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> What is a wash sale, and why are losses from wash sales disallowed?

> How is depreciation calculated by the partnership when a partner contributes a business asset?

> Is partnership income considered self-employment income? If so, how is it calculated?

> If a partner owns a 20% interest, does that necessarily mean that he or she will receive 20% of the net income from the partnership? Explain.

> When faced with an involuntary conversion, does the taxpayer have an unlimited amount of time to replace the converted property? Explain.

> What AMT adjustment items are likely to affect all taxpayers who itemize their deductions? Give examples.

> When must Form 6198 and Form 8582 be filed? Does the taxpayer file more than one Form 6198 or Form 8582?

> Why would smaller partnerships (and other businesses for that matter) use only the tax basis of accounting, which does not follow GAAP?

> Discuss the concept of steps into the shoes. Does this concept pertain to the partnership, the partners, or both?

> When a partnership receives an asset from a partner, does the partnership ever recognize a gain? What is the basis of the asset in the hands of the partnership after contribution?

> What is the concept of basis? In your discussion, differentiate between outside basis and inside basis.

> Define precontribution gain. What causes a partner to recognize it?

> The general rule is that partners do not recognize any gain when they receive a distribution. In what circumstances might a partner recognize a gain on a current distribution?

> How does a partner’s share of partnership liabilities affect his or her outside basis?

> What entity forms are considered partnerships for federal income tax purposes?

> Why does the marginal tax rate vary up and down for taxable incomes over $100,000?

> Why must some income and gain items be separately stated in a partnership?

> How is the outside basis of a partner allocated to assets in a liquidation of the partnership interest? Include in your answer the effects of distributing cash, ordinary assets, §1231 assets, and capital assets.

> How can a partnership interest be disposed of? Which disposal method is more likely to produce a gain or loss? How is the gain or loss calculated?

> A calendar year corporation properly files a Subchapter S election on January 10, 2017. On what date is the election effective? What if the election were filed on June 1, 2017?

> What criteria must a corporation meet to appropriately elect Subchapter S status?

> Explain the constructive ownership rules and how they relate to related-party transactions.

> What is a related-party loss, and why is it disallowed?

> Can a partner have a salary from a partnership? Why? What is a guaranteed payment?

> For purposes of the corporate alternative minimum tax, explain the application of the AMT exemption amount and its phaseout.

> Is a taxpayer allowed to take the §121 exclusion for a vacation home that was never rented? Explain.

> Explain the difference between organizational expenses and start-up expenditures. In what circumstances are they deductible?

> Explain the circumstances in which a corporation can use the accrual basis or the cash basis of accounting.

> Selected accounts of Leno Company are shown below. Instructions From an analysis of the T-accounts, reconstruct (a) The October transaction entries, and (b) The adjusting journal entries that were made on October 31, 2012. Prepare explanations for each

> William Bryant is the new owner of Ace Computer Services. At the end of August 2012, his first month of ownership, Bryant is trying to prepare monthly financial statements. Below is some information related to unrecorded expenses that the business incurr

> A partial adjusted trial balance of Safin Company at January 31, 2012, shows the following. Instructions Answer the following questions, assuming the year begins January 1. (a) If the amount in Supplies Expense is the January 31 adjusting entry, and $8

> Stephen King, D.D.S., opened a dental practice on January 1, 2012. During the first month of operations, the following transactions occurred. 1. Performed services for patients who had dental plan insurance. At January 31, $750 of such services was earne

> The ledger of Chopin Rental Agency on March 31 of the current year includes the following selected accounts before adjusting entries have been prepared. An analysis of the accounts shows the following. 1. The equipment depreciates $250 per month. 2. On

> The following trial balance of Oakley Co. does not balance. Each of the listed accounts should have a normal balance per the general ledger. An examination of the ledger and journal reveals the following errors. 1. Cash received from a customer on acco

> The following trial balance of Scarlatti Corporation does not balance. An examination of the ledger shows these errors. 1. Cash received from a customer on account was recorded (both debit and credit) as $1,580 instead of $1,850. 2. The purchase on acc

