A Corporation Owns Many Acres of Timber,which It Acquired Three

question 6

Multiple Choice

A corporation owns many acres of timber,which it acquired three years ago,and which has a $120,000 basis.The timber was cut last year for use in the corporation's business.The FMV of the timber on the first day of last year was $270,000.The corporation made the appropriate election to treat the cutting as a sale or exchange.The timber is sold for $300,000 this year.The tax result this year is

• A)recognition of capital gain of $30,000.
• B)recognition of Sec.1231 gain of $30,000.
• C)recognition of ordinary income of $30,000.
• D)no income recognized since all recognition occurs in the year of the cutting of the timber.

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Definitions:

Compounded Semi-annually

A method of computing interest where the interest is calculated and added to the principal twice a year.

Periodic Interest Rate

The interest rate applied to a loan or investment over a specific period of time, less frequently than annually.

Compounded Monthly

The method of calculating interest where the accrued interest is added to the principal sum each month, leading to interest on interest the following month.

Periodic Rate

Periodic rate is the interest rate applied to a financial product over a specific period, which could be daily, monthly, or quarterly, rather than annually.