Karyn loaned $$26,000$ to her co$-$worker to begin a new business several years ago. If

her co$-$worker declares bankruptcy on June $22$ of the current year, how much of the

bad debt loss will Karyn be able to deduct this year?

Deductible bad debt loss

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Matt and Meg Comer are married and file a joint tax return. They do

not have any children. Matt works as a history professor at a local

university and earns a salary of $$67,800.$ Meg works part time at the

same university. She earns $$45,200$ a year. The couple does not

itemize deductions. Other than salary, the Comers' only other source

of income is from the disposition of various capital assets $($mostly

stocks$).($Use the tax rate schedules,

Dividends and Capital Gains Tax Rates.$)$

Note: Round your final answers to the nearest whole dollar amount.

a$.$ What is the Comers' tax liability for $2023$ if they report the following capital gains

and losses for the year?