<u />Unity of command is a principle wherein no subordinate in an organization reports to more than one boss.
Each department in a company has only one boss. Every boss of the department reports to one higher authority, and so on.
This is to avoid confusion among subordinates and to ensure that the authority of the boss is not diminish by the authority of another boss.
Answer: The donor may incur a gift tax liability. Also, the cost basis will be $50 per share to the recipient of the gift.
Explanation:
From the question, we are informed that a customer owns 200 shares of ABC, that were bought 2 years ago at $50 per share and that the current market value of ABC stock is $60 per share.
If the customer gifts the stock to his son, the result is the donor may incur a gift tax liability. Also, the cost basis will be $50 per share to the recipient of the gift.
