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McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
book McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver cover

McGraw-Hill's Taxation of Individuals and Business Entities 3rd Edition by Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver

Edition 3ISBN: 9780078111068
Exercise 69
George bought the following amounts of Stock A over the years: George bought the following amounts of Stock A over the years:   On October 12, 2011, he sold 1,200 of his shares of Stock A for $38 per share.a.How much gain/loss will George have to recognize if he uses the FIFO method of accounting for the shares sold? b.How much gain/loss will George have to recognize if he specifically identifies the shares to be sold by telling his broker to sell all 750 shares from the 5/22/2001 purchase and 450 shares from the 11/21/1986 purchase? On October 12, 2011, he sold 1,200 of his shares of Stock A for $38 per share.a.How much gain/loss will George have to recognize if he uses the FIFO method of accounting for the shares sold?
b.How much gain/loss will George have to recognize if he specifically identifies the shares to be sold by telling his broker to sell all 750 shares from the 5/22/2001 purchase and 450 shares from the 11/21/1986 purchase?
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