Ball Corporation Owns 80% of Net Corporation's Stock and Jack

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Ball Corporation owns 80% of Net Corporation's stock and Jack owns the remaining 20% of Net Corporation's stock.Ball's basis in the Net stock is $200,000 and Jack's basis in the Net stock is $100,000.Under a plan of complete liquidation, Ball Corporation receives property with an adjusted basis of $400,000 and an FMV of $800,000 and Jack receives property with an adjusted basis of $50,000 and an FMV of $200,000.Ball and Jack's bases in the property received are:

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Definitions:

Estimated Bad Debts

The portion of accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect.

Carrying Amount

The recorded cost of an asset in a company's financial statements, less any accumulated depreciation or amortization.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A contra-asset account used to reduce accounts receivable to its net realizable value by estimating uncollectible debts.

Bad Debts Expense

An expense recognized when it is probable that receivables will not be collected and is considered a cost of doing business on credit.