Ra Corporation Issues a Twenty-Year Obligation at Its $1,000 Face

question 33

Essay

Ra Corporation issues a twenty-year obligation at its $1,000 face amount. Rames purchases the obligation for $1,000 on the issue date. Due to a decline in interest rates, Ra calls the obligation by paying $1,010 to each of the holders of the twenty-year obligations. What is the tax treatment of the $1,010 by Ra and Rames?

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Definitions:

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