Walter, who owns all of the Ajax Corporation stock, purchases a truck from Ajax Corporation in January. The truck cost $12,000 and has a $10,000 adjusted basis. Walter pays the truck's $8,000 FMV. Later in the same year, Walter sells the truck to an unrelated party for $13,000. With respect to these transactions,

A) Ajax Corporation reports a loss of $2,000 and Walter reports a gain of $5,000.
B) Ajax Corporation reports no loss and Walter reports a gain of $3,000.
C) Ajax Corporation reports a loss of $4,000 and Walter reports a gain of $5,000.
D) Ajax Corporation reports no loss and Walter reports a gain of $5,000.


B) Ajax Corporation reports no loss and Walter reports a gain of $3,000.

Ajax recognized no loss on the sale because of the Sec. 267(a) related party sale transaction rules (i.e., Ajax Corporation and Walter are related parties). When Walter sells the truck for a $5,000 ($13,000 - $8,000) gain, he is allowed to use the $2,000 disallowed loss as an offset.

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