Can Form 4797 Edition 2022-2023

In this talk I'll go through the general calculation of a gain or loss for when you sell something so an asset is something of value that you own and there are different categories for tax purposes because that's how the rules are defined based on the different categories so when you sell a property the amount you receive as payment is called the sale price or also in taxes the proceeds from the sale now while this is usually the cash you'd receive for selling the item this amount also includes everything of benefit that you receive for the property so if the buyer assumes a loan that you had on the property this amount is included in the sales price and if the buyer trades you items or services for the property then the fair market value should be included as the proceeds as well if you'll receive payments over multiple tax years then still include the total amount as the sales price but keep in mind that interest income must be accounted for as well and you can refer to my video on installment sales for more information now if you dispose of an asset without selling it you may have zero proceeds or if you receive any amount for disposing of the property for example say you scrap metal then include that amount as the proceeds so to calculate the gain or loss on the sale of property you subtract your adjusted basis in the property from the total sales price now in general the adjusted basis is the cost basis which as it sounds is what you paid to buy the item cost basis can be increased by expenses you paid to get the asset ready for its intended use such as shipping costs and...