Isaac Binder purchased 1,000 shares of Deep-Freeze Inc. five years ago for $15,000. Two years before he
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Isaac Binder purchased 1,000 shares of Deep-Freeze Inc. five years ago for $15,000.
Two years before he died, he gave his son, Edward, 500 shares worth $6,000. He died during a bull market and willed Edward the other 500 shares, then worth $12,000.
a. What is Edward’s basis for gain or loss in the stock received by inter vivos gift?
b. What is Edward’s basis in the testamentary gift?
c. What is Edward’s holding period in the two blocks of stock?
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