Zhao Incorporated Her Sole Proprietorship by Transferring Inventory, a Building

Zhao incorporated her sole proprietorship by transferring inventory, a building, and land to the corporation in return for 100 percent of the corporation's stock.The property transferred to the corporation had the following fair market values and tax bases.
$\begin{array}{c}\begin{array}{lll}\\\text {Inventory}\\\text {Building}\\\text {Land}\\\text {Total}\end{array}\begin{array}{rr}\text {FMV }\\\$ \quad 80,000 \\100,000 \\\underline{200,000}\\\underline{\$\quad 380,000} \end{array}\begin{array}{cc} \text { Tax Basis } \\\$ \quad 40,000 \\120,000 \\ \underline{150,00 }\\\underline{\$ \quad 310,000} \end{array}\end{array}$
The corporation also assumed a mortgage of $50,000 attached to the building and land.The fair market value of the corporation's stock received in the exchange was $330,000.The transaction met the requirements to be tax-deferred under section 351.
a.What amount of gain or loss does Zhao realize on the transfer of the property to her corporation?
b.What amount of gain or loss does Zhao recognize on the transfer of the property to her corporation?
c.What is the corporation's tax basis in each of the assets received in the exchange?

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a.$70,000 gain
b.Zhao does not recogni...

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