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A founder owns a stake valued at $25M and rolls $7.5M into a new LBO structure, receiving $17.5M in cash ('boot').

If the founder's original basis in the stake was $1M, what is the amount of gain that must be recognized for tax purposes at the time of the transaction?

  1. $17.5M
  2. $24.0M
  3. $1.0M
  4. $16.5M

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