Hickory Corporation owns a building with a $160,000 adjusted basis and a $120,000 FMV Hickorys E P is $200,000 Should the corporation sell the building and distribute the sales proceeds to its shareholders or distribute the property to its shareholders and let them sell it Why ...

Hickory Corporation owns a building with a $160,000 adjusted basis and a $120,000 FMV. Hickorys E&P is

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Hickory owns a building with a $160,000 adjusted basis and a $120,000 FMV. Hickory’s E&P is $200,000. Should the sell the building and distribute the sales proceeds to its shareholders or distribute the property to its shareholders and let them sell it? Why?
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