Compute the following regarding business and nonbusiness bad debts. On May 9, 20
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Compute the following regarding business and nonbusiness bad debts.
On May 9, 2015, Calvin acquired 350 shares of stock in Aero Corporation, a new startup company, for $121,800. Calvin acquired the stock directly from Aero, and it is classified as § 1244 stock (at the time Calvin acquired his stock, the corporation had $900,000 of paid-in capital). On January 15, 2017, Calvin sold all of his Aero stock for $12,180. Assume that Calvin is single.
If an amount is zero, enter "0".
As a result of the sale, Calvin has:
Ordinary loss: $ Short-term capital loss: $ Long-term capital loss: $Explanation / Answer
Total loss on sale of stock = Sale Value of Stock - Purchase value of stock
= $12,180 - $121,800 = ($109,620)
Since Calvin held stock in Aero Corporation from the purchase date of May 9, 2015 to sale date of Jan 15, 2017, the stock will be considered as long term capital asset (i.e. held for more than one year).
As it is a §1244 stock and Calvin is single, he is eligible to deduct loss from these shares upto $50,000 as ordinary loss and the remanining loss of $59,620 ($109,620-$50,000) will be allowed as a Long-term capital loss.
Thus as a result of sale, Calvin has:
Ordinary loss $50,000 Short-term capital loss $0 Long-term capital loss $59,620Related Questions
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