Perry owns all of the stock of Sound Corporation. Perry is also the President of Sound and works full-time running Sound. During the current year, Sound has a loss of $75,000 from its operations.
i.If Sound is an S Corporation, Perry deducts the loss on his personal tax return as a deduction from AGI.II.If Sound is a regular corporation, the corporation can carry the loss forward indefinitely to reduce taxable income in future years.

A)Only statement I is correct.
B)Only statement II is correct.
C)Both statements are correct.
D)Neither statement is correct.

Question

Perry owns all of the stock of Sound Corporation. Perry is also the President of Sound and works full-time running Sound. During the current year, Sound has a loss of $75,000 from its operations.
i.If Sound is an S Corporation, Perry deducts the loss on his personal tax return as a deduction from AGI.II.If Sound is a regular corporation, the corporation can carry the loss forward indefinitely to reduce taxable income in future years.
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A)Only statement I is correct.
B)Only statement II is correct.
C)Both statements are correct.
D)Neither statement is correct.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If Sound is a regular corporation (C Corporation), it can carry the loss forward indefinitely to offset future taxable income. However, if Sound is an S Corporation, Perry would deduct the loss from his AGI, not as a deduction from AGI.

Perry Owns All of the Stock of Sound Corporation