Z owns a rental building (its only asset) with a gross fair market value of $5,000 subject to the non-recourse mortgage of $2,000. Z’s adjusted basis for this building is $1,500. All of Z’s stock is owned by C, whose basis for his stock in Z is $500. Z had 1,000 of E&P. Z is on the accrual method of accounting and reports on the calendar year. Assume that the corporate tax payable by Z on $3,500 gained is $735 and on $3,000 gained is $630. Z sells the building, subject to the mortgage, to D in the current year for $3,000 in cash. Z then liquidates, distributing all of the cash (remaining after paying its taxes) to C in cancellation of C’s stock in the current year. a. Z’s gain on the sale of the building is $1,500. b. Z’s E&P goes over to purchaser, D, if D is a corporation. c. Section 331 treats C as selling its stock to Z. d. None of the above
Z owns a rental building (its only asset) with a gross fair market value of $5,000 subject to the non-recourse mortgage of $2,000. Z’s adjusted basis for this building is $1,500. All of Z’s stock is owned by C, whose basis for his stock in Z is $500. Z had 1,000 of E&P. Z is on the accrual method of accounting and reports on the calendar year. Assume that the corporate tax payable by Z on $3,500 gained is $735 and on $3,000 gained is $630. Z sells the building, subject to the mortgage, to D in the current year for $3,000 in cash. Z then liquidates, distributing all of the cash (remaining after paying its taxes) to C in cancellation of C’s stock in the current year.
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Z’s gain on the sale of the building is $1,500. |
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Z’s E&P goes over to purchaser, D, if D is a corporation. |
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Section 331 treats C as selling its stock to Z. |
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d. |
None of the above |
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