30. LO.2 Wha a. Darrin rece m e beneficial tax treatment? What is the taxpayer's gross income in each of the following situations? Darrin received a salary of $50,000 in 2018 from his employer, Green Construction In July 2018, Green gave Darrin an all-expense-paid trip to Las Vegas (value of $3,000 for exceeding his sales quota Megan received $10,000 from her employer to help her pay medical expenses not covered by insurance. Blake received $15,000 from his deceased wife's employer to help him in his time of greatest need." Clint collected $50,000 as the beneficiary of a group term life insurance policy when his wife died. The premiums on the policy were paid by his deceased wife's employer. 12. LO.3 Robin inherits 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock from her aunt in 2018. Accord- ing to the information received from the executor of her aunt's estate, Robin's adjusted basis for the stock is $55,000. Albert, Robin's fianc, receives 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock from his uncle as a gift in 2018. His uncle tells Albert that his adjusted basis for the Wal-Mart stock is $7.000. What could cause the substantial difference in the adjusted basis for Robin's and Albert's respective 1,000 shares of Wal-Mart stock? on line 7 2018. The land appreciated in has