ABC Corporation is a manufacturer of small appliances. That is its only line of business.ABC Corporation had two factories. A fire destroys one of the factories. The factorydestroyed by the fire accounted for 20% of ABC Corporation's gross revenue, 25% of ABCCorporation's employees and the factory's net fair market value was 20% of ABCCorporation's total net fair market value. ABC Corporation received insurance proceeds of$1,000,000. Rather than rebuilding the plant, ABC Corporation discharges its employeesand distributes the $1,000,000 to Adams, its sole shareholder.(a) Will the redemption qualify for sale or exchange treatment under § 302(a)?(b) What would your answer to part (a) be if ABC Corporation had merely sold the factoryrather than it having been destroyed by a fire?

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

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