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Maria, who owns a 50% interest in a restaurant, has been a material participant in the restaurant activity for the last 20 years.She retired from the restaurant at the end of last year and will not participate in the restaurant activity in the future.However, she continues to be a material participant in a retail store in which she is a 50% partner.The restaurant operations produce a loss for the current year, and Maria's share of the loss is $80,000.Her share of the income from the retail store is $150,000.She does not own interests in any other activities.

A) Maria cannot deduct the $80,000 loss from the restaurant because she is not a material participant.
B) Maria can offset the $80,000 loss against the $150,000 of income from the retail store.
C) Maria will not be able to deduct any losses from the restaurant until she has been retired for at least three years.
D) Assuming Maria continues to hold the interest in the restaurant, she will always treat the losses as active.
E) None of the above.

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

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What special passive loss treatment is available to real estate activities?

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Harry earned investment income of $18,500, incurred investment interest expense of $15,500, and other investment expenses of $9,000 during the current year.Harry may deduct $9,500 of investment interest expense this year and carry forward $6,000 to future years.

Which of the following factors should be considered in determining whether an activity is treated as an appropriate economic unit?

David participates 580 hours in an activity during the year; others participate for 1,400 hours.David is a material participant in the activity.

Art owns significant interests in a hardware store and a bookstore at a mall in Washington, D.C. He also owns a hardware store and a bookstore at a mall in San Francisco. Which of the following is not a way in which the interests may be grouped?

Stan, a computer lab manager, earns a salary of $80,000 and receives $25,000 in dividends and interest during the year.In addition, he incurs a loss of $40,000 from an investment in a non-real estate passive activity.His at-risk amount in the activity at the beginning of the year is $55,000.What is Stan's adjusted gross income for this year?

Jack owns a 10% interest in a partnership (not real estate) in which his at-risk amount is $42,000 at the beginning of the year.During the year, the partnership borrows $80,000 on a nonrecourse note and incurs a loss of $60,000 from operations.Jack's at-risk amount at the end of the year is $44,000.

Kenton 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 $110,000 in the current year.At the beginning of this year, Kenton's at-risk amounts in Activities A and B are $10,000 and $120,000, respectively.What is the amount of Kenton's suspended passive loss with respect to these activities at the end of the current year?

Skeeter invests in vacant land for the purpose of realizing a profit on its appreciation.He leases the land during the period he holds it.The unadjusted basis of the property is $75,000 and its fair market value is $105,000.The lease payments are $1,200 per year.

Pablo, who is single, has $95,000 of salary, $10,000 of income from a limited partnership, and a $27,000 passive 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?

In 2012, Pearl invests $80,000 for a 10% partnership interest in an activity in which she is a material participant.The partnership reports losses of $500,000 in 2012 and $450,000 in 2013.Pearl's share of the partnership's losses is $50,000 in 2012 and $45,000 in 2013.How much of the losses can Pearl deduct?

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.

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?

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.

When a taxpayer disposes of a passive activity by death, what happens to any unused passive losses?

Pat sells a passive activity for $100,000 that has an adjusted basis of $55,000.During the years of her ownership, $60,000 of losses have been incurred that were suspended under the passive activity loss rules.In addition, the passive activity generated tax credits of $10,000 that were not utilized and suspended.Determine the tax treatment to Pat on the disposition of the property.

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.

Seth had interest 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, Seth may deduct a maximum of $11,000 investment interest.

Anita owns Activity A which produces active income and Activity B which produces losses. From a tax planning perspective, Anita will be better off if Activity B is a passive activity.