Monty loaned his friend Ned $20,000 three years ago. Ned signed a noteand made payments on the loan. Last year, when the remaining balance was$11,000, Ned filed for bankruptcy and notified Monty that he would be unable topay the balance on the loan. Monty treated the $11,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt.Last year, before considering the tax implications of the nonbusiness bad debt,Monty had capital gains of $9,000 and taxable income of $45,000. During the currentyear, Ned paid Monty $10,000 in satisfaction of the debt. Determine Monty’stax treatment for the $10,000 received in the current year.

Tyler, a taxpayer, generates business income of $3000 in 2016. In 2017 he generates an NOL of $2000. In 2018 he incurs another NOL of $5000. In 2019 he generates a modest business income of $6000 and then in 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic results in an NOL of $13,000. In 2021 Tyler's business generates income of $13000. Assume that in all years Tyler adopts the NOL treatment that results in the earliest and greatest refund. Provide chronological analysis of Tyler's treatment of NOLs through 2021 and report NOL carry forward into 2022.

Anwer owns a rental home and is involved in maintaining it and approving renters. During the year he has a net loss of $12,000 from renting the home. His other sources of income during the year are a salary of $111,250 and $30,700 of long-term capital gains. How much of Anwer's $12,000 rental loss can be deducted currently if he has no sources of passive income?

This year Lloyd, a single taxpayer, estimates that his tax liability will be $12,100. Last year, his total tax liability was $16,400. He estimates that his tax withholding from his employer will be $9,130. Required: How much does Lloyd need to increase his withholding by (for the year), in order to avoid the underpayment penalty? Assuming Lloyd does not make any additional payments, what is the amount of his underpayment penalty? Assume the federal short-term rate is 5 percent.

Hortencia is employed as an accountant for a large firm in Denver. For relaxation she likes to go to a nearby casino and play in blackjack tournaments. During 2020, she incurred $6,475 in gambling losses and $5,250 in gambling winnings. Hortencia plans to itemize her deductions in 2020 because she purchased a home this year and has mortgage interest expense; what amount could she claim on her return for other itemized deductions for the year?

Robert acquired his rental property 10 years ago for $110,000 and sold it in the current year for $230,000. The accumulated straight-line depreciation on the property at the time of the sale was $35,000. Robert is in the 32 percent tax bracket for ordinary income. What is Robert’s gain on the sale of his rental property?         How is the gain taxed? (i.e., what tax bracket is the gain subject to)?

Jimmy has fallen on hard times recently. Last year he borrowed $343,000 and added an additional $73,000 of his own funds to purchase $416,000 of undeveloped real estate. This year the value of the real estate dropped dramatically, and Jimmy’s lender agreed to reduce the loan amount to $316,000. For each of the following independent situations, indicate the amount Jimmy must include in gross income: (Leave no answer blank. Enter zero if applicable.) Problem 5-60 Part-c (Algo) c. The real estate is worth $277,800 and Jimmy has $47,200 in other assets but no other liabilities. Amount Included in Gross Income

Mr. DEE has owned a modest triplex for a number of years, and all three units have been rented during that time. CCA has been deducted from his income from this property in each year. Mr. DEE has moved into one of the three units during the current year. Because MR DEE will only be renting two of the homes, he will report lower rental revenue. He hasn't sold anything, therefore he won't be reporting any capital gains or losses this year. Is this accurate?

1. You are a Tax Consultant for an Accounting firm. Your client has emailed you with a question. She loaned $20,000 to a co-worker to begin a new business several years ago. If her co-worker declares bankruptcy on August 15 of the current year, is Amy allowed to deduct the bad debt loss this year? Additionally, she wants to know if she can deduct the loss, what is the character of the loss?

Bruce and Amanda are married during the tax year. Bruce is a botanist at Green Corporation. Bruce earns a salary of $56,000 per year. Green Corporation has an accountable reimbursement plan. During the year, Bruce has $5,000 of employee expenses. Green Corporation reimburses Bruce for only $4,000 of expenses.Bruce decides to put $5,500 into a Traditional IRA. Amanda owns a financial consulting firm as a sole proprietor (it qualifies as a full trade or business). Amanda generates $80,000 of revenues during the year. She has the following business payments associated with her firm:● Utilities: $2,000● Office Rent: $14,000● Self-Employment Tax: $5,000● Salary for her secretary: $20,000● Fines/Penalties: $8,000● Payroll Taxes (Employer Portion): $1,000● Business Meals: $2,000● Bribe to police officer to forgive parking violation $1,500Due to the income and expenses above, Amanda has $39,500 of Qualified Business Income. Also, during the year a tornado damaged the roof of their personal…