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Larry owns 40% of the shares of Beta Corporation, a subchapter S corporation. La

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Question

Larry owns 40% of the shares of Beta Corporation, a subchapter S corporation. Larry also made a loan to the corporation. At the beginning of the current year, Larry’s basis in his shares is $20,000 and his basis in the loan receivable is $10,000. At the end of the year, Beta reported an ordinary business loss of $120,000. Beta paid no dividends this year. How much of Larry’s share of the Beta loss can he deduct this year?

48,000

20,000

30,000

None, Larry can not deduct losses from BETA because he hasn't sold his shares yet.

48,000

20,000

30,000

None, Larry can not deduct losses from BETA because he hasn't sold his shares yet.

Explanation / Answer

answer

None, Larry can not deduct losses from BETA because he hasn't sold his shares yet.

None, Larry can not deduct losses from BETA because he hasn't sold his shares yet.