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Dahlia is in the 32 percent tax rate bracket and has purchased the following shares of Microsoft common stock over the years: Date Purchased Shares Basis 7/10/2008 490 $ 19,110 4/20/2009 390 17,472 1/29/2010 590 19,234 11/02/2012 340 12,988 If Dahlia sells 1,070 shares of Microsoft for $63,130 on December 20, 2018, what is her capital gain or loss in each of the following assumptions? (Do not round intermediate calculations.) a. She uses the FIFO method.
| Date purchased | Shares | Basis | |||
| 7/10/2008 | 490 | 19,110 | |||
| 4/20/2009 | 390 | 17,472 | |||
| 1/29/2010 | 590 | 19,234 | |||
| 11/02/2012 | 340 | 12,988 | |||
| Under FIFO Method | |||||
| 1070 shares has been sold means the below shares has been sold | |||||
| 7/10/2008 | 490 | 19,110 | |||
| 4/20/2009 | 390 | 17,472 | |||
| 1/29/2010 | 190 | 6,194 | (19,234/590)*190 | ||
| (1070-490-390) | |||||
| Total adjusted basis | 1,070 | 42,776 | |||
| Capital gain = (63,130-42,776) = $20,354 | |||||