Monty loaned his friend Ned $20,000 three years ago. Ned signed a note and made payments on the loan. Last year, when the remaining balance was $11,000, Ned filed for bankruptcy and notified Monty that he would be unable to pay the balance on the loan. Monty treated the $11,000 as a nonbusiness
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- Last year Aleshia identified 15,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt. In that tax year, before considering the tax implications of the nonbusiness bad debt, Aleshia had 100,000 of taxable income, of which 12,000 consisted of short-term capital gains. This year Aleshia collected 8,000 of the amount she had previously identified as a bad debt. Determine Aleshias tax treatment of the 8,000 received in the current tax year.arrow_forwardSherri is a tax accountant. She prepared a large corporate tax return 2 years ago and billed $5,000 to her client. After 2 years of attempting to collect the money, it is clear that she will not be able to collect anything since the business has gone bankrupt. She reports income on her tax return on the accrual basis as she bills it, so the $5,000 was included in her taxable income 2 years ago. Can she claim a bad debt deduction for the $5,000? Explain.arrow_forwardVic, who was experiencing financial difficulties, was able to adjust his debts as follows: a. Vic is an attorney. Vic owed his uncle $25,000. The uncle told Vic that if he serves as the executor of the uncle's estate, Vic's debt will be canceled in the uncle's will. The $25,000 debt cancellation is Vic's gross income when the uncle dies. b. Vic borrowed $80,000 from First Bank. The debt was secured by land that Vic purchased for $100,000. Vic was unable to pay, and the bank foreclosed when the liability was $80,000, which was also the fair market value of the property. Vic has a $fill in the blank 01cf0405cfe7044_1 as a result of the foreclosure. c. The Land Company, which had sold land to Vic for $80,000, reduced the mortgage on the land by $12,000. The $12,000 reduction in the debt is Vic's gross income and Vic must his basis in the property.arrow_forward
- This year William provided $4,200 of services to a large client on credit. Unfortunately, this client has recently encountered financial difficulties and has been unable to pay William for the services. Moreover, William does not expect to collect for his services. William has "written off " the account and would like to claim a deduction for tax purposes. (Leave no answers blank. Enter zero if applicable.) a. What amount of deduction for bad debt expense can William claim this year if he uses the accrual method? Deductible amountarrow_forwardCarrie loaned her friend $4500 to buy a used car. She had her friend sign a note with repayment terms and set a reasonable interest rate on the note because the $4500 was most of her savings. Her friend left town with out a forwarding address, and nobody Carrie knows has heard from her in the last year. How should Carrie treat the bad loan for tax purpose? This is a ___________ bad debt. Assuming this is carries only capital gain or loss, she may claim $____________in the current year and __________any remaining amount.arrow_forwardMartha, an accrual method taxpayer, has an accounting practice. In 2020, she performs tax analyses for Arnold and sends him an invoice for $10,000. In 2021, Martha sells her practice and all accounts to David. Arnold's debt becomes worthless that year after David has purchased the practice. The result is a. Martha deducts a nonbusiness bad debt in 2021. b. Martha deducts a business bad debt in 2021. c. David deducts a business bad debt in 2021. d. David deducts a nonbusiness bad debt in 2021.arrow_forward
- 1. Tim loaned a friend $4,000 to buy a used car. In the current year, Tim's friend declares bankruptcy and the debt is considered totally worthless. What amount may Tim deduct on his individual income tax return for the current year as a result of the worthless debt, assuming he has no other capital gains or losses for the year? a.$3,000 short-term capital loss b.$4,000 short-term capital loss c.$3,000 ordinary loss d.$4,000 ordinary loss e.$2,000 short-term capital loss 2. An asset's adjusted basis is computed as: a.Original basis − capital improvements + accumulated depreciation. b.Original basis + capital improvements − accumulated depreciation. c.Original basis + capital improvements + gain or loss realized. d.Original basis + capital improvements + accumulated depreciation. e.None of these choices are correct. 3. Sol purchased land as an investment on January 12, 2018 for $85,000. On January 31, 2021 Sol sold the land for $90,000 cash. What is the nature of the gain or loss?…arrow_forwardChristina had a $12,000 gain on the sale of stock purchased three years ago, a $4,000 loss on selling stock she had only owned for 3 months, a $5,000 loss on the sale of her personal use auto, and a $5,000 loss from the sale of land used in her business (owned for six years). Chris had no other property transactions this year. What will be the net effect of these transactions on Chris' tax return, in terms of gains and/or losses?arrow_forwardThis year Randy paid $28,000 of interest on his residence. (Randy borrowed $450,000 to buy his residence, which is currently worth $500,000.) Randy also paid $2,500 of interest on his car loan and $4,200 of margin interest to his stockbroker (investment interest expense). How much of this interest expense can Randy deduct as an itemized deduction under the following circumstances? Randy received $2,200 of interest this year and no other investment income or expenses. His AGI is $75,000.arrow_forward
- Ilene rents her second home. During the year, Ilene reported a net loss of $10,600 from the rental. If Ilene is an active participant in the rental and her AGI is $133,000, how much of the loss can she deduct against ordinary income in the year?arrow_forwardPeter had $50,000 in student loans that were discharge when he became permanently disable. How should he treat the discharge fon his tax return?arrow_forwardGrace is an officer of a local bank that merges with a national bank, resulting in a change of ownership. She loses her job as a result of the merger, but she receives a cash settlement of $590,000 from her employer under her golden parachute. Her average annual compensation for the past five tax years was $200,000. If an amount is zero, enter "0". a. What are the tax consequences to Grace and the bank of the $590,000 payment? The $590,000 payment - considered a golden parachute payment. Therefore, the bank is allowed a deduction of $ Grace has taxable income of $ and is liable for an excise tax of $ b. Assume instead that Grace's five-year average annual compensation was $110,000 and that she receives $390,000 in the settlement. What are the tax consequences to Grace and the bank? The $390,000 payment considered a golden parachute payment. Therefore, the bank is allowed a deduction of Grace has taxable income of $ and is liable for an excise tax of $arrow_forward
- Individual Income TaxesAccountingISBN:9780357109731Author:HoffmanPublisher:CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT