LO.3 A retailers store is destroyed by a tornado, but is insured for its replacement cost. Consequently,
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LO.3 A retailer’s store is destroyed by a tornado, but is insured for its replacement cost.
Consequently, the retailer has a $40,000 gain after receiving the insurance proceeds.
The store is not replaced because the retailer spends the insurance proceeds on additional inventory. What is the nature of the gain if the store originally cost $100,000 three years ago and had an adjusted basis of $82,000 at the time of its destruction?
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South Western Federal Taxation 2013 Individual Income Taxes
ISBN: 9781133189558
36th Edition
Authors: William Hoffman, James E. Smith
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