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Explain Why Non-Current Assets Held for Sale Are Valued at Fair

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Explain why non-current assets held for sale are valued at fair value less costs to sell rather than at their value in use.


Definitions:

Gift

Something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation.

Short-term Capital Loss

A loss realized from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for one year or less.

Long-term Capital Gain

Profit from the sale of an asset held for more than one year, typically taxed at a lower rate than regular income.

Section 1245

A section of the tax code that involves recapturing depreciation on certain types of property as ordinary income upon sale.

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