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During the year, Eric had the four property transactionssummarized below. Eric i

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During the year, Eric had the four property transactionssummarized below. Eric is a collector of antique automobiles andoccasionally sells one to get funds to buy another. What are theamount and nature of the gain or loss from each of thesetransactions? Property               DateAcquired      DateSold      AdjustedBasis         SalesPrice Antiquetruck           06/18/98            05/23/08      $47,000                  $35,000 Blue Growth Fund    12/23/00            11/22/08      12,000                     23,000        (100 shares) OrangeBonds            02/12/01            04/11/08        34,000                  42,000* Greenstock               02/14/08            11/23/08         13,000                  11,000        (100 shares) *The sales price included $750 of accrued interest. During the year, Eric had the four property transactionssummarized below. Eric is a collector of antique automobiles andoccasionally sells one to get funds to buy another. What are theamount and nature of the gain or loss from each of thesetransactions? Property               DateAcquired      DateSold      AdjustedBasis         SalesPrice Antiquetruck           06/18/98            05/23/08      $47,000                  $35,000 Blue Growth Fund    12/23/00            11/22/08      12,000                     23,000        (100 shares) OrangeBonds            02/12/01            04/11/08        34,000                  42,000* Greenstock               02/14/08            11/23/08         13,000                  11,000        (100 shares) *The sales price included $750 of accrued interest.

Explanation / Answer

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$41250*

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Nature of Assets Adjusted Sales Gain/Loss Nature Basis Price

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Antique Truck Long-term assets $47,000 $35,000 ($12,000) Long-term capital loss

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Blue growth Fund Long-term assets $12,000 $23,000 $11,000 Long-term capital gain

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Orange Bonds Long-term assets $34,000

$41250*

$7,250 Long-term capital gain

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Green Stock Short- term assets $13,000 $11,000 ($2,000) Short-term capital loss $41250* = $42,000 - $750