to the building. At the time of the purchase it was estimated that the building would have a useful life of 40 years but no residual value. In Year 17, Bob exchanged the land and building for a piece of undeveloped land. Bob also received $100,000 cash to make up the difference in the fair values of the assets exchanged. The fair market value of the assets given up was estimated to be $6.2 million; the fair value of the land to be received wa
Bob the Builder purchased a land and building in Year 6 for $4,000,000. $1.6 million of the purchase price was allocated to the land, and the balance to the building. At the time of the purchase it was estimated that the building would have a useful life of 40 years but no residual value. In Year 17, Bob exchanged the land and building for a piece of undeveloped land. Bob also received $100,000 cash to make up the difference in the fair values of the assets exchanged. The fair market value of the assets given up was estimated to be $6.2 million; the fair value of the land to be received was $6.1 million. Bob depreciates his buildings using the straight-line method. Bob records a full year of
(1) Prepare the
(2) Prepare the journal entry to record the exchange of the asset in Year 17 for Bob the Builder, assuming that the transaction lacks commercial substance (exception case).
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