Questions from General Taxation


Q: For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019.

For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019. In 2014, BT granted a nonqualified stock option to Ms. Pearl to buy 500 shares of BT stock at $20 per share for five years. At date of grant...

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Q: For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019.

For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019. In 2010, BB granted an incentive stock option (ISO) to Mr. Yarnell to buy 8,000 shares of BB stock at $7 per share for 10 years. At date of...

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Q: For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019.

For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019. In 2012 (year 0), Mrs. Linsey exercised a stock option by paying $100 per share for 225 shares of ABC stock. The market price at date of exe...

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Q: For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019.

For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019. Mrs. Shin retired in 2018 at age 63 and made her first withdrawal of $20,000 from her traditional IRA. At year-end, the IRA balance was $89,...

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Q: For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019.

For the following problem, assume the taxable year is 2019. Mr. Ballard retired in 2019 at age 69 and made his first withdrawal of $35,000 from his traditional IRA. At year-end, the IRA balance was $4...

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Q: Mr. Dunn, who has a 32 percent marginal rate on

Mr. Dunn, who has a 32 percent marginal rate on ordinary income and a 15 percent marginal rate on adjusted net capital gain, recognized a $15,000 capital loss in 2019. Compute the tax savings from thi...

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Q: Percy Wilson is a calendar year taxpayer. What is the un

Percy Wilson is a calendar year taxpayer. What is the un-extended filing date of Percy Wilson’s 2019 federal income tax return if: a. Percy Wilson Inc. is a corporation? b. Mr. Percy Wilson is an indi...

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Q: LZ Corporation uses a fiscal year ending September 30. The controller

LZ Corporation uses a fiscal year ending September 30. The controller filed LZ’s Form 1120 for the year ending September 30, 2019, on October 23, 2019. a. What is the last day on which the IRS may ass...

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Q: Mrs. Fugate failed to include $28,000 lottery winnings

Mrs. Fugate failed to include $28,000 lottery winnings on her 2018 Form 1040. The only gross income she reported was her $78,000 salary. She filed her return on January 19, 2019. a. What is the last d...

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Q: Mr. Williams is employed by BDF Inc. Compute BDF’s 2019

Mr. Williams is employed by BDF Inc. Compute BDF’s 2019 employer payroll tax with respect to Mr. Williams assuming that: a. His annual compensation is $60,000. b. His annual compensation is $200,000...

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