Question

A company purchased land for $82,000 cash. Commissions of $8,000, property taxes of $8,500, and title insurance of $2,200 were also incurred. The $8,500 in property taxes includes $5,400 in back taxes paid by the company on behalf of the seller and $3,100 due for the current year after the purchase date. For what amount should the company record the land

Answer 1

Answer:

the amount that company should record the land is $97,600

Explanation:

The computation of the amount that company should record the land is shown below:

The Amount should be recorded for land is

= Purchase price + Commission + Property tax paid on behalf of seller + Title insurance

= $82,000 + $8,000 + $5,400 + $2,200

= $97,600

hence, the amount that company should record the land is $97,600