Reference no: EM132796375

Question - Alexa owns a condominium near Cocoa Beach in Florida. This year, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo:

Insurance $2,100

Mortgage interest 9,300

Property taxes 3,300

Repairs & maintenance 600

Utilities 3,300

Depreciation 15,800

During the year, Alexa rented out the condo for 158 days. Alexa's AGI from all sources other than the rental property is $200,000. Unless otherwise specified, Alexa has no sources of passive income.

Assume that in addition to renting the condo for 158 days, Alexa uses the condo for 8 days of personal use. Also assume that Alexa receives $40,750 of gross rental receipts and her itemized deductions exceed the standard deduction before considering expenses associated with the condo and that her itemized deduction for non-home business taxes is less than $10,000 by more than the real property taxes allocated to rental use of the home. Answer the following questions:

Note that the home is considered to be a nonresidence with rental use.

a. What is the total amount of for AGI deductions relating to the condo that Alexa may deduct in the current year? Assume she uses the IRS method of allocating expenses between rental and personal days.

b. What is the total amount of from AGI deductions relating to the condo that Alexa may deduct in the current year? Assume she uses the IRS method of allocating expenses between rental and personal days.

c. Would Alexa be better or worse off after taxes in the current year if she uses the Tax Court method of allocating expenses?