his year, Sigma, Incorporated generated $656,000 income from its routine business operations. In addition, the corporation sold the following assets, all of which were held for more than 12 months: Initial BasisAccumulated Depreciation*Sale PriceMarketable securities$ 182,000$ 0$ 64,500Production equipment96,80077,44050,750Business realty: Land214,5000234,250Building248,00074,400243,000*Through date of sale.Required:Compute Sigma’s taxable income assuming that it used the straight-line method to calculate depreciation on the building and has no nonrecaptured Section 1231 losses.

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	Initial Basis	Accumulated Depreciation*	Sale Price
Marketable securities	$ 182,000	$ 0	$ 64,500
Production equipment	96,800	77,440	50,750
Business realty:
Land	214,500	0	234,250
Building	248,000	74,400	243,000

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Compute Sigma’s taxable income assuming that it used the straight-line method to calculate depreciation on the building and has no nonrecaptured Section 1231 losses.

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