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Please help... regarding tax problems richard.nacianceno 11-27-2006
Posted by richard.nacianceno on November 27, 2006, 8:08 am
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Let say Ralph transfers property with an adjusted basis of
$65,000 and a FMV of $70,000 to lake corporation in a Sec.
351 transaction. Ralph receives the stock worth $60,000 and
a short-term note having a $10,000 FMV. Ralph's basis in
the stock is what?

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Posted by Herb Smith on November 28, 2006, 1:03 am
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richard.nacianceno@gmail.com wrote:

> Let say Ralph transfers property with an adjusted basis of
> $65,000 and a FMV of $70,000 to lake corporation in a Sec.
> 351 transaction. Ralph receives the stock worth $60,000 and
> a short-term note having a $10,000 FMV. Ralph's basis in
> the stock is what?

Maybe Ralph should do his own homework.

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Posted by Stuart A. Bronstein on November 28, 2006, 1:22 am
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richard.nacianceno@gmail.com wrote:

> Let say Ralph transfers property with an adjusted basis of
> $65,000 and a FMV of $70,000 to lake corporation in a Sec.
> 351 transaction. Ralph receives the stock worth $60,000 and
> a short-term note having a $10,000 FMV. Ralph's basis in
> the stock is what?

$65,000, plus $10,000 (approximately) of taxable income.

Stu

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Posted by Bill Brown on November 28, 2006, 1:22 am
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richard.nacianceno@gmail.com wrote:

> Let say Ralph transfers property with an adjusted basis of
> $65,000 and a FMV of $70,000 to lake corporation in a Sec.
> 351 transaction. Ralph receives the stock worth $60,000 and
> a short-term note having a $10,000 FMV. Ralph's basis in
> the stock is what?

Sounds like a homework problem to me. :)

Moderator:
I knew the answer! Is Tax homework getting that easy?

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