What Is Loss Limited by Basis?

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Claiming Business or Nonbusiness Bad Debt Loss at Shareholder Level. Shareholders who increase basis by making loans to the S corporation can take a bad debt loss if the loan becomes uncollectible. Shareholders can deduct two types of bad debt losses: business and nonbusiness (Sec. 166).

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