Freys, Inc., sells a 12-year franchise to Red Company. The franchise contains many restrictions on how Red may operate its store. For instance, Red cannot use less than Grade 10 Idaho potatoes; must fry the potatoes at a constant 410 degrees; must dress store personnel in Freys-approved uniforms; and must have a Freys sign that meets detailed specifications on size, color, and construction. When the franchise contract is signed, Red makes a noncontingent $160,000 payment to Freys. During the same year, Red pays Freys $300,000—14% of Red’s sales. How does Freys treat each of these payments? How does Red treat each of the payments?
> Your client, Raptor Corporation, declares a dividend permitting its common shareholders to elect to receive 9 shares of cumulative preferred stock or 3 additional shares of Raptor common stock for every 10 shares of common stock held. Raptor has only com
> Robin Corporation would like to transfer excess cash to its sole shareholder, Adam, who is also an employee. Adam is in the 28% tax bracket, and Robin is in the 34% bracket. Because Adam’s contribution to Robin’s profit is substantial, Robin believes tha
> Parrot Corporation is a closely held company with accumulated E & P of $300,000 and current E & P of $350,000. Tom and Jerry are brothers; each owns a 50% share in Parrot, and they share management responsibilities equally. What are the tax consequences
> Petrel Corporation has accumulated E & P of $85,000 at the beginning of the year. Its current-year taxable income is $320,000. On December 31, Petrel distributed business property (worth $140,000, adjusted basis of $290,000) to Juan, its sole shareholder
> Siena Industries (a sole proprietorship) sold three § 1231 assets on October 10, 2015. Data on these property dispositions are as follows. a. Determine the amount and the character of the recognized gain or loss from the disposition of each
> Cerulean Corporation has two equal shareholders, Eloise and Olivia. Eloise acquired her Cerulean stock three years ago by transferring property worth $700,000, basis of $300,000, for 70 shares of the stock. Olivia acquired 70 shares in Cerulean Corporati
> Raven Corporation owns three machines that it uses in its business. It no longer needs two of these machines and is considering distributing them to its two shareholders as a property dividend. The machines have a fair market value of $20,000 each. The b
> Lime Corporation, with E & P of $500,000, distributes land (worth $300,000, adjusted basis of $350,000) to Harry, its sole shareholder. The land is subject to a liability of $120,000, which Harry assumes. What are the tax consequences to Lime and to Harr
> Heather, an individual, owns all of the outstanding stock in Silver Corporation. Heather purchased her stock in Silver nine years ago, and her basis is $56,000. At the beginning of this year, the corporation has $76,000 of accumulated E & P and no curren
> Black Corporation and Tom each own 50% of Tan Corporation’s common stock. On January 1, Tan holds a deficit in accumulated E & P of $200,000. Its current E & P is $90,000. During the year, Tan makes cash distributions of $40,000 each to Black and Tom. a.
> Green Corporation (a calendar year taxpayer) had a deficit in accumulated E & P of $250,000 at the beginning of the current year. Its net profit for the period January 1 through July 30 was $300,000, but its E & P for the entire taxable year was only $40
> At the beginning of the year, Teal Corporation held accumulated E & P of $225,000. On March 30, Teal sold an asset at a loss of $225,000. For the calendar year, Teal incurred a deficit in current E & P of $305,000, which includes the $225,000 loss on the
> Penguin Corporation (a cash basis, calendar year taxpayer) recorded the following income and expenses in the current year. Income from services …………………………………………………………………………..$400,000 Salaries paid to employees ………………………………………………………………………70,000 Tax-exemp
> In each of the following independent situations, indicate the effect on tax- able income and E & P, stating the amount of any increase (or decrease) in each as a result of the transaction. Assume that E & P has already been increased by taxable i
> Larry, the sole shareholder of Brown Corporation, sold his stock to Ed on July 30 for $270,000. Larry’s basis in the stock was $200,000 at the beginning of the year. Brown had accumulated E & P of $120,000 on January 1 and cur- rent E & P of $240,000. Du
> Delphinium Company owns two parcels of land (§ 1231 assets). One parcel can be sold at a loss of $60,000, and the other parcel can be sold at a gain of $70,000. The company has no nonrecaptured § 1231 losses from prior years. The parcels could be sold at
> Complete the following schedule for each case. Unless otherwise indicated, assume that the shareholders have ample basis in the stock investment. All taxpayers use a calendar tax year. Accumulated Cash E&P Distributions (All on Last Day Dividend of
> Sparrow Corporation is a calendar year taxpayer. At the beginning of the current year, Sparrow holds accumulated E & P of $33,000. The corporation incurs a deficit in current E & P of $46,000 that accrues ratably throughout the year. On June 30, Sparrow
