Question

what answer is 1 to 5 please this is federal income taxes

1. Bob bought stock for $5,000 and sold it to his mother Annie for $2,000.  How much of a loss can he report on his tax return on the sale.

a. None.

b. $2,000

c. $3,000

d. $4,000

2. Alice bought stock for $8,000 and sold it to her daughter Gina for $3,000. Several year later, Gina sold it for $9,000. How much gain will Gina report on her sale of the stock?

a. Zero.

b. $1,000

c. $3,000

d. $6,000

3. Edwin bought 100 shares of XYZ Inc. stock for $12,000 and sold all of it for $4,000 on March 10. He bought 40 shares of XYZ Inc. stock on March March 23 for $1,500. How much loss can he report from the sale on his tax return?

a. Zero.

b. $3,200.

c. $4,800.

d. $8,000.

4.  Don bought 100 shares of XYZ Inc. stock for $10,000 and sold it for $6,000 on March 10. He bought another 100 shares of XYZ Inc. stock on March 23 for $6,100. What will his basis be in the 100 shares he bought on March 23?

a. $6,000.

b. $6,100.

c. $10,000.

d. $10,100.

5. Ralph owns a house in the Hamptons, a wealthy beach resort. He and his family and friends enjoy it for most of the year themselves, but he rents it out to a tenant for ten days in August for $3,500. His expenses related to the rental come to $1,000. Those are the only days during the year that he rents it out. How much income will Ralph include in his gross income from the rental activity?

a. Zero.

b. $2,500.

c. $3,500.

d. $4,500.

Answer 1

Question 1

As this is a related party transaction, loss is not deducted.

Option ; None   (A)

Question 2

Basis = Carry over basis = $8,000

Gain = $9,000 - $8,000

Option = $1,000 (B)

; $1,000 gain  

Answer 3

Loss = $12,000 - $4,000 = $8,000

As 40% of shares sold were bought back before 30 days after the sale date, it is a wash sale loss and only 60% of loss is deductible.

Loss = $8,000 * 60% = $4,800 c

Option; (C)

Answer 4

Loss = $12,000 - $4,000= $8,000

As 40% of shares sold were bought back before 30 days after the sale date, it is a wash sale loss and is not decuted. The loss not deducted is added back to the basis of the new shares.

Basis = $1,500 + $3,200 ($8,000 * 40%) = $4,700  

Option; (B)

Answer 5

zero option a [since rented out for less than 10 days]

Option;(A)