Question

Butte sold a machine to a machine dealer for $50,000. Butte bought the machine for $55,000 several year ago and has a claimed $12,5000 of depreciation expense on the machine. What is the amount and character of Butte's gain or loss?

a. 7,500 section 1231 loss
b. $7,500 section 1231 gain
c. $7,500 ordinary gain
d. 7,500 capital gain
e. none of these

Answer 1

c. $7,500 ordinary gain

Step-by-step explanation:

Depreciated value of Machine = $55,000 - $12,500

= $ 42,500

Sale price of Machine = $ 50,000

Gain on sale of Asset = $ 50,000 - $ 42,500

= $ 7,500

Therefore, The amount and character of Butte's gain or loss is $7,500 ordinary gain.