Question

Jasmine owned rental real estate that she sold to her tenant in an installment sale. Jasmine acquired the property in 2008 for $1,840,000; took $644,000 of depreciation on it; and sold it for $1,012,000, receiving $101,200 immediately and the balance (plus interest at a market rate) in equal payments of $91,080 for 10 years. What is the nature of the recognized gain or loss from this transaction?

Answer 1

The nature of recognized gain or loss from this transaction is known as capital gain or loss and its important for the computation of individual income taxes

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the above information, the gain or loss on sale of real estate is computed as;

Original cost

$1,840,000

Less:

Depreciation

($644,000)

Current value of property

$1,196,000

Less:

Sales value

($1,012,000)

Loss on sale

$184,000

Here, there is loss on sale because sales is less than the present value of the property taken into consideration, hence a capital loss is recognized.