Tim and Janet Were Divorced

question 67

Multiple Choice

Tim and Janet were divorced.Their only marital property was a personal residence with a value of $120,000 and cost of $50,000.Under the terms of the divorce agreement, Janet would receive the house and Janet would pay Tim $15,000 each year for 5 years, or until Tim's death, whichever should occur first.Tim and Janet lived apart when the payments were made to Tim.The divorce agreement did not contain the word "alimony."

• A)Tim must recognize a $35,000 [$60,000 - 1/2($50,000)] gain on the sale of his interest in the house.
• B)Tim does not recognize any income from the above transactions.
• C)Janet is not allowed any alimony deductions.
• D)Janet is allowed to deduct $15,000 each year for alimony paid.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Salvage Value

The appraisal of an asset’s market price at the exhaustion of its operational time.

Depreciation Rates

The percentage at which an asset's value is reduced to account for wear and tear over its useful life.

Units-of-activity Method

A depreciation method that allocates the cost of an asset over its useful life based on units of production or use, rather than passage of time.

Straight-line Method

A method of calculating depreciation by evenly allocating the cost of an asset over its estimated useful life.