1) Stock in A Corp. that he purchased on July 14, Year 1, for $40,000. 2) Stock in B Corp. that he purchased on July 11, Year 2, for $97,000. 3) Stock in C Corp. that he purchased on December 10, Year 10, for $15,000.

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In Year 11, Gearty, a single taxpayer, sold the following stocks:
 

1)

Stock in A Corp. that he purchased on July 14, Year 1, for $40,000.

2)

Stock in B Corp. that he purchased on July 11, Year 2, for $97,000.

3)

Stock in C Corp. that he purchased on December 10, Year 10, for $15,000.

4)

Stock that Gearty inherited from his mother, who died on January 5, Year 11. Her basis was $10,000 and the fair market value at her death was $27,000. She had acquired the stock on January 3, Year 11. The alternative valuation date was not elected on her estate.

5)

Stock that Gearty received as a gift in Year 5. The donor’s basis was $25,000 and the fair market value at the date of the gift was $20,000. The donor had owned the stock for several years.

 

  • In column B, select from the option list to indicate whether the gain or loss from the sale is "short-term" or "long-term." 
  • In column C, select from the option list to indicate whether the sale results in a "gain" or a "loss." 
  • In column D, enter the amount of the gain or loss.
 

A

B

C

D

1

 

Long-term or Short-term

Gain or Loss

Amount

2

The inherited stock was sold on March 10 for $28,000.

 

 

 

3

The B Corp. stock was sold on May 12 for $15,000.

     

4

The C Corp. stock was sold on August 27 for $25,000.

     

5

The A Corp. stock was sold on September 22 for $100,000.

     

6

The gifted stock was sold on October 5 for $26,000.

     

7

Gearty’s total gain or loss for stock disposed of in Year 11.

     

8

In Year 12, Gearty had two additional capital transactions. The first resulted in a short-term capital gain of $10,000 and the second resulted in a long-term capital gain of $7,000. Assume that Gearty took the maximum net capital loss deduction in Year 11.

     

 

 

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