Which of the following factors is not used to determine whether an activity is a hobby or a business? a) the taxpayer's expertise in the activityb) the taxpayer's financial statusc) the personal pleasure derived from the activityd) the success of the taxpayer in other dissimilar activities

Option D    

Explanation: As per the tax laws, the activities in which the taxpayer has expertise in and he or she is getting some  kind of monetary benefit from performing it, then such activity will be seen as a business.

However, if the taxpayer do not repetitively perform an activity and derives no personal gain other than pleasure from performing such activity, then it will be a hobby.

Hence from the above we can conclude that the correct option is D.

answerthe above statement is false;

of the three mortgage options that demarco and tanya have to choose from, the balloon payment mortgage would be their best option, over adjustable payment and fixed payment plans.ultimately, the balloon payment plan would save demarco and tanya overall, in interest, would cost less monthly, and they would only have to make these payments for 8 years, opposing to 30 years for adjustable or fixed payment plans. 

overall, demarco and tanya would save $80,811 if they chose balloon payments over fixed payments, and would save $116,711 if they choose balloon payments over adjustable payments. benefits with choosing fixed payments over adjustable payments is that, in the end, the payments will still be $836.30 a month, while with adjustable payments, the initial monthly payments will be $763.38 to $1082.70 a month, ultimately leading to a more costly purchase. benefits with choosing fixed payments over balloon payments are not present. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over is that it has a lower interest rate, and starts with lower monthly payments initially. benefits in choosing adjustable payments over balloon payments include a lower interest rate, and lower initial monthly payments. benefits in choosing balloon payments over fixed payments include lower interest rates, lower overall price, lower monthly payments, takes less time to pay off, and does not require a downpayment. benefits in choosing balloon payments over adjustable payments include, lower monthly payments (when averaged), takes less time to pay off, and lower overall price.

hence, option c, balloon payments, is the best option for demarco and tanya to make this purchase, for it will save them a minimum of $80811, and a maximum of $116,711.