Accounting On March 19, 2022, Rick and Michelle form Road Runner Corporation as equal 50/50 shareholders with the following investment, for which each received 10,000 shares of Road Runner stock: Rick Cash From Michelle Equipment (basis $100,000; fair market value $50,000) $ 50,000 Land (basis $600,000; fair market value $850,000) From $900,000 $850,000 Tax consequences of this formation? Would your answer change if Rick contributed just $850,000 because Michelle's equipment was subject to a liability of $50,000, which Road Runner assumed? Would your answer change if Rick contributed $900,000 in return for 10,000 shares but Michelle instead received $9,000 in cash and 9,900 shares (worth $891,000) of stock of Road Runner in return for her contribution of land & equipment, and the equipment was not subject to a liability?

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On March 19, 2022, Rick and Michelle form Road Runner Corporation as
equal 50/50 shareholders with the following investment, for which each
received 10,000 shares of Road Runner stock:
Rick
Cash
From Michelle
Equipment (basis $100,000; fair market value
$50,000)
$ 50,000
Land (basis $600,000; fair market value
$850,000)
From
$900,000
$850,000
a. Tax consequences of this formation?
b. Would your answer change if Rick contributed just $850,000 because Michelle's
equipment was subject to a liability of $50,000, which Road Runner assumed?
c. Would your answer change if Rick contributed $900,000 in return for 10,000
shares but Michelle instead received $9,000 in cash and 9,900 shares (worth
$891,000) of stock of Road Runner in return for her contribution of land &
equipment, and the equipment was not subject to a liability?
Transcribed Image Text:Accounting On March 19, 2022, Rick and Michelle form Road Runner Corporation as equal 50/50 shareholders with the following investment, for which each received 10,000 shares of Road Runner stock: Rick Cash From Michelle Equipment (basis $100,000; fair market value $50,000) $ 50,000 Land (basis $600,000; fair market value $850,000) From $900,000 $850,000 a. Tax consequences of this formation? b. Would your answer change if Rick contributed just $850,000 because Michelle's equipment was subject to a liability of $50,000, which Road Runner assumed? c. Would your answer change if Rick contributed $900,000 in return for 10,000 shares but Michelle instead received $9,000 in cash and 9,900 shares (worth $891,000) of stock of Road Runner in return for her contribution of land & equipment, and the equipment was not subject to a liability?
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