Daniel is considering selling two stocks that have not fared well over recent ye
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Daniel is considering selling two stocks that have not fared well over recent years. A friend recently informed Daniel that one of his stocks has a special designation, which allows him to treat a loss up to $60,000 on this stock as an ordinary loss rather than the typical capital loss. Daniel figures that he has a loss of $72,000 on each stock. If Daniel's marginal tax rate is 35 percent and he has $144,000 of other capital gains (taxed at 15 percent), what is the tax savings from the special tax treatment?
Explanation / Answer
If Daniel sells both stocks, he will generate tax savings as follows:
Special Normal Explanation stock stock
Loss ($60,000) ($60,000)
Given in problem
Ordinary tax 17,500 n/a $50,000 limit x 35% MTR savings
Capital loss tax 1,500 9,000
Special stock: $10,000
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savings remaining loss x 15% capital rate
Normal stock:= $60,000 x 15% capital rate
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(4) Total tax savings $19,000- $9,000 =$10,000 ANSWER
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