2. Determine the taxpayers gross income for tax purposes in each of the following situations:

a. Marci, a cash basis taxpayer, traded a corporate bond with accrued interest of $300 for corporate stock with a fair market value of $12,000 at the time of the exchange. Marcis cost of the bond was $10,000. The value of the stock had decreased to $11,000 by the end of the year.

b. Marci needed $10,000 to make a down payment on her house. She instructed her broker to sell some stock to raise the $10,000. Marcis cost of the stock was $3,000. Based on her brokers advice, instead of selling the stock, she borrowed the $10,000 using the stock as collateral for the transaction.

c. Marcis boss gave her two tickets to the Rabid Rabbits rock concert because she met her sales quota. At the time she received the tickets, each ticket had a face price of $200 and was selling on eBay for $300. On the date of the concert, the tickets were selling for $250 each. Marci and her son attended the concert