7. An office building owned by Abby and used in her business was destroyed in a

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7. An office building owned by Abby and used in her business was destroyed in a fire. Abby's adjusted basis in the building was $145,000 and its FMV was $180,000. Abby filed an insurance claim and she was reimbursed $160,000. In that same year, Abby invested $150,000 of the insurance proceeds in another business building. a. Assume Abby made the proper election with regard to the involuntary conversion. What is the amount of gain to be recognized by Abby? b. What is Abby's basis in the new building?

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a)Insurance proceeds=$160,000
Adjusted basis of old building=$145,000
1)Gain realized= Insurance proceed- Adjusted basis of old building
=160,000-145,000=$15,000

2)Gain Recognized= Insurance proceeds-Insurance proceeds Reinvested
=160,000-150,000
=10,000

Gain Recognized=minimum(1,2)
=min(15000, 10000)= 10,000

b)Cost of new building=$150,000
Deferred gain = Gain realized-gain recognized= 15000-10000=$5,000

Basis of new building=Cost of new building-Defereed gain
=150,000-5,000
=$145,000

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