If a Taxpayer Cannot Satisfy the Three-Out-Of-Five Year Presumption Test

question 22

True/False

If a taxpayer cannot satisfy the three-out-of-five year presumption test associated with hobby losses, then expenses from the activity cannot be deducted in excess of the gross income from the activity.

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