Latisha owns a warehouse with an adjusted basis of $112,000.She exchanges it for a strip mall building worth $150,000.Which of the following statements is correct?
A)If the warehouse was used in Latisha's business to store inventory and the strip mall building is to be rented to tenants, her recognized gain is $38,000 and her basis for the strip mall building is $150,000.
B)If the warehouse was used in Latisha's business to store inventory and the strip mall building is to be used as a retail outlet for her business, her recognized gain is $0 and her basis for the strip mall building is $112,000.
C)If the warehouse is used by Latisha to store personal use items such as excess furniture and the strip mall building is to be rented to tenants, her recognized gain is $38,000 and her basis for the strip mall building is $150,000.
D)Only b.and c.are correct.
E)a., b., and c.are correct.

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If the warehouse was used in Latisha's business to store inventory and the strip mall building is to be used as a retail outlet for her business, her recognized gain is $0 and her basis for the strip mall building is $112,000. If the warehouse is used by Latisha to store personal use items such as excess furniture and the strip mall building is to be rented to tenants, her recognized gain is $38,000, and her basis for the strip mall building is $150,000. Therefore, only b. and c. are correct.

Latisha Owns a Warehouse with an Adjusted Basis of $112,000