Lucia owns 100 shares of Cronco Inc. which she purchased on December 1 of last year for $10,000. The stock is not Sec. 1244 stock. On July 1 of the current year, Lucia receives notice from the bankruptcy court that Cronco Inc. has been liquidated, and there are no assets remaining for shareholders. As a result, Lucia will have

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Lucia held the shares for more than six months, making it a long-term capital loss. Since the stock is not Sec. 1244 stock, it cannot be treated as an ordinary loss.

Lucia Owns 100 Shares of Cronco Inc