Solved

Wall Corporation Has Assets with a $150,000 Basis,$350,000 Value,and $50,000

Question 55

Multiple Choice

Wall Corporation has assets with a $150,000 basis,$350,000 value,and $50,000 of liabilities.Wall transfers $330,000 of its assets and all of its liabilities to Floor Corporation in exchange for $280,000 of Floor common stock.Wall distributes the Floor stock and its remaining $20,000 cash to Carmen,Wall's sole shareholder,in exchange for all of her Wall stock.Carmen purchased the Wall stock 5 years ago for $290,000.Finally,Wall liquidates.Which,if any,of the following statements is correct?


A) Wall recognizes a $50,000 gain on the reorganization.
B) Carmen recognizes a $20,000 gain and Wall recognizes a $50,000 gain on the reorganization.
C) Wall and Carmen both recognize a $20,00 gain on the transaction.
D) Carmen recognizes a $10,000 gain on the reorganization.
E) None of the above.

Correct Answer:

verifed

Verified

Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge

Related Questions

Unlock this Answer For Free Now!

View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions

qr-code

Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks

upload documents

Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents