Theresa Owns a Yacht That Is Held for Personal Use

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Essay

Theresa owns a yacht that is held for personal use and has a $100,000 basis.The yacht is destroyed by a storm and Theresa collects $120,000 from the insurance company.She purchases a new $150,000 yacht for personal use and elects to defer any gain on the transaction.What is the basis of the new yacht?

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Definitions:

Direct Method

An approach to preparing the cash flow statement where actual cash flow information from the company's operations is used directly.

Prepaid Expense

Expenditures paid for in advance for goods or services to be received in the future, often including insurance premiums or rent.

Accounts Payable

Obligations or debts a company owes to its suppliers or vendors for products or services received.

Direct Method

A costing methodology that directly assigns specific costs to relevant objects without using allocation for indirect costs.