Questions from Federal Taxation


Q: Shelia purchases $50,000 of newly issued Gingo Corporation bonds

Shelia purchases $50,000 of newly issued Gingo Corporation bonds for $45,000. The bonds have original issue discount (OID) of $5,000. After Sheila amortized $2,300 of OID and held the bonds for four y...

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Q: For calendar year 2017, Jean was a self-employed consultant

For calendar year 2017, Jean was a self-employed consultant with no employees. She had $80,000 of net profit from consulting and paid $7,000 in medical insurance premiums on her policy covering 2017....

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Q: Paolo and Isadora Shaw are married, file a joint tax return

Paolo and Isadora Shaw are married, file a joint tax return, and have one dependent child, Dante. The Shaws report modified AGI of $148,000. The couple paid $12,000 of tuition and $10,000 for room and...

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Q: A corporation distributes a truck it has owned for three years to

A corporation distributes a truck it has owned for three years to its sole shareholder. The shareholder will use the truck for personal use activity. The truck’s fair market value at the time of the d...

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Q: Maria meets all of the requirements of § 1237 (subdivided realty

Maria meets all of the requirements of § 1237 (subdivided realty). In 2017, she begins selling lots and sells four separate lots to four different purchasers. She also sells two contiguous lots to ano...

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Q: Determine the realized, recognized, and postponed gain or loss and

Determine the realized, recognized, and postponed gain or loss and the new basis for each of the following like-kind exchanges:

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Q: Olivia wants to buy some vacant land for investment purposes. She

Olivia wants to buy some vacant land for investment purposes. She cannot afford the full purchase price. Instead, Olivia pays the landowner $8,000 to obtain an option to buy the land for $175,000 anyt...

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Q: Ashley Panda lives at 1310 Meadow Lane, Wayne, OH 43466

Ashley Panda lives at 1310 Meadow Lane, Wayne, OH 43466, and her Social Security number is 123-45-6789. Ashley is single and has a 20-year-old son, Bill. His Social Security number is 111-11-1112. Kar...

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Q: Justin Stone was an employee of DataCare Services, Inc. His

Justin Stone was an employee of DataCare Services, Inc. His salary was $45,000 through November 10, 2016, when he was laid off. DataCare Services provided medical insurance for Justin and his family d...

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Q: Alison owns a painting that she received as a gift from her

Alison owns a painting that she received as a gift from her aunt 10 years ago. The aunt created the painting. Alison has displayed the painting in her home and has never attempted to sell it. Recently...

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