Mario, Who Is Married Filing a Joint Return, Is Allocated

question 61

Multiple Choice

Mario, who is married filing a joint return, is allocated $510,000 of income and $788,000 of deductions from Perez General Partnership resulting in a $278,000 loss allocated to him for 2019.Mario's basis in the partnership is $300,000.How much of this loss must Mario carry forward to 2020?

• A)$278,000
• B)$250,000
• C)$28,000
• D)0

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