Determine the basis of stock in the hands of the shareholder in each of the foll

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Determine the basis of stock in the hands of the shareholder in each of the following instances. Assume that the 80% rule is met in all cases.
a. Contribution of property with a basis of $1,000 and a FMV of $1,400.
b. Contribution of property with a basis of $3,000 and FMV of $3,800. The stockholder also received $500 cash from the corporation as part of the stock transaction.
c. Contribution of property with a basis of $8,200 and a FMV of $12,500. The stockholder also received property with a FMV of $1,700 from the corporation as part of the stock transaction.
d. Contribution of a building with a FMV of $200,000, a maortgage (assumed by the corporation) of $100,000, and a basis of $125,000.
e. Contribution of a building with a FMV of $1,700,000, a mortage (assumed by the corporation ) of $1,000,000, and a basis of $635,000.

Explanation / Answer

my god, is this an income tax ques? i swear i just studied this for a final i just took. basis is the cost that u paod for the stock. you gotta pick the lower of the two values, either its fmv now or what u paid for it before, the basis. or you can subtract the fmv from the cost basis and figure out if u got a gain or loss. w/ the mortgage, its prob. irrelevant. is the 80% rule an income tax rule? need more info

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