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17.04.2020 • 
Business

Charles owns a business with two separate departments. Department A produces $100,000 of income and Department B incurs a $60,000 loss. Charles participates for 550 hours in Department A and 100 hours in Department B. He has full-time employees in both departments.

a. If Charles elects to treat both departments as a single activity, he cannot offset the $60,000 loss against the $100,000 income.
b. Charles may not treat Department A and Department B as separate activities because they are parts of one business.
c. If Charles elects to treat the two departments as separate activities, he can offset the $60,000 loss against the $100,000 income.
d. If Charles elects to treat both departments as a single activity, he can offset the $60,000 loss against the $100,000 income.
e. None of the above.

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