Rubio recently invested $20,000 (tax basis) in purchasing a limited partnership interest. His at-risk amount is $15,000.
Question:
Rubio recently invested $20,000 (tax basis) in purchasing a limited partnership interest. His at-risk amount is $15,000. In addition, Rubio’s share of the limited partnership loss for the year is $22,000, his share of income from a different limited partnership was $5,000, and he had $40,000 in wage income and
$10,000 in long-term capital gains.
a) How much of Rubio’s $22,000 loss is allowed considering only the tax basis loss limitations?
b) How much of the loss from part
(a) is allowed under the at-risk limitations?
c) How much of Rubio’s $22,000 loss from the limited partnership can he deduct in the current year considering all limitations?
Step by Step Answer:
McGraw-Hill's Taxation Of Individuals
ISBN: 9781259729027
2017 Edition
Authors: Brian Spilker, Benjamin Ayers, John Robinson, Edmund Outslay, Ronald Worsham, John Barrick, Connie Weaver