A Fire Destroyed Josh's Scuba Shop

question 90

Multiple Choice

A fire destroyed Josh's Scuba Shop. The business had an adjusted basis of $500,000 and a fair market value of $600,000. Josh received $550,000 from the insurance company and used the cash to go to HawaiI.I.Josh has a realized gain of $100,000.
II) Josh has a recognized gain of $50,000.
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• A)Only statement I is correct.
• B)Only statement II is correct.
• C)Both statements are correct.
• D)Neither statement is correct.

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Definitions:

Subsidiary Ledger

A detailed ledger that provides a breakdown of individual transactions affecting a control account in the general ledger, such as accounts receivable or accounts payable.

General Ledger

The master set of accounts that summarize all transactions occurring within an entity, serving as the main accounting record.

Special Journals

Accounting records that are used for the repeated recording of similar types of transactions, such as sales or purchases.

Control Accounts

An account in the general ledger that summarizes and aggregates the details of a subsidiary ledger.