During the year, Chester had the following transactions involving capital assets:Gain on the sale of an arrowhead collection (acquired as an investment)
At different times but all pieces have been held for more than one
- Year) $6,000
- Loss on the sale of IBM Corporation stock (purchased 11 months ago as
- An investment) (4,000)
Gain on the sale of a city lot (acquired 5 years ago as an investment) 2,000
Required:
a. If Chester is in the 33% bracket, how much income tax results?
b. If Chester is in the 15% bracket and 2011 is the year involved?