Jorge contributed land he held as an investment fair market

Jorge contributed land he held as an investment (fair market value $142,000; basis $71,750) and inventory (fair market value $97,000; basis $89,000) to ABC Corporation in exchange for 50 percent of the ABC stock (42 shares valued at $214,830) and $24,170 cash in a qualifying §351 exchange.

a-1. What amount of gain does Jorge recognize on the exchange?

a-3. What would be Jorge\'s basis in his ABC stock after the exchange?

b. Assume the same facts except that Jorge received $24,170 of business property from ABC instead of $24,170 cash. What is the amount and character of gain Jorge would recognize on the exchange?

c. Assume the original facts in this example except that the inventory had an adjusted basis of $107,850 so that Jorge realized a $10,850 loss on the inventory (he still realized a $70,250 gain on the land). How much gain or loss would he recognize on the exchange?

Solution

a1- gain is calculated on the amount between the sale vale and purchase value on the base value

so (214830+24170-71750-89000)

= 78250

a2- the basis would be the stock value at the time of purchase

i.e 214830+24170

=239000

b - if the amount was received from business property instead of cash, the 15% would be given as TAX under the PGBP head of income tax depatment so the calculated amount would be

=214830+(24170-15%)-71750-89000

=74625.5