partnerships/practice problem: separately stated items of income and expense plus basis calculations
#8 #4 The RB Partnership is owned equally by Rob and Bob, Bob’s basis is $14,000 at the beginning of the tax year. Rob’s basis is $9,000 at the beginning of the year. RB reported the following income and expenses for the current tax year: Sales revenue $130,000 Cost of sale 45,000 Guaranteed payment to Rob ...continues
An important provision is that each person can give $12,000 per year per donee free of gift tax.
Please see attached. This problem is about the gift tax. An important provision is that each person can give $12,000 per year per donee free of gift tax. (It was $10,000 for years before 2002.) Mark & his wife owned all of the units (like shares of stock) in a limited liability company (LLC). Mark is the LLC manager (like ...continues
Tax advantages and disadvantages of business types
We have elected the S corporation form of business. Now we are not sure this was the best business structure for us from a taxing perspective, and we would like a written comparison discussing the tax advantages and disadvantages of the C corporation, S corporation, and partnership forms of business. Also we would like a recomm ...continues
How to calculate state payroll withholding taxes based on the chart provided.
Tax Table BIWEEKLY PAYROLLS Single If wages are Vermont withholding is over but not over $0 $102 $0 of amount over 102 1,289 0 + 3.60% $102 1, ...continues
Carol recently incorporated her sole proprietorship and is considering making an S election.
Carol recently incorporated her sole proprietorship and is considering making an S election. The corporation generates $200,000 of gross revenue and incurs expenses of $75,000, before paying Carol's salary. She plans to take a gross salary of $60,000 from the business, and this will be her only income for the year. Task: Com ...continues
Richard plans to invest $100,000 for a 50 percent interest in a small business. His friend Jack will also invest $100,000 for the remaining 50 percent interest. On their investment, they expect to generate 10 percent before-tax return the first year. Richard's marginal tax rate is 33 percent, and Jack's marginal tax rate is 35 p ...continues
Should the federal income tax be a flat tax, which means should everyone pay taxes at the same percentage? Include brief assessments on the pros and cons of this type of a system.
Introduction: Realty Corporation, an accrual-basis, calendar-year corporation, agrees to rent office space to Tenant Company for $3,000 per month, beginning from January 1, year 2. On December 15, year 1, Tenant gives Realty Corporation a $3,000 deposit in addition to rent for the months of January and February. In year 2, T ...continues
Taxable Income Ruling: doctrine of constructive receipt
Introduction: Walter used the cash method to account for income from his cattle ranch. During an audit in the third year, the IRS auditor discovered a document from a customer indicating that two years earlier, Walter sold 115 heads of cattle to the customer for $77,000. The document appeared to be a tear slip, the top half of ...continues
Advantages & disadvantages of 50/50 structure for notes/stock
When Keith created a new corporation as the sole shareholder, he was advised by his accountant to consider 50 percent of the invested amount as the loan and 50 percent for the purchase of stock. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this structure, as compared with treating the entire investment as the purchase of stoc ...continues
