Required information [The following information applies to the questions displayed below.] Aruna, a sole proprietor, wants to sell two assets that she no longer needs for her business. Both assets qualify as §1231 assets. The first is machinery and will generate a $23,500 §1231 loss on the sale. The second is land that will generate a $13,900 §1231 gain on the sale. Aruna's ordinary marginal tax rate is 32 percent. Note: Input all amounts as positive values. b. Assuming that Aruna sells the land in December of year 1 and the machinery in January of year 2, what effect will the sales have on Aruna's tax liability for each year? Aruna's tax will Aruna's tax will decrease increase in year 1 by in year 2 by $ $ 7,520 2,085

Lena is a sole proprietor. In April of this year, she sold equipment purchased four years ago for $42,000 with an adjusted basis of $25,200 for $27,720. Later in the year, Lena sold another piece of equipment purchased two years ago with an adjusted basis of $12,600 for $8,190. What are the tax consequences of these tax transactions? Lena has an ordinary gain Lena has a § 1231 loss of $ ✔ of $ X from the sale of the first equipment. X from the sale of the second equipment.

Marilyn owns land that she acquired three years ago as an investment for $250,000. She sells the land two years later for $300,000. How does the "recovery of capital doctrine" apply in computing Marylyn's gain or loss from the sales transaction? What is the correlation between "adjusted basis" and the "recovery of capital doctrine? Give an example how this doctrine prevents income from being taxes more than once.

Salvador and Jenna Porter purchased a home in Kenosha, Wisconsin, for $400,000. They moved into the home on February 1 of year 1. They lived in the home as their primary residence until November 1 of year 1, when they sold the home for $500,000. The Porters' marginal ordinary tax rate is 35 percent. Note: Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable. Required: a-1. Assume that the Porters sold their home and moved because they didn't like their neighbors. How much gain will the Porters recognize on their home sale? a-2. At what rate, if any, will the gain be taxed? b. Assume the Porters sell the home because Jenna's employer transfers her to an office in Texas. How much gain will the Porters recognize on their home sale? c. Assume the same facts as in part (b), except that the Porters sell their home for $700,000. How much gain will the Porters recognize on the home sale? Note: Do not round intermediate calculations. d. Assume the same facts as part (b), except that on December 1 of…