Harry and Ron are brothers who inherite
Harry and Ron are brothers who inherited a house from their mother several years ago. The house was included in mom’s estate at a value of $230,000 Two years ago, they decided to form a corporation to own the house (liability issues, you know) and they each contributed their 50% ownership in the house to this new corporation (HR Corporation) in exchange for 50% each of the newly issued common stock. At the date of the incorporation, the house was worth $300,000. Unfortunately for Harry and Ron, the housing bubble burst soon after incorporation and the value of the house fell all the way to $100,000. Ron decided he wanted to live in the house, so they decided to liquidate the corporation and return direct ownership to them both in equal shares. Ron will eventually buy out Harry’s half of the house. How much gain or loss will HR Corporation recognize and how much income or loss will Harry recognize?
Group of answer choices
($200,000) and ($15,000)
$0 and ($65,000)
($130,000) and ($65,000)
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