Dipper Corporation Is Acquiring Bulbul Corporation by Exchanging 220,000 Shares

question 9

Essay

Dipper Corporation is acquiring Bulbul Corporation by exchanging 220,000 shares of Dipper stock and $80,000 cash for all of Bulbul's assets (valued at $500,000), liabilities ($200,000), and accumulated earnings and profits ($120,000). Betty purchased 40% of Bulbul five years ago for $60,000, and Keith purchased the remaining 60% for $90,000.
What is the amount of the gain or loss that Betty and Keith recognize (if any), assuming that the exchange qualifies as a § 368 reorganization? What is the basis in their new Dipper stock?

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