Principles Of Taxation For Business And Investment Planning 2020 Edition
23rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259969546
Author: Sally Jones, Shelley C. Rhoades-Catanach, Sandra R Callaghan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 8, Problem 39AP
A taxpayer owned 1,000 shares of common stock in Barlo Corporation, which manufactures automobile parts. The taxpayer’s cost basis in the stock was $82,700. Last week, Barlo declared bankruptcy, and its board of directors issued a news release that Barlo common stock should be considered worthless. Determine the character of the $82,700 loss if the taxpayer is:
- a. An individual who purchased the stock as an investment.
- b. A corporation that purchased the stock as an investment.
- c. Barlo’s parent corporation that owned 96 percent of Barlo’s outstanding common stock.
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