Julie Is a Real Estate Developer and Owns Property That

question 42

True/False

Julie is a real estate developer and owns property that is treated as inventory (not a capital asset)in her business.She contributed a parcel of this land (basis $60,000; fair market value $58,000)to a partnership,which will also hold it as inventory.After three years,the partnership sells the land for $56,000.The partnership will recognize a $4,000 ordinary loss on sale of the property.

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