During the year Chester incurred had the following transacti

During the year, Chester incurred had the following transactions involving capital assets. Gain on the sale of an arrowhead collection (acquired as an investment at different times but all pieces have been held for more than 1 year) Loss on the sale of IBM stock (purchased 11 months ago as an investment) Gain on the sale of a city lot (acquired 5 years ago as an investment) $6,000 (4,000) 2,000 a. Indicate the tax treatment for each item. Gain on the sale of an arrowhead collection Loss on the sale of IBM stock Gain on the sale of a city lot Long-term capital gairn Not deductible Not taxable Overall, Chester has of $ However, of this gain is from collectibles, which are taxed at a maximum rate of b. If Chester is in the 33% Federal income tax bracket, how much tax results? C. If Chester is in the 15% bracket?

Solution

PART A

Overall, Chester has a long-term capital gain of $2000 . However, $2000 of this gain is from collectibles, which are taxed at a maximum rate of 28%.

PART B

(2000*28%)+(2000*15%) = 860

PART C

(2000*15%)+(2000*0%) = 300