Answer:
Recognized gain or loss = $40,000
Basis of the new building = $320,000
Explanation:
Total gain = Insurance Claim - Adjusted Basis of destroyed Building
Total gain = $450,000-$320,000 = $130,000
if Section 1033 (nonrecognition of gain from an involuntary conversion) is elected
Recognized Gain = Insurance Claim – the Greater of Replacement Cost or the Adjusted Basis of Building
Recognized gain or loss = $450,000-$410,000
Recognized gain or loss = $40,000
Deferred Gain = Total gain - Recognized gain or loss
Deferred Gain= $130,000-$40,000
Deferred Gain = $90,000
Basis of the new building if Section 1033 (nonrecognition of gain from an involuntary conversion) is elected
Basis of the new building = Investment - Deferred Gain
Basis of the new building = $410,000 - $90,000
Basis of the new building = $320,000