TAX 655 - Project One Milestone

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1 Project One Southern New Hampshire University TAX 655: Federal Income Tax of Corp William Whitley January 14, 2023
2 Part One: Tax Form: Preparation of Form 1120 See included PDF. Part Two: Reflection In completing the full form 1120 for SageGreen Computer Corporation, it was most important to ensure accuracy of information from the data provided, ensuring that there were no typos, that the data was entered on the correct lines, and cross-referencing of the data and instructions. It was best to review the data ahead of time and then complete the Form 1120 line by line, ensuring that if there was any question about what was to be included, that the form instructions were reviewed for each line. It was important to confirm specifically what the IRS allows for meal deductions, charitable contributions, interest, and dividend payouts. The current corporate tax rate of 21% was also confirmed through the IRS Form 1120 Instructions. (IRS, 2022) This was all done to ensure the most accuracy and to ensure that the information being reported was clear and correct per IRS guidelines. There could potentially be additional tax benefits for SageGreen Computer Corporation, but as previously noted, the financial data that has been provided is very minimal. With more detailed financial data it may be possible to further reduce the company’s tax amount due. Completing Schedule M-1 looked at the differences between the book and tax reporting. This portion was important to ensure that information was being reported correctly, as the book balance for income is different than the taxable income. The book balance was used to verify that the totals that were not included in taxes, and those not included in the books were correct. To verify that, the calculation on Line 10 of Schedule M-1 should match the total taxable income amount from page one. It is important to understand the differences that occur between the books and taxes because the tax balances will likely be different from book balances due to non-
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