• Alabama Corporation, an S corporation, liquidates this year by distributing a parcel of land to its sole shareholder, Mark Ingram. The fair market value of the parcel is $67,000, and its tax basis is $42,000. Mark's basis in his stock is $34,000. • ASSUMING THE FMV of the iand is 30,000 rather than 67,000 How much gain must Mark recognize (if any) as a result of the distribution, and what is his basis in the land?
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• Alabama Corporation, an S corporation, liquidates this year by distributing a parcel of land to its sole shareholder, Mark Ingram. The fair market value of the parcel is 42,000. Mark's basis in his stock is $34,000. • ASSUMING THE FMV of the iand is 30,000 rather than 67,000 How much gain must Mark recognize (if any) as a result of the distribution, and what is his basis in the land?
Solution
In the case of a liquidation of an S corporation, the shareholder recognizes gain to the extent that the fair market value of the property received exceeds the basis of the stock.
Step 1: Determine the amount realized from the liquidation. In this case, the fair market value (FMV) of the land is given as $30,000.
Step 2: Subtract the shareholder's basis in the stock from the amount realized. Mark's basis in his stock is $34,000.
34,000 (Mark's basis in stock) = -$4,000
Since the result is negative, Mark does not recognize any gain from the liquidation.
Step 3: Determine Mark's basis in the land. In a liquidating distribution, the shareholder's basis in the property received is the same as the property's FMV.
So, Mark's basis in the land is $30,000.
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