Bobby, a single man, owned a building with a fair market value of $2,000,000. Bobby's adjusted basis in the building was $1,000,000. This year, Bobby agreed to sell the building to his adult sone, Robby for $1,300,000. What is the amount of Bobby's taxable gift?

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Cannon Hayden

9 November, 21:14

Bobby, a single man, owned a building with a fair market value of $2,000,000. Bobby's adjusted basis in the building was $1,000,000. This year, Bobby agreed to sell the building to his adult sone, Robby for $1,300,000. What is the amount of Bobby's taxable gift?

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Stanley Holloway · Answer 1

Bobby's taxable gift will amounts to $686,000

Explanation:

The bobby taxable gift amount is computed as:

Discount = Fair market value - Selling Price

where

Fair market value is $2,000,000

Selling Price is $1,300,000

Putting the values above:

= $2,000,000 - $1,300,000

= $700,000

This amount will be treated as a gift which will be eligible for the annual exclusion and therefore, creating the taxable gift amounts to $686,000 for the year.