> Agazzi Repair Shop had the following transactions during the first month of business as a proprietorship. Journalize the transactions. (Omit explanations.) Aug. 2 Invested $12,000 cash and $2,500 of equipment in the business. 7 Purchased supplies on acco

> Flynn Design Agency was founded by Kevin Flynn in January 2006. Presented below is the adjusted trial balance as of December 31, 2012. Instructions (a) Prepare an income statement and a statement of retained earnings for the year ending December 31, 20

> Presented below are selected account balances for Alistair Co. as of December 31, 2012. Instructions Prepare closing entries for Alistair Co. on December 31, 2012. $ 60,000 75,000 45,000 18,000 12,000 15,000 390,000 Inventory 12/31/12 $235,700 16,

> The trial balance of Geronimo Company, shown on the next page, does not balance. Your review of the ledger reveals the following: (a) Each account had a normal balance. (b) The debit footings in Prepaid Insurance, Accounts Payable, and Property Tax Expen

> Presented below is information related to Russell Corporation for the month of January 2012. Instructions Prepare the necessary closing entries. $202,000 Salaries and wages expense $ 61,000 Cost of goods sold Freight-out Insurance expense Rent expe

> The adjusted trial balance of Faulk Company shows the following data pertaining to sales at the end of its fiscal year, October 31, 2012: Sales Revenue $800,000, Freight-out $12,000, Sales Returns and Allowances $24,000, and Sales Discounts $12,000. Ins

> Kelly Company had cash receipts from customers in 2012 of $142,000. Cash payments for operating expenses were $97,000. Kelly has determined that at January 1, accounts receivable was $13,000, and prepaid expenses were $17,500. At December 31, accounts re

> The adjusted trial balance of Cavamanlis Co. as of December 31, 2012, contains the following. Instructions (a) Prepare an income statement. (b) Prepare a statement of retained earnings. (c) Prepare a classified balance sheet. CAVAMANLIS co. ADJUSTE

> Uhura Resort opened for business on June 1 with eight air-conditioned units. Its trial balance on August 31 is as follows. Other data: 1. The balance in prepaid insurance is a one-year premium paid on June 1, 2012. 2. An inventory count on August 31 sh

> Christine Ewing is a licensed CPA. During the first month of operations of her business (a sole proprietorship), the following events and transactions occurred. April 2 Invested $30,000 cash and equipment valued at $14,000 in the business. 2 Hired a secr

> The following information was taken from the records of Gibson Inc. for the year 2012: income tax applicable to income from continuing operations $119,000; income tax applicable to loss on discontinued operations $25,500; income tax applicable to extraor

> Bryant Co. reports the following information for 2012: sales revenue $750,000; cost of goods sold $500,000; operating expenses $80,000; and an unrealized holding loss on available-for-sale securities for 2012 of $50,000. It declared and paid a cash divid

> Armstrong Corporation reported the following for 2012: net sales $1,200,000; cost of goods sold $720,000; selling and administrative expenses $320,000; and an unrealized holding gain on available-for-sale securities $15,000. Instructions Prepare a state

> Zehms Company began operations in 2010 and adopted weighted-average pricing for inventory. In 2012, in accordance with other companies in its industry, Zehms changed its inventory pricing to FIFO. The pretax income data is reported below. Instructions

> McEntire Corporation began operations on January 1, 2009. During its first 3 years of operations, McEntire reported net income and declared dividends as follows. The following information relates to 2012. Income before income tax …&

> Presented below are selected ledger accounts of Woods Corporation at December 31, 2012. Woods’s effective tax rate on all items is 34%. A physical inventory indicates that the ending inventory is $686,000. Instructions Prepare a cond

> The stockholders’ equity section of Sosa Corporation appears below as of December 31, 2012. Net income for 2012 reflects a total effective tax rate of 34%. Included in the net income figure is a loss of $12,000,000 (before tax) as a r

> In 2012, Hollis Corporation reported net income of $1,000,000. It declared and paid preferred stock dividends of $250,000. During 2012, Hollis had a weighted average of 190,000 common shares outstanding. Compute Hollis’s 2012 earnings per share.

