Question

A customer buys $100,000 of 30 year corporate bonds with 20 years remaining to maturity at 95. The customer elects not to accrete the discount annually. At maturity, the customer will have:A. no capital gain or lossB. a $5,000 taxable capital gainC. $5,000 of taxable interest incomeD. a $5,000 capital loss

Answer 1

Answer: A. No capital gain or loss

Explanation:

From the question, we are informed that a customer buys $100,000 of 30 year corporate bonds with 20 years remaining to maturity at 95 and that the customer elects not to accrete the discount annually.

At maturity, the customer will have no capital gain or loss. This is because, in this case, the bond has already been held to maturity and discount have therefore been accreted. There won't be capital loss or gain since the bond will noe to redeem at par.