Carol sold her personal residence to Mike for $300,000. Before
the sale, Carol paid the real estate taxes of $8,000 for the
calendar year. For income tax purposes, the deduction is
apportioned as follows: $5,000 to Carol and $3,000 to
Mike.
a. What is Mike’s basis in the
residence?
b. What is Carol’s amount realized from the sale of the
residence?
c. What amount of real estate taxes can Mike deduct?
d. What amount of real estate taxes
can Carol...