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

A) True
B) False

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Butte sold a machine to a machine dealer for $51,600. Butte bought the machine for $53,400 several years ago and has claimed $11,700 of depreciation expense on the machine. What is the amount and character of Butte's gain or loss?


A) $9,900 §1231 loss.
B) $1,800 §1231 loss.
C) $9,900 ordinary gain.
D) $9,900 capital gain.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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Which of the following is not true regarding §1239?


A) It only applies to related taxpayers.
B) It only applies to gains on sales of depreciable property.
C) It only applies to gains on sales of nonresidential real property.
D) It does not apply to losses.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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Silver sold machinerythat it used in its business to Gold, a related entity, for $54,700. Silver bought the equipment a few years ago for $50,300 and has claimed $14,700 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Silver's gain?

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Which of the following is not usually included in an asset's tax basis?


A) Purchase price.
B) Sales tax.
C) Shipping costs.
D) Installation costs.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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


A) Tax-adjusted basis is usually greater than book-adjusted basis.
B) Tax-adjusted basis is usually less than book-adjusted basis.
C) Adjusted basis is cost basis less cost recovery deductions.
D) Tax-adjusted basis may change over time.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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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?


A) $0, $50,000.
B) $10,000, $40,000.
C) $25,000, $25,000.
D) $50,000, $0.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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A loss realized for property destroyed in a hurricane is deferred under the involuntary conversion rules.

A) True
B) False

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Unrecaptured §1250 gains apply only to individuals.

A) True
B) False

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Koch traded Machine 1 for Machine 2when 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?


A) $40,000.
B) $50,000.
C) $55,000.
D) $75,000.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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Jessie sold a piece of land held for investment for $251,400. Jessie bought the land two years ago for $181,700. What is the amount and character of Jessie's gain?

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Brad sold a rental house that he owned for $245,500. Brad bought the rental house five years ago for $229,500 and has claimed $47,750 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Brad's gain or loss?


A) $16,000 ordinary and $47,750 unrecaptured §1250 gain.
B) $16,000 §1231 gain and $47,750 unrecaptured §1250 gain.
C) $16,000 capital and $47,750 ordinary gain.
D) $63,750 ordinary gain.
E) None of the choices are correct.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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


A) Sale of a personal use asset.
B) Sale of inventory.
C) Gain on equipment used in a trade or business and held for more than one year, if it is the only asset sale during the year.
D) Sale of capital stock in another company.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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


A) §291.
B) §1239.
C) §1245.
D) Unrecaptured §1250 gains.
E) None of the choices are correct.

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

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Which one of the following is not considered boot in a like-kind exchange?


A) Cash.
B) Other property.
C) Mortgage given.
D) Mortgage received.
E) All of the choices can be considered as boot.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Alexandra sold equipment that she uses in her business for $101,400. Alexandra bought the equipment two years ago for $90,700 and has claimed $12,050 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Alexandra's gain or loss?

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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 the choices are correct.

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

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

A) True
B) False

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Luke sold land valued at $210,000. His original basis in the land was $180,000. For the land, Luke received $60,000 in cash in the current year and a note providing $150,000 in the subsequent year. What is Luke's recognized gain in the current and subsequent year, respectively?

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Jessie sold a piece of land held for investment for $250,000. Jessie bought the land two years ago for $195,000. What is the amount and character of Jessie's gain?

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Capital gain of $55,000.
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