Heart Corporation Has Net Assets Valued at $1 Million and an NOL

question 8

Multiple Choice

Heart Corporation has net assets valued at $1 million and an NOL of $250,000. On December 31 of last year, Heart is acquired by Brain Corporation, a calendar year taxpayer, in a restructuring qualifying as a tax-free reorganization. Heart shareholders receive 45% of Brain's shares in exchange for all of the Heart stock. Assuming that the Federal long-term tax-exempt rate is 5% and Brain's discount factor is 10%, what is the maximum amount that Brain can use of Heart's NOL this year?

• A) $12,500.
• B) $80,000.
• C) $100,000.
• D) $250,000.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Sales Price

The amount of money charged for a product or service, or the sum that customers are willing to pay for it.

Straight-line Method

A depreciation technique that allocates an equal amount of depreciation expense each year over the useful life of an asset.

Estimated Salvage Value

The expected value that an asset will realize upon its sale at the end of its useful life, used in computing depreciation.

Depreciable Cost

The total cost of an asset that is subject to depreciation, which includes the purchase price minus any salvage value.