Kevin Klein owns 900 shares of Palmer Corp. stock which he purchased three years ago for ($

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Kevin Klein owns 900 shares of Palmer Corp. stock which he purchased three years ago for \(\$ 65\) each. He receives one nontaxable right for each share of stock owned. The rights entitle Kevin to receive one share of stock for every three rights plus the payment of \(\$ 50\) per share. On the date of distribution, the market value of the stock was \(\$ 75\) and the market value of the rights was \(\$ 12\). If Kevin exercises 600 of the rights and sells the remaining rights for \(\$ 3,000\), what is his basis in the old stock, the rights, the newly purchased stock, and what is his gain or loss on the sale?

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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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