Identify Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 31

Multiple Choice

Identify which of the following statements is false.

• A)Randy is a shareholder in an S corporation. His stock basis is $10,000 and his basis in a loan he made to the corporation is $3,000. Randy's share of the corporation's ordinary loss for the current year is $11,000. Ignoring the at-risk and passive activity limitations, Randy can deduct the loss in full.
• B)A shareholder's S corporation stock basis will increase when the shareholder acts as guarantor on a corporate indebtedness.
• C)A shareholder's ratable share of the S corporation's ordinary loss reduces the adjusted basis of his/her S corporation stock. Once the basis of the stock is reduced to zero, any loss-passthrough that remains reduces the basis of S corporation debts that are owed to the shareholder.
• D)Debt basis is restored before stock basis.

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Definitions:

Marginal Revenue

The enhanced earnings from selling an additional unit of a product or service.

Pure Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of firms, all producing identical products, and no single firm has any influence over market price.

Extra Unit

The additional quantity of a product or service that is produced or provided.

Purely Competitive Firm

A company operating in a market where there are many buyers and sellers, all selling identical products, and no single buyer or seller can influence the market price.