Question

Jonas is a 60% owner of Ard, an S corporation. At the beginning of the year, his stock basis is zero. Jonas's basis in a $20,000 loan made to Ard and evidenced by Ard's note has been reduced to $0 by prior losses. During the year, Jonas's net share of Ard's taxable income is $10,000. At the end of the year, Ard makes a $15,000 cash distribution to Jonas. After these transactions, what is Jonas’s basis in his stock, and what is his basis in the debt? What is Jonas’s recognized capital gain?

Answer 1

The correct answer is $0 , $0 and $5,000.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the scenario, computation of the given data are as follow:-

a) After these transactions, Jonas’s basis in his stock is decreased by the cash distribution and increased by the net income So, it's basis in his stock is $0.

b) Jonas basis in the debt is loan made to Ard and reduced to $0 by prior losses.

We can calculate the capital gain by using following formula:-

c) Jonas’s recognized capital gain= Cash Distribution–Taxable Income

= $15,000 - $10,000

=$5,000