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Mark owns an unincorporated business and has $20,000 of Section 1231 gains and $22,000 of Section 1231 losses. He must report a net capital loss of $2,000 on his tax return.
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Elaine owns equipment ($23,000 basis and $15,000 FMV) and a building ($136,000 basis and $148,000 FMV), which are used in her business. Elaine uses straight-line depreciation for both assets, which were acquired several years ago. Both the equipment and the building are destroyed in a fire, and Elaine collects insurance proceeds equal to the assets' FMV. 
a.   What is the tax treatment of these two transactions?
b.   Assume that Elaine is only able to collect $3,000 from the insurance company for the equipment loss.  What is the tax treatment of the two transactions (assume the basis and insurance reimbursement remain the same for the building).


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itsmyluck

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Reply 2 on: Sep 13, 2020
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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