An individual in the $24$ percent federal income tax bracket and $15$ percent long$-$term capital gains tax bracket bought and sold the following securities during the year:

$$ Cost Basis of Stock Proceeds of Sale

ABC $$24,500$ $$28,600$

DEF $35,40031,000$

GHI $31,00036,000$

What are the taxes owed on the short$-$term capital gains?An individual in the $35$ percent federal income tax bracket and $15$ percent long$-$term capital gains tax bracket bought and sold the following securities during the year:

$$ Cost Basis of Stock Proceeds of Sale

ABC $$34,600$ $$28,600$

DEF $29,40031,000$

GHI $21,50019,000$

What are the taxes owed or saved as a result of these sales?