Sean is in the business of buying and selling stocks and bonds. he has a bond of green corporation for which he paid $200,000. the bond is currently worth only $50,000. discuss whether sean can take a $150,000 loss for a bt1siness bad debt or for a worthless security.

Sean can not either realize the bond as the loss as business bad debt or as a worthless security.

Explanation:

- Whether Sean can take the bond as the loss as business bad debt? Sean can't take the bond as the loss as business bad debt because the bond is a security whose value is dropping because of various risks such as market risks, credit risks. There is no certain information given the bonds are going to be default.

- Whether Sean can take the bond as the loss as worthless security? Sean can't take the bond as the loss as worthless security because the security is still worthy ($50,000 each). Loss, in this case, is only realized when bonds is sold or completely worthless.

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