Define a bargain purchase of property and discuss the related tax consequences
A bargain purchase can occur when an employer transfers property to an employee at less than the fair market value. It results in compensation for services. It also occurs when a corporation sells property to a shareholder at less than its fair market value. The result is a dividend. The amount included in income is the difference between the purchase price and the property's fair market value. The basis of the property acquired in the bargain purchase is the property's fair market value.
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Figure 14.1 US market for Imported Toyotas
In Figure 14.1, D represents the US demand curve for Toyotas and MC0 represents the marginal cost of producing Toyotas. Assume that Toyota behaves like a monopolist in the US market. A shift in the marginal cost curve from MC0 to MC1 leads to
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