Passive investment income means gross receipts generally are derived from which of the following?
A. Gross sales price on the sale of stocks or bonds
B. Interest earned by lending institutions
C. Interest earned on notes receivable from sales of inventory
D. Royalties, rents, dividends, interest, and annuities
Correct answer - D. Royalties, rents, dividends, interest and annuities
Passive income, in a nutshell, is money that flows in on a regular basis without requiring a substantial amount of effort to create it. The idea is to make an upfront investment in time and/or money but once the ball is rolling, there's minimal maintenance required going forward.
A. Gross sales price on the sale of stocks or bonds is not an investment income. Income is sale price - cost price.
B. Interest earned by lending instituitions is in the nature of operating income since the primary business of a lending instituition is to lend money and earn interest on it. This is not in the nature of investment income.
C. Interest earned on notes receivable from sales of inventory is also operating in nature.
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