Trudo Corporation Has a Building That It Needs to Sell

question 40

Multiple Choice

Trudo Corporation has a building that it needs to sell or exchange because of growth in its business.If Trudo sells the building, it will have a gain of $450,000.What is the amount of taxes that Trudi will avoid paying if it can exchange the building? The corporation has $1,000,000 of taxable income from operations for the current year.

• A)$94,500
• B)$153,000
• C)$175,500
• D)$450,000

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