Exam 11: Property Dispositions

Butte sold a machine to a machine dealer for $50,000. Butte bought the machine for $55,000 several years ago and has claimed $12,500 of depreciation expense on the machine. What is the amount and character of Butte's gain or loss?

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.

Tyson had a parcel of undeveloped investment land that he wanted to trade for a warehouse to be used in his business. He found a buyer willing to pay him $450,000 for the land. He transferred the land to a third party intermediary on April 1^st of the current year. On May 10^th, with the help of a commercial real estate agent, Tyson identified two suitable warehouses. On August 10^th he made an offer on the first building which was rejected. On August 13^th an offer was accepted on the second warehouse. On September 23^rd the third party intermediary transferred $500,000 ($450,000 from the original property plus $50,000 from Tyson) to the seller and conveyed title to the warehouse to Tyson. Explain whether the exchange of property qualifies as a like-kind exchange.

Which of the following transactions results solely in §1245 gain?

Mary traded furniture used in her business to a furniture dealer for some new furniture. Mary originally purchased the furniture for $45,000 and it had an adjusted basis of $20,000 at the time of the exchange. The new furniture had a fair market value of $40,000. Mary also gave $4,000 to the dealer in the transaction. What is Mary's adjusted basis in the new furniture after the exchange?

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?

Frederique sold furniture that she uses in her business for $15,000. Frederique bought the furniture a few years ago for $40,000 and has claimed $20,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Frederique's gain or loss?

Brandon, an individual, began business four years ago and has sold §1231 assets with $5,000 of losses within the last 5 years. Brandon owned each of the assets for several years. In the current year, Brandon sold the following business assets: Assuming Brandon's marginal ordinary income tax rate is 35 percent, what effect do the gains and losses have on Brandon's tax liability?

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?

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?

What is the primary purpose of a third-party intermediary in a deferred like-kind exchange?

Andrew, an individual, began business four years ago and has never sold a §1231 asset. Andrew owned each of the assets for several years. In the current year, Andrew sold the following business assets: Assuming Andrew's marginal ordinary income tax rate is 30 percent, what is the character of the gains and losses and what affect do they have on Andrew's tax liability?

Which of the following is how gain or loss realized is calculated?

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?

Alexandra sold equipment that she uses in her business for $100,000. Alexandra bought the equipment two years ago for $90,000 and has claimed $25,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Alexandra's gain or loss?

Gainesville LLC sold the following business assets during the current year: (1) machinery, $20,000 cost basis, $4,000 depreciation, proceeds $22,000; (2) automobile, $15,000 cost basis, $12,000 depreciation, proceeds $7,000; (3) equipment, $15,000 cost basis, $10,000 depreciation, proceeds $4,000; (4) computer equipment, $35,000 cost basis, $16,000 depreciation, proceeds $15,000; (5) Winchester had unrecaptured §1231 losses of $5,000 in the prior 5 years. What is the amount and character of Winchester's gains and losses before the 1231 netting process?

Collins Corporation, of Camden, Maine, wants to exchange its manufacturing equipment for Rockland Company's equipment. Both parties agree that Collins's machinery is worth $200,000 and that Rockland's machinery 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?

The general rule regarding the exchanged basis in the new property received in a like-kind exchange is:

Depreciation recapture changes both the amount and character of a gain.

Brandy sold a rental house that she owned for $150,000. Brandy bought the house four years ago for $140,000 and has claimed $25,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Brandy's gain or loss? If this is the only asset Brandy sells during the year and her ordinary tax rate is 35 percent, how much tax would she owe on the sale of the rental house?