Rocco owns a piece of land as investment property. He acquired the land in 1988 for $18,000.
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a. What is Rocco’s gain on the sale of the land?
b. What amount of the property taxes can Rocco deduct? What amount can the buyer deduct?
c. What is the buyer’s basis in the land?
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