Osprey Company Had a Net Loss of $200,000 from Merchandising

question 37

Essay

Osprey Company had a net loss of $200,000 from merchandising operations in 2011, its first year of operations. Mary, the sole owner of Osprey, works full time in the business. She has a large amount of income from other sources and is in the 35% marginal tax bracket irrespective of Osprey. Considering this information, compare the affect of Osprey's loss to Mary under the various types of entity forms discussed in the chapter.

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