Question

Rhonda has an adjusted basis and an at-risk amount of $7,500 in a passive activity at the beginning of the year. She also has a suspended passive activity loss of $1,500 carried over from the prior year. During the current year, she has a loss of $12,000 from the passive activity. Rhonda has no passive activity income from other sources this year. Determine the following items relating to Rhonda’s passive activity as of the end of the year.
At year-end, Rhonda has the following:

a. Adjusted basis in the passive activity: $0

b. Loss suspended under the at-risk rules: $4500

c. Suspended passive activity loss: $______

Answer 1

Answer:

c. $9,000

Explanation:

a. Adjusted basis in the passive activity: $0

b. Rhonda is facing a net loss of $12,000 from passive operation.

Since it uses $7,500 of the loss to. the total at risk to $0.

c. This year passive loss suspended $7,500

The loss suspended in the prior year is $1,500

So, Therefore, the suspended passive loss passed over to the following years total $9,000

Now, Suspended passive loss $9,000 ($7,500 suspended loss in current year + $1,500 suspended loss in the previous year)