Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: How are acquisition indebtedness and home-equity indebtedness similar? How

How are acquisition indebtedness and home-equity indebtedness similar? How are they dissimilar?

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Q: Troy (single) purchased a home in Hopkinton, MA on

Troy (single) purchased a home in Hopkinton, MA on January 1, 2007 for $300,000. He sold the home on January 1, 2016 for $320,000. How much gain must Troy recognize on his home sale in each of the fol...

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Q: Javier and Anita Sanchez purchased a home on January 1, 2016

Javier and Anita Sanchez purchased a home on January 1, 2016 for, $500,000 by paying $200,000 down and borrowing the remaining $300,000 with a 7 percent loan secured by the home. The loan requires int...

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Q: Javier and Anita Sanchez purchased a home on January 1 of year

Javier and Anita Sanchez purchased a home on January 1 of year 1 for $500,000 by paying $50,000 down and borrowing the remaining $450,000 with a 7 percent loan secured by the home. The loan requires i...

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Q: Javier and Anita Sanchez purchased a home on January 1, year

Javier and Anita Sanchez purchased a home on January 1, year 1 for $500,000 by paying $200,000 down and borrowing the remaining $300,000 with a 7 percent loan secured by the home. The loan requires in...

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Q: Lewis and Laurie are married and jointly own a home valued at

Lewis and Laurie are married and jointly own a home valued at $240,000. They recently paid off the mortgage on their home. In need of cash for personal purposes unrelated to the home, the couple borro...

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Q: On January 1 of year 1, Arthur and Aretha Franklin purchased

On January 1 of year 1, Arthur and Aretha Franklin purchased a home for $1.5 million by paying $200,000 down and borrowing the remaining $1.3 million with a 7 percent loan secured by the home. a. What...

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Q: Compare and contrast the manner in which employees and employers report home

Compare and contrast the manner in which employees and employers report home office deductions on their tax returns.

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Q: In year 0, Eva took out a $50,000

In year 0, Eva took out a $50,000 home-equity loan from her local credit union. At the time she took out the loan, her home was valued at $350,000. At the time of the loan, Eva’s original mortgage on...

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Q: On January 1 of year 1, Jason and Jill Marsh acquired

On January 1 of year 1, Jason and Jill Marsh acquired a home for $500,000 by paying $400,000 down and borrowing $100,000 with a 7 percent loan secured by the home. On January 1, of year 2, the Marshes...

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