Exam 11: Investor Losses

Lloyd, a life insurance salesman, earns a $400,000 salary in the current year. As he works only 30 hours per week in this job, he has time to participate in several other businesses. He owns an ice cream parlor and a car repair shop in Tampa. He also owns an ice cream parlor and a car repair shop in Portland and a car repair shop in St. Louis. A preliminary analysis on December 1 of the current year shows projected income and losses for the various businesses as follows: ​ ​ Lloyd has full-time employees at each of the five businesses listed above. Review all possible groupings for Lloyd's activities. Which grouping method and other strategies should Lloyd consider that will provide the greatest tax advantage?

Matt has three passive activities and has at-risk amounts in excess of $100,000 for each. During the year, the activities produced the following income (losses). ​ Matt's suspended losses are as follows:

Vic's at-risk amount in a passive activity is $200,000 at the beginning of the current year. His current loss from the activity is $80,000. Vic had no passive activity income during the year. At the end of the current year:

Services performed by an employee are treated as being related to a real estate trade or business if the employee performing the services has more than a 5% ownership interest in the employer.

A qualified real estate professional is allowed to treat income or loss from any real estate venture as active except for income or loss from a rental activity.

Match the term with the correct response. More than one response may be correct. a.Taxpayer devotes time aggregating more than 500 hours in all significant participation activities during the year. b.Participates in making management decisions in a significant and bonafide sense. c.One in which the individual's participation equals more than 100 hours during the year. d.Taxpayer devotes time in the activity which constitutes substantially all of the participation in the activity of all individuals. e.Both options a. and d. are correct. f.No correct choice is given. -Active participation.

Carl, a physician, earns $200,000 from his medical practice in the current year. He receives $45,000 in dividends and interest during the year as well as $5,000 of income from a passive activity. In addition, he incurs a loss of $50,000 from an investment in a passive activity. What is Carl's AGI for the current year after considering the passive investment?

From January through November, Vern participated for 420 hours as a salesman in a partnership in which he owns a 50% interest. The partnership has four full-time employees. During December, Vern spends 110 hours cleaning the store and painting the walls in order to meet the material participation standards. Vern qualifies as a material participant.

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.

In 2017, Arnold invests $80,000 for a 20% interest in a partnership in which he is a material participant. The partnership incurs a loss with $100,000 being Arnold's share. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Lucy owns and actively participates in the operations of an apartment complex that produces a $50,000 loss during the year. Her modified AGI is $125,000 from an active business. Disregarding any at-risk amount limitation, she may deduct $25,000 of the loss, and the remaining $25,000 is a suspended passive activity loss.

Identify how the passive activity loss rules broadly classify various types of income and losses. Provide examples of each category.

In the current year, Kelly had a $35,000 loss from a real estate rental activity in which she is a 10% owner. If she is an active participant and if her modified AGI is $100,000, she can deduct $25,000 of the loss.

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?

Individuals can deduct from active or portfolio income losses of up to $25,000 from real estate rental activities in which they actively participate.

Roger owns and actively participates in the operations of an apartment building which produces a $40,000 loss during the year. He has AGI of $150,000 from an active business. He may deduct $25,000 of the loss.

Tess owns a building in which she rents apartments to tenants and operates a restaurant. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Ahmad owns four activities. He participated for 120 hours in Activity A, 150 hours in Activity B, 140 hours in Activity C, and 100 hours in Activity D. Which of the following statements is correct?

Pablo, who is single, has $95,000 of salary, $10,000 of income from a limited partnership, and a $27,000 passive activity loss from a real estate rental activity in which he actively participates. His modified adjusted gross income is $95,000. Of the $27,000 loss, how much is deductible?

Orange Corporation, a closely held (non-personal service) C corporation, earns active income of $300,000 in the current year. The corporation also receives $35,000 in dividends and incurs a loss of $50,000 from an investment in a passive activity. What is Orange's income for the year after considering the passive investment?