Question: On December 3 0 , 2 0 2 0 , Taxpayer T ( T ) received 1 0 0 shares of X Corporation

On December 30,2020, Taxpayer T ("T") received 100 shares of X Corporation stock from T's employer as compensation for services provided.
As of that date. each X share had a fair market value ("FMV") of $1.000(i.e.
$100.000 value in total). On December 30.2021. each X share had a FMV of $1,100 per share. On December 30,2022, When each X share had a FMV of $950 per share. T gifted 50 X shares to T's son ("S"). S combined the 100 shares in a single account and could not distinguish which shares S received on any given date. On December 30.
2023, when each X share had a FMV of $1,200 T gifted the remaining 50 shares to S.
a. What income, gain or loss. if anv, would S recognize if S sold all 100 shares of X stock for $150,000 on January 1,2024?

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