1. Debbie is a 25% owner in McMotors Inc., an S corporation. McMotors Inc. had the following results from operations in 2016: Ordinary business income of $60,000, charitable contributions of $4,000, and an IRC § 179 deduction of $6,000. Debbie received a salary from McMotors of $125,000 in 2016. How much income will result on Debbie's Schedule E of her Form 1040?
a) $15,000
b) $60,000
c) $28,000
d) $13,500
2. John Davis, a professional dentist, raises horses under circumstances that would indicate that the activity is a hobby. His adjusted gross income for the year is $100,000, and he has $2,000 of other miscellaneous itemized deductions, all of which are subject to the 2% floor. During the taxable year, the cost for feeding horses was $3,000. The income from the sale of horses was $2,800.
(a) Under the hobby loss rule, to what extent is the expense of $3,000 deductible?
(b) Under the 2%-of-adjusted-gross-income limitation, how much is the overall deductible amount of his itemized deductions?
3. Sara Inc. is a calendar-year S corporation with four shareholders who each own 25 shares of stock. All shareholders purchased their stock for $5,000. Mr. D, one of the shareholders, made loans to the corporation of $7,000 and $6,000 on August 1, 2015, and June 15, 2016, respectively. Mr. D also guaranteed Sara's $20,000 bank loan of $20,000. Sara Inc. had $9,000 ordinary income on December 31, 2015. Both shareholders reported their share of the corporation's income on their individual returns for 2015. For 2016, Sara Inc. reported an ordinary loss of $5,000. No distributions were made in 2015 or 2016 by the corporation. What is the adjusted basis of Mr. D's stock on December 31, 2016? If an item does not contribute to basis, please explain.