Chapter 1, Problem 9P

Allison and Paul are married and have no children. Paul is a lawyer who earns a salary of 80,000. In November 2018, Allison quit her job as a copy editor and began exploring the possibility of breeding and showing horses. She would run the business on their property. Allison expects to travel to nine or ten horse shows during the year. While researching the activity, she came across an article entitled: IRS Cracking Down on Horse BreedingIs It Really a Business or Is It a Hobby? She is unsure of the tax ramifications discussed in the article and has come to you for advice on whether her activity will be considered a business or a hobby. Allison provides you with the following projections of the 2019 income and expense items for the horse breeding and showing activity: Revenue: Expenses: Paul and Allison expect to receive 6,000 in interest and dividend income, they will have an 8,000 net long-term capital gain, and their other itemized deductions will total 16,300 in 2019. Write a letter to Allison explaining the factors the IRS will use to determine whether she is engaged in a trade or business or a hobby. You should also provide her with a calculation of their taxable income and tax liability and explain the difference(s) caused by the classification of the horse breeding and showing activity as a business or as a hobby.

Sebastian, Wyatt, and Mathew are close friends who graduated with master's degrees in accounting from an Ivy League institution. Instead of seeking employment, the friends decided to create their own accounting business.   At their initial meeting, the friends could not decide whether to form a partnership or a limited liability company. You were approached as a company law student for advice on the type of business that would be appropriate for the friends.   (a) What kind of business would you suggest to the friends? Justify your recommendation. Your reasoning should not be more than 500 words and should cover the following points:  the requirement for the registration of the business in Jamaica, the advantages and disadvantages of the business type and information on the dissolution of the business.                                    (b) Assume the friends opted to create a partnership, and has asked for your assistance in creating a Partnership deed; create a partnership deed that…

Heather and Dan Holt met while both were employed in the interior trim and upholstery department of an auto manufacturer. After their marriage, they decided to earnsomeextra income by doing small jobs involving canvas, vinyl, and upholstered products. Their work was considered excellent, and at the urging of their customers, they decided to go into business for themselves, operating out of the basement of the house they owned. To do this, they invested $120,000 cash in their business. They spent $10,500 for a sewing machine (expected life 10 years) and $12,000 for other miscelianeous tools and equipment (expected life 5 years). They undertook only custom work, with the customers purchasing the required materials, to avoid stocking any inventory other than supplies. Generally, they required an advance deposit on all jobs. The business seemed successful from the start, as the Holts received orders from many customers. But they felt something was wrong. They worked hard and charged…