Question

Use the following information from questions 6-12. In both 2018 and 2019 you expect to receive a W2 for $200,000; $65,000 will be already withheld on your W2 for federal income taxes and your income tax bracket is 32%. The short term capital gains on investments (<1 year) are taxed like income, long term capital gains on investments (> 1 year) are taxed at 15%, and dividends are taxed at 22%. Besides your W2 income, the only income you have to report is from one stock on the 1099-B issued by your broker: On January 1t, 2018, you purchased 100 shares of stock at $50 per share you based your investment decision on publically available sources which speculate the share's price will increase dramatically at some point over the next two years July 1, 2018, is the ex-dividend date for the stock -that morning you received a special onetime cash dividend of $2 per share and the stock closed at $48 per share . On November 29h, 2018, the company announced great news about a clinical drug trial and the share price begins to rise . On November 30h, 2018, you purchased 20 shares of stock at $80 per share On December 1, 2018, there was a 2 for 1 stock split On December 2nd, 2018, you sold 50 shares of stock at $100 per share . On January 2, 2019, you sold 70 shares at $90 per share You do not t receive any dividends in 2019 .On December 31, 2019, you sell any remaining shares at $30 per share All stock prices quoted above are at market close on the day referenced Assume shares that were purchased first were sold first (i.e. FIFO) Assume there are no transaction costs Eor this question only, assume the investor's only goal is to reduce their tax liability in 2018. Ihe investor should have waited until Janua tax racket was 10%lower. Evaluate the words in underlined italics. True or False? 6. 2019, to sell the first 50 sh ck, even if the inve rue b. False 7. There is a trading rule that goes: Buy the rumor, sell the news! Which of the following actions most likely violates this rule: I. II. III. IV. The investor purchased shares on January 1st, 2018 The investor purchased shares on December 1st, 2018 The investor sold shares on December 2nd, 2018 This investor sold shares on January 1st, 2019 C. d. LIV 8. Eor this question only, assume you did not sell any stock on December 2nd. Your 2018 federal tax refund (liability) would be closest to: a. ($1,044) b. ($1,000) c. ($800) d. $800 e. $956 9. For this question only, assume you sold all of your stock on July 1, 2018. What was your total return on the investment? a. b. С. d. (8%) (4%) (2%) 0%

Answer 1

6(a) Yes, the investor should had waited till 2nd Jan'19 as 1 year would have elapsed from 1st lot of share purchase and gains would have been treated as long term capital gain with lower tax rate of 15% instead of tax on short terms capital gains at 32%.

7. Question is not correct, dates doesnt match with events in question.

8.

	$
W2 Income	200000
Tax @ 32%	64000
Tax on dividend of 100 at $2 per share @ 22%	44
Total Tax liability	64044
Tax withheld	65000
Refund	956

9. If all stocks were sold on 1st Jul'18 return of investment would be zero as purchase price was $50 which is equal to dividend of $2 and sale price of $48