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Present Value Tables needed for this question. Sugar Corporation would like to acquire Salt Corporation on January 1 of the current year in a tax-free reorganization. Salt is particularly appealing to Sugar because Salt has a $250,000 capital loss that can carry over for five years. Sugar expects large capital gains for the next several years in addition to its expected $2.5 million net income. At the time of the restructuring, Salt has assets valued at $2 million (basis of $1.4 million). Sugar is proposing exchanging 45% of its stock for all of Salt's assets. The Federal long-term tax-exempt rate is 2% and Sugar's discount rate for investment decisions both currently 7%. What is the maximum present value of the capital loss to Sugar?

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Olfactory Perception

The sense of smell, a sensory process by which odors are detected and identified by the olfactory system.

Secondary Olfactory Areas

Brain regions involved in the processing of complex aspects of olfaction, such as odor identification and discrimination, beyond primary olfactory areas.

Insula

A region of the brain located deep within the lateral sulcus, involved in functions related to emotion and the regulation of the body's homeostasis.

Filiform Papillae

Filiform papillae are small, thread-like structures on the tongue's surface that do not contain taste buds but are important for the texture and sensation of food.