During 2021, Chester (a married taxpayer filing a joint return) had the following transactions involving capital assets:

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During 2021, Chester (a married taxpayer filing a joint return) had the following transactions involving capital assets: 

Gain on the sale of an arrowhead collection (acquired as an investment at different times but all pieces have been held for more than 1 year) $ 6,000

Loss on the sale of IBM Corporation stock (purchased 11 months ago as an investment) (3,500)

Gain on the sale of a city lot (acquired 5 years ago as an investment) 2,000

How much income tax results from these capital asset transactions if:

a. Chester has taxable income of $378,400?

b. Chester has taxable income of $74,125?

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South-Western Federal Taxation 2022 Individual Income Taxes

ISBN: 9780357519073

45th Edition

Authors: James C. Young, Annette Nellen, William A. Raabe, Mark Persellin, William H. Hoffman

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