Office in Home, Casualty Loss, Hobby Loss

Problem 39
David is a college professor who does some consulting work on the side. He uses 25% of his home exclusively for the consulting practice. He is single and 63 years old. His AGI (without consideration of consulting income) is $45,000. Other information follows:

Income from consulting business $4,000
Consulting expenses other than home office 1,500
Total costs related to home:
Interest and taes 6,500
Utilities 1,500
Maintenance and repairs 450
Depreciation (business part only) 1,500
Calculate David's AGI _____________________________________

Problem 53
Derrick owns a farm in North Carolina. A hurricane hit the area and destroyed a farm building and some farm equipment and damaged a barn.

Item Adjusted basis FMV before damage FMV after damage Insurance proc.
Building 85,000 115,000 0 55,000
Equipment 68,000 49,000 0 15,000
Barn 95,000 145,000 95,000 35,000

Due to the extensive damage throughout the area, the president of the United States declared all areas affected by the hurricane as a disaster area. Derrick, who files a joint return with his wife, had $45,000 of taxable income last year. Their taxable income this year is $150,000, excluding the loss from the hurricane. Calculate the amount of the loss by Derrick and his wife and the years in which they should deduct the loss.

Problem 55
Eric, who is single, participates in an activity that is appropriately classified as a hobby. The activity produces the following revenue and expenses.

Revenue 12,000
Property tax 2,000
Materials and supplies 4,000
Utilities 1,500
Advertising 1,900
Insurance 775
Depreciation 5,000

Without regard to this activity, Eric's AGI is $55,000. Determine how much income Eric must report, the amount of the expenses he is permitted to deduct, and his AGI.
Problem 56

In 2009 Landon has self-employment earnings of $205,000. Compute Landon's self-employment tax liability and the allowable income tax deduction of the self-employment tax paid.