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Rayburn Corporation has a building that it bought during year 0 for $850,000. It sold the building in year 5. During the time it held the building Rayburn depreciated it by $100,000.
What is the amount and character of the gain or loss Rayburn will recognize on the sale in each of the following alternative situations? (Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter NA if a situation is not applicable. Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.)
a. Rayburn receives $840,000.
Total Gain/(Loss) Recognized:
§1231 gain/loss:
b. Rayburn receives $900,000.
Total Gain/(Loss) Recognized:
§1231 gain/loss:
c. Rayburn receives $700,000.
Total Gain/(Loss) Recognized:
§1231 gain/loss:
a. Building sold for $840,000
Value of Building at year 5 = $850,000 - $100,000 (Depreciated)
= $750,000
Total gain recognised = $840,000 - $750,000
= $90,000
§291 recapture % = 20%
§291 recapture base i.e lessor of gain recognised or depreciation charged = $90,000
§291 recapture (ordinary income) = 20% of recapture base
= 20% of $90,000
=$18,000
§1231 gain=Gain recognised - §291 recapture (ordinary income)
= $90,000 - $18,000
= $72,000
b. Building sold for $900,000
Value of Building at year 5 = $850,000 - $100,000 (Depreciated)
= $750,000
Total gain recognised = $900,000 - $750,000
= $150,000
§291 recapture % = 20%
§291 recapture base i.e lessor of gain recognised or depreciation charged = $100,000
§291 recapture (ordinary income) = 20% of recapture base
= 20% of $100,000
=$20,000
§1231 gain=Gain recognised - §291 recapture (ordinary income)
= $150,000 - $30,000
= $130,000
c. Building sold for $700,000
Value of Building at year 5 = $850,000 - $100,000 (Depreciated)
= $750,000
Total loss recognised = $700,000 - $750,000
= -$50,000
§291 recapture % = 20%
§291 recapture base i.e lessor of loss recognised or depreciation charged = $0
§291 recapture (ordinary income) = 20% of recapture base
= 20% of $0 = $0
§1231 loss= loss recognised - §291 recapture (ordinary income)
= -$50,000 - $0 = -$50,000