Benny purchased $400,000 of Peach Corporation face value bonds for $320,000 on November 13, 2015. The bonds

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Benny purchased $400,000 of Peach Corporation face value bonds for $320,000 on November 13, 2015. The bonds had been issued with $80,000 of original issue discount because Peach was in financial difficulty in 2015. On December 3, 2016, Benny sold the bonds for $283,000 after amortizing $1,000 of the original issue discount. What are the nature and amount of Benny's gain or loss?
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South Western Federal Taxation 2017 Comprehensive

ISBN: 9781305874169

40th Edition

Authors: William H. Hoffman, David M. Maloney, William A. Raabe, James C. Young

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