This Year Carlos and Hailey Purchased Realty for $480,000 and Took

question 24

Essay

This year Carlos and Hailey purchased realty for $480,000 and took title as equal tenants in common. However, Hailey was able to provide only $200,000 of the purchase price and Carlos paid the remaining $280,000. Has Carlos made a taxable gift to Hailey, and if so, in what amount?

Apply the concepts of probability to real-life scenarios.

Understand and apply the concepts of disjoint and independent events in probability.

Use probabilities to make predictions about real-world phenomena.

Understand the concepts of permutations and combinations in the context of probability.

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Definitions:

Ordinary

Refers to income or transactions that are common or usual within the context of business and taxes.

Donee's Basis

The value assigned to a gift or inherited property for the purpose of determining gain or loss when the property is sold by the recipient.

FMV

The estimated sales price of an asset in the marketplace where both buyer and seller are informed and willing.

Code Sections 1245

Refers to a section of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that deals with the recapture of depreciation upon the sale of certain types of business property.