Question

An individual taxpayer reports the following items for the current year: Ordinary income from Partnership A, operating a movie theater in which the taxpayer materially participates $70,000 Net loss from Partnership B, operating an equipment rental business in which the taxpayer does not materially participate (9,000) Rental income from building rented to a third party 7,000 Short-term capital gain from sale of stock 4,000 What is the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the year?

Answer 1

$74,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculation to determine the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the year

Taxpayer’s adjusted gross income=Net loss from Partnership B+Capital gain from sale of stock

Let plug in the formula

Taxpayer’s adjusted gross income=$70,000+ $4,000

Taxpayer’s adjusted gross income=$74,000

Therefore the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income for the year is $74,000