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    PracticeCPA®CPA TCP Practice Exam 4Question 13
    Hard1 markMultiple Choice
    Area I: Individual Compliance and PlanningTCPPassive ActivityAt-Risk

    CPA · Question 13 · Area I: Individual Compliance and Planning

    A taxpayer has $20,000 suspended loss under At-Risk rules and $15,000 suspended loss under Passive Activity rules for the same activity. In the current year, the taxpayer contributes $10,000 cash to the activity (increasing at-risk amount) and has $0 income/loss from the activity. They have $8,000 of passive income from another source. What is the effect on the suspended losses?

    Answer options:

    A.

    At-Risk suspended loss remains $20,000; PAL suspended loss decreases to $7,000.

    B.

    At-Risk suspended loss becomes $10,000; PAL suspended loss becomes $5,000.

    C.

    At-Risk suspended loss becomes $10,000; PAL suspended loss becomes $17,000.

    D.

    At-Risk suspended loss becomes $10,000; PAL suspended loss remains $15,000.

    How to approach this question

    Track the flow: At-Risk Release -> Becomes Passive Deduction -> Net against Passive Income -> Remainder added to Suspended PAL.

    Full Answer

    C.At-Risk suspended loss becomes $10,000; PAL suspended loss becomes $17,000.✓ Correct
    C
    Step 1: Contribution of $10,000 releases $10,000 of At-Risk suspended loss. Remaining At-Risk suspended = $10,000. <br/>Step 2: The released $10,000 is treated as a current year passive loss. <br/>Step 3: Net Passive Income = $8,000 (other source) - $10,000 (released loss) = ($2,000) Net Passive Loss. <br/>Step 4: The $2,000 net loss is suspended under PAL rules. <br/>Step 5: Total Suspended PAL = $15,000 (old) + $2,000 (new) = $17,000.

    Common mistakes

    Forgetting that released At-Risk losses are still subject to PAL limitations.
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