FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Chapter1: Financial Statements And Business Decisions
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5. Carla incorporated her sole proprietorship by transferring inventory, a building, and land to the corporation in return for 100 percent of the corporation’s stock. The property transferred to the corporation had the following fair market values and adjusted tax bases:

 

FMV

Adjusted Tax Basis

Inventory

$ 20,000

$ 10,000

Building

150,000

100,000

Land

250,000

300,000

Total

$ 420,000

$ 410,000


The corporation also assumed a mortgage of $120,000 attached to the building and land. The fair market value of the corporation’s stock received in the exchange was $300,000. (Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)

What amount of gain or loss does Carla recognizeon the transfer of the property to her corporation?

 

 

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