Dejan owns stock in two S corporations, Blue and Green. He actively participates in the management of Blue but maintains ownership in Green only as a
Dejan owns stock in two S corporations, Blue and Green. He actively participates in the management of Blue but maintains ownership in Green only as a passive investor. Dejan has no other business investments. Both Blue and Green anticipate a loss this year, and Dejan’s basis in his stock of both corporations is $0. All else equal, if Dejan plans on making a capital contribution to at least one of the corporations this year, to which firm should he contribute in order to increase his chances of deducting the loss allocated to him from the entity? Why?