71. Monique is planning to increase the size of the manufacturing business that she operates as a sole proprietorship. She has a number of older assets that she will replace as part of the expansion. In addition, to finance this expansion she will have to sell some of her personal assets.

Because it is close to the end of the tax year, she can time the sales of the assets to take the greatest advantage of the tax laws. Monique is currently in the 35 percent tax bracket.

Following are the assets that Monique plans to sell; assume that she will realize their fair market value on the sales.

BUSINESS ACQUISITION FAIR DEPRECIATION ADJUSTED ORIGINAL ASSETS DATE MARKET VALUE METHOD BASIS COST Truck 1996 $3,000 MACRS $0 $20,000 Office building 1991 300,000 MACRS 160,000 285,000 Machine 1 2005 10,000 MACRS 25,000 80,000 Machine 2 2006 60,000 MACRS 55,000 95,000 PERSONAL ACQUISITION FAIR MARKET ASSETS DATE VALUE ORIGINAL COST Sculpture 1992 $400,000 $ 260,000 Painting 1999 400,000 525,000 100,000 shares ACC 2006 800,000 1,050,000 10,000 shares of BBL 2010 400,000 350,000 In addition to the proceeds from the sales of the business assets, Monique needs a minimum of an additional $800,000 for her planned expansion. What assets should Monique sell to minimize her tax liability on the sales of the business and personal assets?