ACCT 1398 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Claridad, Frot, Emanuel Querido

1.Assume that Timberline Corporation has 2016 taxable income of $240,000 before the §179 expense.

a. What is the maximum amount of §179 expense Timberline may deduct for 2016? What is Timberline’s §179 carryforward to 2017, if any?

b. What would Timberline’s maximum depreciation expense be for 2016 assuming no bonus depreciation?

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2).]Hans runs a sole proprietorship. Hans (a single individual) reported the following net §1231 gains and losses since he began business:

a.

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Kase, an individual, purchased some property in Potomac, Maryland, for $200,000 approximately 10 years ago. Kase is approached by a real estate agent representing a client who would like to exchange a parcel of land in North Carolina for Kase’s Maryland property. Kase agrees to the exchange. The transaction qualifies as a like-kind exchange and the fair market value of each property is $675,000.

What is Kase’s realized gain or loss,

Recognized gain or loss,

Basis in the North Carolina property in each of the following scenario?

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4) Russell Corporation sold a parcel of land valued at $500,000. Its basis in the land was $275,000. For the land, Russell received $0.00 in cash in year 0 and a note providing that Russell will receive $250,000 in year 1 and $250,000 in year 2 from the buyer.

a. What is Russell’s realized gain on the transaction?

b. What is Russell’s recognized gain in year 0, year 1, and year 2?

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5). Rayleen owns a condominium near Orlando, Florida. This year, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo:

During the year, Rayleen rented the condo for 130 days and she received $25,000 of rental receipts. She did not use the condo at all for personal purposes during the year. Rayleen is considered to be an active participant in the property. Rayleen's AGI from all sources other than the rental property is $130,000. Rayleen does not have passive income from any other sources. What is Rayleen's AGI?

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6).]Careen owns a condominium near Newport Beach in California. This year, she incurs the following expenses in connection with her condo:

During the year, Careen rented the condo for 90 days, receiving $20,000 of gross income. She personally used the condo for 50 days. Assuming Careen uses the IRS method of allocating expenses to rental use of the property. What is Careen's net rental income for the year?

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7). Darren (single) purchased a home on January 1, 2012 for $400,000. Darren lived in the home as his primary residence until January 1, 2014 when he began using the home as a vacation home. He used the home as a vacation home until January 1 2015 (he used a different home as his primary residence from January 1, 2014 to January 1, 2015). On January 1, 2015, Darren moved back into the home and used it as his primary residence until January 1, 2016 when he sold the home for $500,000. What amount of the $100,000 gain Darren realized on the sale must he recognize for tax purposes in 2016?

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Bonus:

Moab [an unincorporated entity] manufactures and distributes high-tech biking gadgets. It has decided to streamline some of its operations so that it will be able to be more productive and efficient. Because of this decision it has entered into several transactions during the year.

Part (1) Determine the gain/loss realized and recognized in the current year for each of these events. Also determine whether the gain/loss recognized is §1231, capital, or ordinary. Construct a chart to show transactions and gains/loss in good format.

Moab sold a machine that it used to make computerized gadgets for $27,300 cash. It originally bought the machine for $19,200 three years ago and has taken $8,000 depreciation.

Moab held stock in ABC Corp. which had a value of $12,000 at the beginning of the year. That same stock had a value of $15,230 at the end of the year.

sold some of its inventory for $7,000 cash. This inventory had a basis of $5,000.

Moab disposed of an office building with a fair market value of $75,000 for another office building with a fair market value of $55,000 and $20,000 in cash. It originally bought the office building seven years ago for $62,000 and has taken $15,000 in depreciation.

Moab sold land it held for investment for $28,000. It originally bought the land for $32,000 two years ago.

Moab sold another machine for a note, payable in four annual installments of $12,000. The first payment was received in the current year. It originally bought the machine two years ago for $32,000 and had claimed $9,000 in depreciation expense against the machine.

Moab sold stock it held for eight years for $2,750. It originally purchased the stock for $2,100.

Moab sold another machine for $7,300. It originally purchased this machine six months ago for $9,000 and has claimed $830 in depreciation expense against the asset.

Part (2) From the recognized gains/losses determined in part 1, determine the net §1231 gain/loss and the net ordinary gain/loss Moab will recognize on its tax return. Moab also has $2,000 of nonrecaptured §1231 losses from previous years.

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1. Jeremy earned $260,000 in salary and $9,000 in interest income during the year. Jeremy has two qualifying dependent children who live with him. He qualifies to file as head of household and has $20,500 in itemized deductions. Neither of his dependents qualifies for the child tax credit. (use the tax rate schedules.). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round "Income tax liability" to 2 decimal places.)

a. Use the 2017 tax rate schedules to determine Jeremy’s taxes due.

2. b. Assume that in addition to the original facts, Jeremy has a long-term capital gain of $12,500. What is Jeremy’s tax liability including the tax on the capital gain?

3. c. Assume the original facts except that Jeremy had only $3,000 in itemized deductions. What is Jeremy’s total income tax liability?

4. Jasper and Crewella Dahvill were married in year 0. They filed joint tax returns in years 1 and 2. In year 3, their relationship was strained and Jasper insisted on filing a separate tax return. In year 4, the couple divorced. Both Jasper and Crewella filed single tax returns in year 4. In year 5, the IRS audited the couple’s joint year 2 tax return and each spouse’s separate year 3 tax returns. The IRS determined that the year 2 joint return and Crewella’s separate year 3 tax return understated Crewella’s self-employment income, causing the joint return year 2 tax liability to be understated by $13,300 and Crewella’s year 3 separate return tax liability to be understated by $6,700. The IRS also assessed penalties and interest on both of these tax returns. Try as it might, the IRS has not been able to locate Crewella, but they have been able to find Jasper. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

a. What amount of tax can the IRS require Jasper to pay for the Dahvill’s year 2 joint return?

Amount of tax: ?

5. Trudy and Ben file a joint return. Trudy’s reported income creates $200 of income tax and Ben’s reported income creates $180 of income tax. In addition to the reported income, Trudy has unreported income on which she owes $50 of income tax. How much of the $430 potential tax liability is Ben liable for?

a. $50

b. $180

c. $380

d. $430

6. James received $25,000 of compensation from his employer and he received $1,900 of interest from a municipal bond. What is the amount of James’s gross income?

a. $0

b. $1,900

c. $25,000

d. $26,900

7. Which of the following is a from AGI deduction?

a. moving expenses

b. rental and royalty expenses

c. business expenses for a self employed taxpayer

d. charitable contributions

8.Which of the following is not an itemized deduction?

a. personal casualty losses

b. medical expenses

c. personal property taxes for a personal use automobile

d. charitable contributions

e. none of the choices are correct

9. In May of year 1, David left his wife Juliette. While the couple was apart, they were not legally divorced. Juliette found herself having to financially provide for the couple’s only child (6 years of age) and to pay all the costs of maintaining the household. When Juliette filed her tax return for year 1, she filed a return separate from David. What is Juliette’s most favorable filing status for year 1?

a. head of household

b. single

c. married filing separately

d. qualifying widow

10. Caroline and her husband Chris got divorced in May of this year. During the year, Caroline provided all the support for herself and her 23-year-old child Hans (not a full-time student) who lived in the same home as Caroline for the entire year. Hans earned $29,000 this year. What is the Caroline’s most favorable filing status for the year?

a. head of household

b. married filing separately

c. surviving spouse single