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26 April, 01:04

Purple Corporation makes a property distribution to its sole shareholder, Paul. The property distributed is a house (fair market value of $189,000; basis of $154,000) that is subject to a $245,000 mortgage that Paul assumes. Before considering the consequences of the distribution, Purple's current E & P is $35,000 and its accumulated E & P is $140,000. Purple makes no other distributions during the current year. What is Purple's taxable gain on the distribution of the house?

A. $0

B. $21,000

C. $35,000

D. $91,000

E. None of the above

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  1. 26 April, 03:04
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    D. $91,000

    Explanation:

    Since the Distributed Property (House) is subject to a liability in excess of basis, the fair market value is treated as not being less than the amount of liability:

    Purple has a gain of;

    Liability - Basis

    $245,000 - $154,000

    $91,000

    Hence the Taxable Gain would be of $91,000
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