For 2012, Stuart Has a Short-Term Capital Loss, a Collectible

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True/False

For 2012, Stuart has a short-term capital loss, a collectible long-term capital gain, and a long-term capital gain from land held as investment.The short-term loss is first applied to the collectible capital gain.

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