Questions from Individual Taxation


Q: Derek and Meagan Jacoby recently graduated from State University and Derek accepted

Derek and Meagan Jacoby recently graduated from State University and Derek accepted a job in business consulting while Meagan accepted a job in computer programming. Meagan inherited $75,000 from her...

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Q: James and Kate Sawyer were married on New Year’s Eve of 2017

James and Kate Sawyer were married on New Year’s Eve of 2017. Before their marriage, Kate lived in New York and worked as a hair stylist for one of the city’s top salons. James lives in Atlanta where...

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Q: Metro Corp. traded Land A for Land B. Metro originally

Metro Corp. traded Land A for Land B. Metro originally purchased Land A for $50,000 and Land A’s adjusted basis was $25,000 at the time of the exchange. What is Metro’s realized gain or loss, recogniz...

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Q: Hill Corporation is in the leasing business and faces a marginal tax

Hill Corporation is in the leasing business and faces a marginal tax rate of 21 percent. It has leased a building to Whitewater Corporation for several years. Hill bought the building for $150,000 and...

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Q: Jimmer has contributed $15,000 to his Roth IRA and

Jimmer has contributed $15,000 to his Roth IRA and the balance in the account is $18,000. In the current year, Jimmer withdrew $17,000 from the Roth IRA to pay for a new car. If Jimmer’s marginal ordi...

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Q: Juanita owns a principal residence in New Jersey, a cabin in

Juanita owns a principal residence in New Jersey, a cabin in Montana, and a houseboat in Hawaii. All of these properties have mortgages incurred before 2017 on which Juanita pays interest. What limits...

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Q: John is trying to decide whether to contribute to a Roth IRA

John is trying to decide whether to contribute to a Roth IRA or traditional IRA. He plans on making a $5,000 contribution to whichever plan he decides to fund. He currently pays tax at a 32 percent ma...

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Q: Sherry, who is 52 years of age, opened a Roth

Sherry, who is 52 years of age, opened a Roth IRA three years ago. She has contributed a total of $12,000 to a Roth IRA ($4,000 a year). The current value of the Roth IRA is $16,300. In the current ye...

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Q: Fizbo Corporation is in the business of breeding and racing horses.

Fizbo Corporation is in the business of breeding and racing horses. Fizbo has taxable income of $5,000,000 other than from these transactions. It has nonrecaptured §1231 losses of $10,000 from 2014 an...

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Q: Yuki (age 45 at year-end) has been contributing

Yuki (age 45 at year-end) has been contributing to a traditional IRA for years (all deductible contributions) and her IRA is now worth $50,000. She is trying to decide whether she should roll over her...

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