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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?

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Koch traded machine 1 for machine 2. 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?


A) $40,000.
B) $50,000.
C) $55,000.
D) $75,000.
E) None of these.

F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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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.

A) True
B) False

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Assets held for investment and personal use assets are examples of capital assets.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not used in the calculation of the amount realized?


A) Cash.
B) Adjusted basis.
C) Fair market value of other property received.
D) Buyer's assumption of liabilities.
E) All of these.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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In the current year, Raven sold machinery with a fair market value of $200,000. The machinery's original basis was $190,000 and Raven's accumulated depreciation on the machinery was $40,000, so its adjusted basis to Raven was $150,000. Raven received $50,000 in the current year and a note paying Raven $75,000 a year for two years beginning in next year. What is the amount and character of the gain that Raven will recognize in the current year?

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Bateman Corporation sold an office building that it used in its business for $800,000. Bateman bought the building ten years ago for $600,000 and has claimed $200,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Bateman's gain or loss?


A) $40,000 ordinary and $360,000 §1231 gain.
B) $200,000 ordinary and $200,000 §1231 gain.
C) $400,000 ordinary gain.
D) $400,000 capital gain.
E) None of these.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

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


A) Cash less selling costs.
B) Cost basis less cost recovery.
C) Cash less cost recovery.
D) Amount realized less adjusted basis.
E) None of these.

F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Unrecaptured §1250 gains apply only to individuals.

A) True
B) False

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Leesburg sold a machine for $2,200 on November 10th of the current year. The machine was purchased for $2,600. Leesburg had taken $1,200 of depreciation deductions on the machine through the date of the sale. What is Leesburg's gain or loss realized on the machine?


A) $800 gain.
B) $1,000 gain.
C) $1,200 loss.
D) $1,400 loss.
E) None of these.

F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Which of the following may qualify as an installment sale?


A) Sale of inventory at a gain.
B) Sale of securities.
C) Sale of asset used in a business at a gain.
D) Land sold at a loss.
E) All of these are true.

F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

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


A) The like-kind property to be received must be identified within 45 days.
B) The exchange must be completed within the taxable year.
C) The like-kind property must be received within 180 days.
D) A third party intermediary is often used to facilitate the exchange.
E) All of these.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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§1231 assets include all assets used in a trade or business.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Ashburn reported a $105,000 net §1231 gain in year 6. Assuming Ashburn reported $60,000 of nonrecaptured §1231 losses during years 1-5, what amount of Ashburn's net §1231 gain for year 6, if any, is treated as ordinary income?


A) $0.
B) $45,000.
C) $60,000.
D) $105,000.
E) None of these.

F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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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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For corporations, §291 recaptures 20 percent of the lesser of depreciation taken or the realized gain as ordinary income.

A) True
B) False

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Taxpayers can recognize a taxable gain even though an asset's real economic value has declined.

A) True
B) False

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Unrecaptured §1250 gain is taxed at a maximum rate of 25 percent.

A) True
B) False

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