Mrs. Heyer inherited real estate from her mother. The mother's basis in the real estate was $382,000, and the fair market value at the date of the mother's death was $900,000. The mother's taxable estate was only $2.4 million, so the estate did not owe any federal estate tax. This year, Mrs. Heyer sold the real estate for $875,000. Compute her gain or loss recognized on sale.

A. $875,000 gain
B. $493,000 gain
C. $25,000 loss
D. $0


Answer: C

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