During 2017, Roberto sold 830 shares of Casual Investor Mutual fund for $8.875 per share. The shares

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During 2017, Roberto sold 830 shares of Casual Investor Mutual fund for $8.875 per share. The shares were purchased on the following dates:

            

Date

Shares

Price

May 31, 2013

400

$9.375

September 18, 2014

225

$8.500

October 21, 2014

425

$10.000

January 12, 2016

276

$7.125


Calculate the gain (loss) on the sale under the following assumptions (carry your calculations to three places):

a. Basis is calculated using the first-in, first-out method.

b. Basis is calculated using the average cost method (assume all shares are long-term).

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Fundamentals Of Taxation 2018

ISBN: 9781259713736

11th Edition

Authors: Ana M. Cruz Dr., Michael Deschamps, Frederick Niswander, Debra Prendergast, Dan Schisler

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