Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: Marcus is the CEO of publicly traded ABC Corporation and earns a

Marcus is the CEO of publicly traded ABC Corporation and earns a salary of $1,500,000. Assume ABC has a 35 percent marginal tax rate. a. What is ABC’s after-tax cost of paying Marcus’s salary? b. Now...

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Q: Ramon has finally arrived. He has interviewed for the CEO position

Ramon has finally arrived. He has interviewed for the CEO position with MMM Corporation. They have presented him with two alternative compensation offers. Alternative 1 is for a straight salary of $2,...

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Q: Cammie received 100 NQOs (each option provides a right to purchase

Cammie received 100 NQOs (each option provides a right to purchase 10 shares of MNL stock for $10 per share) at the time she started working for MNL Corporation (5/1/Y1) four years ago when MNL’s stoc...

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Q: Yost received 300 NQOs (each option gives Yost the right to

Yost received 300 NQOs (each option gives Yost the right to purchase 10 shares of Cutter Corporation stock for $15 per share) at the time he started working for Cutter Corporation three years ago. Cut...

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Q: Haven received 200 NQOs (each option gives him the right to

Haven received 200 NQOs (each option gives him the right to purchase 20 shares of Barlow Corporation stock for $7 per share) at the time he started working for Barlow Corporation three years ago when...

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Q: Matt hired Apex Services to repair Matt’s business equipment. On November

Matt hired Apex Services to repair Matt’s business equipment. On November 1, of year 0, Matt paid $2,000 for the repairs that he expects to begin in early March of year 1. a. What amount of the cost...

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Q: Circuit Corporation (CC) is a calendar-year, accrual

Circuit Corporation (CC) is a calendar-year, accrual-method taxpayer. CC manufactures and sells electronic circuitry. On November 15, year 0, CC enters into a contract with Equip Corp (EC) that provid...

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Q: Compare and contrast different ways in which a taxpayer triggers a realization

Compare and contrast different ways in which a taxpayer triggers a realization event by disposing of an asset.

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Q: Harmer Inc. is now a successful company. In the early

Harmer Inc. is now a successful company. In the early days (before it became profitable), it issued incentive stock options (ISOs) to its employees. Now Harmer is trying to decide whether to issue non...

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Q: Potomac Corporation wants to sell a warehouse that it has used in

Potomac Corporation wants to sell a warehouse that it has used in its business for 10 years. Potomac is asking $450,000 for the property. The warehouse is subject to a mortgage of $125,000. If Potomac...

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