Question

Bonita earns $31,000 from her job, and she has $1,000 of interest income. She has itemized deductions of $35,000. There are no casualty or theft losses in the itemized deductions. What is Bonita’s net operating loss for the current year?

Answer 1

Answer:

$0

Explanation:

Bonita is a person, not a company, therefore she cannot record operating losses. This is a not a common situation since you generally don't have more deductions than gross income, but it is a possible situation. For example, if Bonita had a lot of medical expenses during the last year and they accumulated to actually more than her salary. She may have paid them using her savings, selling some assets or by obtaining a loan.