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26. LO.3 Determine whether the following transactions are taxable. If a transaction is not taxable, indicate what type of reorganization is effected, if any. a. Alpha Corporation owns assets valued at $400,000 and liabilities of $100,000. Beta Corporation transfers $160,000 of its voting stock and $40,000 in cash for 75% of Alpha's assets and all of its liabilities. Alpha distributes its remaining assets and the Beta stock to its shareholders. Alpha then liquidates. b. Alpha Corporation owns assets valued at $300,000 with liabilities of $100,000, and Beta Corporation holds assets valued at $1 million with liabilities of $200,000. Alpha exchanges 80% of its voting stock for 100% of Beta's assets and liabilities. Beta distributes the Alpha stock to its shareholders. Beta then liquidates. c. Alpha Corporation obtained 200,000 shares of Beta Corporation's stock 10 years ago. In the current year, Alpha exchanges 40% of its stock for 500,000 of the remaining 600,000 shares of Beta stock. After the transaction, Alpha owns 700,000 of the 800,000 Beta shares outstanding. d. Alpha Corporation has two divisions that have been in existence for seven years. The nail division has assets valued at $455,000 and liabilities of $75,000, whereas the hammer division has assets valued at $670,000 and liabilities of $50,000. Alhpa would like the two divisions to be separate corporations. It creates Beta Corporation and transfers all of the hammer division assets and liabilities in exchange for 100% of Beta's stock. Alpha then distributes the Beta stock to its shareholders. e. Alpha Corporation owns assets valued at $750,000 with liabilities of $230,000, and Beta holds assets valued at $1.5 million with liabilities of $500,000. Beta transfers 33% of its stock for $700,000 of Alpha's assets and $200,000 of its liabilities. Alpha distributes the Beta stock and its remaining assets and liabilities to its shareholders in exchange for their stock in Alpha. Alpha then terminates. f. Beta Corporation has not been able to pay its creditors in the last year. To avoid foreclosure, Beta transfers its assets valued at $650,000 and liabilities of $700,000 to a new corporation, Alpha, Inc., in accordance with a state court proceeding. The creditors receive shares of Alpha voting stock valued at $300,000 and cancel the outstanding debt. The former Beta shareholders receive the remaining shares in Alpha. Decision Making 27. LO.2 Cole acquired 55% of Dane Corporation for $400,000 eight years ago. In the current year, Dane merges with Great Corporation, and Cole receives 7.5% of Great's stock plus $300,000 in land. The Great stock received by Cole is valued at $450,000, and Great's E how should Cole treat this $900,000. At the time of the transaction, Dane's E & P is & P is $1.8 million. As an individual shareholder, transaction for tax purposes? 28. LO.2 Tri Corporation and Angle Corporation are combining to form Triangle Corporation in a restructuring that qualifies as a \"Type A\" consolidation reorganization. Tyron, the sole shareholder of Tri, has a basis of $250,000 in his stock, which he purchased 10 years ago. Anna, the sole shareholder of Angle, also has a basis of $250,000 in her stock. She purchased the stock four months ago. Tri transfers all of its assets valued at $650,000 (adjusted basis of $280,000) and $250,000 in liabilities to Triangle for $50,000 in cash and $350,000 in Triangle stock. Angle transfers all of its assets valued at $250,000 (adjusted basis of $200,000) and $50,000 in liabilities to Triangle for $30,000 in cash and $170,000 in Triangle stock. Upon completion of the consolidation, the Triangle stock and cash are transferred to Tyron and Anna, and both Tri and Angle cease to exist by operation of law. and Determine the gain or loss that Tri, Angle, Tyron, Anna, and Triangle recognize from the reorganization. What are Triangle's bases in the assets it receives Tyron's and Anna's new bases in their Triangle stock? (Jr. 7-42-7-43) Jr., William H. Hoffman,, William A. Raabe, James E. Smith, David M. Maloney. SouthWestern Federal Taxation 2013: Corporations, Partnerships, Estates and Trusts, 36th Edition. South-Western, 2016-04-11. <9781285309705>