Kai Owns an Apartment Building Held for Investment Purposes

question 48

Multiple Choice

Kai owns an apartment building held for investment purposes.The apartment building is worth $500,000,although it is subject to a mortgage of $100,000.Kai's basis in the apartment building is $380,000.Kai exchanges the apartment building for an office building.The office building has an FMV of $350,000.Kai receives $50,000 cash in addition to receiving the office building,and the other party assumes the apartment building mortgage.What is Kai's recognized gain on this exchange?

• A)$0
• B)$50,000
• C)$120,000
• D)$150,000

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Definitions:

Half-Year Convention

The half-year convention is a tax and accounting principle that allows for depreciation of assets to be calculated as if they had been in service for half a year, regardless of when they were actually acquired during the fiscal year.

Corporate Tax Rate

The share of a company's earnings required to be paid to the government as tax.

Straight Line

A method of calculating depreciation of an asset, where the asset's cost is evenly spread over its useful life.

Market Value

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in the marketplace.