Violet Exchanges Investment Real Estate with Russell

question 64

Multiple Choice

Violet exchanges investment real estate with Russell. Violet's adjusted basis in her two-year old property is $280,000. The property is encumbered by a mortgage of $100,000 and has a fair market value of $320,000 when exchanged. Russell assumes that debt. Russell paid $80,000 cash for his property in 1999 and it is appraised at $150,000 on the day of the exchange. Russell pays Violet enough in cash to balance the exchange. What is Russell's recognized gain (loss) on the exchange?

• A)$-0-
• B)$70,000
• C)$80,000
• D)$150,000

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