raig owns a piece of land that he’d like to use in a new business. He will transfer the land into a newly formed corporation using Section 85. The land has an ACB of $4,000 and a FMV of $7,000. If he takes back shares of the corporation and a note payable for $2,000 as consideration, what is the ACB of the shares he takes back? Assume he elects to defer as much tax as he can.   Answer options:   4,000   7,000   2,000   5,000   6,000

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Craig owns a piece of land that he’d like to use in a new business. He will transfer the land into a newly formed corporation using Section 85. The land has an ACB of $4,000 and a FMV of $7,000. If he takes back shares of the corporation and a note payable for $2,000 as consideration, what is the ACB of the shares he takes back? Assume he elects to defer as much tax as he can.

 

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4,000

 

7,000

 

2,000

 

5,000

 

6,000

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