Solutions to Chapter 9 Problems

The DRD is $2,800 ($4,000 x 70%). $44,000 - $4,400 - $2,800 = $36,800 taxable income. (The $10,000 capital gain offsets $10,000 of the capital loss; the other $5,000 of the capital loss cannot be deducted this year, but may be carried back three and then forward five years to offset gains in those years.) b. $5,520 income tax ($36,800 x 15%). ................
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