Question 1:

A number of years ago, Lee acquired a 20 percent interest in the BlueSky Partnership for $60,000. The partnership was profitable during 2012, and Lee's amount at risk in the partnership interest was $120,000 at the starting of 2013. BlueSky incurred a loss of $400,000 in 2013 and reported income of $200,000 in 2014. Considering that Lee is not a material participant, how much of his loss from BlueSky Partnership is deductible in 2013 and 2014? Suppose the at-risk and passive loss rules.

If an amount is zero, enter "0".

Lee's share of BlueSky's loss in 2013 is $( ). Of this loss, $( ) can be deducted below the at-risk rules, and $( ) will be deducted under the passive loss rules. In 2014, he can deduct $( ) of his suspended loss against the passive income. This leaves a $( ) suspended loss at the end of 2014.

Question 2:

Ida, who has AGI of $80,000 before allowing for rental activities, is active in three separate real estate rental activities. Ida has a marginal tax rate of 28 percent. She has $12,000 of losses from Activity A, $18,000 of losses from Activity B, and income of $10,000 from Activity C. She also has $2,100 of tax credits from Activity A.

Determine her deductions and credits allowed and the suspended credits and losses.

a. Ida's deductions (her utilized loss) total $( )

b. Her suspended loss is $( ) .

c. After deducting the loss, Ida has accessible a deduction equivalent of $ ( ).

d. Her utilized credit is $ , and her suspended credit is $( )