Question

In January, a customer buys 100 shares of ABC stock at 450. Eleven months later in December, the stock is trading at $60. The customer buys 1 ABC Feb 60 Put @ $3. In Februrary, the stock is trading at $51 and the customer exercises the put. The tax consequence is:________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The options for this question are the following: A. $700 short term capital gain

; B. $700 long term capital gain

; C. $300 short term capital loss

; D. $300 long term capital loss.

The correct answer is A. $700 short term capital gain.

Explanation:

If a customer acquires shares and does not buy an option on the same day, then the option is not related to the action. The main concern of the IRS is that the client could try to buy a stock that has increased its value to ensure a profit while the tenure period is short term, and then simply wait until the tenure period is long term to sell the shares (either in the market or when exercising the option to sell and paying taxes at the lowest rate of 15%) without having been at risk. So, if the purchase option is purchased when the stock is held in the short term, the IRS cancels the retention period and does not start counting again until the sale option expires (and starts from day 1 at this point).