A Shareholder's Deduction for Ordinary Losses and Separately Stated Items

question 39

True/False

A shareholder's deduction for ordinary losses and separately stated items cannot exceed his basis for the S corporation stock plus the debt basis for the shareholder loans made to the corporation and corporate-level liabilities personally guaranteed by the shareholder.

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Definitions:

Financial Statements

Formal records that outline the financial activities and condition of a business, including the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement.

Acquisition

The process of obtaining control of another company or business entity through purchase or merger.

Receivable Turnover

A financial metric that measures how effectively a company is collecting on its receivables, calculated as sales divided by the average accounts receivable.

Dividend Yield

A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price.