On February 1, Year 5, Hal l learned that he was bequeathed 500 shares of common stock under his father's will. Hall's father had paid $2,500 for the stock in Year 1. Fair market value of the stock on February 1, Year 5, the date of his father's death, was $4,000 and had increased to $5,500 6 months later. The executor of the estate elected the alternate valuation date for estate tax purposes. Hall sold the stock for $4,500 on June 1, Year 5, the date that the executor distributed the stock to him. How much income should Hall include in his Year 5 individual income tax return for the inheritance of the 500 shares of stock that he received from his father's estate?
a. $5,500
b. $4,000
c. $0
d. $2,500
Ans: c. $0
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