> In determining Blue Corporation’s current E & P for this tax year, how should taxable income be adjusted as a result of the following transactions? a. A capital loss carryover from two years ago, fully used this year. b. Nondeductible meal expenses. c. I
> On September 30, Silver Corporation, a calendar year taxpayer, sold a parcel of land (basis of $400,000) for a $1 million note. The note is pay- able in five installments, with the first payment due next year. Because Silver did not elect out of the inst
> Compute current E & P for Sparrow Corporation (a calendar year, accrual basis taxpayer). Sparrow reported the following transactions during 2015, its second year of operation. Taxable income ………………………………………………………………………………………………….$330,000 Federal income t
> Cardinal Corporation, a calendar year taxpayer, receives dividend income of $250,000 from a corporation in which it holds a 10% interest. Cardinal also receives interest income of $35,000 from municipal bonds. (The municipality used the proceeds from the
> At the start of the current year, Blue Corporation (a calendar year taxpayer) holds accumulated E & P of $100,000. Blue’s current E & P is $60,000. At the end of the year, it distributes $200,000 ($100,000 each) to its equal shareholders, Pam and Jon. Th
> Pink Corporation has several employees. Their names and salaries are listed below. Judy…………………………………………………………. $470,000 Holly (Judy’s daughter) …………………………………. 100,000 Terry (Judy’s son) …………………………………………. 100,000 John (an unrelated third party) ………………………
> In each of the following independent situations, determine the amount of FICA (Social Security and Medicare) the employer should withhold from the employee’s 2015 salary. a. Harry earns a $50,000 salary, files a joint return, and claims four withholding
> Harvey is a self-employed accountant with earned income from the business of $120,000 (after the deduction for one-half of his self-employment tax). He has a profit sharing plan (e.g., defined contribution Keogh plan). What is the maxi- mum amount Harvey
> Geranium, Inc., has the following net § 1231 results for each of the years shown. What is the nature of the net gain in 2014 and 2015? Таx Year Net 5 1231 Loss Net 5 1231 Gain 2010 $18,000 2011 33,000 2012 42,000 2013 $41,000 2014 30,000
> Dana, age 54, has a traditional deductible IRA with an account balance of $107,600, of which $77,300 represents contributions and $30,300 represents earnings. In 2015, she converts her traditional IRA into a Roth IRA. What amount must Dana include in her
> Belinda spent the last 60 days of 2015 in a nursing home. The cost of the services provided to her was $18,000 ($300 per day). Medicare paid $8,500 to- ward the cost of her stay. Belinda also received $5,500 of benefits under a long-term care insurance p
> Rex, age 55, is an officer of Blue Company, which provides him with the following nondiscriminatory fringe benefits in 2015: • Hospitalization insurance premiums for Rex and his dependents. The cost of the coverage for Rex is $2,900 per year, and the ad
> Mason performs services for Isabella. In determining whether Mason is an employee or an independent contractor, comment on the relevance of each of the factors listed below. a. Mason performs services only for Isabella and does not work for anyone else.
> At the beginning of the tax year, Barnaby’s basis in the BBB Partnership was $50,000, including his $5,000 share of partnership debt. At the end of the tax year, his share of the entity’s debt was $8,000. Barnaby’s share of BBB’s ordinary income for the
> Wozniacki and Wilcox form Jewel LLC, with each investor receiving a one- half interest in the capital and profits of the LLC. Wozniacki receives his one-half interest as compensation for tax planning services that he rendered prior to the formation of th
> Henrietta transfers cash of $75,000 and equipment with a fair market value of $25,000 (basis to her as a sole proprietor, $10,000) in exchange for a 40% profit and loss interest worth $100,000 in the XYZ Partnership. a. Compute Henrietta’s realized and r
> Candlewood LLC began its business on September 1; it uses a calendar tax and accounting year. Candlewood incurred $6,500 in legal fees for drafting the LLC’s operating agreement and $3,000 in accounting fees for tax advice of an organizational nature, fo
> Pineview Corporation placed an asset (three-year MACRS class life) costing $5,000 in service on June 1, 2015. Complete the table below by providing the AMT adjustment and indicate whether the adjustment increases or decreases taxable income. Tax Ded
> In 2015, Brennen sold a machine used in his business for $180,000. The machine was purchased eight years ago for $340,000. Depreciation up to the date of the sale for regular income tax purposes was $210,000 and $190,000 for AMT purposes. What, if any, A
> Harold, a CPA, has a new client who recently moved to town. Harold prepares the client’s current-year tax return, which shows a net § 1231 gain. Harold calls the client to request copies of the returns for the preceding five years to determine if there a
> A sculpture that Tulip & Co. held for investment was destroyed in a flood. The sculpture was insured, and Tulip had a $60,000 gain from this casualty. It also had a $17,000 loss from an uninsured antique vase that was destroyed by the flood. The vase was
