On January 1, Year 1, Radish, an individual, paid $15,000 for 5 percent of the stock in Root Corp., an S corporation. In November Year 1, he loaned $8,000 to Root Corp. in return for a promissory note. Root Corp. generated a $600,000 operating loss in Year 1. Root Corp. generated $220,000 ordinary business income in Year 2. In Year 3, Root Corp. repaid its $8,000 debt to Radish before he restored any basis in the debt. Required: How much gain or loss, if any, will Radish recognize as a result of the debt repayment in Year 3?

On January 1, Year 1, Radish, an individual, paid $15,000 for 5 percent of the stock in Root Corp., an S corporation. In November Year 1, he loaned $8,000 to Root Corp. in return for a promissory note. Root Corp. generated a $600,000 operating loss in Year 1. Root Corp. generated $220,000 ordinary business income in Year 2. In Year 3, Root Corp. repaid its $8,000 debt to Radish before he restored any basis in the debt. Required: How much gain or loss, if any, will Radish recognize as a result of the debt repayment in Year 3?

SWFT Comprehensive Vol 2020

43rd Edition

ISBN:9780357391723

Author:Maloney

Publisher:Maloney

Chapter22: S Corporations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 22CE

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