Mandel Transferred Property to His New Corporation in a Section

question 89

True/False

Mandel transferred property to his new corporation in a section 351 transaction. Among the several properties transferred by Mandel was land with a fair market value of $200,000 and a tax basis of $250,000. In all cases, the corporation will always take a tax basis in the land of $200,000 to prevent the "built-in loss" from being transferred from Mandel to the corporation.

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