Marina has been in business for six years and has never sold a
Section 1231 asset. Marina owned each of these assets thas Marina
sold in 2019 for more than five years:
Asset
Original Cost
Accumulated Depreciation
Gain/Loss
Machinery
$
12,000
$
7,000
$
6,000
Furniture
10,000
2,000
(3,000
)
Building
90,000
20,000
15,000
Assuming that Marina's marginal ordinary tax rate is 34 percent,
what is the character of the gains and losses and what affect do
they have on...