Vic, who was experiencing financial difficulties, was able to adjust his debts as follows: a.  Vic is an attorney. Vic owed his uncle $25,000. The uncle told Vic that if he serves as the executor of the uncle's estate, Vic's debt will be canceled in the uncle's will. The $25,000 debt cancellation is     Vic's gross income when the uncle dies.     b.  Vic borrowed $80,000 from First Bank. The debt was secured by land that Vic purchased for $100,000. Vic was unable to pay, and the bank foreclosed when the liability was $80,000, which was also the fair market value of the property. Vic has a $fill in the blank 01cf0405cfe7044_1     as a result of the foreclosure.     c.  The Land Company, which had sold land to Vic for $80,000, reduced the mortgage on the land by $12,000. The $12,000 reduction in the debt is     Vic's gross income and Vic must     his basis in the property.

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Vic, who was experiencing financial difficulties, was able to adjust his debts as follows:

a.  Vic is an attorney. Vic owed his uncle $25,000. The uncle told Vic that if he serves as the executor of the uncle's estate, Vic's debt will be canceled in the uncle's will.

The $25,000 debt cancellation is 

 
 Vic's gross income when the uncle dies.

 

 

b.  Vic borrowed $80,000 from First Bank. The debt was secured by land that Vic purchased for $100,000. Vic was unable to pay, and the bank foreclosed when the liability was $80,000, which was also the fair market value of the property.

Vic has a $fill in the blank 01cf0405cfe7044_1 

 
 as a result of the foreclosure.

 

 

c.  The Land Company, which had sold land to Vic for $80,000, reduced the mortgage on the land by $12,000.

The $12,000 reduction in the debt is 

 
 Vic's gross income and Vic must 
 
 his basis in the property.

 

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