Question

Part 1: Kathleen received land as a gift from her grandfather. At the time of the gift, the land had a FMV of $105,000 and an adjusted basis of $85,000 to Kathleen's grandfather. One year later, Kathleen sold the land for $110,000. What was her gain or (loss) on this transaction?
a.. No gain or loss


b. ($5,000)


c. $20,000


d. $25,000


Part 2 If numbers were


FMV $85,000 at time of gift and adjusted basis was $110,000 to Kathleen's grandfather. One year later Kathleen sold the land for $80,000 what would her gain or (loss) be in this transaction be?


a. No gain or loss


b. ($5,000) loss


c. $5,000 gain


d. $30,000 gain

Answer 1

Answer:

d. $25,000

b. ($5,000) loss

Explanation:

In the first case, the gain or loss on this transaction is

Gain or loss on this transaction is

= Sale value of the land - adjusted basis of the land

= $110,000 - $85,000

= $25,000

We ignored the fair market value of the land for computing the gain or loss of the transaction

In the second case, the gain or loss on this transaction is

Gain or loss on this transaction is

= Sale value of the land - fair market value

= $80,000 - $85,000

= -$5,000 loss