Ramon incorporated his sole proprietorship by transferring inventory, a building, and land to the corporation in return
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Ramon incorporated his 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 value and adjusted basis
___________________FMV______Adjusted Basis
Inventory............$ 10,000...............$ 4,000
Building..................50,000...................30,000
Land....................100,000...................50,000
Total.................$ 160,000................$ 84,000
The fair market value of the corporation's stock received in the exchange equaled the fair market value of the assets transferred to the corporation by Ramon.
a. What amount of gain or loss does Ramon realize on the transfer of the property to his corporation?
b. What amount of gain or loss does Ramon recognize on the transfer of the property to his corporation?
c. What is Ramon's basis in the stock he receives in his corporation?
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Taxation Of Individuals And Business Entities 2015
ISBN: 9780077862367
6th Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver