If during 2022, makai and mikala, a married couple, decided to sell their residence, which had a basis of $200,000. the recognized gain of the new residence is $50,000: True.
First step is to find the net gain on the sales of the house
Sale price of house $800,000
Less cost of acquisition of house ($200,000)
Gain on sale of house $600,000
Less commission & selling expenses ($50,000)
Net gain on sale of house $550,000
Now let find the recognized gain of the new residence
Based on the provision of the IRS, the amount deductible for married couple is $500,000.
Hence,
Recognized gain = $550,000 -$500,000
Recognized gain = $50,000
Therefore the statement is true as the recognized gain is $50,000.
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