Wesley, who is single, listed his personal residence with a real estate agent on March 3, 2019,

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Wesley, who is single, listed his personal residence with a real estate agent on March 3, 2019, at a price of $390,000. He rejected several offers in the $350,000 range during the summer. Finally, on August 16, 2019, he and the purchaser signed a contract to sell for $363,000. The sale (i.e., closing) took place on September 7, 2019. The closing statement showed the following disbursements:

Real estate agent’s commission..............$ 21,780
Appraisal fee......................................................600
Exterminator’s certificate.................................300
Recording fees...................................................800
Mortgage to First Bank..............................305,000
Cash to seller................................................34,520


Wesley’s adjusted basis for the house is $200,000. He owned and occupied the house for seven years. On October 1, 2019, Wesley purchases another residence for $325,000.

a. Calculate Wesley’s recognized gain on the sale.

b. What is Wesley’s adjusted basis for the new residence?

c. Assume instead that the selling price is $800,000. What is Wesley’s recognized gain? His adjusted basis for the new residence?

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2020 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9780357109144

43rd Edition

Authors: David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William H. Hoffman

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