Zhang 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 bases:     FMV   Adjusted Basis Inventory $ 60,000   $ 30,000 Building   450,000     300,000 Land   690,000     900,000 Total $ 1,200,000   $ 1,230,000     Assume the corporation assumed a mortgage of $1,300,000 attached to the building and land. Assume the fair market value of the building is now $750,000 and the fair market value of the land is $1,590,000. The fair market value of the stock remains $1,100,000. What is the corporation’s adjusted basis in each of the assets received in the exchange?(Do not round intermediate calculations.)

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Zhang 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 bases:
 

 

FMV

 

Adjusted Basis

Inventory

$

60,000

 

$

30,000

Building

 

450,000

 

 

300,000

Land

 

690,000

 

 

900,000

Total

$

1,200,000

 

$

1,230,000

 

 

Assume the corporation assumed a mortgage of $1,300,000 attached to the building and land. Assume the fair market value of the building is now $750,000 and the fair market value of the land is $1,590,000. The fair market value of the stock remains $1,100,000.

  1. What is the corporation’s adjusted basis in each of the assets received in the exchange?(Do not round intermediate calculations.)
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