Several years ago Nicolas, a timber dealer, purchased a tract of land with a substantial stand of
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Several years ago Nicolas, a timber dealer, purchased a tract of land with a substantial stand of trees on it. The land cost $8,000, and the timber cost $250,000. On the first day of 2021, the timber was appraised at $325,000. In August 2021, Nicolas cut the timber and sold it for $360,000. Nicolas elects to treat the cutting as a sale or exchange under § 1231. What is the amount and character of Nicolas’s gain or loss?
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South-Western Federal Taxation 2022 Individual Income Taxes
ISBN: 9780357519073
45th Edition
Authors: James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William A. Raabe, Mark Persellin, William H. Hoffman
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