> Vandross Company has recorded bad debt expense in the past at a rate of 1½% of net sales. In 2012, Vandross decides to increase its estimate to 2%. If the new rate had been used in prior years, cumulative bad debt expense would have been $380,000 instead

> Briefly describe how the organization of the FASB Codification corresponds to the elements of financial statements.

> During 2012, Williamson Company changed from FIFO to weighted-average inventory pricing. Pretax income in 2011 and 2010 (Williamson’s first year of operations) under FIFO was $160,000 and $180,000, respectively. Pretax income using weighted-average prici

> Stacy Corporation had income before income taxes for 2012 of $6,300,000. In addition, it suffered an unusual and infrequent pretax loss of $770,000 from a volcano eruption. The corporation’s tax rate is 30%. Prepare a partial income statement for Stacy b

> Finley Corporation had income from continuing operations of $10,600,000 in 2012. During 2012, it disposed of its restaurant division at an after-tax loss of $189,000. Prior to disposal, the division operated at a loss of $315,000 (net of tax) in 2012. Fi

> On January 1, 2012, Richards Inc. had cash and common stock of $60,000. At that date, the company had no other asset, liability, or equity balances. On January 2, 2012, it purchased for cash $20,000 of equity securities that it classified as available-fo

> Using the information from BE4-9, prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2012. Assume an error was discovered: land costing $80,000 (net of tax) was charged to maintenance and repairs expense in 2009. In BE4-9 Portman Corp

> Portman Corporation has retained earnings of $675,000 at January 1, 2012. Net income during 2012 was $1,400,000, and cash dividends declared and paid during 2012 totaled $75,000. Prepare a retained earnings statement for the year ended December 31, 2012.

> What are the three ways that other comprehensive income may be displayed (reported)?

> How should correction of errors be reported in the financial statements?

> What major types of items are reported in the retained earnings statement?

> On January 30, 2011, a suit was filed against Frazier Corporation under the Environmental Protection Act. On August 6, 2012, Frazier Corporation agreed to settle the action and pay $920,000 in damages to certain current and former employees. How should t

> Briefly describe FASB/IASB convergence process and the principles that guide their convergence efforts.

> What is meant by “tax allocation within a period”? What is the justification for such practice?

> Qualls Corporation reported 2012 earnings per share of $7.21. In 2013, Qualls reported earnings per share as follows. On income before extraordinary item ………………… $6.40 On extraordinary item ………………………………………… 1.88 On net income …………………………………………………. $8.28

> Cooper Investments reported an unusual gain from the sale of certain assets in its 2012 income statement. How does intraperiod tax allocation affect the reporting of this unusual gain?

> You run into Greg Norman at a party and begin discussing financial statements. Greg says, “I prefer the single-step income statement because the multiple-step format generally overstates income.” How should you respond to Greg?

> Indicate where the following items would ordinarily appear on the financial statements of Boleyn, Inc. for the year 2012. (a) The service life of certain equipment was changed from 8 to 5 years. If a 5-year life had been used previously, additional depre

> What is the basis for distinguishing between operating and nonoperating items?

> What are the advantages and disadvantages of the single-step income statement?

> State some of the more serious problems encountered in seeking to achieve the ideal measurement of periodic net income. Explain what accountants do as a practical alternative.

> Generally accepted accounting principles usually require the use of accrual accounting to “fairly present” income. If the cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting will “clearly reflect” taxable income, why does this method not usually also “f

> Enyart Company experienced a catastrophic loss in the second quarter of the year. The loss meets the criteria for extraordinary item reporting, but Enyart’s controller is unsure whether this item should be reported as extraordinary in the second quarter

> Presented below is information related to Viel Company at December 31, 2012, the end of its first year of operations. Sales revenue …………………………………………………………….. $310,000 Cost of goods sold ………………………………………………………… 140,000 Selling and administrative expenses …

> What distinguishes an item that is “unusual in nature” from an item that is considered “extraordinary”?

> What guidance does the SEC provide for public companies with respect to the reporting of the “effect of preferred stock dividends and accretion of carrying amount of preferred stock on earnings per share”?

> What are the characteristics of high-quality information in a company’s first IFRS financial statements?

