Howard’s roadside vegetable stand (adjusted basis of $275,000) is destroyed by a tractor-trailer accident. he receives insurance proceeds of $240,000 ($300,000 fair market value − $60,000 coinsurance). howard immediately uses the proceeds plus additional cash of $45,000 to build another roadside vegetable stand at the same location. what are the tax consequences to howard?

The company is experiencing an increase in competition, and at the same time they are building more production facilities in southeast asia. in this scenario, the top management team is most likely to multiple choice increase the cost of their products. restructure to reflect a more bureaucratic, stable organization. pull decision-making responsibility from low-level management, taking it on themselves. give lower-level managers the authority to make decisions to benefit the firm. rid themselves of all buffering product.