Catfish, Inc How Much of Catfish's Share of Trout's Loss May It

question 70

Multiple Choice

Catfish, Inc., a closely held corporation which is not a PSC, owns a 45% interest in Trout Partnership, which is classified as a passive activity. Trout's taxable loss for the current year is $250,000. During the year, Catfish receives a $60,000 cash distribution from Trout. Other relevant data for Catfish are as follows: $\begin{array}{lr}\text { Net income from operations } & \$ 800,000 \\\text { Dividend income } & 25,000 \\\text { Rent income } & 20,000\end{array}$ How much of Catfish's share of Trout's loss may it deduct in calculating its taxable income?

• A)$0
• B)$20,000
• C)$45,000
• D)$112,500
• E)None of the above

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Definitions:

TVC

Total Variable Cost, which refers to the total of all costs that vary with the level of output in the production of goods or services.

Short Run

In economics, a period in which at least one factor of production is fixed and cannot be changed.

Total Variable Cost

Represents the sum of all costs that vary with the level of output production, excluding fixed costs.

Total Cost

The sum of all costs associated with the production of a specific quantity of a good or service, including both fixed and variable costs.