Question

Monty loaned his friend Ned $24,000 three years ago. Ned signed a note and made payments on the loan. Last year, when the remaining balance was $18,000, Ned filed for bankruptcy and notified Monty that he would be unable to pay the balance on the loan. Monty treated the $18,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt. Last year, before considering the tax implications of the nonbusiness bad debt, Monty had capital gains of $7,200 and taxable income of $42,000. During the current year, Ned paid Monty $16,200 in satisfaction of the debt.

Determine Monty's tax treatment for the $16,200 received in the current year.
The nonbusiness bad debt of $18,000 would have been reported as a ________ , and $________ would be included in Monty's gross income.

Answer 1

Short term capital loss and $10,800

Step-by-step explanation:

Remaining balance - Capital gains

$18,000 - $7,200 = $10,800

Monty can report the bad debt of $18,000 as short term capital loss since it is expense for the business and receivables are not recoverable. This amount can be reported as loss of the business.