Mr. Indecisive made his first purchase of 500 shares of Airline stock for $40,000 on 12/1/19. The stock drops in price because of the pandemic, and he panics, selling all his Airline stock for a $20,000 loss on 10/20/20. Mr. Indecisive then rethinks his decision, believing that everything will be better after the election and that Airline stock will soar, so on 11/2/20 he purchases 500 shares of Airline for $22,000. At the end of the year, he still owns his stock and it is worth $30,000 so he continues to hold it. How much of a loss does he get to take for 2020 and what is his basis for the Airline stock going forward?

Why do the Lifetime Learning Credit and American Opportunity Credit not help students or their families very much?