Rocky Owns the Palms Apartments

question 1592

Essay

Rocky owns The Palms Apartments. During the year, Molly Ann, a tenant, moved to another state. Molly Ann paid Rocky $1,500 to cancel the two- year lease she had signed. Rocky then rented the apartment to Elvis who paid the first and last months' rents of $500 each and a security deposit of $800. Rocky also owns a building used as a dance club. The owner of the club requested that Rocky add on another room to be used for private parties. Rocky refused but allowed the club owner to make the addition at a cost of $20,000. What amount should be included in Rocky's income with regard to these items?

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Definitions:

Slave Trade

The historical trading of enslaved Africans, primarily between the 16th and 19th centuries, to the Americas.

Slave Labor

The forced labor of individuals who are owned by others, without the right to refuse work or receive payment, historically practiced in various societies.

Chesapeake Planters

Wealthy landowners in the Chesapeake Bay region during the colonial period, primarily involved in the cultivation of tobacco using slave labor.