Equipment was stolen from Far East Corp. on May 1, 2020. The cost of the equipment was $10,000 and the UCC was $7,500. The insurance proceeds of $12,000 were received on September 15, 2020 and replacement equipment was purchased for $11,500 on September 30, 2020. Far East makes all elections to minimize the tax effect of replacing the equipment. Which of the following statements is correct?

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The taxable capital gain is calculated as the insurance proceeds ($12,000) minus the undepreciated capital cost (UCC) of the old equipment ($7,500), which equals $4,500. However, since the replacement equipment costs less than the insurance proceeds, the gain is limited to the difference between the insurance proceeds and the cost of the replacement equipment, which is $500 ($12,000 - $11,500). This gain is then halved for tax purposes, resulting in a taxable capital gain of $250. The deemed capital cost of the new equipment is the actual cost ($11,500) minus the deferred gain ($500), which equals $11,000. However, the correct answer is A, indicating a mistake in my explanation regarding the deemed capital cost calculation. The correct deemed capital cost should be based on the information provided in the correct answer, which is $10,000, indicating specific tax rules or elections were applied that were not detailed in my explanation.

Equipment Was Stolen from Far East Corp