In: Accounting
Boyle Company purchased a property (including land and building). The company acquired the property in exchange for a 15-year mortgage for $1,800,000. Their insurance company appraised the components as follows:
Land $400,000
Building $1,400,000
Parking Lot $200,000
What should be the cost basis for the building?
Total appraisal value
= 400,000+1,400,000+200,000 = 2,000,000
Cost basis for the building
= (1,400,000/2,000,000)*1,800,000
= 1,260,000