Exam 3: Property Dispositions

Which of the following sections recaptures or recharacterizes only corporate taxpayers' gains?

A taxpayer that receives boot in a like-kind exchange resulting in a gain recognizes as gain the lesser of the fair market value of the boot received or the gain realized.

Kristi had a business building destroyed in an earthquake. The old building was purchased for $250,000, and $80,000 of depreciation deductions had been taken. Her insurance proceeds were $550,000. Although the replacement property was much larger and nicer than her old building, Kristi's new property qualified as replacement property. She acquired the new property 13 months after the earthquake for $620,000. What is the amount of Kristi's realized gain and recognized gain and the basis in her new property?

Ordinary gains and losses are obtained on the sale of investments.

Koch traded Machine 1 for Machine 2 when the fair market value of both machines was $49,150. Koch originally purchased Machine 1 for $76,700, and Machine 1's adjusted basis was $40,850 at the time of the exchange. Machine 2's seller purchased it for $64,150 and Machine 2's adjusted basis was $55,850 at the time of the exchange. What is Koch's adjusted basis in machine 2 after the exchange?

The §1231 look-back rule applies whether there is a net gain or loss.

Brad sold a rental house that he owned for $247,000. Brad bought the rental house five years ago for $228,000 and has claimed $48,500 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Brad's gain or loss?

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?

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

Residential real property is not like-kind with nonresidential real property.

Butte sold a machine to a machine dealer for $50,600. Butte bought the machine for $54,400 several years ago and has claimed $12,200 of depreciation expense on the machine. What is the amount and character of Butte's gain or loss?

Which of the following is not true regarding installment sales?

Generally, the amount realized is everything of value received in a sale less selling expenses.

Collins Corporation, of Camden, Maine, wants to exchange its manufacturing facility for Rockland Company's building. Both parties agree that Collins's facility is worth $200,000 and that Rockland's building is worth $175,000. Collins will not enter into the transaction unless it qualifies as a like-kind exchange. If Collins wants to avoid gain, what could the parties do to equalize the value exchanged but still allow the exchange to qualify as a like-kind exchange?

Which of the following is not true regarding an asset's adjusted basis?

Peroni Corporation sold a parcel of land valued at $300,000. Its basis in the land was $250,000. For the land, Peroni received $150,000 in cash in the current year and a note providing Peroni with $150,000 in the subsequent year. What is Peroni's recognized gain in the current and subsequent year, respectively?

Each of the following is true except for:

Which of the following may qualify as an installment sale?

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

Which of the following is not an involuntary conversion?