Identify Which of the Following Statements Is True

question 50

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is true.

• A)The transferee corporation's acquisition or assumption of liabilities in excess of the total adjusted bases of the properties transferred by a transferor results in a gain recognition by the transferor.
• B)When a transferor exchanges a mortgaged property under Sec. 351 and the amount of the mortgage is greater than the transferor's basis in the property, the transferor's basis in the stock received will be equal to the basis the transferor had in the mortgaged property.
• C)When forming a corporation, the accounts payable of a transferor's business are not liabilities for gain computation purposes if the transferor's business uses the accrual method of accounting.
• D)All of the above are false.

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Definitions:

Beginning Inventory

The worth of merchandise on hand ready to be sold at the beginning of a financial period.

Merchandise Purchases

Transactions involving the buying of goods for resale purposes, typically in a retail or wholesale setting, which will either be sold as is or used in the production process.

Lower of Cost or Market

An accounting principle requiring inventory to be recorded at the lower of its original cost or its current market value.

Inventory Valuation

The method used to assign cost to inventory for the purposes of accounting, vital for determining cost of goods sold and ending inventory values.