brandon, an individual, began business four years ago and has sold §1231 assets with $5,850 of losses within the last five years. brandon owned each of the assets for several years. in the current year, brandon sold the following business assets: asset original cost accumulated depreciation gain/loss machinery $ 31,700 $ 8,700 $ 10,850 land 57,000 0 28,500 building 124,000 37,000 (22,000) assuming brandon's marginal ordinary income tax rate is 32 percent, what effect do the gains and losses have on brandon's tax liability? use dividends and capital gains tax rates for reference.