You are in the tax department at a large public accounting firm and you are working with your new client, Big Corporation.  Big Corporation prepares their financial statements (Book Income) based on US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).  The Controller is very familiar with GAAP accounting but is unsure about this need to adjust Book Income to Taxable Income and wants to understand it better.  You have already identified five questions that the Controller has concerning these Book to Tax Differences from your first meeting.  You are planning to meet again with the Controller to discuss those listed five items identified below, Items 1 to 5.  For that upcoming meeting, please write in a paragraph or so for each item (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) so you can be prepared to verbally discuss with the Controller each item.  There is no need for any references to tax law and do not worry about grammar or spelling since this will be your notes only for the upcoming discussion and the Controller wants to understand the concepts. As discussed above, please write a paragraph or so for each item. And here are the five items discussed with the Controller in the first meeting that you need to be ready to discuss at your next meeting for Big Corporation to help the Controller understand the issues listed below. Big Corporation pays huge premiums for an expensive and huge life insurance policy on the life of their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), why is that a Book to Tax Difference?

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You are in the tax department at a large public accounting firm and you are working with your new client, Big Corporation.  Big Corporation prepares their financial statements (Book Income) based on US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).  The Controller is very familiar with GAAP accounting but is unsure about this need to adjust Book Income to Taxable Income and wants to understand it better.  You have already identified five questions that the Controller has concerning these Book to Tax Differences from your first meeting.  You are planning to meet again with the Controller to discuss those listed five items identified below, Items 1 to 5.  For that upcoming meeting, please write in a paragraph or so for each item (i.e. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) so you can be prepared to verbally discuss with the Controller each item.  There is no need for any references to tax law and do not worry about grammar or spelling since this will be your notes only for the upcoming discussion and the Controller wants to understand the concepts.

As discussed above, please write a paragraph or so for each item.

And here are the five items discussed with the Controller in the first meeting that you need to be ready to discuss at your next meeting for Big Corporation to help the Controller understand the issues listed below.

  1. Big Corporation pays huge premiums for an expensive and huge life insurance policy on the life of their Chief Executive Officer (CEO), why is that a Book to Tax Difference?
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