FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
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Author: Libby
Publisher: MCG
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Compute the realized and recognized gain or loss for each of the following transactions and classify as short-term or long-term:
a. Marge, a single taxpayer, receives $8,000 for the sale of stock she purchased six years ago for $3,000.
b. Lisa, a single taxpayer, receives $3,000 for the sale of stock she purchased six months ago for $8,000.
c. Bart and Maggie, married filing jointly taxpayers, receive $3,000 for the sale of stock they purchased three years ago for $10,000.
d. Homer, a single taxpayer, receives $12,000 on the sale of his personal-use motorcycle. He purchased the motorcycle four months ago for
$16,000.
e. Mo, a single taxpayer, receives $16,000 on the sale of his personal-use motorcycle. He purchased the motorcycle four years ago for $12,000.
For those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (Example: -300)
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b.
C₂
d.
e.
$ 5,000
6969
Gain/(loss)
Realized
69
-5,000
-7,000
-4,000
4,000
Gain/(loss)
Recognized
$ 5,000
4,000
X
X
Long-term/
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
Short-term
Long-term
P
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Transcribed Image Text:Compute the realized and recognized gain or loss for each of the following transactions and classify as short-term or long-term: a. Marge, a single taxpayer, receives $8,000 for the sale of stock she purchased six years ago for $3,000. b. Lisa, a single taxpayer, receives $3,000 for the sale of stock she purchased six months ago for $8,000. c. Bart and Maggie, married filing jointly taxpayers, receive $3,000 for the sale of stock they purchased three years ago for $10,000. d. Homer, a single taxpayer, receives $12,000 on the sale of his personal-use motorcycle. He purchased the motorcycle four months ago for $16,000. e. Mo, a single taxpayer, receives $16,000 on the sale of his personal-use motorcycle. He purchased the motorcycle four years ago for $12,000. For those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (Example: -300) P b. C₂ d. e. $ 5,000 6969 Gain/(loss) Realized 69 -5,000 -7,000 -4,000 4,000 Gain/(loss) Recognized $ 5,000 4,000 X X Long-term/ Short-term Long-term Short-term Long-term Short-term Long-term P
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