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Which of the following is not an involuntary conversion?


A) Destruction caused by a hurricane.
B) Imminent domain.
C) A foreclosure.
D) Fire damage.
E) All of these are involuntary conversions.

F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

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Only accelerated depreciation is recaptured for §1245 assets.

A) True
B) False

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The sale of computer equipment used in a trade or business for 9 months results in the following type of gain or loss?


A) Capital.
B) Ordinary.
C) §1231.
D) §1245.
E) None of these.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Leesburg sold a machine for $2,200 on November 10th of the current year. The machine was purchased for $2,600. Leesburg had taken $1,200 of depreciation deductions on the machine through the date of the sale. What is Leesburg's gain or loss realized on the machine?


A) $800 gain.
B) $1,000 gain.
C) $1,200 loss.
D) $1,400 loss.
E) None of these.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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The §1231 look-back rule applies whether there is a net gain or loss.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is not true regarding installment sales?


A) Only gains are eligible for installment sale reporting.
B) Depreciation recapture is deferred in an installment sale.
C) The gross profit percentage is needed to determine the annual gain recognized.
D) Stock sales are ineligible for installment sale treatment.
E) None of these.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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Sunshine LLC sold furniture for $75,000. Sunshine bought the furniture for $90,000 several years ago and has claimed $25,000 of depreciation expense on the machine. What is the amount and character of Sunshine's gain or loss?

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Foreaker LLC sold a piece of land that it uses in its business for $52,000. Foreaker bought the land two years ago for $42,500. What is the amount and character of Foreaker's gain?


A) $9,500 §1221.
B) $9,500 §1231.
C) $9,500 §1245.
D) $9,500 §1250.
E) None of these.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following realized gains results in a recognized gain?


A) Farm machinery traded for farm machinery.
B) Sale to a related party.
C) Involuntary conversion.
D) Iowa cropland exchanged for a Minnesota warehouse.

E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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A parcel of land is always a capital asset.

A) True
B) False

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Which one of the following is not considered boot in a like-kind exchange?


A) Cash.
B) Other property.
C) Mortgage given.
D) Mortgage received.
E) All of these.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Which one of the following is not a requirement of a deferred like-kind exchange?


A) The like-kind property to be received must be identified within 45 days.
B) The exchange must be completed within the taxable year.
C) The like-kind property must be received within 180 days.
D) A third party intermediary is often used to facilitate the exchange.
E) All of these.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which of the following is not true regarding an asset's adjusted basis?


A) Tax adjusted basis is usually greater than book adjusted basis.
B) Tax adjusted basis is usually less than book adjusted basis.
C) Adjusted basis is cost basis less cost recovery deductions.
D) Tax adjusted basis may change over time.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Reid had a business building destroyed in a fire. The old building was purchased for $375,000 and $60,000 of depreciation deductions had been taken. Although the old building had a fair market value of $425,000 at the time of the fire, his insurance proceeds were limited to $400,000. Reid found qualified replacement property which he acquired six months later for $390,000. What is the amount of Reid's realized gain and recognized gain?

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$85,000 realized gai...

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Which of the following is not usually included in an asset's tax basis?


A) Purchase price
B) Sales tax
C) Shipping costs
D) Installation costs
E) None of these

F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Frederique sold furniture that she uses in her business for $15,000. Frederique bought the furniture a few years ago for $40,000 and has claimed $20,000 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Frederique's gain or loss?

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What is the primary purpose of a third-party intermediary in a deferred like-kind exchange?


A) To facilitate finding replacement property.
B) To help acquire the replacement property.
C) To prevent the seller from receiving cash (boot) that will taint the transaction.
D) To certify the taxpayer's Form 8824.
E) All of these.

F) None of the above
G) A) and D)

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Misha traded computer equipment used in her business to a computer dealer for some new computer equipment. Misha originally purchased the computer equipment for $15,000 and it had an adjusted basis of $11,000 at the time of the exchange. Misha also received a used copier worth $2,000 in the transaction. What is Misha's adjusted basis in the new equipment after the exchange?

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Which of the following sections does not recapture or recharacterize a taxpayer's gain?


A) §1239.
B) §1244.
C) §1245.
D) §291.
E) None of these.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which of the following is true regarding disallowed losses between related taxpayers?


A) The tax laws essentially treat related parties as the same taxpayer.
B) The holding period of the related person begins over.
C) The related person always receives a carryover basis.
D) The seller's realized loss is deferred until the buyer sells the assets.
E) None of these.

F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

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