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Income Tax Planning
Chapter 10: Basis Rules, Depreciation, and Asset Categorization/CAPITAL ASSETS: EXAMPLE
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Chapter 10: Basis Rules, Depreciation, and Asset Categorization

CAPITAL ASSETS: EXAMPLE

01.Core Concepts

Amy recently purchased a painting by W orthington, an aspiring artist, to hang in her dining room. Amy is not an art dealer but rather a collector. The painting is a capital asset in Amy’s hands, since it was not created by Amy, it is not being held as inventory for sale to her customers and is not depreciable property used in a trade or a business.