Berkeley Corporation has a policy of furnishing new automobiles to the athletic department of the local university.

Question:

Berkeley has a policy of furnishing new automobiles to the athletic department of the local university. The automobiles are used for short periods of time by the extremely popular head basketball coach. When the automobiles are returned to Berkeley they are sold to regular customers. The owner of Berkeley maintains that any such cars held for more than one year should qualify as Sec. 1231 property. Do you agree?
Research sources include:
• Rev. Rul. 75-538, 1975-2 C.B. 34
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