A Retail Building Used in the Business of a Sole

question 62

Multiple Choice

A retail building used in the business of a sole proprietor is sold on March 10, 2019, for $342,000.The building was acquired in 2009 for $400,000 and straight-line depreciation of $104,000 had been taken on it.What is the maximum unrecaptured § 1250 gain from the disposition of this building?

• A)$400,000
• B)$322,000
• C)$104,000
• D)$26,000
• E)None of these.

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