Wen was recently granted 1,000 shares of restricted stock from his employer when the share price

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Wen was recently granted 1,000
shares of restricted stock from his
employer when the share price
was $8 per share. The restricted
shares vested three years later
when the market price was $11.
Wen then held the shares for a
little more than a year after
vesting and sold them when the
market price was $16. Assuming
Wen made a section 83(b)
election, what is the amount of
gain or loss on the restricted stock
on the day he sold it?
$5,000 LTCG
$3,000 STCG
$8,000 LTCG
$3,000 LTCL
Transcribed Image Text:Wen was recently granted 1,000 shares of restricted stock from his employer when the share price was $8 per share. The restricted shares vested three years later when the market price was $11. Wen then held the shares for a little more than a year after vesting and sold them when the market price was $16. Assuming Wen made a section 83(b) election, what is the amount of gain or loss on the restricted stock on the day he sold it? $5,000 LTCG $3,000 STCG $8,000 LTCG $3,000 LTCL
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