Barb borrowed $100,000 to acquire a parcel of land to be held for investment purposes and paid interest of $11,000 on the loan.She has AGI of $75,000 for the year.Other items related to Barb's investments include the following:
Investment income
$10,000
Long-term capital gain on sale of stock
7,500
Investment counsel fees
500
Barb is unmarried and does not itemize her deductions.
a.Determine Barb's current investment interest deduction,assuming she does not make any special election regarding the computation of investment income.
b.Discuss the treatment of Barb's investment interest that is disallowed in the current year.
c.What election could Barb make to increase the amount of her current investment interest deduction?
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