Charlotte's Apartment Building That Has an Adjusted Basis of $200,000

question 95

Multiple Choice

Charlotte's apartment building that has an adjusted basis of $200,000 is destroyed by fire. Early the following year, Charlotte receives a $425,000 insurance check and reinvests $400,000 of the proceeds in an apartment building. What is the basis in the new building?

• A)$- 0 -
• B)$425,000
• C)$400,000
• D)$200,000
• E)$175,000

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Definitions:

Merit Pay

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