Osbourne Company Issued 50,000 Shares of Common Stock in Exchange

question 48

True/False

Osbourne Company issued 50,000 shares of common stock in exchange for manufacturing equipment. The equipment was valued at $1,000,000. The stock has par value of $0.01 per share. Osbourne should record a gain on the sale of stock for the difference between the equipment's market value and the stock's current market value.

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Definitions:

Ordinary Loss

A loss incurred in the regular operation of a business or the sale of assets used in the business that can be fully deducted in the year it occurs.

Capital Loss

The loss incurred when a capital asset is sold for less than its purchase price.

Depreciation

The process of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, reflecting wear and tear or obsolescence.

Capital Asset

An asset of any kind owned for investment or personal purposes, not usually sold in the course of business.