Problem 1-29 A Brief Overview of Capital Gains and Losses (LO 1.8)

Compute the realized and recognized gain or loss for each of the following transactions and classify as short-term or long-term:

1. Marge, a single taxpayer, receives $8,000 for the sale of stock she purchased six years ago for $3,000.
2. Lisa, a single taxpayer, receives $3,000 for the sale of stock she purchased six months ago for $8,000.
3. Bart and Maggie, married filing jointly taxpayers, receive $3,000 for the sale of stock they purchased three years ago for $10,000.
4. Homer, a single taxpayer, receives $12,000 on the sale of his personal-use motorcycle. He purchased the motorcycle four months ago for $16,000.
5. Mo, a single taxpayer, receives $16,000 on the sale of his personal-use motorcycle. He purchased the motorcycle four years ago for $12,000.

For those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (Example: -300)

For those boxes in which you must enter subtractive or negative numbers use a minus sign. (Example: 300 )