George bought the following amounts of stock A over the years: Date Purchased Number of Shares Adjusted Basis Stock A                 11/21/1994                         1,000                     $24,000 Stock A                 03/18/2000                         500                         $9,000   Stock A                 05/22/2009                         750                         $27,000   On Oct 12,2020, he sold 1,200 of his shares of Stock A for $38 per share. How much Gain/loss will George have to recognize if he uses the FIFO method of accounting for the shares sold? How much Gain/loss will George have to recognize if he specifically identifies the shares to be sold by telling his broker to sell all 750 shares from 5/22/2009 purchased and 450 shares from the 11/21/1994 purchase?

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George bought the following amounts of stock A over the years:

Date Purchased Number of Shares Adjusted Basis

Stock A                 11/21/1994                         1,000                     $24,000

Stock A                 03/18/2000                         500                         $9,000  

Stock A                 05/22/2009                         750                         $27,000

 

On Oct 12,2020, he sold 1,200 of his shares of Stock A for $38 per share.

  1. How much Gain/loss will George have to recognize if he uses the FIFO method of accounting for the shares sold?
  2. How much Gain/loss will George have to recognize if he specifically identifies the shares to be sold by telling his broker to sell all 750 shares from 5/22/2009 purchased and 450 shares from the 11/21/1994 purchase?
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