- Helen Derby borrowed $150,000 to acquire a parcel of land to be held for investment purposes. During the current year, she reported AGI of $90,000 and paid interest of $12,000 on the loan. Other items related to Helens investments include the following:
Interest and annuity income | $11,000 |
Long-term capital gain on sale of stock | 3,500 |
Real estate tax on the investment land | 800 |
- Determine Helens investment interest deduction for the current year.
- Discuss the treatment of the portion of Helens investment interest that is disallowed in the current year.
- Complete Helens Form 4952 for the current year. For this purpose, assume that she chooses not to include the long-term capital gain as investment income. Her Social Security number is 123-45-6789.
4952 Form Investment Interest Expense Deduction Go to www.irs.gov/Form 4952 for the latest information. Attach to your tax return. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) Name(s) shown on return OMB No. 1545-0191 2019 Attachment Sequence No. 51 Identifying number 1 WN 4c Part 1 Total Investment Interest Expense 1 Investment interest expense paid or accrued in 2019 (see instructions) 2 Disallowed investment interest expense from 2018 Form 4952, line 7 3 Total investment interest expense. Add lines 1 and 2. Part II Net Investment Income 4a Gross income from property held for investment (excluding any net gain from the disposition of property held for investment) 4a b Qualified dividends included on line 4a 4b c Subtract line 4b from line 4a d Net gain from the disposition of property held for investment. 4d e Enter the smaller of line 4d or your net capital gain from the disposition of property held for investment. See instructions. f Subtract line 4e from line 4d g Enter the amount from lines 4b and 4e that you elect to include in investment income. See instructions h Investment income. Add lines 4c, 4f, and 4g Investment expenses (see instructions) 6 Net investment income. Subtract line 5 from line 4h. If zero or less, enter-O- Part III Investment Interest Expense Deduction 7 Disallowed investment interest expense to be carried forward to 2020. Subtract line 6 from line 3. If zero or less, enter-O- 8 Investment interest expense deduction. Enter the smaller of line 3 or line 6. See instructions For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 4. 4e 4f 4g 4h 5 6 5 7 8 Cat. No. 131777 Form 4952 (2019) 4952 Form Investment Interest Expense Deduction Go to www.irs.gov/Form 4952 for the latest information. Attach to your tax return. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (99) Name(s) shown on return OMB No. 1545-0191 2019 Attachment Sequence No. 51 Identifying number 1 WN 4c Part 1 Total Investment Interest Expense 1 Investment interest expense paid or accrued in 2019 (see instructions) 2 Disallowed investment interest expense from 2018 Form 4952, line 7 3 Total investment interest expense. Add lines 1 and 2. Part II Net Investment Income 4a Gross income from property held for investment (excluding any net gain from the disposition of property held for investment) 4a b Qualified dividends included on line 4a 4b c Subtract line 4b from line 4a d Net gain from the disposition of property held for investment. 4d e Enter the smaller of line 4d or your net capital gain from the disposition of property held for investment. See instructions. f Subtract line 4e from line 4d g Enter the amount from lines 4b and 4e that you elect to include in investment income. See instructions h Investment income. Add lines 4c, 4f, and 4g Investment expenses (see instructions) 6 Net investment income. Subtract line 5 from line 4h. If zero or less, enter-O- Part III Investment Interest Expense Deduction 7 Disallowed investment interest expense to be carried forward to 2020. Subtract line 6 from line 3. If zero or less, enter-O- 8 Investment interest expense deduction. Enter the smaller of line 3 or line 6. See instructions For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see page 4. 4e 4f 4g 4h 5 6 5 7 8 Cat. No. 131777 Form 4952 (2019)