Harold Haas owns 100 shares of Spartan Corp. common stock with an adjusted basis of ($ 10,000).

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Harold Haas owns 100 shares of Spartan Corp. common stock with an adjusted basis of \(\$ 10,000\). On July 28,2018 , he sold all 100 shares for \(\$ 9,000\). On August 18, 2018, he purchased 80 shares of Spartan common stock for \(\$ 7,500\) and 20 shares of Spartan preferred stock for \(\$ 3,000\). What is Harold's recognized gain or loss on the sale and what is his basis per share in the new stock?

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CCH Federal Taxation 2019 Comprehensive Topics

ISBN: 9780808049081

2019 Edition

Authors: Ephraim P. Smith, Philip J. Harmelink, James R. Hasselback

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