In late 2008, Leticia invested $100,000 in TechCo, a startup high-tech venture. Althoughshe had great expectations of financial gain, TechCo's efforts were not well received in themarket, and the value of its stock plummeted. Four years ago when TechCo declaredbankruptcy, Leticia wrote off her $100,000 stock investment as worthless securities.To Leticia's surprise, this year she receives $40,000 from the bankruptcy trustee as a finalsettlement for her TechCo stock. Leticia now realizes that she probably should not haveclaimed the loss four years ago because the stock was not completely worthless.However, since the statute of limitations has passed, she does not plan to amend her taxreturn from four years ago. She also decides that the $40,000 is not income but is merely arecovery of some of her original investment. How do you react to Leticia's plans?

Leticia's situation involves the recovery of a previously written-off investment in TechCo, a…

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