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Kelly, who earns a yearly salary of$120,000, sold an activity with a suspended p

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Question

Kelly, who earns a yearly salary of$120,000, sold an activity with a suspended passive loss of$44,000. The activity was sold at a loss and Kelly has noother passive activities. The suspended loss is notdeductible.

Jackson Company incurs a $50,000loss on a passive activity during the year. The company hasactive income of $34,000 and portfolio income of $24,000. IfJackson Company is a personal service corporation, it may deduct$34,000 of the passive loss.

Coyote Corporation has activeincome of $45,000 and a passive loss of $23,000 in the currentyear. Coyote cannot deduct the $23,000 loss if it is a personalservice corporation.

Explanation / Answer

Kelly, who earns a yearly salary of$120,000, sold an activity with a suspended passive loss of$44,000. The activity was sold at a loss and Kelly has noother passive activities. The suspended loss is notdeductible.