Chapter 1, Problem 18P

Mrs. Smith, the legal wife of Mr. Smith who is the city treasurer of Baguio, provided an information to the Bureau of internal revenue unpaid taxes leading to the recovery of P9,500,000. REQUIRED: 1. How much is the net amount to be received by the informant after deduction of final taxes?

In 2007, two domestic corporations operating in the same industry report the following effective tax rates: Rally and More, Inc., 35%, and Dontall and Less, Inc., 20%. You believe Dontall is doing a better job with their tax planning due to the lower effective tax rates and, therefore, decide to invest $100,000 in Dontall. After a couple of years, you find out from a public announcement that Dontall has been under investigation by the IRS for using some aggressive tax planning strategies. You contact the CEO of Dontall who tells you it is nothing to worry about and that the CPAs (Anderson and Company CPAs) have this all under control. One year later, the stock takes a nosedive on a Wednesday morning after the press prints an article stating that the IRS has adjusted the taxable income of Dontall upward after an auditor found that some of the reported tax benefits and expenses were falsely reported. Even before the penalties, the newly assessed tax rate of Dontall is now greater than…

Petroleum, Inc. is in need of tax consulting services and wants to engage an accounting firm to perform these services on its behalf. The following events have occurred: On December 1, Petroleum, Inc., sent Brick, Waterhouse, & Co. (BW&C) a letter, via overnight delivery, offering to engage BW&C to review Petroleum’s tax situation for the current year for $10,000. In the letter, the company stated that BW&C had ten days to accept. On December 5, BW&C sent an e-mail message that stated, “The price for the tax analysis seems too low. We remain interested in the engagement. Would you consider paying $15,000?” Petroleum received the message without responding immediately. The next day, Smith & Taylor, a BW&C competitor, offered to conduct the tax services for $8,000. On learning of this offer, BW&C immediately e-mailed Petroleum, agreeing to do the work for $10,000. Petroleum received this message on December 7. Explain why BW&C and Petroleum do, or do…