Question

Which of the following is a true statement about the limitation on business interest deductions? This limitation is not imposed on businesses with average annual gross receipts of $25 million of less for the prior three taxable years. A. Interest disallowed by this limitation is carried back three years and then forward five years B. The limitation is calculated as a percentage of the taxpayers total taxable income C. This limitation is not imposed on businesses with average annual gross receipts of $26 million or less for the prior three taxable years D. All of the choices are false E. All of the choices are true

Answer 1

Limitation on Business Interest Deductions:

B. The limitation is calculated as a percentage of the taxpayers total taxable income

Step-by-step explanation:

30% (or 50% for years 2019 and 2020, as amended by the CARES Act) of the adjusted taxable income of a business is the limit of business interest expense that is allowed by the IRS. The excess after this limitation may be carried forward by the tax paying organization to future tax years indefinitely until the interest expense is completely applied.

Following the CARES Act, "the business interest expense deduction limitation does not apply to certain small businesses whose gross receipts are $26 million or less, electing real property trades or businesses, electing farming businesses, and certain regulated public utilities. The $26 million gross receipts threshold, which applies for the 2020 tax year, is adjusted annually for inflation."