Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: On January 1, year 1, Dave received 1,000

On January 1, year 1, Dave received 1,000 shares of restricted stock from his employer, RRK Corporation. On that date, the stock price was $7 per share. On receiving the restricted stock, Dave made th...

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Q: Describe the circumstances in which an individual taxpayer with a net §

Describe the circumstances in which an individual taxpayer with a net §1231 gain will have different portions of the gain taxed at different rates.

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Q: Rocky and Bullwinkle Partnership sold a parcel of land during the current

Rocky and Bullwinkle Partnership sold a parcel of land during the current year and realized a gain of $250,000. Rocky and Bullwinkle did not recognize gain related to the sale of the land on its tax r...

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Q: Why does the tax code allow taxpayers to defer gains on like

Why does the tax code allow taxpayers to defer gains on like-kind exchanges? How do the tax laws ensure that the gains (or losses) are deferred and not permanently excluded from a taxpayer’s income?

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Q: Compare and contrast the like-kind property requirements for real property

Compare and contrast the like-kind property requirements for real property and for personal property for purposes of qualifying for a like-kind exchange. Explain whether a car held by a corporation fo...

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Q: Salazar Inc., a Colorado company, is relocating to a nearby

Salazar Inc., a Colorado company, is relocating to a nearby town. It would like to trade its real property for some real property in the new location. While Salazar has found several prospective buyer...

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Q: Minuteman wants to enter into a like-kind exchange by exchanging

Minuteman wants to enter into a like-kind exchange by exchanging its old New England manufacturing facility for a ranch in Wyoming. Minuteman is using a third-party intermediary to facilitate the exch...

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Q: Olympia Corporation, of Kittery, Maine, wants to exchange its

Olympia Corporation, of Kittery, Maine, wants to exchange its manufacturing machinery for Bangor Company’s machinery. Both parties agree that that Olympia’s machinery is worth $100,000 and that Bangor...

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Q: Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between like-kind exchanges

Compare and contrast the similarities and differences between like-kind exchanges and involuntary conversions for tax purposes.

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Q: What is an installment sale? How do the tax laws ensure

What is an installment sale? How do the tax laws ensure that taxpayers recognize all the gain they realize on an installment sale? How is depreciation recapture treated in an installment sale? Explain...

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