Individual Income Taxes
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ISBN: 9780357109731
Author: Hoffman
Publisher: CENGAGE LEARNING - CONSIGNMENT
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Chapter 7, Problem 34P
Sally is in the business of purchasing
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Sally is in the business of purchasing accounts receivable. Last year, Sally purchased an account receivable with a face value of $80,000 for $60,000. During the current year, Sally settled the account, receiving $65,000. Determine the maximum amount of the bad debt deduction for Sally for the current year.
If an amount is zero, enter "0".
Sally's basis in the account receivable is $fill in the blank 1
. Therefore, she has a bad debt deduction of $fill in the blank 2
and income of $fill in the blank 3
.
ASLEY is in the business of purchasing accounts receivable from businesses at a discount and then collecting them. Last year, she purchased a $30,000 account receivable for $25,000. This year, the account was settled for $25,000. How much loss can Peggy deduct and in which year?
a.$5,000 for the prior year.
b.$5,000 for the prior year and $5,000 for the current year.
c.$5,000 for the current year.
d.$-0- for the current year.
Dorothie paid the following amounts during the current year: Interest on her home mortgage (pre-12/16/17) $9,250 Service charges on her checking account 48 Credit card interest 168 Auto loan interest 675 Interest from a home equity line of credit (HELOC) 2,300 Interest from a loan used to purchase stock 1,600 Credit investigation fee for loan 75 Dorothie's residence has a fair market value of $250,000. The mortgage is secured by the home at the time of purchase and has a balance of $180,000. Dorothie used the same home to secure her HELOC with a balance of $50,000. Dorothie used the proceeds of her HELOC to pay for college and to buy a new car. Dorothie has $1,000 of net investment income.
Compute Dorothie's interest deduction in the following scenarios:
a. Calculate Dorothie's interest deduction (on Schedule A) for 2021.
b. Same as part a, and Dorothie used the HELOC proceeds to add a new bedroom to her home.
c. Same as part a, but Dorothie's home is valued at $1,200,000 and her…
Chapter 7 Solutions
Individual Income Taxes
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