Classify the Gain or Loss on Each of George's Assets

question 84

Multiple Choice

Classify the gain or loss on each of George's assets listed below using the following codes.Note: a code may be used once,more than once,or not at all.
-George regularly invests unneeded business cash in Eli Lilly common stock.He has bought 200 shares of stock on May 1 of each year from 1986 through 2016.Because of an urgent need for cash,he sells 100 shares of the stock at an $850 gain on March 28,2017.Because the stock is held in a brokerage account,he did not have any paper shares of stock to surrender.He merely told his broker to sell 100 shares.

• A)Long-term capital
• B)Short-term capital
• C)Collectible gain
• D)Section 1231
• E)Section 1245
• F)Section 1250
• G)Ordinary income/loss
• H)Nontaxable/nondeductible

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