That's a good question. How did the loss happen? I guess I could see this happening to himNRD09 said:
Awesome explanation, thanks. So for the $800,000 question: is there actually a way this dude could have come up with a tax liability 20x his net profits?
- Purchase 2000 GOOG at $1515 on 2/18/20.
- Sell his 2000 GOOG shares for $1115 around 3/16.
- Repurchase at $1200 on 4/7 and still have those shares.
That would do it. In that case the IRS is going to say you didn't really take a $400/share loss.
Edit: I guess then the tax bill comes from gains he took in shares purchased in mid-March that he's sold whereas he's till holding his 4/7 GOOG purchase.
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