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1
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What is the max amount a company can deduct for compensation to executives?

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$1,000,000

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Accrual basis taxpayers are required to use what method of accounting for tax purposes?

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Direct write off method

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What are the limitations to business interest expense?

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Limited to the SUM of:
-business interest income
-30% of adjusted taxable income
-floor plan financing interest expense

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4
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What are charitable contributions limited to?

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10% of taxable income before the charitable contributions CC deduction, the dividends received deduction (DRD), and any capital loss carryback

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5
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If property is fully destroyed what amount of loss is deductible?

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The adjusted basis of the property

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IF property is partially destroyed what amount of loss is deductible?

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Limited to the lessor of:
-the decline in value of the property or
-adjusted basis of the property

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What is the tax rule for Start up costs?

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Deduct $5,000 and amortize the excess over 180 months
-GAAP expense

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Are life insurance premiums paid by the corp for policies on key employees deductible?

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No
- if employee is the beneficiary then deductible by the corporation

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9
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Are entertainment expenses deductible?

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No

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10
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Are payroll taxes deductible?

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Yes

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11
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Are federal income taxes deductible?

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No

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12
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What is the carryback/forward rules for corportations

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Only use capital losses to offset capital gains. Carryback 3 years / forward 5 years

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13
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Ownership 0% < 20%

DRD

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DRD is 50%

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Ownership 20% < 80%

DRD

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DRD is 65%

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15
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Ownership is 80% or more

DRD

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DRD is 100%

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16
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The DRD equals the lessor of

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50% ( or 65%) dividends received or
50% (or 65%) of taxable income computed without regard to DRD, any NOL carryforward, or capital loss carryback

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17
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Schedule M-1

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Part of form 1120 C corporation federal income tax return, where book income is reconciled to taxable income

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18
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Schedule M-3

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A more detailed version of the M-1; it distinguishes between temporary and permanent differences
-required if assets are greater than $10 million

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19
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If the allowance method is used for book, what must you do for tax purposes

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Add back the allowance taken because it is not allowed. Only the direct write off method.

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20
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A corporations is considered large if

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Taxable income is greater than $1 million

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21
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General Business Credit consists of:

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-Investment credit
-Work opportunity
-alternative fuels
-R & D
-low income
-Small employers pension plan

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22
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What’s the limitation on business credit?

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The credit may not exceed “net income tax” less 25% of net regular tax liability above $25,000

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23
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Unused Credit Carryover

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Carried back 1 year and forward 20

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24
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What can a corporation do if they pay taxes in a foreign country?

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They can either take a credit or a deduction for eligible taxes paid or accrued

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25
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How to calculate the foreign tax credit

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  1. Determine the qualified foreign income taxes paid or accrued for the tax year
  2. Compute the foreign tax credit limitation
  3. Take the lesser of 1 or 2
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26
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Compute the foreign tax credit limitation

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  1. Worldwide taxable income * US tax rate
  2. Foreign income / WTI
  3. Multiply 1 and 2
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27
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Unused foreign tax credit can be

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taken back 1 year and forward 10 years

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28
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Accumulated earnings tax

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20% Penalty tax imposed on C corps whose accumulated retained earnings are in excess of $250,000 IFFFF:
the earnings are considered to be improperly retained instead of being distributed as dividends to shareholders

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29
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Personal Holding Tax

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20% on net income not distributed to shareholders

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30
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What is a personal holding company

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-more than 50% owned by 5 or fewer people
-having 60% ordinary gross income of:
Net rent
Interest that is taxable
Royalties
Dividends from unrelated domestic corporation

31
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NOL arising before 2018

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carried back 2 years and forward 20 years

32
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NOLs arising in 2018, 2019, 2020

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can be carried back 5 years and forward indefinitely

33
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NOLs arising in tax years after 2020

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cannot be carried back but can be carried forward indefinitely
-80% max offset

34
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How are capital losses treated?

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Offset by capital gains
-excess are carried back 3 years and forward 5

35
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How to qualify as an S corp?

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-Qualified domestic corporation
-Eligible shareholders (individuals, estates, certain trusts, qualified retirement plans, 501 (c) charities)
-Shareholder limit (100 max, family members count as one)
-One class of stock (differences in common stock voting rights allowed)

36
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Can C corporations own shares in S Corp?

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No

37
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What date must you file by in order to be considered S corp for the current year?

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March 15

38
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Can a owner of a S corp be foreign?

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No

39
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What does excess passive investment income mean for an S corp?

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If more than 25% of the corporations gross receipts are from passive investment income for three consecutive years the S corp status is terminated

40
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What is the way shareholders can terminate S corp status?

