Jason sold the bonds for 383000 after amortizing 1000 of


Question - Jason purchased $400,000 of Cherry Corporation face value bonds for $320,000 on November 13, 2010. The bonds had been issued with $80,000 of original issue discount because Cherry was in financial difficulty in 2010. On December 3, 2011, Jason sold the bonds for $383,000 after amortizing $1,000 of the original issue discount. What are the nature and amount of Jason's gain or loss?

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