Suppose that at the beginning of 2019 José's basis in his S corporation stock was $17,000 and José has directly loaned the S corporation $5,000. During 2019, the S corporation reported an $75,000 ordinary business loss and no separately stated items. How much of the ordinary loss is deductible by José if he owns 40 percent of the S corporation? Explain the rule and show computation.

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Suppose that at the beginning of 2019 José's basis in his S corporation stock was $17,000 and José has directly loaned the S corporation $5,000. During 2019, the S corporation reported an $75,000 ordinary business loss and no separately stated items. How much of the ordinary loss is deductible by José if he owns 40 percent of the S corporation? Explain the rule and show computation.

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