Match Each Statement with the Correct Term Below

question 106

Multiple Choice

Match each statement with the correct term below.
-Adjusted 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:

Guaranteed Payment

Payments made to partners in a partnership regardless of the partnership's income, often for services rendered or for the use of capital.

Separately Stated Item

Items on a partnership or S corporation tax return that are listed separately to ensure proper tax treatment at the individual level.

Ordinary Expense

In tax terminology, ordinary expense refers to any expense common and accepted in your trade or business operation.

Income Recognition

The accounting principle stating that income should be recognized in the accounting period in which it is earned, regardless of when the cash is received.