This year, Sigma, Incorporated generated $656,000 income from its routine business operations. In addition, the corporation sold the following assets, all of which were held for more than 12 months:   Initial Basis Accumulated Depreciation* Sale Price Marketable securities $ 182,000 $ 0 $ 64,500 Production equipment 96,800 77,440 50,750 Business realty:       Land 214,500 0 234,250 Building 248,000 74,400 243,000 *Through date of sale. Required: Compute Sigma’s taxable income assuming that it used the straight-line method to calculate depreciation on the building and has no nonrecaptured Section 1231 losses. Recompute taxable income assuming that Sigma sold the securities for $188,500 rather than $64,500.

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This year, Sigma, Incorporated generated $656,000 income from its routine business operations. In addition, the corporation sold the following assets, all of which were held for more than 12 months:

  Initial Basis Accumulated Depreciation* Sale Price
Marketable securities $ 182,000 $ 0 $ 64,500
Production equipment 96,800 77,440 50,750
Business realty:      
Land 214,500 0 234,250
Building 248,000 74,400 243,000

*Through date of sale.

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  1. Compute Sigma’s taxable income assuming that it used the straight-line method to calculate depreciation on the building and has no nonrecaptured Section 1231 losses.
  2. Recompute taxable income assuming that Sigma sold the securities for $188,500 rather than $64,500.

 

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