Depreciation Recapture, Installment Sales $($LO $8\mathrm{.}8,8\mathrm{.}10)$

Steve Drake sells a rental house on January $1,2023,$ and receives $$80,000$ cash and a note for $$60,000$ at $7-$percent interest. The purchaser also assumes the mortgage on the property of $$40,000.$ Steve's original cost for the house was $$175,000$ on January $1,2015,$ and accumulated depreciation was $$35,000$ on the date of sale. He collects only the $$80,000$ down payment in the year of sale.

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a$.$ If Steve elects to recognize the total gain on the property in the year of sale, calculate the taxable gain.

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b$.$ Assuming Steve uses the installment sale method, complete Form $6252$ for the year of the sale. If an amount is zero, enter $"0".$ Enter all amounts as positive numbers. Round all decimals to four places and any dollar amount to the nearest dollar. c$.$ Assuming Steve collects $$5,000($not including interest$)$ of the note principal in the year following the year of sale, calculate the amount of income recognized in that year under the installment sale method.

Round your answer to the nearest dollar.

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