Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: Explain the policy reason for including the value of country club memberships

Explain the policy reason for including the value of country club memberships provided to an executive as a taxable fringe benefit.

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Q: Describe the circumstances in which an employee may not value a nontaxable

Describe the circumstances in which an employee may not value a nontaxable fringe benefit.

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Q: Nicole and Braxton are each 50 percent shareholders of NB Corporation.

Nicole and Braxton are each 50 percent shareholders of NB Corporation. Nicole is also an employee of the corporation. NB is a calendar-year taxpayer and uses the accrual method of accounting. The corp...

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Q: Seiko’s current salary is $85,000, and she fancies

Seiko’s current salary is $85,000, and she fancies European sports cars. She purchases a new auto each year. Seiko is currently a manager for an office equipment company. Her friend, knowing of her in...

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Q: Holding all else equal, does an employer with a higher marginal

Holding all else equal, does an employer with a higher marginal tax rate or lower marginal tax rate have a lower after-tax cost of paying a particular employee’s salary? Explain.

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Q: What are nontax reasons why a corporation may choose to cap its

What are nontax reasons why a corporation may choose to cap its executives’ salaries at $1 million?

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Q: What are tax reasons why a corporation may choose to cap its

What are tax reasons why a corporation may choose to cap its executives’ salaries at $1 million?

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Q: Lea is a highly paid executive with MCC, Inc., a

Lea is a highly paid executive with MCC, Inc., a publicly traded corporation. What are the circumstances under which MCC will be able to deduct more than $1 million of compensation paid to Lea during...

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Q: From an employee perspective, how are incentive stock options treated differently

From an employee perspective, how are incentive stock options treated differently than nonqualified stock options for tax purposes? In general, for a given number of options, which type of stock optio...

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Q: Why do employers use stock options in addition to salary to compensate

Why do employers use stock options in addition to salary to compensate their employees? For employers, are stock options treated more favorably than salary for tax purposes? Explain.

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