Joe s friend John purchased an automobile for $ 6 0 , 0 0 0 from a
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Question:
Joes friend John purchased an automobile for $ from a dealer for his
personal use and has not taken tax depreciation on that automobile. Two years
later, John gives the automobile to Joe and did not pay gift tax on the gift. At the
time of the gift, the fair market value of the automobile is $
a What is Joes basis in the automobile that Joe would use if he were to sell
the automobile at a gain?
b What section of the Internal Revenue Code supports your answer in a
c Joe decides to sell the automobile. What happens in each of the following
situations:
i What gain or loss does Joe recognize if he sells the automobile
for $ to an unrelated party? Please provide BOTH the gain
or loss and the sections of the Internal Revenue Code that
supports your answer.
ii What gain or loss does Joe recognize if he sells the automobile
for $ to an unrelated party? Please provide BOTH the gain
or loss and the sections of the Internal Revenue Code that
supports your answer.
Related Book For
Income Tax Fundamentals 2013
ISBN: 9781285586618
31st Edition
Authors: Gerald E. Whittenburg, Martha Altus Buller, Steven L Gill
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