Juliana purchased land three years ago for $106,300. She made a gift of the land to Tom, her brother, in the current year, when the fairmarket value was $148,820. No Federal gift tax is paid on the transfer. Tom subsequently sells the property for $133,938.a. Tom's basis in the land is $and he has a realizedof $on the sale..b. Assume, instead, that the land has a fair market value of $95,670 on the date of the gift, and that Tom sold the land for $90,887.Tom's basis in the land is sand he has a realizedof $on the sale.

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