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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.

A) True
B) False

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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.

A) True
B) False

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Raul is married and files a joint tax return.His current investment interest expense of $95,000 is related to a loan used to purchase a parcel of unimproved land being held as an investment.Income from investments [dividends (not qualified) and interest] total $18,000.Raul paid and deducted $5,000 of real estate taxes on the unimproved land.He also has a $4,500 net long-term capital gain from the sale of another parcel of unimproved land.Raul's maximum investment interest deduction for the year is:


A) $95,000.
B) $18,000.
C) $17,500.
D) $13,000.
E) None of these.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

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Josh has investments in two passive activities.Activity A, acquired three years ago, produces income in the current year of $60,000.Activity B, acquired last year, produces a loss of $100,000 in the current year.At the beginning of this year, Josh's at-risk amounts in Activities A and B are $10,000 and $100,000, respectively.What is the amount of Josh's suspended passive activity loss with respect to these activities at the end of the current year?


A) $0
B) $36,000
C) $40,000
D) $100,000
E) None of these

F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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White Corporation, a closely held personal service corporation, has $150,000 of passive activity losses, $120,000 of active business income, and $30,000 of portfolio income.How much of the passive activity loss can White Corporation deduct?


A) $0
B) $30,000
C) $120,000
D) $150,000
E) None of these

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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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?


A) $0
B) $10,000
C) $25,000
D) $27,000
E) None of these

F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Ned, a college professor, owns a separate business (not real estate) in which he participates in the current year.He has one employee who works part-time in the business.


A) If Ned participates for 120 hours and the employee participates for 120 hours during the year, Ned does not qualify as a material participant.
B) If Ned participates for 95 hours and the employee participates for 5 hours during the year, Ned probably does not qualify as material participant.
C) If Ned participates for 500 hours and the employee participates for 520 hours during the year, Ned qualifies as material participant.
D) If Ned participates for 600 hours and the employee participates for 2,000 hours during the year, Ned qualifies as a material participant.
E) None of these applies.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Rita earns a salary of $150,000, and invests $40,000 for a 20% interest in a passive activity.Operations of the activity result in a loss of $250,000, of which Rita's share is $50,000.How is her loss characterized?


A) $40,000 is suspended under the passive activity loss rules and $10,000 is suspended under the at-risk rules.
B) $40,000 is suspended under the at-risk rules and $10,000 is suspended under the passive activity loss rules.
C) $50,000 is suspended under the passive activity loss rules.
D) $50,000 is suspended under the at-risk rules.
E) None of these characterizes it.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Joyce owns an activity (not real estate) in which she participates for 100 hours a year; her spouse participates for 450 hours.Joyce qualifies as a material participant.

A) True
B) False

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Individuals with modified AGI of $100,000 can deduct against active or portfolio income losses of up to $25,000 from real estate rental activities in which they actively participate.

A) True
B) False

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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 this year, and the remaining $25,000 is a suspended passive activity loss.

A) True
B) False

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

A) True
B) False

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Aram owns a 20% interest in a partnership (not real estate) in which her at-risk amount was $35,000 at the beginning of the year.The partnership borrowed $50,000 on a recourse note and made a $40,000 profit during the year.Her at-risk amount at the end of the year is $43,000.

A) True
B) False

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Linda owns investments that produce portfolio income and Activity A that produces losses.From a tax perspective, Linda will be better off if Activity A is not passive.

A) True
B) False

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Jon owns an apartment building in which he is a material participant and also owns a computer consulting business. Of the 2,000 hours he spends on these activities during the year, 55% of the time is spent operating the apartment building and 45% of the time is spent in the computer consulting business.


A) The computer consulting business is a passive activity but the apartment building is not.
B) The apartment building is a passive activity but the computer consulting business is not.
C) Both the apartment building and the computer consulting business are passive activities.
D) Neither the apartment building nor the computer consulting business is a passive activity.
E) None of these these applies here.

F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

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Match the term with the correct response.More than one response may be correct. -Significant participation activity.


A) Taxpayer devotes time aggregating more than 500 hours in all significant participation activities during the year.
B) Taxpayer participates in making management decisions in a significant and bonafide sense.
C) It is 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.

G) All of the above
H) B) and D)

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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?


A) Wes has a loss of $25,000 suspended under the passive activity loss rules.
B) Wes has an at-risk amount in the activity of $0.
C) Wes has a loss of $10,000 suspended under the at-risk rules.
D) Wes has a loss of $35,000 suspended under the passive activity loss rules.
E) None of these is incorrect.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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In 2019, Joanne invested $90,000 for a 20% interest in a limited liability company (LLC) in which she is a material participant.The LLC reported losses of $340,000 in 2019 and $180,000 in 2020.Joanne's share of the LLC's losses was $68,000 in 2019 and $36,000 in 2020.How much of these losses can Joanne deduct?


A) $68,000 in 2019; $36,000 in 2020.
B) $68,000 in 2019; $22,000 in 2020.
C) $0 in 2019; $0 in 2020.
D) $68,000 in 2019; $0 in 2020.
E) None of these.

F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

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In the current year, Louise invests $50,000 for a 20% interest in a passive activity.Her share of the loss this year is $10,000.If this is her only passive activity, the $10,000 loss from the activity this year is suspended for use in a future year.

A) True
B) False

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If an owner participates for more than 500 hours in a bicycle rental activity located at a beach resort, any loss from that activity is treated as an active loss that can offset active income.

A) True
B) False

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