A taxpayer has the following gains and losses from property transactions in the current year: $40,000 Section

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A taxpayer has the following gains and losses from property transactions in the current year:

$40,000 Section 1231 gain

$25,000 Section 1231 loss

$12,000 Long-term capital gain

$9,000 Short-term capital loss How are these transactions treated for tax purposes if the taxpayer recognized an $8,000 Section 1231 loss in the previous tax year?

a. $18,000 long-term capital gain

b. $15,000 Section 1231 gain; $3,000 short-term capital loss

c. $8,000 ordinary income from look-back; $10,000 long-term capital gain

d. $8,000 ordinary income from look-back; $7,000 Section 1231 gain; $3,000 longterm capital gain AppendixLO1

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Taxation For Decision Makers 2008

ISBN: 9780324654110

2nd Edition

Authors: Shirley Dennis-Escoffier, Karen A. Fortin

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