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Tariq sold certain U.S. Government bonds and State of Oregon bonds at a loss to offset short-term capital gain from a previous transaction. He felt that the U.S. Government and State of Oregon bonds were "good" investments, so he repurchased identical securities within one week. Do these transactions constitute wash sales?
If the bond sales resulted in the recognition of gain (rather than loss), would the wash sale provisions prevent the gains from being recognized?
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