The Raven Trust Was Terminated This Year and David,the Beneficiary

question 135

Multiple Choice

The Raven Trust was terminated this year and David,the beneficiary of the corpus,received all of the trust assets.The trust had a $10,000 net operating loss; this was the only tax year in which the trust operated a business.The entity has one income beneficiary,Flo.As a result of these transactions:

• A)The trust carries back the NOL to a prior tax year to offset its portfolio income.
• B)Flo claims the $10,000 NOL on her Form 1040.
• C)David claims the $10,000 NOL on his Form 1040.
• D)The $10,000 NOL is lost forever.

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