Kelly owns all the stock in Duncan Corp. Her Duncan stock has a basis of ($ 120,000)

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Kelly owns all the stock in Duncan Corp. Her Duncan stock has a basis of \(\$ 120,000\) and a fair market value of \(\$ 150,000\). Duncan Corp. is merged into Munro Corp. Pursuant to the reorganization, Kelly receives Munro preferred stock worth \(\$ 50,000\) and Munro common stock worth \(\$ 100,000\) in exchange for her Duncan Corp. stock.

a. What is the amount and character of Kelly's realized and recognized gain?

b. What is Kelly's tax basis for her Munro Corp. preferred stock and common stock?

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CCH Federal Taxation 2019 Comprehensive Topics

ISBN: 9780808049081

2019 Edition

Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback

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