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Problem $09-79($LO $09-6)($Algo$)$

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Ray and Matias own $50$ percent capital and profits interests in Alpine Properties LLC$.$ Alpine builds and manages rental

real estate, and Ray and Matias each work full time $($over $1,000$ hours per year$)$ managing Alpine. Alpine's liabilities $($at both

the beginning and end of the year$)$ consist of $$1,630,000$ in nonrecourse mortgages obtained from an unrelated bank and

secured by various rental properties. At the beginning of the current year, Ray and Matias each had a tax basis of

$$250,000$ in his respective LLC interest, including his share of the nonrecourse mortgage liability. Alpine's ordinary

business losses for the current year totaled $$626,000,$ and neither member is involved in other activities that generate

passive income.

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Problem $09-79$ Part d $($Algo$)$

d$.$ If both Ray and Matias are single and Ray has a current$-$year loss of $$63,000$ from a sole proprietorship, how much trade or business

loss can each deduct on his tax return in the current year?

Answer is complete but not entirely correct.