Questions from General Taxation


Q: Jill is the CFO of PorTech, Inc. PorTech’s tax advisers

Jill is the CFO of PorTech, Inc. PorTech’s tax advisers have recommended two tax planning ideas that will each provide $5 million of current-year cash tax savings. One idea is based on a timing differ...

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Q: Underwood, the CFO of Tech Co, Inc., has used

Underwood, the CFO of Tech Co, Inc., has used ASC 740-30 (APB 23) to avoid reporting any U.S. deferred tax expense on $50 million of the earnings of Tech Co’s foreign subsidiaries. All of these subsid...

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Q: An accountant friend of yours tells you that he “almost never

An accountant friend of yours tells you that he “almost never” does any tax research because he believes that “research usually reveals that some tax planning idea has already been thought up and shot...

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Q: Eddy Falls is considering litigating a tax deficiency of approximately $229

Eddy Falls is considering litigating a tax deficiency of approximately $229,030 in the court system. He asks you to provide him with a short description of his litigation alternatives, indicating the...

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Q: A taxpayer lives in Michigan. In a controversy with the IRS

A taxpayer lives in Michigan. In a controversy with the IRS, the taxpayer loses at the trial court level. Describe the appeal procedure for each of the following trial courts. a. Small Cases Division...

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Q: For the Tax Court, the District Court, and the Court

For the Tax Court, the District Court, and the Court of Federal Claims, indicates the following. a. Number of regular judges per court. b. Availability of a jury trial. c. Whether the deficiency must...

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