Why Does §1250 Recapture Generally No Longer Apply

question 40

Multiple Choice

Why does §1250 recapture generally no longer apply?

• A) Congress repealed the code section.
• B) Real property is depreciated using the straight-line method after 1986.
• C) §1245 recapture trumps §1250 recapture.
• D) Because unrecaptured §1250 gains now apply to all taxpayers instead.
• E) None of the choices are correct.

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