Finlay McDonald works full-time as a dentist and is in a 50% tax bracket. Finlay lives on an acreage and has operated a small farm since 2019. During 2019, Finlay incurred farm expenses totaling $38,500 and farm revenue of $5,200. Operations became more profitable in 2020 with farm revenues of $20,000 and expenses of $16,000.

Required:

A. Name the type of loss that Finlay was able to recognize in 2019?

B. Calculate the loss from farming operations that Finlay was able to apply against other sources of income in 2019.

C. What effect will the 2019 operations have on Finlay's 2020 and future year's taxable income? Show your calculations.