An Individual Has a $40,000 § 1245 Gain, a $35,000

question 38

Multiple Choice

An individual has a $40,000 § 1245 gain, a $35,000 § 1231 gain, a $33,000 § 1231 loss, a $3,000 § 1231 lookback loss, and a $15,000 long-term capital gain.The net long-term capital gain is:

• A)$30,000.
• B)$40,000.
• C)$17,000.
• D)$15,000.
• E)None of these.

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Definitions:

Consumption Options

The variety of goods and services that consumers have the ability to purchase and use.

Isolate Purchases

involves separating specific buying transactions for closer analysis or for special treatment in accounting or analysis.

Mental Accounting

A concept within behavioral economics that refers to the way individuals categorize, separate, and evaluate financial activities, often leading to irrational decision-making.

Irrational Decisions

Choices made contrary to or without consideration of the available evidence or logic.