Casper and Cecile divorced in 2018. As part of the divorce settlement, Casper transferred stock to Cecile. Casper purchased the stock for $180,000, and it had a market value of $288,000 on the date of the transfer. Cecile sold the stock for $252,000 a month after receiving it. In addition Casper is required to pay Cecile $9,000 a month in alimony. He made five payments to her during the year. Required:
a. What are the tax consequences for Casper and Cecile regarding these transactions?
b. How much gain or loss does Casper recognize on the transfer of the stock?
c. Does Casper receive a deduction for the $7,500 alimony paid?
d. How much income does Cecile have from the $7,500 alimony received?
e. When Cecile sells the stock, how much does she report?

a. No gain or loss will be recognized by either party.

b. $0 gain or loss will be recognized by Casper on the transfer.

c. Yes, a deduction will be received by Casper for the $45,000 alimony paid during the year.

d. The amount of income is the $45,000 alimony received from Casper during the year.

e. Cecile will report a capital gains of $72,000.

Explanation:

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Casper and Cecile divorced in 2018. As part of the divorce settlement, Casper transferred stock to Cecile. Casper purchased the stock for $180,000, and it had a market value of $288,000 on the date of the transfer. Cecile sold the stock for $252,000 a month after receiving it. In addition Casper is required to pay Cecile $9,000 a month in alimony. He made five payments to her during the year.

Required:

a. What are the tax consequences for Casper and Cecile regarding these transactions?

b. How much gain or loss does Casper recognize on the transfer of the stock?

c. Does Casper receive a deduction for the $45,000 alimony paid?

d. How much income does Cecile have from the $45,000 alimony received?

e. When Cecile sells the stock, how much does she report?

The explanation of the answers are now given as folllows:

a. What are the tax consequences for Casper and Cecile regarding these transactions?

Casper who is the party that is making the transfer will enjoy a deduction for the property he transferred as he is nt entitled to the deduction. In addition, no gain or loss will be recognized by Casper o the transfer.

Cecila who us the party that receives the property will also not recognize income. She will include the property received on cost basis equal to basis of the Casper who is the party that the transfer.

b. How much gain or loss does Casper recognize on the transfer of the stock?

$0 gain or loss will be recognized by Casper on the transfer.

The reason for this is that anything that is paid under alimony that is not cash is not taxable. Since what Casper transferred is not cash, $0 will be recognized.

c. Does Casper receive a deduction for the $45,000 alimony paid?

The total alimony made by Casper during the year is calculated as follows:

Total alimony paid = Alimony amount * Number of payments during the year = $9,000 * 5 = $45,000

Therefore, a deduction will be received by Casper for the $45,000 alimony paid during the year.

d. How much income does Cecile have from the $45,000 alimony received?

The amount of income is the $45,000 alimony received from Casper during the year. And this will be included in her gross income.

e. When Cecile sells the stock, how much does she report?

The amount she will report as capital gain can be calculated as follows:

Capital gains = Revenue from the sales of the stock by Cecile - Purchase price paid by Casper =  $252,000 - $180,000 = $72,000

Therefore, Cecile will report a capital gains of $72,000.