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This year, Charlton acquired commercial real estate ($1 million FMV and $771,000 tax basis) as part of its acquisition of HSK. What is Charlton?s book basis and tax basis in the real estate assuming that the acquisition:
(a) Was a taxable asset acquisition?
(b) Was a type C reorganization?

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(a)If the acquisition was a taxable asset acquisition, then we should use tax basis in the real estate, i.e., the tax basis is $771,000
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<br>(b) If the acquisition was a type C reorganization, then the FMV should be used, ...

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