Alan Meer inherits a hotel from his grandmother, Mary, on February 11 of the current year. Mary bought the hotel for $730,000 three years ago. Mary de- ducted $27,000 of cost recovery on the hotel before her death. The fair market of the hotel in February is $725,000. (Assume that the alternative valuation date is not used.)
a) What is Alan's adjusted basis in the hotel?
b) If the fair market value of the hotel at the time of Mary's death was $500,000, what is Alan's basis?