Lucy, a Noncorporate Taxpayer, Experienced the Following Section 1231 Gains

question 106

Essay

Lucy, a noncorporate taxpayer, experienced the following Section 1231 gains and losses during the years 2011 through 2016. Her first disposition of a Sec. 1231 asset occurred in 2011. Assuming Lucy had no capital gains and losses during that time period, what is the tax treatment in each of the years listed?
$\begin{array}{lcc}&\text {Section 1231 Gams}&\text {Section 1231 Losses}\\2011 & \$ 10,000 & \$ 8,000 \\2012 & \$ 18,000 & \$ 23,000 \\2013 & \$ 9,000 & \$ 13,000 \\2014 & \$ 22,000 & \$ 16,000 \\2015 & \$ 25,000 & \$ 17,000 \\2016 & \$ 11,000 & \$ 18,000\end{array}$

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