Priscella Pursued a Hobby of Making Bedspreads in Her Spare

question 139

Multiple Choice

Priscella pursued a hobby of making bedspreads in her spare time.Her AGI before considering the hobby is $40,000.During the year she sold the bedspreads for $10,000.She incurred expenses as follows: Assuming that the activity is deemed a hobby,how should she report these items on her tax return?

• A) Include $10,000 in income and deduct $11,000 for AGI.
• B) Ignore both income and expenses since hobby losses are disallowed.
• C) Include $10,000 in income, deduct nothing for AGI, and claim $10,000 of the expenses as itemized deductions.
• D) Include $10,000 in income and deduct interest of $500 for AGI.
• E) None of the above.

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Definitions:

Merchandise Inventory

The total value of a retailer's goods that are available for sale to customers.

Estimated Cost

A prediction or forecast of the future cost of a project, operation, or production based on current data and trends.

Gross Profit Rate

A financial metric that measures the difference between sales and the cost of goods sold, expressed as a percentage of sales.

Merchandise Inventory

The goods a company holds for the purpose of resale to customers.