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A 1256 contract includes any regulated futures contract, foreign currency contract, nonequity options, dealer equity options, and dealer securities futures contracts. Gains or losses for these contracts are treated as a % short-term capital gain/loss and a % long-term capital gain/loss. Include only the numbers for the percentages; do not include the % symbol in your answer.

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          A 1256 contract includes any regulated futures contract, foreign currency contract, nonequity options, dealer equity options, and dealer securities futures contracts. Gains or losses for these contracts are treated as a % short-term capital gain/loss and a % long-term capital gain/loss.
Include only the numbers for the percentages; do not include the % symbol in your answer.

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Horngren’s Cost Accounting

Srikant M. Datar, Madhav V. Rajan 16th Edition

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A 1256 contract includes any regulated futures contract, foreign currency contract, nonequity options, dealer equity options, and dealer securities futures contracts. Gains or losses for these contracts are treated as a % short-term capital gain/loss and a % long-term capital gain/loss. Include only the numbers for the percentages; do not include the % symbol in your answer.