Question 20 (29 minutes) [Chapters 5, 6, 7] Mr. LN. Vestor is retired and is slowly selling some of his assets to supplement his retirement income. He wants to have some idea of how much tax he is going to owe for 2011 on the asset sales that have taken place to date. He has provided you with the following details of his sales. 1. He sold his existing home and his cottage during the year and moved into a condominium. His home was purchased in 1995 at a cost of $85,000. He sold it in May 2011 for proceeds of $250,000. He paid real estate commission of $12,000 on this sale. His cottage was purchased in 1996 at a cost of $120,000. He sold it in September 2011 for proceeds of $320,000. He paid real estate commission of $10,000 on this sale. He did not own any other residences during the relevant years and, thus, has not previously designated any of the relevant years for purposes of the principal residence exemption. 2. He sold the following personal items during 2011: Proceeds CLSI Antique coat rack ........................................................................... $ 1,500 $ 200 Coin collection ............................................................................... 450 1,200 Stamp collection ............................................................................ 1,100 100 1959 Ford (a collector's item) ........................................................ 7,000 12,000 3. He sold one of two rental properties that he owns (Rental #1). He sold the property for total proceeds of $500,000. The details of the sale of Rental #1 are as follows: Building Equipment Land (Class 3] (Class 8] Original cost $125,000 $175,000 $38,000 UCC, December 31, 2010 n/a 135,000 16,000 Proceeds, June 30,2011 200,000 220,000 20,000 The proceeds received included $200,000 cash paid on July 1, 2011, and a mortgage for $300,000 amortized over 15 years with a fouryear term. The interest rate on the mortgage is 8% payable monthly. Principal repayments of $10,000 are to be made on January 1 each year, commencing January 1, 2011. At the end of the fouryear term, the balance of the mortgage will be paid in full. Details of his rental income for the year before the above sale of Rental #1 are as follows: Rental #1 Rental #2 Gross rents ................................................................................ $25,000 33 15,000 Expenses: Mortgage interest ....................................................................................... (25,000) Property taxes ....................................................................................... (3,000) (3,500) Insurance ....................................................................................... (2,000) (2,400) Maintenance ....................................................................................... (8,000) (1,500) Amortization ....................................................................................... (7,0001 [4,5001 ....................................................................................... 5,000 21,900! The undepreciated capital cost of Rental #2 (Class 1) was $83,236 on December 31, 2010
