During the current year, USACo (a domestic corporation) sold equipment to FrenchCo, a non-U.S. corporation, for $350,000 with title passing to the buyer in France. USACo purchased the equipment several years ago for $100,000 and took $80,000 of depreciation deductions on the equipment, all of which were allocated to U.S.-source income. USACo's adjusted basis in the equipment is $20,000 on the date of sale. What is the sourcing of the $330,000 gain on the sale of this equipment?

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The gain is split into two parts: the depreciation recapture of $80,000 is U.S. source because the depreciation deductions were allocated to U.S. source income, and the remaining gain of $250,000 is foreign source because the title passed in France.

During the Current Year, USACo (A Domestic Corporation) Sold Equipment