> Two years ago, Harriet Company (an unincorporated entity) developed a process for preserving doughnuts that gives the doughnuts a much longer shelf life. The process is not patented or copyrighted, and only Harriet knows how it works. A conglomerate has
> Bridgette is known as the “doll lady.” She started collecting dolls as a child, always received one or more dolls as gifts on her birthday, never sold any dolls, and eventually owned 600 dolls. She is retiring and moving to a small apartment and has deci
> In 2015, Bertha Jarow (head of household with three dependents) had a $28,000 loss from the sale of a personal residence. She also purchased from an individual inventor for $7,000 (and resold in two months for $18,000) a patent on a rubber bonding proces
> The taxpayer is an antiques collector and is going to sell an antique purchased many years ago for a large gain. The facts and circumstances indicate that the taxpayer might be classified as a dealer rather than an investor in antiques. The taxpayer will
> Platinum, Inc., has determined its taxable income as $215,000 before considering the results of its capital gain or loss transactions. Platinum has a short- term capital loss of $24,000, a long-term capital loss of $38,000, and a short-term capital gain
> Sally has taxable income of $160,000 as of November 30 of this year. She wants to sell a Rodin sculpture that has appreciated $90,000 since she purchased it six years ago, but she does not want to pay more than $15,000 of additional tax on the transactio
> Elaine Case (single with no dependents) has the following transactions in 2015: AGI (exclusive of capital gains and losses) $240,000 Long-term capital gain …………………… 22,000 Long-term capital loss …………………… (8,000) Short-term capital gain …………….……. 19,000
> Thrasher Corporation sells short 100 shares of ARC stock at $20 per share on January 15, 2015. It buys 200 shares of ARC stock on April 1, 2015, at $25 per share. On May 2, 2015, Thrasher closes the short sale by delivering 100 of the shares purchased on
> Siga, Inc., a calendar year corporation, records the following gross receipts and taxable income for 2013 through 2015 Siga’s first year of operations was 2013. Is Siga exempt from AMT in 2013, 2014, or 2015? Year Gross Receipts T
> Maria held vacant land that qualified as an investment asset. She purchased the vacant land on April 10, 2011. She exchanged the vacant land for a rental house in a qualifying like-kind exchange on January 22, 2015. Maria was going to hold the house for
> Blue Corporation and Fuchsia Corporation are engaged in a contract negotiation over the use of Blue’s trademarked name, DateSiteForSeniors. For a one- time payment of $45,000, Blue licensed Fuchsia to use the name DateSiteForSeniors, and the license requ
> Mac, an inventor, obtained a patent on a chemical process to clean old aluminum siding so that it can be easily repainted. Mac has a $50,000 tax basis in the patent. Mac does not have the capital to begin manufacturing and selling this product, so he has
> Benny purchased $400,000 of Peach Corporation face value bonds for $320,000 on November 13, 2014. The bonds had been issued with $80,000 of original issue discount because Peach was in financial difficulty in 2014. On December 3, 2015, Benny sold the bon
> Eagle Partners meets all of the requirements of § 1237 (subdivided realty). In 2015, Eagle Partners begins selling lots and sells four separate lots to four different purchasers. Eagle Partners also sells two contiguous lots to another purchaser. The sal
> Hyacinth, Inc., is a dealer in securities. The firm has spotted a fast-rising company and would like to buy and hold its stock for investment. The stock is currently selling for $2 per share, and Hyacinth thinks it will climb to $40 a share within two ye
> George is the owner of numerous classic automobiles. His intention is to hold the automobiles until they increase in value and then sell them. He rents the automobiles for use in various events (e.g., antique automobile shows) while he is holding them. I
> Rennie owns a video game arcade. He buys vintage video games from estates, often at much less than the retail value of the property. He usually installs the vintage video games in a special section of his video game arcade that appeals to players of “cla
> During the year, Eugene had the four property transactions summarized below. Eugene is a collector of antique glassware and occasionally sells a piece to get funds to buy another. What are the amount and nature of the gain or loss from each of these tran
> Carlson’s general business credit for the current year is $84,000 His net income tax is $190,000, tentative minimum tax is $175,000, and net regular tax liability is $185,000. He has no other tax credits. Determine the amount of Carlson’s general busines
> Alison owns a painting that she received as a gift from her aunt 10 years ago. The aunt created the painting. Alison has displayed the painting in her home and has never attempted to sell it. Recently, a visitor noticed the painting and offered Alison $5
> An individual taxpayer sells some used assets at a garage sale. Why are none of the proceeds taxable in most situations?
