Series 7 practice questionhardTax Implications 695
A customer sells stock for a loss and then repurchases substantially identical shares 10 days later. The tax effect is that the loss is:
- Adisallowed currently under the wash sale rule✓ Correct answer
- Bconverted automatically into long-term capital gain
- Cfully deductible because settlement dates differ
- Dtaxed as ordinary income
Explanation
Why A — disallowed currently under the wash sale rule
Repurchasing substantially identical securities within 30 days before or after a loss sale triggers the wash sale rule. The loss is not currently deductible and is instead added to the basis of the replacement shares.
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