> The financial statements of Marks and Spencer plc (M&S) are available at the book’s companion website or can be accessed at http://corporate.marksandspencer.com/documents/publications/2010/Annual_Report_2010. Instructions Refer to M&S’s financial statem

> How is the date of transition and the date of reporting determined in first-time adoption of IFRS?

> Becker Ltd. is planning to adopt IFRS and prepare its first IFRS financial statements at December 31, 2013. What is the date of Becker’s opening balance sheet, assuming one year of comparative information? What periods will be covered in Becker’s first I

> In this simulation, you are asked to address questions regarding the accounting information system. Prepare responses to all parts. KWW_Professional_Simulation Accounting Information System Time Remaining 3 hours 50 minutes Unsplit Split Horiz Split

> Recording transactions in the accounting system requires knowledge of the important characteristics of the elements of financial statements, such as assets and liabilities. In addition, accountants must understand the inherent uncertainty in accounting m

> The Amato Theater is nearing the end of the year and is preparing for a meeting with its bankers to discuss the renewal of a loan. The accounts listed below appeared in the December 31, 2012, trial balance. Additional information is available as follow

> Kellogg Company has its headquarters in Battle Creek, Michigan. The company manufactures and sells ready-to-eat breakfast cereals and convenience foods including cookies, toaster pastries, and cereal bars. Selected data from Kellogg Companyâ€&

> What might explain the fact that different accounting standard-setters have developed accounting standards that are sometimes quite different in nature?

> Go to the book’s companion website and use information found there to answer the following questions related to The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo, Inc. (a) Which company had the greater percentage increase in total assets from 2008 to 2009? (b) Using the

> The financial statements of P&G are presented in Appendix 5B or can be accessed at the book’s companion website, www.wiley.com/college/kieso. Instructions Refer to these financial statements and the accompanying notes to answer the following questions.

> Rolling Hills Golf Inc. was organized on July 1, 2012. Quarterly financial statements are prepared. The trial balance and adjusted trial balance on September 30 are shown here. Instructions (a) Journalize the adjusting entries that were made. (b) Prepa

> Presented below are the trial balance and the other information related to Yorkis Perez, a consulting engineer. 1. Fees received in advance from clients $6,000. 2. Services performed for clients that were not recorded by December 31, $4,900. 3. Bad deb

> The accounts listed below appeared in the December 31 trial balance of the Savard Theater. Instructions (a) From the account balances listed above and the information given below, prepare the annual adjusting entries necessary on December 31. (Omit exp

> The trial balance of Bellemy Fashion Center contained the following accounts at November 30, the end of the company’s fiscal year. Adjustment data: 1. Supplies on hand totaled $1,500. 2. Depreciation is $15,000 on the equipment. 3. In

> A review of the ledger of Baylor Company at December 31, 2012, produces the following data pertaining to the preparation of annual adjusting entries. 1. Salaries and Wages Payable $0. There are eight employees. Salaries and wages are paid every Friday fo

> Mason Advertising Agency was founded in January 2008. Presented below are adjusted and unadjusted trial balances as of December 31, 2012. Instructions (a) Journalize the annual adjusting entries that were made. (Omit explanations.) (b) Prepare an incom

> On January 1, 2012, Norma Smith and Grant Wood formed a computer sales and service enterprise in Soapsville, Arkansas, by investing $90,000 cash. The new company, Arkansas Sales and Service, has the following transactions during January. 1. Pays $6,000 i

> Presented below is the December 31 trial balance of New York Boutique. Instructions (a) Construct T-accounts and enter the balances shown. (b) Prepare adjusting journal entries for the following and post to the T-accounts. (Omit explanations.) Open add

> In this simulation, you are asked questions regarding accounting principles. Prepare responses to all parts. KWW_Professional_Simulation Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Time Remaining 4 hours 30 minutes Unsplit Split Horiz Spit Vertical Spr

> Presented below is the trial balance of the Crestwood Golf Club, Inc. as of December 31. The books are closed annually on December 31. Instructions (a) Enter the balances in ledger accounts. Allow five lines for each account. (b) From the trial balance