Problem: What is the federal income tax owed by an investor in the 35 percent income tax bracket (15 percent tax rate on long-term capital gains and dividend income)?
1. Megan sold stock A for a short-term capital gain of $5,500; sold stock B for a short-term capital loss of $2,100
2. Margaret sold stock A for a short-term capital loss of $2,000; sold stock B for a short-term capital gain of $4,000
3. Melissa is 70 years old and withdraws $1,000 from her Roth IRA account Would the answer be different is she were 65 years old?
4. Morgan bought 100 shares of IBM in March for $100 a share and sold the shares in April for $110.
5. Murphy contributed $4,000 to an IRA and used the proceeds to purchase sotck A for $4000. Teh stock was subsequently sold for $4,500 after year had passed. hide problem