Question

Georgie has gross income of $5,000 from an activity that has been deemed to be a hobby by the IRS. Her expenses related to the activity include property taxes of $3,000, operating expenses of $1,500, and depreciation expense of $800. What would be Georgie's deductible expenses for the year and where would they be taken

Answer 1

$5,000 Schedule A (Itemized Deductions)

Step-by-step explanation:

Solution

We recall that:

George gas a gross income of =$5000

Property taxes =$3000

Operating expenses of =$1500

Deprecation expense of =$800

Now

Normally As per IRS, hobby expenses are normally subtracted up to the hobby income . hobby is pursued as enjoyment and not for making profits hence can not be termed as Profit and loss from business

Therefore George deductible expense for the year is $5,000 it would be taken from Schedule A (Itemized Deductions).