.0001pt;”>Q1Nick and Jolene are married. Nick is 61 and
\nretired in 2010 from his job with Amalgamated Company. Jolene is 56 and works
\npart-time as a special education teacher. Nick and Jolene have a substantial
\namount of investment savings and would like to reorganize it to achieve the
\nbest after-tax return on their investments. They give you the following list of
\nproject ( help with nursing paper writing from experts with MSN & DNP degrees)ed cash receipts for 2011:
\nJolene\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
\nsalary \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 $13,000
\nNick\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
\npension\u00e2\u0080\u0094fully taxable \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 12,500
\nInterest
\nincome \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 4,000
\nDividend
\nincome \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6.. 2,500
\nSocial
\nSecurity benefits \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6. 7,000
\nFarmer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s
\nFund annuity \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6.. 6,000
\nIn
\naddition, Nick tells you that he owns a duplex that he rents out. The duplex
\nrents for 2011 are $18,000, and Nick estimates expenses of $22,000 related to
\nthe duplex. The annuity was purchased 18 years ago for $20,000, and pays $500
\nper month for 10 years. Nick and Jolene\u00e2\u0080\u0099s investments consist of the following:
\n6-month
\ncertificates of deposit (CDs) \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6. $100,000
\n1,000
\nshares of Lardee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s common stock (current market
\nvalue
\n= $7 per share, project ( help with nursing paper writing from experts with MSN & DNP degrees)ed 2011 dividend = $1 per share)\u00e2\u0080\u0094cost \u00e2\u0080\u00a6 10,000
\n2,000
\nshares of Corb Company common stock (current
\nmarket
\nvalue + $20 per share, project ( help with nursing paper writing from experts with MSN & DNP degrees)ed 2011 dividend +
\n$0.75
\nper share)\u00e2\u0080\u0094cost \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 20,000
\na.
\nAssuming that Nick and Jolene have total allowable itemized deductions of
\n$12,350 in 2011 and that they have no dependents, determine their 2011 taxable
\nincome and tax liability based on the project ( help with nursing paper writing from experts with MSN & DNP degrees)ions they gave you.
\nb. The
\n6-month CDs consist of two $50,000 certificates, both of which yield 4%
\ninterest. One CD matures on January 3, 2011. Nick\u00e2\u0080\u0099s banker tells him that he
\ncan renew the CD for one year at 4%. Nick\u00e2\u0080\u0099s stockbroker tells him that he can
\npurchase tax-exempt bonds with a yield of 3%. Nick would like you to determine
\nwhether the tax-exempt bonds provide him a better after-tax return than the CD.
\nc.
\nJolene is concerned that they are not getting the best return on their Corb
\nCompany stock. When they purchased the stock in 2000, the $.75 per share
\ndividend was yielding 10% before taxes. However, the rise in market value has
\nfar outpaced the dividend growth, and it is yielding only 3.75%, based on the
\ncurrent market value. Jolene thinks they should sell the stock and purchase
\neither the 3% tax-exempt securities or the 4% CD if it would be a better deal
\nfrom an income tax viewpoint. Calculate the tax effect on their 2011 income of
\nselling the shares, and determine whether they should sell the shares and
\ninvest the after-tax proceeds in tax-exempt securities or the 4% CD. Do this
\ncalculation after you have determined the best option regarding the CD that
\nmatures in January.Q2Carmin Kovach is
\nsingle and has two children from her previous marriage. Anika, 9, lives with
\nCarmin. Julius, 11, lives with his father, Ray. Carmin pays alimony of $400 per
\nmonth to Ray. The payments are to continue until Julius reaches age 18, when
\nthey will be reduced to $100.
\nCarmin is 34 and employed as a nuclear
\nengineer with Atom Systems Consultants, Inc. (ASCI). Her annual salary is
\n$80,000, and ASCI has an extensive fringe benefits program for its employees.
\nASCI has a qualified pension plan that covers
\nall employees. Under the plan, ASCI matches any contribution to the plan up to
\n8% of the employee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s annual salary. Carmin makes the maximum allowable
\ncontribution of $6,400, and it is matched by ASCI.
\nASCI provides medical coverage to all
\nemployees but not to their dependents. Carmin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s medical coverage costs ASCI
\n$3,000 during the current year. She receives $980 in reimbursements for her
\nmedical costs. ASCI also provides employees with a flexible benefits plan.
\nCarmin pays $3,200 into the plan. She uses $2,400 to purchase medical coverage
\nfor Anika. Her medical, dental, and optometry costs not covered by insurance
\ntotal $1,900; the flexible benefits plan reimburses her $800 for these costs.
\nASCI also provides employees with group term life
\ninsurance of twice their annual salary, up to a maximum coverage of $150,000.
\nCarmin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s group term life insurance premiums cost $400. Because of the sensitive
\nand sometimes dangerous nature of her work, ASCI also provides Carmin with a
\n$300,000 whole life insurance policy. The whole life insurance policy costs
\n$490.
\nTaking advantage of ASCI\u00e2\u0080\u0099s educational
\nHelpance program, during the fall Carmin enrolls in two law school classes at
\na local university. ASCI pays her tuition, fees, books, and other course-related
\ncosts totaling $2,300.
\nCarmin also receives certain other fringe
\nbenefits not available to all employees. She receives free parking in the
\ncompany\u00e2\u0080\u0099s security garage that would normally cost $250 per month. In addition,
\nASCI pays the $1,000 cost of her nuclear engineer\u00e2\u0080\u0099s license and $600 per year
\nin professional association dues and professional magazine subscriptions. ASCI
\nalso pays Carmin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s $900 dues to a health club that is located in the same
\nbuilding as her office.
\nCarmin routinely enters sweepstakes contests.
