In: Accounting
Given that losses from passive activities can only offset income from passive activities unless the passive activity is sold, what types of activities are not considered to be passive? Name at least three ways (tests) a taxpayer may be treated as an active participant in an activity.
Solution:-
To be considered an active participant in an activity, a taxpayer must materially participate in the activity. An individual will qualify as a material participant in an activity if any one of the seven tests below is satisfied:-