Reference no: EM131794185

Question - An office building with an adjusted basis of $320,000 was destroyed by fire on December 30, 2007. On January 11, 2008, the insurance company paid the owner $450,000. The fair market value of the building was $500,000, but under the co-insurance clause, the insurance company is responsible for only 90 percent of the loss. The owner reinvested $410,000 in a new office building on February 12, 2008, that was smaller than the original office building. What is the recognized gain and the basis of the new building if § 1033 (non-recognition of gain from an involuntary conversion) is elected?

a. $0 and $320,000.

b. $0 and $410,000.

c. $40,000 and $320,000.

d. $130,000 and 410,000.

e. None of the above.