Questions from General Taxation


Q: Coronado Corporation owns business realty that was destroyed by fire on March

Coronado Corporation owns business realty that was destroyed by fire on March 15, year 1. Its insurance company pays Coronado $325,000 for the property, which has an allocated basis of $275,000. a. W...

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Q: Performance Industries, Inc. sold three pieces of equipment and a

Performance Industries, Inc. sold three pieces of equipment and a small building on March 1, year 6. Data on these disposals are as follows: a. Determine the amount and character of the gain or loss...

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Q: Late in the current year, Bradley Corporation’s factory was destroyed by

Late in the current year, Bradley Corporation’s factory was destroyed by a tornado. Bradley determined that its unreimbursed loss on their building built ten years ago was $200,000. They also had a $7...

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Q: Xenon Corporation can sell an auto used for business for $4

Xenon Corporation can sell an auto used for business for $4,000 and purchase a new auto for $20,000. Alternatively, it can trade in the auto on a new one from a different dealer. Xenon will have to pa...

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Q: Moore bought 2,000 shares of VBT stock over the Internet

Moore bought 2,000 shares of VBT stock over the Internet on January 2 of year 4 for $50,000. On December 28 of year 3, his broker sold 3,000 shares of VBT for $85,000 that she had been holding in Moor...

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Q: Monroe Corporation’s chief financial officer sold 2,000 shares of TNC

Monroe Corporation’s chief financial officer sold 2,000 shares of TNC stock the corporation was holding as a temporary investment on July 3 at a $4,000 loss. On July 30, the controller of Monroe purch...

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Q: Marilyn owned 500 shares of Ibis stock that she purchased several years

Marilyn owned 500 shares of Ibis stock that she purchased several years ago for $25,000. This year, she sold 200 of the shares to her brother for $7,000, its fair market value, when she wanted money f...

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Q: William bought 1,000 shares of Bevo stock three years ago

William bought 1,000 shares of Bevo stock three years ago for $100 per share. This year he has a $20,000 short-term capital gain from the sale of his shares of an initial public offering of GBD Compan...

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Q: If the generation-skipping transfer tax did not exist, what

If the generation-skipping transfer tax did not exist, what type of planning would maximize the preservation of a family’s wealth?

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Q: What is the significance of having stock qualify as Section 1244 stock

What is the significance of having stock qualify as Section 1244 stock?

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