Kirby and Helen Form Red Corporation

question 10

Multiple Choice

Kirby and Helen form Red Corporation. Kirby transfers property, basis of $20,000 and value of $300,000, for 100 shares in Red Corporation. Helen transfers property, basis of $40,000 and value of $280,000, and provides legal services in organizing the corporation. The value of her services is $20,000. In return Helen receives 100 shares in Red Corporation. Regarding these transfers:

• A) Kirby will recognize gain.
• B) Helen will not recognize any gain or income.
• C) Red Corporation will have a basis of $280,000 in the property it acquired from Helen.
• D) Red will have a business deduction of $20,000.
• E) None of these.

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Definitions:

Machinery

Fixed assets used in the operation of a business to produce goods or services, often having a significant lifespan and being subject to depreciation.

Installation Costs

Expenditures associated with setting up equipment or machinery for its intended use.

Fixed Assets

Long-term tangible assets that a company owns and uses in its operations to generate income, not expected to be converted into cash within a year.

Long-Term Assets

Assets owned by a company that have a useful life of more than one year, such as property, plant, and equipment.