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Marvin purchased a large piece of land 5 years ago when a highway bypass was rumoured to have an exit being built nearby. He had

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Marvin purchased a large piece of land 5 years ago when a highway bypass was rumoured to have an exit being built nearby. He had planned to subdivide the land into building lots within 5 years, but has done no work on the land yet. He has rented the land each summer over the Labour Day weekend for $500. A local non- profit organization holds a huge neighbourhood garage sale on that weekend. A heart attack has convinced Marvin to slow down. As a result, he has advertised the land for sale online and an interested buyer is offering to purchase it at a price that would give him a large gain. That gain would be taxed as: a capital gain. a taxable capital gain. property income business income

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