Question

In the current year, she sold her interest in Activity D for a $10,000 gain. Activity D, which had been profitable until last year, had a current loss of $1,500. Answer the following questions to determine how the sale of Activity D affects Sarah's taxable income in the current year. a. The amount of suspended losses carried forward to the year of the sale is $fill in the blank 1 20,000 . b. What amount of the suspended losses is allocated to Activity D

Answer 1

a. -$20,000

b. -$2,000

Step-by-step explanation:

a. The amount of suspended losses carried forward to the year:

= 30,000 + (-30,000) + (-15,000) + (-5,000)

= -$20,000

b. Suspended losses allocated to Activity D:

First find the total amount of losses:

= -30,000 - 15,000 - 5,000

= -$50,000

Activity B accounted for -$5,000 of this loss.

Suspended losses to be allocated to D would therefore be:

= -5,000 / - 50,000 * -20,000

= -$2,000