A Taxpayer Transfers Assets and Liabilities to a Corporation in Return

question 44

True/False

A taxpayer transfers assets and liabilities to a corporation in return for its stock. If the liabilities exceed the basis of the assets transferred, the taxpayer will have a negative basis in the stock.

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