Suppose that at the beginning of 2019 Jamaal's basis in his S corporation stock is $0, he has a $0 debt basis associated with a $10,000 loan he made to the S corporation, and he has a $5,000 suspended loss from the S corporation. In 2019, Jamaal contributed $8,000 to the S corporation, and the S corporation had ordinary income of $4,000. Assume that Jamaal owns 40 percent of the S corporation. How much net income or loss does Jamaal report this year from the S corporation?
A. $3,400 loss.
B. $4,000 income.
C. $1,600 income.
D. $1,000 loss.
E. None of the choices are correct.
Answer: A
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