Question

Mars Corporation merges into Jupiter Corporation by exchanging all of its assets for 300,000 shares of Jupiter stock valued at $2 per share and $100,000 cash. Wanda, the sole shareholder of Mars, surrenders her Mars stock (basis $900,000) and receives all of the Jupiter stock transferred to Mars plus the $100,000. How does Wanda treat this transaction on her tax return

Answer 1

Answer: capital loss of $200000

Explanation:

To solve the question goes thus:

Value of shares that was received from Jupiter = 300000 × $2 = $600,000

Cash received = $100,000

Total gotten = $700,000

We then deduct the value of stock that was foregone by Mars. This will be:

= $700,000 - $900,000

= - $200,000

Therefore, a capital loss of $200,000 would be disclosed in the Income tax return.