Respuesta :
Answer:
a. The amount of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is deductible in 2020 is zero.
b. The amount of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is carried forward to 2021 is $7,000.
Explanation:
Sections 1211 and 1212 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) address capital losses of corporations and declare that:
- Corporation capital losses are not allowed to be deducted from ordinary income.
- For that year, corporations can only deduct capital losses up to the amount of capital profits from other assets.
- Any capital losses that haven't been deducted because there aren't any more capital gains can be carried back three years and forward five years.
As a result of the foregoing, we have:
a. Determine the amount, if any, of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is deductible in 2020.
Because there are no capital gains in 2020, no portion of the $12,000 net capital loss is deductible in 2020. It cannot be deducted from ordinary income in 2020.
Therefore, the amount of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is deductible in 2020 is zero.
b. Determine the amount, if any, of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is carried forward to 2017.
Note: This question b is not correct because the 2017 is used instead of 2021 as the year. It therefore correctly stated before answering the question as follows:
Determine the amount, if any, of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is carried forward to 2021.
The explanation of the answer is now given as follows:
Because businesses can carry back three years and forward five years, the amount to carry forward to 2021 will be the difference of $12,000 in capital losses for 2020 and $5,000 in capital gains for 2019, which is $7,000 (i.e. $12,000 - $5,000 = $7,000).
Therefore, the amount of the net capital loss of $12,000 that is carried forward to 2021 is $7,000.
