If a Taxpayer Exchanges Like-Kind Property Under § 1031 and Assumes

question 140

True/False

If a taxpayer exchanges like-kind property under § 1031 and assumes a liability associated with the property received, the taxpayer is considered to have received boot in the transaction.

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