\nThis year, she is notified that she has won $5,000 in a breakfast cereal
\npromotion. The prize is to be paid equally over 10 years. She receives the
\nfirst payment December 28, although she doesn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t deposit the check in her
\nchecking account until January 3.
\nIn February, Carmin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s father dies. Social
\nSecurity pays her $600 as a survivor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s benefit. She also receives stock valued
\nat $30,000 and her father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s house, which has a value of $90,000, as her share
\nof her father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s estate.
\nCarmin rents out her father\u00e2\u0080\u0099s house on August
\n1. The monthly rent is $400, and the lease agreement is for one year. The lease
\nrequires the tenant to pay the first and last months\u00e2\u0080\u0099 rent and a $400 security
\ndeposit. The security deposit is to be returned at the end of the lease if the
\nproperty is in good condition. On August 1, Carmin receives $1,200 from the
\ntenant per the terms of the lease agreement. In November, the plumbing freezes
\nand several lines burst. The tenant has the repairs made and pays the $300
\nbill. In December, he reduces his rental payment to $100 to compensate for the
\nplumbing repairs. Carmin pays other deductible costs for the rental that total
\n$2,680. The allowable depreciation on the rental house is $1,080.
\nCarmin owns several other investments. She
\nreceives the following amounts (all in cash) from the stocks and bonds she
\nowns:
\nGeneral Dynamics common stock \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 $ 300
\nCity of Toronto bonds \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6 1,600
\nState of Nebraska bonds \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6. 400
\nNew Jersey economic development bonds \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6. 300
\nGrubstake Mining Development stock \u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6\u00e2\u0080\u00a6..
\n1,000<\/p>\n
Carmin owns 1,000 shares of Grubstake Mining
\nDevelopment common stock. Grubstake is organized as an S corporation and has
\n100,000 shares outstanding. Grubstake reports taxable income of $200,000 during
\nthe current year.
\nCarmin sells the following securities during
\n2011:<\/p>\n
Carmin purchased 500 shares of General
\nDynamics stock on July 22, 2008, at a cost of $2,200. On June 15, 2011, she
\nreceives 50 shares of General Dynamics stock as a dividend. The fair market
\nvalue of General Dynamics stock on June 15, 2011, was $3.50 per share.
\nCarmin slips on a wet spot in front of a
\ncomputer store during the current year.
\nShe breaks her ankle and is unable to work for
\ntwo weeks. She incurs $1,300 in medical costs, all of which are paid by the
\nowner of the store. The store also gives her $1,000 for pain and suffering
\nresulting from the injury. ASCI continues to pay her salary during the two
\nweeks she misses because of the accident. ASCI\u00e2\u0080\u0099s plan also pays her $1,200 in
\ndisability pay for the time she is unable to work.
\nCalculate Carmin\u00e2\u0080\u0099s adjusted gross income on
\nher 2011 tax return. Then do one or both of the following, according to your
\nprofessor\u00e2\u0080\u0099s instructions:
\na. Include a brief explanation of how you
\ndetermined each item that affected adjusted gross income and any items you
\nexcluded from gross income. Your solution to the problem should contain a list
\nof each item included in adjusted gross income and its amount, with the
\nexplanations attached.
\nb. Write a letter to Carmin explaining how you
\ndetermined each item that affected adjusted gross income and any items you
\nexcluded from gross income. You should include a list of each item included in
\nadjusted gross income and itsamount.Q3During the current year,
\nthe Harlow Corporation, which specializesDuring
\nthe current year, the Harlow Corporation, which specializes in commercial
\nconstruction, has the following property transactions:
\na. In April, a tornado damages a crane and a dump truck at one of its
\nconstruction
\nsites. The crane was acquired in 2009 for $120,000 and has an adjusted
\nbasis of $39,650. The dump truck was acquired in 2007 for $70,000 and has
\nan adjusted basis of $33,880. The insurance company reimburses Harlow
\n$35,000 for the crane and $42,000 for the dump truck. The company decides
\nnot to replace the dump truck and uses the insurance proceeds to purchase a
\nnew crane for $110,000.b. The
\ncompany trades a road grader
\nwith a fair market value of $72,000 for abulldozer
\nworth $60,000. Harlow receives $12,000 in the exchange. The road
\ngrader originally cost $90,000 and has an adjusted basis of $50,000. The
\nbulldozer
\ncost $85,000, and its adjusted basis is $37,000.
\nc. A fire destroys the company\u00e2\u0080\u0099s supply warehouse. The warehouse originally
\ncost
\n$300,000 and has an adjusted basis of $200,000. Its fair market value before
\nthe fire was $250,000. The insurance company pays Harlow $230,000, which
\nit uses to acquire a warehouse costing $280,000.
\nd. The city of PeaceDale condemns land that Harlow had acquired in 1978 for
\n$22,000 and held as an investment. The city pays Harlow the $195,000 fair
\nmarket value of the land. Harlow uses the proceeds to acquire a commercial
\noffice park for $350,000.
\ne. Harlow sells an automobile used by its president for business purposes for
\n$10,000 to a local car dealership. The car originally cost $32,000, and its
\nadjusted basis is $15,000. The company had an agreement to replace the
\nautomobile
\nwith a customized four-wheel-drive vehicle from a company that specializes
\nin custom cars. However, the day the company sells the automobile, it
\nis informed that the custom car company will not be able to deliver the vehicle
\nfor at least 10 weeks. Harlow terminates its contract with the custom car
\ncompany
\nand buys a new automobile from the local car dealership for $55,000.
\nDetermine the realized and recognized gain or loss on each of Harlow\u00e2\u0080\u0099s property
\ntransactions and the basis of any property acquired in each transaction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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