All of the following conditions would encourage a taxpayer to avoid like-kind exchange treatment on the disposition of an otherwise qualifying asset except
A) expected lower tax rates in the future.
B) the availability of net operating loss carryovers.
C) the disposition of a capital gain asset when the taxpayer has a capital loss carryover.
D) a realized loss on the asset disposed of.
A) expected lower tax rates in the future.
If tax rates are expected to be lower in the future, the taxpayer will want to defer the gain.
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