Indicate the Proper Treatment in the Current Year for the Underlined

question 81

Multiple Choice

Indicate the proper treatment in the current year for the underlined amounts. Treat each item as an independent event. Indicate whether the amount is deductible or not; if deductible whether it is deductible FOR or FROM AGI; and indicate the amount of the deduction for the current year considering any relevant limitations. Assume the taxpayer has deductions greater than the standard deduction, has AGI of $69,000 without regard to the following transactions and has no "total" income limitations related to itemized deductions.
-Taxpayer's only passive activity is a rental activity that results in a loss of $8,000. Amount: $8,000, since AGI is less than $100,000

• A)Not Deductible
• B)Deductible - For AGI
• C)Deductible - From AGI

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Definitions:

Black-Scholes

A mathematical model used to price European options and derivatives by estimating the variation over time of financial instruments.

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The positive square root of the variance.

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