Tax Help Archives  
Pub. 544, Sales and Other Dispositions of Assets 2004 Tax Year

This is archived information that pertains only to the 2004 Tax Year. If you
are looking for information for the current tax year, go to the Tax Prep Help Area.

Form 4797 Sales of Business Property 2003. Summary: This is a sample of Form 4797 (2003) with items included as described in the text. Additionally, these line items have been completed:

Name(s) shown on return” field contains Jane Smith
Identifying number” field contains 458-00-0327
Under “Part I: Sales or Exchanges of Property Used in a Trade or Business and Involuntary Conversions From Other Than Casualty or Theft--Most Property Held More Than 1 Year (See instructions.)”:
2(a) Description of property” field contains Customer parking lot “2(b) Date acquired (month, day, year)” field contains 10-1-80 “2(c) Date sold (month, day, year)” field contains 3-16-03 “2(d) Gross sales price” field contains 8,000 “2(e) Depreciation allowed or allowable since acquisition” field contains 0 “2(f) Cost or other basis, plus improvements and expense of sale” field contains 6,000 “2(g) Gain or (loss) for entire year Subtract 2(f) from the sum of 2(d) and 2(e)” field contains 2,000
    Under “Part II: Ordinary Gains and Losses”:
    18. Combine lines 10 through 17. Enter the gain or (loss) here and on the appropriate line as follows:” field contains 4,200 “18b(2) For individual returns: Redetermine the gain or (loss) on line 18 excluding the loss, if any, on line 18b(1). Enter here and on Form 1040, line 14” field contains 4,200

      Publications Index | 2004 Tax Help Archives | Tax Help Archives Main | Home