FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION
Karen Klaushas a machine (section 1245 property) with an adjusted basis of $4,000 and a fair market value of $16,000. the machine originally cost $17,000 when purchased in 2013. In 2017, she exchanged it for another machine with fair market value of $12,000 and recieved $4,000 cash.
a. What are the tax consequences of the exchange for Karen?
b. What would the tax consequences be if the new machine had a fair market value of $16,000 and no cash was recieved?