Exam 11: Investor Losses

Charles owns a business with two separate departments. Department A produces $100,000 of income and Department B incurs a $60,000 loss. Charles participates for 550 hours in Department A and 100 hours in Department B. He has full-time employees in both departments.

Bruce owns a small apartment building that produces a $25,000 loss during the year. His AGI before considering the rental loss is $85,000. Bruce must be a material participant with respect to the rental activity in order to deduct the $25,000 loss under the real estate rental exception.

George, an ophthalmologist, owns a separate business not real estate) in which he participates. He has one employee who works part-time in the business. Which of the following statements is correct?

This year Seth had investment income of $31,000, investment expenses of $28,000, and a long-term capital gain of $8,000 on an investment. In calculating his net investment income for the current year, Seth may deduct a maximum of $11,000 investment interest.

Jared earned investment income of $22,000 and incurred investment interest expense of $14,000 during the year. He incurred other investment expenses of $7,000 during the year. Jared may deduct $14,000 of investment interest in the current year.

Mary Jane participates for 100 hours during the year in an activity she owns. She has no employees and is the only participant in the activity. The activity is a significant participation activity.

Ramon incurred $83,100 of interest expense related to his investments this year. His investment income included $34,500 of interest and a $37,500 net capital gain on the sale of securities. Ramon has asked you to compute the amount of his deduction for investment interest, taking into consideration any options he might have. What is the maximum amount of Ramon's investment interest expense deduction in the current year?

In 2018, Kipp invested $65,000 for a 30% interest in a partnership conducting a passive activity. The partnership reported losses of $200,000 in 2018 and $100,000 in 2019, Kipp's share being $60,000 in 2018 and $30,000 in 2019. How much of the losses from the partnership can Kipp deduct assuming he owns no other investments and does not participate in the partnership's operations?

Sherri owns an interest in a business that is not a passive activity and in which she has $20,000 at risk. If the business incurs a loss from operations during the year and her share of the loss is $32,000, this loss will be fully deductible.

When determining whether an individual is a material participant, participation by an owner's spouse generally counts.

Lew owns five activities, and he elects not to group them together as a single activity under the "appropriate economic unit" standard. During the year, he participates for 120 hours in Activity A, 150 hours in Activity B, 140 hours in Activity C, 110 hours in Activity D, and 100 hours in Activity E. Which of the following statements is correct?

Eric makes an installment sale of a passive activity having suspended losses of $40,000. He collects 25% of the sales price in the current year, and will collect 25% in each of the next three years. Eric can deduct $10,000 of the passive activity loss this year.

During the current year, Ryan performs personal services as follows: 700 hours in his management consulting practice, 650 hours in a real estate development business, and 550 hours in an apartment leasing operation. He expects that losses will be realized from the two real estate ventures while his consulting practice will show a profit. Ryan files a joint return with his spouse whose salary is $125,000. Discuss the character and treatment of the income and losses generated by these activities.

List the taxpayers that are subject to the passive activity loss rules and summarize the general impact of these rules on these taxpayers.

Gray Company, a closely held C corporation, incurs a $50,000 loss on a passive activity during the year. The company has active income of $34,000 and portfolio income of $24,000. If Gray is not a personal service corporation, it may deduct $34,000 of the passive activity loss.

Lindsey, an attorney, earns $125,000 from her law practice in the current year. In addition, she receives $50,000 in dividends and interest during the year. Further, she incurs a loss of $40,000 from an investment in a passive activity. What is Lindsey's AGI for the year after considering the passive investment?

Dick participates in an activity for 90 hours during the year. He has no employees and there are no other participants. Dick is a material participant.

Identify from the list below the type of disposition of a passive activity where the taxpayer keeps the suspended losses of the disposed activity and utilizes them on a subsequent taxable disposition.

Wes's at-risk amount in a passive activity is $25,000 at the beginning of the current year. His current loss from the activity is $35,000 and he has no passive activity income. At the end of the current year, which of the following statements is incorrect?

Chen incurred $58,500 of interest expense this year related to his investments. His investment income includes $15,000 of interest, $9,000 of qualified dividends, and a $22,500 net capital gain on the sale of securities. The Maximum amount of Chen's investment interest expense deduction for the year is: