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The Wash Sale Provisions Apply to Which of the Following

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The wash sale provisions apply to which of the following?
I.Jim bought 500 additional shares of Alfa Gamma stock for $4,000 on December 2,2017.Jim owned 2,500 shares after that purchase.On December 26,2017,Jim realizes a loss of $1,500 on the sale of 250 shares of Alfa Gamma stock.
II.Calvin realizes a $8,000 loss on the December 29,2017,sale of Sloan corporate bonds.Each bond has a face value of $1,000.He replaces the Sloan corporate bonds with the same number of Jackson corporate bonds,each with a face value of $1,000 on January 16,2018.The Jackson bonds have a different interest rate and maturity date then the Sloan bonds but have the same bond rating (AAA) .


A) Only statement I is correct.
B) Only statement II is correct.
C) Both statements are correct.
D) Neither statement is correct.

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