker bought the land two years ago for $42,500. What is the amount and character of Foreaker's gain?

Brad sold a rental house that he owned for $250,000. Brad bought the rental house five years ago for $225,000 and has claimed $50,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Brad's gain or loss?

Unrecaptured §1250 gains apply only to individuals.

Koch traded machine 1 for machine 2 when the fair market value of both machines was $50,000. Koch originally purchased machine 1 for $75,000 and machine 1's adjusted basis was $40,000 at the time of the exchange. Machine 2's seller purchased it for $65,000 and machine 2's adjusted basis was $55,000 at the time of the exchange. What is Koch's adjusted basis in machine 2 after the exchange?

Odintz traded land for land. Odintz originally purchased its land for $150,000. The land received was purchased for $200,000 and was subject to a mortgage of $50,000 that was paid off before the transfer. The fair market value of the new land is $240,000. What is Odintz's adjusted basis in the new land after the exchange?

The adjusted basis is the cost basis less cost recovery deductions.

§1239 recharacterizes 50 percent of the gain on sales to a related party as ordinary income.

For a like-kind exchange, realized gain is deferred if the exchange is solely for like-kind property.

Which of the following does not ultimately result in a capital gain or loss?

An installment sale is any sale where at least a portion of the sales proceeds is received in a subsequent taxable year.

Sumner sold equipment that it uses in its business for $30,000. Sumner bought the equipment a few years ago for $80,000 and has claimed $40,000 of depreciation expense. Assuming that this is Sumner's only disposition during the year, what is the amount and character of Sumner's gain or loss?

A net §1231 gain becomes ordinary while a net §1231 loss becomes long-term capital gain.