Q6. Are Weinke’s and Johnson’s statements concerning the gifting of Brooks’ stock to his alma mater correct?

          Weinke                                    Johnson

A)   Correct                                  Correct

B)   Correct                                  Incorrect

C)   Incorrect                                Correct

Q7. A tax lot refers to:

A)   securities that are identified, usually by purchase date and price, to minimize taxes.

B)   all shares that are sold on a given date.

C)   holding securities that have market values below the cost basis.

Q8. An investor purchased 100 shares of VBN at $34 two years ago and another 100 shares at $46 one year ago. Today, the price is $73, and they are going to sell 100 shares. Which of the following statements is correct? They should sell the shares purchased:

A)   one year ago because this will minimize the capital gains taxes.

B)   one year ago because this will maximize the capital gain.

C)   two years ago because this will minimize the capital gains taxes.

答案和详解如下：

Q6. Are Weinke’s and Johnson’s statements concerning the gifting of Brooks’ stock to his alma mater correct?

          Weinke                                    Johnson

A)   Correct                                  Correct

B)   Correct                                  Incorrect

C)   Incorrect                                Correct

Correct answer is A)

Weinke is correct. If the stock is gifted, capital gains taxes would be avoided entirely. Johnson is correct. The gift can provide a tax deduction against ordinary income for Brooks.

Q7. A tax lot refers to:

A)   securities that are identified, usually by purchase date and price, to minimize taxes.

B)   all shares that are sold on a given date.

C)   holding securities that have market values below the cost basis.

Correct answer is A)

A tax lot refers to securities that are identified, usually by purchase date and price, to minimize capital gains taxes that will be payable on the transaction. Shares sold on a given date may represent more than one tax lot.

Q8. An investor purchased 100 shares of VBN at $34 two years ago and another 100 shares at $46 one year ago. Today, the price is $73, and they are going to sell 100 shares. Which of the following statements is correct? They should sell the shares purchased:

A)   one year ago because this will minimize the capital gains taxes.

B)   one year ago because this will maximize the capital gain.

C)   two years ago because this will minimize the capital gains taxes.

Correct answer is A)

They should sell the shares purchased one year ago because this will minimize the capital gain and thereby minimize the taxes payable.

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