Questions from General Taxation


Q: How are capital assets classified as short term and long term?

How are capital assets classified as short term and long term? How are long-term gains and losses and short-term gains and losses treated in the capital asset netting process?

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Q: What are the two types of controlled groups?

What are the two types of controlled groups?

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Q: Wally sells the auto that he used 80 percent for business and

Wally sells the auto that he used 80 percent for business and 20 percent for personal use annually for $6,000. He purchased the auto four years ago for $20,000. If used 100 percent for business, he co...

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Q: Explain the tax treatment of services transferred to a partnership in exchange

Explain the tax treatment of services transferred to a partnership in exchange for a partnership interest.

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Q: Why are corporations permitted to file consolidated returns?

Why are corporations permitted to file consolidated returns?

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Q: Which entities discussed in this chapter insulate the owners from the general

Which entities discussed in this chapter insulate the owners from the general liabilities of the entity?

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Q: A married couple file jointly and have a $10,000

A married couple file jointly and have a $10,000 net long-term capital gain. What are the maximum tax rates applicable to that gain if their total taxable income would otherwise be taxed at 15 percent...

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Q: What is a terminating event in relation to an S corporation?

What is a terminating event in relation to an S corporation?

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Q: Why do the basis and at-risk rules usually prevent the

Why do the basis and at-risk rules usually prevent the same amount of losses from passing through to shareholders of S corporations?

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Q: What is the purpose of the accumulated adjustments account if the S

What is the purpose of the accumulated adjustments account if the S corporation has always been an S corporation?

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