Mountain Inc. purchased and placed into service a Warehouse used to house inventory on July 10, 2003 (building $850,000, land $250,000). The building was sold for $1,700,000 (building $1,500,000, land $200,000) on November 4, 2019. You will need to properly calculate the accumulated depreciation at the time of the sale.

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Mountain Inc. purchased and placed into service a Warehouse used to house inventory on
July 10, 2003 (building $850,000, land $250,000). The building was sold for $1,700,000
(building $1,500,000, land $200,000) on November 4, 2019. You will need to properly
calculate the accumulated depreciation at the time of the sale.    

Mountain Inc., an accrual basis calendar year corporation, reports the following results for 2019:
Gross Sales from operations
Cost of Goods Sold
Selling and Administrative Expenses
Administrative Wages (non-shareholder)
Officer wages (shareholders)
Dividend income - 10% owned domestic corporation
Interest income
Charitable contribution - current year
Charitable contribution carry forward from 2015
Net operating loss carry forward from 2011
Net operating loss carry forward from 2015
Short-term capital loss carry forward from 2011
Short-term capital loss carry forward from 2015
Nonrecaptured sec. 1231 losses from 2015
4,100,000
See below
(590,000)
(750,000)
See below
150,000
65,000
See below
25,000
45,000
25,000
110,000
375,000
175,000
Whenever possible, Mountain Inc. would like to defer recognition of income for tax purposes, or
minimize current year's income. Additional transactions and facts concerning Mountain Inc.
follow:
Transcribed Image Text:Mountain Inc., an accrual basis calendar year corporation, reports the following results for 2019: Gross Sales from operations Cost of Goods Sold Selling and Administrative Expenses Administrative Wages (non-shareholder) Officer wages (shareholders) Dividend income - 10% owned domestic corporation Interest income Charitable contribution - current year Charitable contribution carry forward from 2015 Net operating loss carry forward from 2011 Net operating loss carry forward from 2015 Short-term capital loss carry forward from 2011 Short-term capital loss carry forward from 2015 Nonrecaptured sec. 1231 losses from 2015 4,100,000 See below (590,000) (750,000) See below 150,000 65,000 See below 25,000 45,000 25,000 110,000 375,000 175,000 Whenever possible, Mountain Inc. would like to defer recognition of income for tax purposes, or minimize current year's income. Additional transactions and facts concerning Mountain Inc. follow:
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