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The last day shares of stock purchased on May 8, 2018 could be sold and receive short term gain or loss treatment is:
The correct answer is May 7, 2019
The short term gain or loss is the profit or loss arises from the investment which are held for less than 1 year, In case of short term capital gain, the tax is charged at ordinary income taxes and in case of long term capital gain, it is taxed at 20% at maximum rate.