> A business building on which straight-line depreciation of $13,000 was taken is sold on the installment basis for $100,000 with $20,000 down and four yearly installments of $20,000 plus interest. The adjusted basis for the building is $35,000 at the time
> Paola and Isidora are married, file a joint tax return, report modified AGI of $148,000, and have one dependent child, Dante. The couple paid $12,000 of tuition and $10,000 for room and board for Dante (a freshman). Dante is a full- time student. Determi
> Gaston Corporation distributes § 1245 property as a dividend to its share- holders. The property’s fair market value is $580,000, and the adjusted basis is $560,000. In addition, the amount of the recapture potential is $55,000. What is the amount and ch
> An apartment building was acquired in 2006. The depreciation taken on the building was $123,000, and the building was sold for a $34,000 gain. What is the maximum amount of 25% gain?
> Jacob purchased business equipment for $56,000 in 2012 and has taken $35,000 of regular MACRS depreciation. Jacob sells the equipment in 2015 for $26,000. What is the amount and character of Jacob’s gain or loss?
> Olivia wants to buy some vacant land for investment purposes. She currently cannot afford the full purchase price. Instead, Olivia pays the landowner $8,000 to obtain an option to buy the land for $175,000 anytime in the next four years. Fourteen months
> Shelia purchases $50,000 of newly issued Gingo Corporation bonds for $45,000. The bonds have original issue discount (OID) of $5,000. After Sheila amortized $2,300 of OID and held the bonds for four years, she sold the bonds for $48,000. What is the amou
> Dexter owns a large tract of land and subdivides it for sale. Assume that Dexter meets all of the requirements of § 1237 and during the tax year sells the first eight lots to eight different buyers for $22,000 each. Dexter’s basis in each lot sold is $15
> Given the following information, determine the ACE adjustment for each year. 2015 2016 2017 $ 800,000 Unadjusted AMTI Adjusted current earnings $2,000,000 $1.500,000 1,200,000 2,000,000 000'006
> Noah, who has $62,000 of AGI before considering rental activities, has $70,000 of losses from a real estate rental activity in which he actively participates. He also actively participates in another real estate rental activity from which he has $33,000
> Rhonda has an adjusted basis and an at-risk amount of $7,500 in a passive activity at the beginning of the year. She also has a suspended passive loss of $1,500 carried over from the prior year. During the current year, she has a loss of $12,000 from the
> Mary’s diamond ring was stolen in 2014. She originally paid $8,000 for the ring, but it was worth considerably more at the time of the theft. Mary filed an insurance claim for the stolen ring, but the claim was denied. Because the insurance claim was den
> On May 9, 2013, Calvin acquired 250 shares of stock in Aero Corporation, a new startup company, for $68,750. Calvin acquired the stock directly from Aero, and it is classified as § 1244 stock (at the time Calvin acquired his stock, the corporation had $9
> During the past tax year, Jane identified $50,000 as a nonbusiness bad debt. In that tax year, Jane had $100,000 of taxable income, of which $5,000 consisted of short-term capital gains. During the current tax year, Jane collected $10,000 of the amount s
> Rose dies with passive activity property having an adjusted basis of $65,000, suspended losses of $13,000, and a fair market value at the date of her death of $90,000. Of the $13,000 suspended loss existing at the time of Rose’s death, how much is deduct
> On April 5, 2015, Kinsey places in service a new automobile that cost $36,000. He does not elect § 179 expensing, and he elects not to take any available additional first-year depreciation. The car is used 70% for business and 30% for personal use in eac
> In 2015, McKenzie purchased qualifying equipment for his business that cost $212,000. The taxable income of the business for the year is $5,600 before consideration of any § 179 deduction. Calculate McKenzie’s § 179 expense deduction for 2015 and any car
> Lopez acquired a building on June 1, 2010, for $1 million. Calculate Lopez’s cost recovery deduction for 2015 if the building is: a. Classified as residential rental real estate. b. Classified as nonresidential real estate
> Hamlet acquires a 7-year class asset on November 23, 2015, for $100,000. Hamlet does not elect immediate expensing under § 179. He does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. Calculate Hamlet’s cost recovery deductions
> Marie and Ethan form Roundtree Corporation with the transfer of the following. Marie performs personal services for the corporation with a fair market value of $80,000 in exchange for 400 shares of stock. Ethan contributes an installment note receivable
