Landis Is a Single Taxpayer with an Adjusted Gross Income

question 77

Multiple Choice

Landis is a single taxpayer with an adjusted gross income of $280,000.In addition to his personal residence,Landis owns a vacation home in Beaver Creek,Colorado.He uses the vacation home for 21 days during the current year and rents it out to unrelated parties for 63 days.After making the appropriate allocation between rental and personal use,the following rental loss is determined:
$\begin{array}{lr}\text { Rental income } & \$ 14,000 \\\text { Mortgage interest and property taxes } & (3,200) \\\text { Utilities, maintenance, and repairs } & (6,000) \\\text { Depreciation } & \underline {(8,000) }\\\text { Rental loss }&\$(3,200) \end{array}$
What is the correct reporting of the rental income and expenses?
I.Because the rental shows a loss,Landis reports no income and deducts the mortgage interest and property taxes as an itemized deduction.
II.Landis must report the $14,000 in rental income but he can deduct only $14,000 of the expenses.
III.Landis's depreciation deduction is limited to $4,800.
IV.Because the vacation home is a qualified second residence,Landis can deduct the $1,600 loss for adjusted gross income.

• A)Only statement II is correct.
• B)Only statement IV is correct.
• C)Only statement I is correct.
• D)Statements II and III are correct.
• E)Statements II and IV are correct.

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Long-Run Average Total Cost Curve

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