Two Years Ago, Gina Loaned Tom $50,000

question 54

Multiple Choice

Two years ago, Gina loaned Tom $50,000. Tom signed a note the terms of which called for monthly payments of $2,000 plus 6% interest on the outstanding balance. Last year, when the balance owing on the loan was $18,000, Tom defaulted on the note. As of the end of last year, there appeared to be no reasonable prospect of Gina recovering the $18,000. As a consequence, Gina claimed the $18,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt. Last year, Gina had AGI of $50,000 which included $16,000 of net long-term capital gains. Gina did not itemize her deductions. During the current year, Tom paid Gina $13,000 in final settlement of the loan. How should Gina account for the payment in the current year?

• A) File an amended tax return for last year.
• B) Report no income for the current year.
• C) Report $2,000 of income for the current year.
• D) Report $5,000 of income for the current year.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Margin Of Error

An expression of the maximum expected difference between the true population parameter and a sample estimate of that parameter.

T-Distribution

A probability distribution that arises in the sampling distribution of the sample mean, especially when the sample size is small and the population variance is unknown.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is believed to contain the true population parameter with a certain level of confidence.

Population Mean

The average value of a population set, calculated by summing all the members of the population and then dividing by the total number of members.