> Sandstorm Corporation decides to develop a new line of paints. The project begins in 2015. Sandstorm incurs the following expenses in 2015 in connection with the project: Salaries ……………………………………. $85,000 Materials ……………………………………. 30,000 Depreciation on
> Tabitha sells real estate on March 2 for $260,000. The buyer, Ramona, pays the real estate taxes of $5,200 for the calendar year, which is the real estate property tax year. Assume that this is not a leap year. a. Determine the real estate taxes apporti
> Stanford owns and operates two dry cleaning businesses. He travels to Boston to discuss acquiring a restaurant. Later in the month, he travels to New York to discuss acquiring a bakery. Stanford does not acquire the restaurant but does purchase the baker
> Glenda, a calendar year and cash basis taxpayer, rents property from Janice. As part of the rental agreement, Glenda pays $8,400 rent on April 1, 2015 for the 12 months ending March 31, 2016. a. How much is Glenda’s deduction for rent expense in 2015? b
> Jebali Company reports gross income of $340,000 and other property-related expenses of $229,000 and uses a depletion rate of 14%. Calculate Jebali’s depletion allowance for the current year.
> Ella has $105,000 of losses from a real estate rental activity in which she actively participates. She has other rent income of $25,000 and other passive income of $32,000. Her AGI before considering these items of income and loss is $95,000. How much re
> Mable and Jack file a joint return. For the current year, they had the following items: Salaries………………………………………………………………………………….$120,000 Loss on sale of § 1244 stock acquired two years ago…………………….105,000 Gain on sale of § 1244 stock acquired six months
> Many years ago, Jack purchased 400 shares of Canary stock. During the cur- rent year, the stock became worthless. It was determined that the company “went under” because several corporate officers embezzled a large amount of company funds. Identify the r
> Lucy sells her partnership interest, a passive activity, with an adjusted basis of $305,000 for $330,000. In addition, she has current and suspended losses of $28,000 associated with the partnership and has no other passive activities. Calculate Lucy’s t
> In the current year, Ed invests $30,000 in an oil partnership. He has taxable income for the current year of $2,000 from the oil partnership and withdraws $10,000. What is Ed’s at-risk amount at the end of the year?
> Compute the income tax liability for each of the following unrelated C corporations. a. Darter Corporation has taxable income of $68,000. b. Owl Corporation has taxable income of $10,800,000. c. Toucan Corporation, a personal service corporation, has tax
> Determine the treatment of a loss on rental property under the following facts: Basis ………………………………………. $650,000 FMV before the loss……………………800,000 FMV after the loss……………………. 200,000
> Bob owns a collection agency. He purchases uncollected accounts receivable from other businesses at 60% of their face value and then attempts to collect these accounts. During the current year, Bob collected $60,000 on an account with a face value of $80
> Ray and Carin are partners in an accounting firm. The partners have entered into an arm’s length agreement requiring Ray to purchase Carin’s partnership interest from Carin’s estate if she dies before Ray. The price is set at 120% of the book value of Ca
> Determine Hazel’s Federal gross income from the following receipts for the year. Gain on sale of Augusta County bonds …………………… $800 Interest on U.S. government savings bonds ……………… 400 Interest on state income tax refund …………………………. 200 Interest on Augu
> Wes acquired a mineral interest during the year for $10 million. A geological survey estimated that 250,000 tons of the mineral remained in the deposit. During the year, 80,000 tons were mined, and 45,000 tons were sold for $12 million. Other related exp
> In 2015, Muhammad purchased a new computer for $16,000. The computer is used 100% for business. Muhammad did not make a § 179 election with respect to the computer. He does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. If Muhammad uses the
> On June 5, 2014, Dan purchased and placed in service a 7-year class asset costing $550,000. Determine the maximum deductions that Dan can claim with respect to this asset in 2014 and 2015.
> During March 2015, Sam constructed new agricultural fences on his farm. The cost of the fencing was $80,000. Sam does not elect immediate expensing under § 179 and he does not claim any available additional first-year depreciation. However, an election n
> Janice acquired an apartment building on June 4, 2015, for $1.6 million. The value of the land is $300,000. Janice sold the apartment building on November 29, 2021. a. Determine Janice’s cost recovery deduction for 2015. b. Determine Janice’s cost recove
