Pursuant to a complete liquidation, Oriole Corporation distributes to its shareholders land held for three years as an investment (adjust basis of $400,000, fair market value of $600,000). The land is subject to liability of $300,000.
a. What are the tax consequences to Oriole Corporation on the distribution of the land?
b. If the land is, instead, subject to liability of $700,000, what are the tax consequences to Oriole on the distribution?