Question: Scott Bean is a computer programmer and incurred the following transactions in 2016 Sales Price Basis Purchased Sold Provo City Bonds $10,000 $5,000 11/01/12 05/13/16
Scott Bean is a computer programmer and incurred the following transactions in 2016
| Sales Price | Basis | Purchased | Sold | |
| Provo City Bonds | $10,000 | $5,000 | 11/01/12 | 05/13/16 |
| Cisco Stock | 25,000 | 6,000 | 07/17/07 | 01/12/16 |
| Dreyer's Stock | 14,000 | 10,000 | 07/01/15 | 04/20/16 |
| Novell Stock | 2,000 | 10,000 | 02/12/13 | 11/29/16 |
| IBM | 4,000 | 3,000 | 08/02/14 | 05/02/16 |
| ABC | 6,000 | 9,000 | 05/30/14 | 10/20/16 |
| Prior year short-term capital loss carried forward | 5,500 | |||
| Prior year long-term capital loss carried forward | 5,500 |
In 2016, his colleague Dan Hampton filed bankruptcy. Scotts lent Dan $3,000 and become worthless. Answer the following questions:
1. what is the net short-term capital gain/loss on the 2016 Schedule D
2. what is the net long-term capital gain/loss on the 2016 Schedule D
3. What is the net capital gain/loss reported on line 13 of From 1040
4. What amount of capital gain is subject to the preferential capital gain rate?
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