Against the advice of both his attorney and CPA, Nicholas Jones sold $286$ acres of farmland to his favorite son, James Jones, on October $1,2021,$ for $$600$ per acre. At the time of the sale, the land's fair$-$market value was $$10,000\mathrm{.}00$ per acre with an adjusted cost basis of $$600\mathrm{.}00.$ Nicholas and James executed a contract$-$for$-$deed to encapsulate this ownership transfer, requiring a $10\%$ down payment. Nicholas Jones intends to apply the installment method to this transaction. Ongoing payments are due each October $1$ for $15$ years, with compounded interest at $4\%$ per year.

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What are the tax implications of this transaction on Nicholas Jones? This fact pattern may raise federal gift, federal income tax, and State of Minnesota income tax issues.

Prepare a tax research memo related to this set of facts for Nicholas Jones$$ tax file.

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Nicholas Jones

$101$ Main Street

Montgomery, MN $56069$