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Federal Taxation Flashcards

1
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Gifted Property Basis (not for gift tax purposes)

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  1. Gain - Adjusted Basis of Donor

2. Loss - lower of FMV @ date of gift or Adjusted Basis of Donor

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Sale of Equipment or Inventory in the ordinary course of business is what type of income?

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Ordinary

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Land Held For Investment is what type of asset?

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Capital

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Property received at death has what basis for the recipient?

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FMV

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5
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Max Capital Loss for an individual in a single year?

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$3,000

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6
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Max Capital Loss loss deduction for Corporation?

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Zero, capital losses can only offset capital gains

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Carryback/Carryforward of Capital loss for individual

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no carryback, indefinite carry forward

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Carryback/Carryforward of Capital loss for Corporation

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3 years back, 5 years forward

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Capital gains tax rate for most indivduals

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15%

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10
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Capital gains tax rate for wealthy individuals

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23.8%

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What is a Section 1244 asset?

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Stock in a copy that

  1. Had less than $1mm original issuance
  2. Holder is original holder
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12
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Sections 1244 deduction is what?

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deduct losses as ordinary income

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13
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Section 1244 limitations

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Individuals - $50,000

Married Filing Jointly - $100,000

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14
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Capital Losses Carried forward and back for corporations are classified as what?

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Short-Term

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15
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Section 1245 recapture applies to what?

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Depreciation of Personal Property

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16
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Section 1250 recapture applies to what?

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Depreciation of Real Property

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17
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Section 1245 recapture applies what tax rate to recaptured depreciation?

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Ordinary Tax Rate

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18
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Section 1250 recapture applies what tax rate to recaptured depreciation?

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Straight-Line at 25% with excess over straight-line as ordinary income

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19
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Tangible assets owned for less than a year are what type of asset?

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Ordinary

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20
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Residential Real property is depreciated over how long?

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27.5 years

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21
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Section 179 deduction is eligible for both new and used assets (T/F)

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True

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22
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Salvage value is ignored for MACRS (T/F)

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True

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23
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How long is the Amortization of Intangibles?

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15 years

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24
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Casualty Loss Equation

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Less of Decline in FMV and Adjusted basis
< Insurance Reimbursement>
< $100 per casualty>
< %10 of AGI>
Equals: Casualty Loss Deduction
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25
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What is the difference between casualty losses for personal assets and business assets

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Personal are itemized deductions, and business is a full business deduction

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26
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5 Major types of itemized deductions subject to the 2% floor

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  1. Un-reimbursed Business Expense
  2. Investment expense (not royalty or rental)
  3. Tax Return Prepare
  4. Home office expense of an employee
  5. Hobby Expense
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27
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Section 179 amount and phase out

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$25k amount

$200k phase out dollar for dollar

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28
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Section 179 limits

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$25k or business income

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29
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Amount of Child/Dependent Credit

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$1,000 per qualifying child

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30
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Phase out amount for Child/Dependent Credit and how it’s phased out

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$75,000 unmarried
$110,000 married
$50 for each $1,000 over

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31
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Hope Credit amount, and how it’s calculated

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$2,500 a year

100% of the first $2,000 and 25% of the next $2,000

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32
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Requirements to get the Hope Credit

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First four years of college in degree program & qualified education expense

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33
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When are Materials and Textbooks qualified education expense?

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When required to be purchased from the University

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34
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Lifetime Learning Credit amount and how it’s calculated

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$2,000

20% of $10,000 of qualified education expense

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35
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What is the minimum Dependent Care Credit?

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20% of qualified expenses

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36
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Bequeathed property has what type of basis?

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Long-Term

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37
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Is bonus depreciation the same as Section 179?

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No

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38
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6 types of Personal Itemized Deduction

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  1. Medical Expense
  2. Interest
  3. Taxes
  4. Charity
  5. Casualty Losses
  6. Miscellanous
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39
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Standard Deduction Amounts

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Single = $6,200
HOH = $9,100
Married Joint = $12,400
Married Sep = $6,200

40
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What is the benefit to filing Married Surviving Spouse?

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Can file Married Filing Jointly Rate for two years after the year of death of the spouse

41
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Addition Standard deduction for Blind and Over 65 (Unmarried & Married)

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Unmarried = $1,550
Married = $1,200
42
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AGI limits for itemizing Medical Expenses

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Under 65 = %10

Over 65 = 7.5%

43
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Taxes not allowed to be Itemized (4)

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  1. Federal
  2. Death
  3. Excise
  4. Sales Tax, in general
44
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Deduction Limits for Charitable Contribution

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Overall - 50% of AGI
LTCG for A Charities - 30% of AGI
LTCG for B Charities - 20% of AGI

45
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How is legal expense in connection with an attempt to produce or collect income deducted?

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Misc Itemized deduction subject to the 2% floor

46
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How are custodial fees for an IRA deducted?

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Investment Expense misc itemized deduction subject to the 2% floor

47
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How is the floor for Itemized deductions applied?

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Add up all deductions and the apply the floor

48
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2 ways an individual can deduct a loss in a transaction for personal purposes

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  1. Casualty

2. Theft

49
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Limitation of Hobby Loss Expense and how it’s deducted

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Limited to Hobby revenue, misc itemized deduction subject to 2% floor

50
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How is Social Security income used in the gross income test for a dependent?

