Hauswirth Corporation sold (or exchanged) a warehouse in year 0. Hauswirth bought the warehouse several years ago

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Hauswirth Corporation sold (or exchanged) a warehouse in year 0. Hauswirth bought the warehouse several years ago for $65,000 and it has claimed $23,000 of depreciation expense against the building. 

a. Assuming that Hauswirth receives $50,000 in cash for the warehouse, compute the amount and character of Hauswirth’s recognized gain or loss on the sale.
b. Assuming that Hauswirth exchanges the warehouse in a like-kind exchange for some land with a fair market value of $50,000, compute Hauswirth’s gain realized, gain recognized, deferred gain, and basis in the new land.
c. Assuming that Hauswirth receives $20,000 in cash in year 0 and a $50,000 note receivable that is payable in year 1, compute the amount and character of Hauswirth’s gain in year 0 and in year 1.

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Essentials Of Federal Taxation 2019

ISBN: 9781260190045

10th Edition

Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

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