MCGRAW-HILL'S TAX.OF INDIV.+BUS.2020
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Author: SPILKER
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Chapter 7, Problem 56P
Mickey and Jenny Porter file a joint tax return, and they itemize deductions. The Porters incur $2,000 in investment expenses. They also incur $3,000 of investment interest expense during the year. The Porters’ income for the year consists of $150,000 in salary and $2,500 of interest income.
- a) What is the amount of the Porters’ investment interest expense deduction for the year?
- b) What would their investment interest expense deduction be if they also had a ($2,000) long-term capital loss?
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Chapter 7 Solutions
MCGRAW-HILL'S TAX.OF INDIV.+BUS.2020
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