Calvin James and his wife, Carla sell their personal residence which they have occupied for three years on November 11th 2020 for a total sum of $800,000.  They made renovations in preparation for the sale in the amount of $25,000 and the costs of selling the house were $10,000. Their cost basis in the home was $250,000.  On November 30, they occupied a new home that they purchased for $350,000.       Calculate (a) their realized gain on the sale of the residence & (b) their adjusted basis in the new residence.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
10th Edition
ISBN:9781259964947
Author:Libby
Publisher:Libby
Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 1Q
icon
Related questions
Question

Calvin James and his wife, Carla sell their personal residence which they have occupied for three years on November 11th 2020 for a total sum of $800,000.  They made renovations in preparation for the sale in the amount of $25,000 and the costs of selling the house were $10,000. Their cost basis in the home was $250,000.  On November 30, they occupied a new home that they purchased for $350,000.      

Calculate (a) their realized gain on the sale of the residence

& (b) their adjusted basis in the new residence.

Expert Solution
steps

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

Blurred answer
Knowledge Booster
Tax consequences of home ownership
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, accounting and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Similar questions
Recommended textbooks for you
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259964947
Author:
Libby
Publisher:
MCG
Accounting
Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337272094
Author:
WARREN, Carl S., Reeve, James M., Duchac, Jonathan E.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting
ISBN:
9781337619202
Author:
Hall, James A.
Publisher:
Cengage Learning,
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Horngren's Cost Accounting: A Managerial Emphasis…
Accounting
ISBN:
9780134475585
Author:
Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan
Publisher:
PEARSON
Intermediate Accounting
Intermediate Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259722660
Author:
J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Financial and Managerial Accounting
Accounting
ISBN:
9781259726705
Author:
John J Wild, Ken W. Shaw, Barbara Chiappetta Fundamental Accounting Principles
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Education