Principles of Taxation for Business and Investment Planning 2020 Edition
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Chapter 8, Problem 1QPD
BBB Company, which manufactures industrial plastics, owns the following assets. Characterize each asset as either a capital, ordinary, or Section 1231 asset.
- a. A computer system used in BBB’s main office.
- b. A 50 percent interest in a business
partnership organized to conduct a mining operation in Utah. - c. Heavy equipment used to mold BBB’s best-selling plastic item.
- d. BBB’s customer list developed over 12 years of business.
- e. BBB’s inventory of raw materials used in the manufacturing process.
- f. An oil painting of BBB’s founder and first president that hangs in the boardroom. The painting was commissioned by the company from a local artist and paid for in cash.
- g. A patent developed by BBB’s research and development department.
- h. BBB’s company airplane.
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Characterize each asset as either a capital, ordinary or section 1231 asset.
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Characterize each asset as either a capital, ordinary or section 1231 asset.
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