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they vote more than 50% consent to a voluntary revocation

41
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How are S corporations different from partnerships?

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An S corp shareholders is not subject to self employment tax

42
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What are some separately stated items for S corp K-1?

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-rental real estate income or loss
-Interest income
-Dividend income
-royalties
-net short term capital gain or loss
-net long term capital gain or loss
-net section 1231 gain or loss
-charitable contributions
-section 179 expense deduction

43
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When are fringe benefits deductible?

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-for non shareholder employees and
-those employee shareholders owning 2% or less of S corp are deductible by the S cop; unless S corp includes the benefit on the W-2

44
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Unlike partnerships, S corporation shareholders do not include any…

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S corporation debt in their stock basis. However, S corporation shareholder does have separate debt basis in loans from the shareholder to the S corporation

45
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What is the tax basis limitation for S corporations?

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A loss can only be flowed through to an S corporation shareholders to the extent of the shareholders tax basis

46
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What happens if there is a loss in excess of the shareholders tax basis?

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A loss in excess of the shareholders tax basis is suspended until tax basis is reinstated in future years

47
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A suspended loss due to insufficient tax basis can be carried forward…

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indefinitely

48
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If a shareholder has a suspend loss and they dispose of their shares the loss is..

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lost

49
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Accumulated adjustments account

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account to hold earnings and profit (retained earnings)

50
Q

How does AAA increase or decrease?

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Increases through business income, separately stated income and gain. Decreases by business losses, separately stated losses and deduction, nondeductible expenses and distributions (may bot reduce AAA below zero).

51
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What is the partnership tax return?

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Schedule 1065
-informational return that provides info about partnership income and expenses
-Schedule K: separately stated items
-Schedule K-1: Amount and type of each partners share

52
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What are guaranteed payments?

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Reasonable compensation paid to a partner for services provided or use of capital without regard to the partners ratio.

53
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How are guaranteed payments treated for the partnership?

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Tax deduction to the partnership

54
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How are guaranteed payments treated for the partner?

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Included on Schedule K-1 to be included as ordinary income

55
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Are syndication costs deductible?

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Not deductible
-costs associated with raising capital

56
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Basis in partnership interest includes

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Capital account + Partners share of partnership liabilities

57
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What is an LLC?

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A separate legal entity. All member of an LLC have limited liability. Can be treated as Partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship.

58
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For partnerships are distributions considered income?

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Distributions are not income, since the money was taxed when the partnership earned such money

59
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Is interest income separately stated?

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YES

60
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What kind of interest expense is a separately stated item?

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Only investment interest expense. Business interest expense is included in ordinary income

61
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Tax exempt organizations are…

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not for profit organizations that qualify for exemption from federal income tax.
-Section 501 (c) is the most common

62
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Examples of 501 (c) organizations

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-religious
-charitable
-scientific
-testing for public safety
-literary
-educational
-prevention of cruelty to children or animal

63
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Are contributions to 501 c organizations deductible?

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Yes

64
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What are the requirements for a private foundation?

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  • the foundation will distribute income each year as required under the tax law
    -the foundation will not engage in any act of self dealing or retain any excess business holdings as defined in the tax law
65
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How to qualify as a public charity?

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One third of the support must come from governmental units and the public

66
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Section 527

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Political Organizations that are organized and operated for the purpose of collecting contributions, or making expenditures, for an exempt function

67
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What are the other organizations that you can donate to and deduct the contributions?

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US instrumentality or volunteer fire department

68
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What is a nexus?

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The minimum level of contact a taxpayer may have with a jurisdiction to be subject to its tax. Caused by having property, payroll or sales within a state

69
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Public Law No. 86-272

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federal law prohibits a state and its political subdivisions from imposing a net income tax on a persons net income derived from interstate commerce occurring within the states borders

70
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What are examples that will trigger a nexus?

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-owning or leasing tangible personal or real property
-sending employees into the state for training or work
-soliciting sales in a state
-providing installation, maintenance to customers within a state
-accepting or rejecting sales orders within the state

70
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Public Law No. 86-272 does not apply to

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-sales and use taxes
-franchise taxes
-gross receipts taxes

71
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What is allocation?

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Allocation refers to the process of removing the NONBUSINESS income and assigning it entirely to the state where it should be taxed

72
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What is apportionment?

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The portion of income which are not allocated entirely to one state are apportioned to all the states in which the corporation does business
-generally the apportionable items are business income

73
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Apportionment factor calculation

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((Property and rent expense located within the state / total property) + (payroll paid to employees within the state / total payroll) + (sales from sources within the state / total sales)) / 3

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