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No included

51
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Qualifying Relative Test (4)

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  1. Support
  2. Gross Income
  3. Joint Return
  4. Citizenship/Residency
52
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NOL carryback and carryforward

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2 back, 20 forward

53
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4 Things that can’t create an NOL for individuals

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  1. Personal Exemption
  2. Standard Deduction
  3. Excess non-business capital loss (limit $3,000)
  4. A NOL from another year
54
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Head of Household applies if a taxpayer provides what 2 things?

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  1. Provides over 1/2 Support for

2. Qualifying Child or Relative

55
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What is the Mini Standard deduction and what is the amount?

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Taxpayer is claimed as a dependent by someone else, $1,000

56
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Is Tax-Exempt interest from Private Activity Bonds issued after 1986 a Preference for AMT?

57
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How is Self-Employment Tax included in Schedule C to calculate net-earnings from self employment

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It is not used in the Calculation and is not on Schedule C

58
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What are the max amounts of eligible Child and Dependent Care expenses

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1 child = $3,000

2 or more = $6,000

59
Q

What is the amount of the Foreign Tax Credit

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Lower of…

  1. Foreign Tax Paid
  2. (Foreign Taxable Income/Worldwide Income) x U.S. Source Taxable Income
60
Q

What is the amount of the Work Opportunity Credit?

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40% of the first $6,000 wages, max $2,400

61
Q

What amount of gain is recognized on a corporate formation what includes liabilities and assets

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The amount that liabilities exceed the basis in the assets contributed

62
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What is the ownership percentage required of a stockholder to recognize no gain on a corporate formation?

63
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Basis in Corporate Formation for shareholder

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Adjusted Basis in Property Given-Up
+ Recognized Gain (lower of)
a. Realized Gain
b. Boot Received

64
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Gain and Basis on a corporate formation are 2 different things (T/F)

65
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Is there a gain or loss on the complete liquidation of a subsidiary that a corporation owns 80% or more?

66
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Are distribution of Roth IRAs first made from interest or capital?

67
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IRA contribution limit

68
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Support for Dependent Include (7)

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  1. Food
  2. Clothing
  3. Lodging
  4. Medical
  5. Recreational
  6. Educational
  7. Certain Capital Expenditures
69
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How long must a corporation own stock to get the Dividends Received Deduction?

70
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Charitable Contribution Rate for Corporations, and what it’s calculated off of?

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10%, Business Income plus dividends, before DRD

71
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Corporate AMT Exemption amount

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$40,000 - (25% of AMT Taxable Income over $150,000)

72
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Who is Accumulated Earnings Tax imposed on?

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Corporation that do not distribute Earnings

73
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2 Accumulated Earnings Tax downward Adjustments?

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  1. $250,000 from Accumulated Earnings

2. Dividends paid within the first 2 1/2 months of the next year

74
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Deduct the following to determine undistributed earnings from a Personal Holding Company (2 items)

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  1. Federal Income Tax

2. Net Long-Term gain less related FIT

75
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What amount of dividend income does the shareholder receive when land, or other property, is distributed as a dividend?

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Fair Market Value (FMV)

76
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Property Dividend of land from a Corporation to a Shareholder
Basis = $30,000 FMV = $38,000 Liability = $3,000
What is Dividend Income and Basis to Shareholder

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Dividend Income = $35,000 ($38,000-$3,000)

Basis = $38,000 (FMV)

77
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Order of distributing appreciated property and then calculating taxable dividend

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  1. Add gain to E&P

2. Determine if Distribution at FMV is taxable

78
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What type of transaction is the redemption of stock in a partial liquidation to the Shareholder?

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Entirely Capital Gain

79
Q

What test do you use to determine if it’s a reorganization?

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80% control test

80
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Is Exchange of Stock for Stock in an reorganization a taxable event?

81
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Exchange of Stock for Stock in an reorganization would be a taxable gain if what occurred?

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Boot is received

82
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What is a Type B reorganization

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Stock for Stock

83
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Stock ownership test to determine if a company is a “Personal Holding Company”

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More than 50% ownership directly or indirectly by 5 shareholders

84
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What is the passive income limit for S-Corps that will terminate an S-Corp Election?

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Passive investment income exceeding 90% of gross receipts in each of the three consecutive years

85
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Shareholder losses from S-Corp are limited to what?

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Shareholder’s Basis

86
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Ordering Rules for Partnership and S-Corp

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  1. Increase for Income
  2. Decrease for Distributions
  3. Decrease for Losses
87
Q

What type of Tax Payer gets a 6 month extension?

A

Individual
C-Corporation
S-Corporation
Estate Tax Return

88
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What type of taxpayer has an different extension due date and what is the difference?

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Tax-Exempt, 3 months plus another 3 if approved

89
Q

Regular Return Due Date of 4 months and 15 days after year end for who?

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Individuals
Partnerships
Fiduciaries (Estates and Trust)

90
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Regular Return Due Date of 3 months and 15 days after year end for who?

A

C-Corporations

S-Corporations

91
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Regular Return Due Date of 5 months and 15 days after year end for who?

A

Tax-Exempt Organizations

92
Q

What is the Due Date for and Estate Tax Return?

93
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What type of Tax Payer gets a 5 month extension?

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Partnerships

Fiduciaries (Estates and Trust)

94
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When is a Non-filing penalty imposed?

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Taxpayers, who must file, do not file a return by the due date

95
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What is the Non-Filing Penalty

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5% per month on tax due, not to exceed 25%

96
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Passive Activity Limits are applied to what entities?

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  1. Individuals
  2. Estates
  3. Trust
  4. Personal Service Corporations
  5. Closely-Held Personal Service Corporations

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