Ron and Hermione formed Wizard Corporation on January 2. Ron contributed cash of $200,000 in return for 50 percent of the corporation’s stock. Hermione contributed a building and land with the following fair market values and adjusted tax bases in return for 50 percent of the corporation’s stock: (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)     FMV Adjusted Tax Basis Building $ 75,000 $ 20,000 Land 175,000 80,000 Total $ 250,000 $ 100,000   To equalize the exchange, Wizard Corporation paid Hermione $50,000 in addition to her stock. Assume Hermione’s adjusted tax basis in the land was $200,000. What adjusted tax basis does Wizard Corporation take in the land and building received from Hermione? Adjusted tax basis land and building

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21. Ron and Hermione formed Wizard Corporation on January 2. Ron contributed cash of $200,000 in return for 50 percent of the corporation’s stock. Hermione contributed a building and land with the following fair market values and adjusted tax bases in return for 50 percent of the corporation’s stock: (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Negative amount should be indicated by a minus sign.)

 

 

FMV

Adjusted Tax Basis

Building

$ 75,000

$ 20,000

Land

175,000

80,000

Total

$ 250,000

$ 100,000

 

To equalize the exchange, Wizard Corporation paid Hermione $50,000 in addition to her stock.

Assume Hermione’s adjusted tax basis in the land was $200,000.

What adjusted tax basis does Wizard Corporation take in the land and building received from Hermione? Adjusted tax basis land and building

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