Question

Carla incorporated her sole proprietorship by transferring inventory, a building, and land to the corporation in return for 100 percent of the corporation's stock. The property transferred to the corporation had the following values and adjusted bases:
FMV Adjusted basis
Inventory $35,750 $10,100
Building 153,000 106,500
Land 291,750 375,000
Total $480,500 $491,600
The corporation also assumed a mortage of $153,750 attached to the building and land. The fair market value of the corporation's stock received in the exchange was $320,750.
Required:
a. What amount of gain or loss does Carla realize on the transfer of the property to the corporation?
b. What amount of gain or loss does Carla recognize on the transfer of the property to the corporation?
c. What is Carla's basis in the stock she receives in her corporation?

Answer 1

Answer:

a. The amount of loss does Carla realize on the transfer of the property to the corporation is -$17,100

b. Carla does not recognized any gain or loss on the transfer of the property to the corporation

c. The amount of Carla's basis in the stock she receives in her corporation is $337,850

Explanation:

a. In order to calculate the amount of gain or loss does Carla realize on the transfer of the property to the corporation we would have to use the following formula:

amount of gain or loss=Fair market value of stock received+morgage assume by corporation-Adjusted tax basis of the property transferred

amount of gain or loss=$320,750+$153,750-$491,600

amount of gain or loss=-$17,100

The amount of loss does Carla realize on the transfer of the property to the corporation is -$17,100

b. Carla does not recognized any gain or loss on the transfer of the property to the corporation because the requirements are met and no boot is received in exchange.

c. In order to calculate the amount of Carla's basis in the stock she receives in her corporation we would have to use the following formula:

amount of Carla's basis in the stock=Adjusted tax basis of the property transferred-morgage assume by corporation

amount of Carla's basis in the stock=$491,600-$153,750

amount of Carla's basis in the stock=$337,850

The amount of Carla's basis in the stock she receives in her corporation is $337,850