
Self-Study Problem 8.7
1. $12,000 $7,0 00 ¼ $5,000
2. $5,000 þ $7,000 ¼ $12,000
3. $12,000 $5,0 00 ¼ $7,000
4. $6,000 $5,000 ¼ $1,000
5. $1,000, the lesser of the amounts in (3) or (4) above.
6. $1,000 (gain realized) $1,000 (Section 1245 ordinary income) ¼
$0. All of the gain is Section 1245 ordinary income.
Self-Study Problem 8.8
Step 1: Compute separate casualty gains and losses
Casualty
Gain or (Loss)
Furniture $2,000, lesser of adjusted basis or
decrease in fair market value, less
$1,600 insurance reimbursement,
less $100 floor $ (300)
Jewelry $2,500 insurance reimbursement,
less $1,800, adjusted basis 700
Business
machinery $14,000, adjusted basis, less
$10,000 insurance reimbursement (4,000)
Step 2: Net all personal casualty gains and losses
$(300) þ $700 ¼ $400 net casualty gain
Step 3: Determine nature of casualty gains and losses
a. Personal casualty gains and losses Since an
overall gain results, the gain or loss on
each item of personal property is treated
as a capital gain or loss as follows:
Furniture Short-term capital loss $ (300)
Jewelry Long-term capital gain $ 700
b. Business casualty gains and losses
Machinery Ordinary loss
$ (4,000)
The capital gain and capital loss are netted with other capital gains and
losses for the year. Since personal casualty gains exceed personal casualty
losses, the loss recognized on the furniture is not subject to the 10 percent
of adjusted gross income limitation.
Self-Study Problem 8.9
Cash $ 20,000
Add: buyer’s note
100,000
Selling price $120,000
Less: the adjusted basis ($80,000 $26,000)
(54,000)
Total gain realized
$ 66,000
Contract price ($20,000 þ $100,000)
$120,000
Taxable gain in 2010 ¼ $66,000/$120,000 $20,000
$ 11,000
S-40 Solutions to Self-Study Problems
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