Chapter 2, Problem 11DQ

You are the tax supervisor at a local tax return preparation firm. Suzanne and her husband Steve have been working with the local fire department for 8 years. They have a total income after adjustments (reported on line 11 of the form 1040) of $160,000. After reviewing the preparation of the return, you notice there are a few things not taken into consideration for her tax return preparation. For each of the following questions, provide where the change on the tax return would occur and how much would it effect their taxable income, if they had an effective tax rate of 21% and a marginal tax rate of 24%, prior to the change.         The ROTH IRA contribution of $7000 for each of Suzanne and Steve. (5PTS)         Fertility treatment for Suzanne, so she should conceive a child. The process is still going on, but in 2020, they spent $15,000 on treatments and racked up 300 miles going back and forth to hospitals. (5PTS)           They made a charitable contribution for the Fireman’s Fund,…

.  Jack filed his tax return 8 months and 27 days late and did not request an extension of time for filing. Jack's return indicated that he is to receive a $9,695 refund in taxes. Calculate the amount of Jack's penalty for failure to file his tax return on time, assuming the failure-to-file was not fraudulent.$

Cooper is a CPA and prepared several tax returns during the current tax year for compensation. In the rush to get returns filed timely, he failed to sign three of the returns that he prepared. How much is his failure to sign penalty?    Question 12 options: