Which of the following statements regarding wash sales is CORRECT?
I. A wash sale occurs if the taxpayer sells or exchanges stock or securities for a loss and, within 30 days before or after the date of the sale or exchange, acquires similar securities.
II. The wash sale rules are easily avoided in the case of fixed-income securities by substituting a bond with the same or similar characteristics as long as it is issued by a different company.
A) I only
B) Both I and II
C) II only