Norman Nelson Owns 1,000 Shares of Newton Corp

Essay

Norman Nelson owns 1,000 shares of Newton Corp. common stock which he purchased for $60,000 and later receives a nontaxable preferred stock dividend of 300 shares of Newton preferred stock when the FMV of the preferred was $100 per share and the FMV of the common was $90 per share. What is the basis of the common and preferred shares after the dividend?