Mickey and Jenny Porter file a joint tax return, and they itemize deductions. The Porters incur $2,075 in investment expenses. They also incur $3,125 of investment interest expense during the year. The Porters’ income for the year consists of $151,500 in salary and $2,605 of interest income.
a. What is the amount of the Porters’ investment
interest expense deduction for the year?
investment interest expense deduction:
Answer:
Calculate the Porters Investment Interest expense deduction for the year as show below:
In the present scenario, net investment interest income is $2605. Interest expense is deductibl to the exent of investment income. Thus out of the total interest expense of $3125 the net investment interest income of $2605 will be deductible in the current year and $520 = (3125-2605) will be carried forward to the next year
hence Investment interest Expense $2605 will be deducted
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