Salmon Co manufactured custom-made fishing boats that were guaranteed to withstand the harsh open seas. They manufactured only 1 boat at a time, and each boat took 18 months each to build. An 18-month contract with one of Salmon Co’s clients was canceled in December 2018 with 14-months to run. Salmon Co received $400,000 as compensation for the loss of the contract. Salmon Co had no other income and no orders to manufacture another custom-made fishing boat. They were anticipating winding up their company and filing for bankruptcy if they received no orders to commence manufacturing a custom-made fishing boat by June 2019.

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Advise Salmon Co whether the $400,000 compensation is taxable.

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