LO.2 A sculpture that Korliss Kane held for investment was destroyed in a flood. The sculpture was insured, and Korliss had a $60,000 gain from this casualty. He also had a $17,000 loss from an uninsured antique vase that was destroyed by the flood. The vase was also held for investment. Korliss had no other property transactions during the year and has no nonrecaptured § 1231 losses from prior years. Both the sculpture and the vase had been held more than one year when the flood occurred (i.e., both are long-term nonpersonal use capital assets). Compute Korliss’s net gain or loss, and identify how it would be treated. Also write a letter to Korliss, explaining the nature of the gain or loss. Korliss’s address is 2367 Meridian Road, Hannibal, MO 63401.
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- Virginia has business property that is stolen and partially destroyed by the time it was recovered. She receives an insurance reimbursement of $6,000 on property that had a $14,000 basis and a decrease in market value of $10,000 due to damage caused by the theft. What is the amount of Virginia's casualty loss? $14,000 $8,000 $10,000 $4,000 None of the abovearrow_forward1. BeBe had a tough year! She had two different unfortunate casualties during the year. First, her car was in an accident. Her car had a value of $20,000. Her basis (her cost) had been $30,000. After the accident, the value was reduced to only $10,000. Her insurance company reimbursed her for $3,000 only. Second, she had a separate free-standing storage she on her property, which burned down. The shed had a fair market value of $4,000, and a cost adjusted basis to BeBe of $3,500. Her insurance company reimbursed her $3,000 for her loss. If BeBe's adjusted gross income is S60,000, what is her deductible casualty loss, if any?arrow_forwardJes had a personal casualty loss in 20X1 due to a hurricane damaging his home. The area where his loss occurred was a declared federal disaster area. Jes’s 20X1 adjusted gross income was $ 200,000. • The fair market value of John’s home before the casualty was $ 450,000, the fair market value after the casualty was $ 275,000.• John purchased his home 6 years ago for $ 150,000 and made no capital improvements while he owned the house.• John received $ 110,000 from his insurance company due to this loss. How much will Jes deduct as a casualty loss in 20X1 if he itemizes his deductions? a. Zerob. $ 65,000c. $ 40,000d. $ 44,900e. $ 19,900arrow_forward
- 2. Jordan has some damages on his business property when tornado hit his area. Her truck was used 100 percent for business use in her sole proprietorship. The truck had originally cost $35,000 and she had taken $5,000 depreciation. At the time of the disaster, it was worth $25,000. After the accident, it was $0. She received insurance company's payment of $20,000. How much is her deducible casualty loss? What is her deductible casualty loss if the truck's residual value was $5,000? 3. Fill in the blanks on the following like-kind exchanges Boot FMV of Adjusted basis of given new asset old asset a. b. 17000 15000 4000 C. d. 16000 e. 7000 0 0 6000 0 0 14000 29000 8000 28000 12000 Boot Realized received Gain/(loss) 0 0 500 0 4000 Recognized Postponed gain/loss Gain/loss New basis of received propertyarrow_forwardChad owned an office building that was destroyed in a tornado. The area was declared a Federal disaster area. The adjusted basis of the building at the time was 890,000. After the deductible, Chad received an insurance check for 850,000. He used the 850,000 to purchase a new building that same year. How much is Chads recognized loss, and what is his basis in the new building?arrow_forwardOn July 24 of the current year, Sam Smith was involved in an accident with his business use automobile. Sam had purchased the car for 30,000. The automobile had a fair market value of 20,000 before the accident and 8,000 immediately after the accident. Sam has taken 20,000 of depreciation on the car. The car is insured for the fair market value of any loss. Because of Sams history, he is afraid that if he submits a claim, his policy will be canceled. Therefore, he is considering not filing a claim. Sam believes that the tax loss deduction will help mitigate the loss of the insurance reimbursement. Sams current marginal tax rate is 35%. Write a letter to Sam that contains your advice with respect to the tax and cash flow consequences of filing versus not filing a claim for the insurance reimbursement for the damage to his car. Also prepare a memo for the tax files. Sams address is 450 Colonels Way, Warrensburg, MO 64093.arrow_forward
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- Individual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT