Hal owns a small piece of land that the company acquired five years ago for $15K. Explain why or why not the balance sheet value of the land is an appropriate gauge of the fair market value of the land today_

Alpha sold machinery, which it used in its business, to Beta, a related entity, for $40,250. Beta used the machinery in its business. Alpha bought the machinery a few years ago for $49,750 and has claimed $30,250 of depreciation expense. What is the amount and character of Alpha's gain?

01. Martin owns land that is classified as PPE. The land has previously been valued at cost. The land will be revalued using the revaluation model to its fair value on December 31 (the company's year-end). Before revaluation, the land's carrying value was $100,000. The fair value is $125,000 as of December 31, 2021. What journal entry is required to record the revaluation? What entry would've been made if the fair value on December 31, 2022, is $90,000? 02. 1,000,000 of XYZ's no-par common shares were initially offered at a price of $13, Later, XYZ bought back 6,000 shares of these shares at $ 17 a share. XYZ is incorporated under the Canada business corporation Act and therefore retired these shares. Requirement Record the retirement of the shares. 03. ABC. declare a dividend of $100,000 and pays it all at once. Provide the journal entry needed to document the $100,000 dividend if: The dividend is paid in cash The dividend is paid in company stock (stock dividend)

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Julia currently is considering the purchase of some land to be held as an investment. She and the seller have agreed on a contract under which Julia would pay $1,000 per month for 60 months, or $60,000 total. The seller, not in the real estate business, acquired the land several years ago by paying $10,000 in cash. Two alternative interpretations of this transaction are (1) a price of $51,726 with 6 percent interest and (2) a price of $39,380 with 18 percent interest. Which interpretation would you expect each party to prefer? Why?

Russell Corporation sold a parcel of land valued at $442,500. Its basis in the land was $274,350. For the land, Russell received $76,500 in cash in year 0 and a note providing that Russell will receive $265,000 in year 1 and $101,000 in year 2 from the buyer. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.) a. What is Russell's realized gain on the transaction? b. What is Russell's recognized gain in year 0, year 1, and year 2?

Hart, an individual, bought an asset for $500,000 and has claimed $100,000 of depreciation deductions against the asset. Hart has a marginal tax rate of 32 percent. Answer the questions presented in the following alternative scenarios (assume Hart had no property transactions other than those described in the problem): Note: Loss amounts should be indicated by a minus sign. Enter NA if a situation is not applicable. Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.

Chuck sold a tractor to a dealer for $16,000. He bought the tractor for $25,500 several years ago and has claimed $12,000 of depreciation deduction on the tractor. What is the amount and character of his gain or loss from the sale of the tractor?

Taryn sold a sculpture for $6,000 on 1 January 2020, she bought it on December 1994 for $1,500 Calculate  both Indexation and Discount Capital Gain. Later on you need to advise which one will give you a better result.

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