Questions from General Taxation


Q: Two months before the due date for his tax return, Simon

Two months before the due date for his tax return, Simon provides his accountant with all the information necessary for filing his return. The accountant was overworked during tax season and filed the...

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Q: What is a buy–sell agreement, and how does life

What is a buy–sell agreement, and how does life insurance facilitate it?

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Q: Jennifer did not file a tax return for 2006 because she honestly

Jennifer did not file a tax return for 2006 because she honestly believed that no tax was due. In 2017, the IRS audits Jennifer and the agent proposes a deficiency of $500.

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Q: On his 2012 tax return, Stewart inadvertently overstates deductions in excess

On his 2012 tax return, Stewart inadvertently overstates deductions in excess of 25 percent of the adjusted gross income on his return. In 2017, the IRS audits Stewart and the agent proposes a deficie...

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Q: Georgia researched a major tax plan for a client. She discovered

Georgia researched a major tax plan for a client. She discovered a case in a circuit that is not in the client’s circuit that is unfavorable to the client. She has also found a revenue ruling that app...

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Q: Bert has developed a position for a client on a potential tax

Bert has developed a position for a client on a potential tax transaction that he believes has approximately a 25 percent chance of surviving in a judicial proceeding.

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Q: In preparing the client’s tax return, Verne must use a number

In preparing the client’s tax return, Verne must use a number of estimates supplied by his client because the client’s computer records were corrupted and the client has not been able to retrieve the...

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Q: John and Mary filed for divorce in November of the current year

John and Mary filed for divorce in November of the current year. The divorce will not become final until May of the following year.

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Q: DEE is an S corporation with 100 shareholders. John, one

DEE is an S corporation with 100 shareholders. John, one of these shareholders, gives half of his shares of stock to his new wife as a wedding gift.

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Q: Clifford owns 75 percent of AFK, a C corporation. He

Clifford owns 75 percent of AFK, a C corporation. He spends little time in the business, but takes a salary of $750,000.

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