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

question 106

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 1983 through 2009.Because of an urgent need for cash,he sells 100 shares of the stock at an $850 gain on March 28,2013.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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Definitions:

LEAPS

Long-Term Equity Anticipation Securities, which are options contracts with expiration dates longer than one year, offering longer-term investment strategies.

Initial Maturities

The original duration until the expiration or due date of a financial instrument, such as a bond or loan, when first issued.

Exchange-Traded Options

Financial derivatives that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific amount of a security at a set price on or before a certain date.

Call Contract

An options contract that gives the holder the right to buy an underlying asset at a specified price within a certain time frame.