Question 1

Which of the following realized gains results in a recognized gain?

Accepted Answer

A)   Farm machinery traded for farm machinery.
B)   Sale to a related party.
C)   Involuntary conversion.
D)   Iowa cropland exchanged for a Minnesota warehouse.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

What is the primary purpose of a third-party intermediary in a deferred like-kind exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)   To facilitate finding replacement property.
B)   To help acquire the replacement property.
C)   To prevent the seller from receiving cash (boot)  that will taint the transaction.
D)   To certify the taxpayer's Form 8824.
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Foreaker LLC sold a piece of land that it uses in its business for $52,000.Foreaker bought the land two years ago for $42,500.What is the amount and character of Foreaker's gain?

Accepted Answer

A)   $9,500 §1221.
B)   $9,500 §1231.
C)   $9,500 §1245.
D)   $9,500 §1250.
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Why does §1250 recapture generally no longer apply?

Accepted Answer

A)   Congress repealed the code section.
B)   The Tax Reform Act of 1986 changed the depreciation of real property to the straight-line method.
C)   §1245 recapture trumps §1250 recapture.
D)   Because unrecaptured §1250 gains now apply to all taxpayers instead.
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

Which of the following is true regarding disallowed losses between related taxpayers?

Accepted Answer

A)   The tax laws essentially treat related parties as the same taxpayer.
B)   The holding period of the seller carries over to the buyer.
C)   The related person always receives a carryover basis.
D)   The seller's realized loss is deferred until the buyer sells the assets.
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 6

Explain whether the sale of a machine used in a trade or business that is sold at a loss generates an ordinary or capital loss?

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Question 7

Which one of the following is NOT a requirement of a deferred like-kind exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)   The like-kind property to be received must be identified within 45 days.
B)   The exchange must be completed within the taxable year.
C)   The like-kind property must be received within 180 days.
D)   The exchanged property must be like-kind.
E)   All of the choices are correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Which of the following results in an ordinary gain or loss?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sale of a machine at a gain.
B)   Sale of stock held for investment.
C)   Sale of a §1231 asset.
D)   Sale of inventory.
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Bateman Corporation sold an office building that it used in its business for $800,000.Bateman bought the building ten years ago for $600,000 and has claimed $200,000 of depreciation expense.What is the amount and character of Bateman's gain or loss?

Accepted Answer

A)   $40,000 ordinary and $360,000 §1231 gain.
B)   $200,000 ordinary and $200,000 §1231 gain.
C)   $400,000 ordinary gain.
D)   $400,000 capital gain.
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

A simultaneous exchange must take place for a transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Property Dispositions

Which one of the following is NOT a requirement of a deferred like-kind exchange?

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Which of the following is true regarding disallowed losses between related taxpayers?

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What is the primary purpose of a third-party intermediary in a deferred like-kind exchange?

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Explain whether the sale of a machine used in a trade or business that is sold at a loss generates an ordinary or capital loss?

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Which of the following realized gains results in a recognized gain?

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Bateman Corporation sold an office building that it used in its business for $800,000.Bateman bought the building ten years ago for $600,000 and has claimed $200,000 of depreciation expense.What is the amount and character of Bateman's gain or loss?

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Which of the following results in an ordinary gain or loss?

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A simultaneous exchange must take place for a transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange.

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Why does §1250 recapture generally no longer apply?

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Foreaker LLC sold a piece of land that it uses in its business for $52,000.Foreaker bought the land two years ago for $42,500.What is the amount and character of Foreaker's gain?

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Exam 3: Property Dispositions

Which one of the following is NOT a requirement of a deferred like-kind exchange?

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Which of the following is true regarding disallowed losses between related taxpayers?

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What is the primary purpose of a third-party intermediary in a deferred like-kind exchange?

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Explain whether the sale of a machine used in a trade or business that is sold at a loss generates an ordinary or capital loss?

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Which of the following realized gains results in a recognized gain?

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Bateman Corporation sold an office building that it used in its business for $800,000.Bateman bought the building ten years ago for $600,000 and has claimed $200,000 of depreciation expense.What is the amount and character of Bateman's gain or loss?

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Which of the following results in an ordinary gain or loss?

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A simultaneous exchange must take place for a transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange.

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Why does §1250 recapture generally no longer apply?

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Foreaker LLC sold a piece of land that it uses in its business for $52,000.Foreaker bought the land two years ago for $42,500.What is the amount and character of Foreaker's gain?

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