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Individual Income Taxes

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Chapter7: Deductions And Losses: Certain Business Expenses And Losses

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Problem 50P: Jed, age 55, is married with no children. During 2019, Jed had the following income and expense...

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Jed, age 55, is married with no children. During 2019, Jed had the following income and expense items: a. Three years ago, Jed loaned a friend 10,000 to help him purchase a new car. In June of the current year, Jed learned that his friend had been declared bankrupt and had left the country. There is no possibility that Jed will ever collect any of the 10,000. b. In April of last year, Jed purchased some stock for 5,000. In March of the current year, the company was declared bankrupt, and Jed was notified that his shares of stock were worthless. c. Several years ago Jed purchased some 1244 stock for 120,000, This year he sold the stock for 30,000. d. In July of this year, Jed sold some land that he had held for two years for 60,000. He had originally paid 42,000 for the land. e. Jed received 40,000 of interest income from State of Minnesota bonds. f. In September, Jeds home was damaged by an earthquake; Jeds county was declared a Federal disaster area by the President. Jeds basis in his home was 430,000. The value of the home immediately before the quake was 610,000. After the quake, the home was worth 540,000. Because earthquake damage was an exclusion on Jeds homeowners insurance policy, he received no insurance recovery. g. Jed received a salary of 80,000. h. Jed paid home mortgage interest of 14,000. i. If Jed files a joint return for 2019, determine his NOL. for the year.
Ashley Panda lives at 1310 Meadow Lane, Wayne, OH 43466, and her Social Security number is 123-45-6777. Ashley is single and has a 20-year-old son, Bill. His Social Security number is 111-11-1112. Bill lives with Ashley, and she fully supports him. Bill spent 2018 traveling in Europe and was not a college student. He had gross income of 4,655 in 2018. Bill paid 4,000 of lodging expenses that Ashley reimbursed after they were fully documented. Ashley paid the 4,000 to Bill using a check from her sole proprietorship. That amount is not included in the items listed below. Ashley had substantial health problems during 2018, and many of her expenses were not reimbursed by her health insurance. Ashley owns Panda Enterprises, LLC (98-7654321), a data processing service that she operates as a sole proprietorship. Her business is located at 456 Hill Street, Wayne, OH 43466. The business activity code is 514210. Her 2018 Form 1040, Schedule C for Panda Enterprises shows revenues of 315,000, office expenses of 66,759, employee salary of 63,000, employee payroll taxes of 4,820, business meal expenses (before the 50% reduction) of 22,000, and rent expense of 34,000. The rent expense includes payments related to renting an office (30,000) and payments related to renting various equipment (4,000). There is no depreciation because all depreciable equipment owned has been fully depreciated in previous years. No fringe benefits are provided to the employee. Ashley personally purchases health insurance on herself and Bill. The premiums are 23,000 per year. Ashley has an extensive stock portfolio and has prepared the following analysis: Note: Ashley received a Form 1099B from her stockbroker that included the adjusted basis and sales proceeds for each of her stock transactions. The per-share cost includes commissions, and the per-share selling price is net of commissions. Also, the dividends are the actual dividends received in 2018, and these are both ordinary dividends and qualified dividends. Ashley had 800 of interest income from State of Ohio bonds and 600 of interest income on her Wayne Savings Bank account. She paid 25,000 of alimony to her former husband. His Social Security number is 123-45-6788. Ashley itemizes her deductions and provides the following information, which may be relevant to her return: Ashley made a 26,000 estimated Federal income tax payment, does not want any of her taxes to finance presidential elections, has no foreign bank accounts or trusts, and wants any refund to be applied against her 2019 taxes. Compute Ashleys net tax payable or refund due for 2018. If you use tax forms for your computations, you will need Form 1040 and its Schedules 1, 4, 5, A, C, D, and SE and Form 8949. Ashley qualifies for the 199A deduction for qualified business income. Be sure to include that in your calculations. Suggested software: ProConnect Tax Online.
Joy incurs the following expenses in her business. When can she deduct the expenses if she uses the accrual method of accounting? the cash method? a. Joy rents an office building for 750 a month. Because of a cash flow problem, she is unable to pay the rent for November and December 2019. On January 5, 2019, Joy pays the 2,250 rent due for November, December, and January. b. Joy borrows 60,000 on a 1-year note on October 1, 2019. To get the loan, she has to prepay 6,200 in interest. c. Joy owes employees accrued wages totaling 20,000 as of December 31, 2019. The accrued wages are paid in the regular payroll on January 5, 2020. d. Joy purchases 2,400 worth of supplies from a local vendor. The supplies are delivered on January 29, 2019. They are fully used up on December 30, 2019. Because of unusual circumstances, a bill for the supplies arrives from the vendor on January 10, 2020, and is promptly paid. e. While at a trade convention, Joy purchases some pens and paperweights to send out as holiday gifts to her clients. She charges the 700 cost to her credit card in December 2019. She pays the credit card bill in January 2020.

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