Match Each Statement with the Correct Term Below

question 45

Multiple Choice

Match each statement with the correct term below.
-Basis

• A)Begins on the day after acquisition and ends on the day of disposition.
• B)The initial investment in an asset.
• C)An asset's basis transfers from one owner to another.
• D)The capital investment remaining in an asset at the date of its disposition.
• E)Sales price less expenses of disposition.
• F)A purchase of all of the assets of a business.
• G)Amount realized is less than adjusted basis.
• H)A purchase of all of the assets of a business by buying the stock of a corporation.
• I)A term used to identify a situation in which an asset has a different basis for determining gain than for determining loss.
• J)The date of death used to value a decedent's estate in the absence of any special election.
• K)Six months after the date of death, used to value a decedent's estate when the executor of the estate makes election.
• L)Amount realized is greater than adjusted basis.

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Definitions:

Anticoagulant

A substance that prohibits the coagulation of blood.

Antihistamine

A type of medication that blocks histamine, a substance in the body that causes allergy symptoms like itching, swelling, and runny nose.

Duracillin

A brand name for a type of penicillin antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections.

Coumadin

A medication brand name for warfarin, used to prevent blood clots by thinning the blood.