Grand Corporation Transfers 40% of Its Assets Having an Adjusted

question 48

Multiple Choice

Grand Corporation transfers 40% of its assets having an adjusted basis of $600,000 and an FMV of $800,000 to New Corporation in exchange for 75% of its single class of stock. Grand Corporation is owned equally by Annie and Betsy who are unrelated. Annie's basis for her Grand stock is $300,000 and Betsy's basis is $400,000. Annie exchanges all of her Grand stock for all of the New stock received in the exchange. Which of the following statements is correct concerning these transactions?

• A)Grand Corporation does not recognize a gain on the asset transfer to New Corporation or the stock distribution to Annie.
• B)Annie recognizes a $500,000 capital gain on the exchange of the Grand stock for the New stock.
• C)Annie's basis in the New stock is $300,000.
• D)Grand's basis for the New assets is $600,000.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not fluctuate with changes in production level or sales volume, such as rent, salaries, and insurance.

Operating Profit

Income derived from normal business operations after subtracting operating expenses and cost of goods sold, also known as operating income.

Capacity

The maximum amount that something can contain or produce.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the amount of goods produced or the volume of sales, like labor and materials.