Write a small MEMO in IRAC format - Issues, rules, analysis and conclusion.
Wheeler purchased two parcels of real property for $10,000 each in Year 1 and held the property for investment. These properties appreciated in value as well as were reassessed for property tax purposes at $15,000 each in Year 2. In Year 3 Wheeler sold one parcel for $20,000 to Dealer and in a taxable exchange traded the other parcel for a lot on an island in Maine, which was worth $22,000 on which he planned to build his vacation home. When as well as how much will Wheeler recognize income from the property transactions?