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B.

Advising to take as a long term capital gain instead of a short term capital gain, and presumably pay a lower tax rate on the gain.

The payment date would be the same whether you sell on September 16 or September 24; i.e. next year's tax due date.

infinitybenzo

B

You help in converting short term capital gain to long term capital gain. So minimize the amount of tax payment.